So far there has not been any success with the daily doubles I have posted at this blog and at www.downthestretchnewspaper.com which is the website of the paper I publish. I believe I have lost $52 from the daily doubles I have suggested this month.
Here’s a stab at today’s racing at Woodbine – Friday September 12:
In the first race, looks to me as if # 3 L.A. Rules will take a lot of money. His last race Beyer figure of 68 is much the best, but I’m going to bet around him, taking the #4 horse, Always a Gentleman. The rider is Chantal Sutherland who has been awesome lately and his bloodlines go back to Great Gladiator, one of my favourite suppliers of DNA to the racing game. Always a Gentleman has never raced, but has several very sharp workouts, and quite frankly, this isn’t a very special group of Maiden Special Weights.
I’m also taking #5 B’cause B’cause, b’cause, be’cause…it’s ridden by Jono Jones and it just might be ready to run a complete race after two less than brilliant efforts. I like the front-running move he made last time out. Maybe he gets the jump on these and feels brave in the stretch.
In the second race, there’s only 7 horses and I’m going to take 4 of them. If I get the first race winner, I’ll be a lock for the double. I figure both the #6 horse – Giant Act and #7 Laughing Moon will go for the lead against a field not rich in front speed…one of those might very well go wire-to wire… I’m also adding the #5 horse Urn who already has two wins at this distance (7 furlongs)..and # 3 Market Gain, trained by Mark Casse, ridden by Patrick Husbands….and cutting its claim price in half..
So the first race doubles are 4 and 5 with 3 ,5 ,6 and 7. At $1 each, I’m spending $8
We’ll try the late double too and it’s a real challenge:
In the 8th race, I like Robert Landry on #5 Red Birkin… these are good grassers going a mile and a sixteenth and Red Birkin has already had several very good races on the lawn at Woodbine, Keenland Monmouth and Saratoga. I’m putting in the #8 Northern Kraze because a) you have to take every horse on the grass when Chantal Sutherland is riding and b) yesterday the guy who owns the sire Aljabr called asking to buy an ad in my newspaper, Down The Stretch, so I’m hoping he sees this!. Also, I like #10 Pleasant Mix, hoping that Jerry Baird can duplicate the winning ride he gave on on 15th at this distance. Pleasant Mix will be more than 10-1.
In the ninth…I’ll go with #3 Silver Pizzazz even though this one hasn’t run in 16 months. I’m adding # 4 She’sminenotyours, a three year-old filly that has shown a little interest in her two races so far…and I’m also including the #9 horse Box Wine Betty, another Husbands-Casse combo that won’t light up the toteboard if she wins .
The late double, then is 5,8 and 10 with 3, 4 and 9 for a total of $9.
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