Bastages better run today!
This Saturday card is the best Sat. card I've seen since that first Sat. that they cancelled due to heat a few weeks back. Not so sure about it being a profitable day, but it sure has the best kind of racing this track has to offer - plenty of Philly regulars, very competitive/exciting races, plenty of entrees per race (mostly). Gonna be a lot of exciting races and plenty of surprises today methinks. Oh, and don't forget about them Philly style "bonus" payouts.
Some miscellaneous stuff before I post today's picks
Great to see some interest in the forum even if it is for the SPA. (Hmm, haven't seen that term for this track in awhile. Maybe I'm dating myself. LOL). No question, spending a few days up there where the eats are yummy, the weather is cool during the hot summer mos. there are some champions sprinkled throughout the card on almost every day of racing, and the environment is hard to beat (well, at least way back when I visited that beautiful track). Still can't measure up to Hialeah (in it's heyday) in the beautiful Fla. wintertime IMO though.
A co-worker took the family EVERY year (12 of them while I worked with him) to Toga for a week vacation. Now, that's living.. . could be kinda expensive, but still - that's livin.
Yeah, I made sure I got to visit that place when I lived in mid- N.J. Me a good racing buddy made the haul one Sat. afternoon. During the trip back, after the races, we agreed that making that ONE DAY trip in his cramped Volkswagen Beetle (no AC, of course) on a hot, hot summer day, without a :00011 to give us a way to pick a wiener for all them baby races.... well, ain't so much fun afterall. NEVA AGAIN.
I'll definitelly be busy at my kinda stompin grounds today, but IF I play anything (2 stinkin dollars MAX.) at Saratoga today they would be....
Race 4, no. 1 Papa Tom (10-1 M.L.) on the turf only . Prado ain't what he used to be but I think this 3 yr. old colt will relish the Toga Turf. The rail helps too.
Race 11, no. 11, My Sweet Candy (4-1) . Not sure if Cohen or Castellano is gonna be on this hoss, prefer Castellano, but either is OK. This filly looked good in her first trip over a N.Y. oval after making the cross country trip. Aimed for MSWs out in Cal;, reality check today should be enough to get this one going today.
Philly today :00hour
2nd Race: no. 2, Belushi clearly looks best and NOT the fav. in the M.L. but I think theres a good chance this one may be favored by the time they are off. That weakens this play. Zacta facta nontheless, So/so play.
Race 3, no. 3, Certified Diamond is a VALUE play.
Race 4, (surprise, surprise - I ain't picking no. 4), no. 2, Jazz and Blues another VALUE play. This race has the makings for a decent exacta payout whether this pick (8-1) comes in or not.
Race 5,--> 2.8 top/bot w. 3,4,7. Tough, tough race, but I just cannot resist the races here today.
Race 6, Got no. 3, and 6 marked, but I gotta SEE them before I bet them. Oh, Hammy, you know the magic trifecta nos. to play, right? They should apply for this wace.
Race 8, no. 6, Barely Nothing.. Yeah, there's some tough customers in this race, but c'mon, Oddsmaker! Are you nuts making this hoss 6-1 M.L? I'll be on this one alright and it won't be for 2 stinkin dollars either.
Good Luck SPAing or PHILlin the moola bags today..
This Saturday card is the best Sat. card I've seen since that first Sat. that they cancelled due to heat a few weeks back. Not so sure about it being a profitable day, but it sure has the best kind of racing this track has to offer - plenty of Philly regulars, very competitive/exciting races, plenty of entrees per race (mostly). Gonna be a lot of exciting races and plenty of surprises today methinks. Oh, and don't forget about them Philly style "bonus" payouts.
Some miscellaneous stuff before I post today's picks
Great to see some interest in the forum even if it is for the SPA. (Hmm, haven't seen that term for this track in awhile. Maybe I'm dating myself. LOL). No question, spending a few days up there where the eats are yummy, the weather is cool during the hot summer mos. there are some champions sprinkled throughout the card on almost every day of racing, and the environment is hard to beat (well, at least way back when I visited that beautiful track). Still can't measure up to Hialeah (in it's heyday) in the beautiful Fla. wintertime IMO though.
A co-worker took the family EVERY year (12 of them while I worked with him) to Toga for a week vacation. Now, that's living.. . could be kinda expensive, but still - that's livin.
Yeah, I made sure I got to visit that place when I lived in mid- N.J. Me a good racing buddy made the haul one Sat. afternoon. During the trip back, after the races, we agreed that making that ONE DAY trip in his cramped Volkswagen Beetle (no AC, of course) on a hot, hot summer day, without a :00011 to give us a way to pick a wiener for all them baby races.... well, ain't so much fun afterall. NEVA AGAIN.
I'll definitelly be busy at my kinda stompin grounds today, but IF I play anything (2 stinkin dollars MAX.) at Saratoga today they would be....
Race 4, no. 1 Papa Tom (10-1 M.L.) on the turf only . Prado ain't what he used to be but I think this 3 yr. old colt will relish the Toga Turf. The rail helps too.
Race 11, no. 11, My Sweet Candy (4-1) . Not sure if Cohen or Castellano is gonna be on this hoss, prefer Castellano, but either is OK. This filly looked good in her first trip over a N.Y. oval after making the cross country trip. Aimed for MSWs out in Cal;, reality check today should be enough to get this one going today.
Philly today :00hour
2nd Race: no. 2, Belushi clearly looks best and NOT the fav. in the M.L. but I think theres a good chance this one may be favored by the time they are off. That weakens this play. Zacta facta nontheless, So/so play.
Race 3, no. 3, Certified Diamond is a VALUE play.
Race 4, (surprise, surprise - I ain't picking no. 4), no. 2, Jazz and Blues another VALUE play. This race has the makings for a decent exacta payout whether this pick (8-1) comes in or not.
Race 5,--> 2.8 top/bot w. 3,4,7. Tough, tough race, but I just cannot resist the races here today.
Race 6, Got no. 3, and 6 marked, but I gotta SEE them before I bet them. Oh, Hammy, you know the magic trifecta nos. to play, right? They should apply for this wace.
Race 8, no. 6, Barely Nothing.. Yeah, there's some tough customers in this race, but c'mon, Oddsmaker! Are you nuts making this hoss 6-1 M.L? I'll be on this one alright and it won't be for 2 stinkin dollars either.
Good Luck SPAing or PHILlin the moola bags today..
