Arlington Park 8/1

[brianwspencer]

It's been awhile since I dug into a race card in order to post picks here, so thought I'd give it a shot -- see if I've lost my touch completely

Race 1
1. #4 Iron Rogue 5/1 2ND ($5.20, $4.60)
2. #6 Cresson 5/2
3. #2 Sampras 3/1
4. #1 Frost Alert 4/1 3RD

Race 2
1. #1 Whisper Louder 7/2 3RD
2. #5 Yield To Faith 12/1
3. #2 Ms. Manipulator 3/1 WON ($6.00, $3.40, $2.40)
4. #6 Priceless Gift 10/1

Race 3
1. #7 Mr. Pinstripe 2/1 3RD
2. #2 Supply Guy 4/1 WON ($11.80, $6.00, $3.20)
3. #5 Louis The Bold 7/2
4. #6 Dr. Weissguy 10/1 2ND ($15.40, $8.90)

Race 4
1. #1/1A Block Entry 9/5
2. #8 Bolder Course 5/1 2ND ($6.80, $6.60)
3. #9 Lord Of The Mint 12/1 4TH
4. #7 Royally Robbed 4/1

Race 5
1. #1 Dana's Bell 10/1 WON ($64.40, $21.20, $13.40)
2. #4 Donali 7/2 2ND
3. #10 Great Sticker 3/1 4TH
4. #8 La Duran 20/1 5TH

$2 EX: $263.40

Race 6
1. #5 Star Crest 10/1 3RD
2. #7 Case Chaser 4/1 WON ($5.00, $3.20, $2.60)
3. #4 Hopeitsadiamond 3/1 2ND
4. #2 Mary Swan 10/1

$1 TRI: $72.10

Race 7
1. #4 Inbetween Rainbows 6/1 3RD
2. #8 Starlet Sky 3/1 2ND
3. #1/1A Catalano Entry 2/1 WON ($4.00, $2.60, $2.10)

$1 TRI: $12.90

Race 8
1. #6 Shark 12/1
2. #7 Tenpointfive 9/2 3RD
3. #2 Wise River 4/1 4TH
4. #3 Poschner 5/1 2ND

Race 9
1. #6 Grady O 5/1
2. #9 Brassie Prince 15/1
3. #2 Borrow 15/1 3RD
4. #3 Upright 9/2

$54 Late Pick-4
Race 6: 4,5,7
Race 7: 1,4,8
Race 8: 2,6,7
Race 9: 6,9

[wiphan]

Wow! Nice picks. I hope you are playing these. Nice tri in the 3rd and huge pick in the 5th with Dana's Bell $64 winner and a $263 exacta.
Keep up the great work

Sean

[declansharbor]

Nice job all the way around but HUGE ups on that shot in the 5th. On top 60$+ winner.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by wiphan

Wow! Nice picks. I hope you are playing these. Nice tri in the 3rd and huge pick in the 5th with Dana's Bell $64 winner and a $263 exacta.
Keep up the great work

Sean

You know, I'm sort of upset with myself, because I didn't play anything. I looked it over last night and solidified my picks this morning. Every now and then I'll stop by the OTB on my way to work to place some bets during the week since I moved back to Chicago, but didn't bother to today -- no WAY did I think that 5th race winner could have gone off at 31/1. Incredible.

If the 3 in that race hadn't run third and crashed the super, I may very well have begun a lifelong mopefest, as I would have nailed the super COLD with a 60/1 (?) shot running fourth under the 31/1 winner without having bet a dollar on it.

Thanks for the encouragement from both of you though -- sometimes it's just good for me to cap a card without investment just to try to stay sharp during the week!

[ArlJim78]

good cappin there Brian, it doesn't hurt to pick the card and not wager. keeps you sharp. and if you miss a big one? well there will always be big ones, your time will come.

[3kings]

Way to go Brian nice picks. It will give you confidence the next time you go to the window.