Live Racing at OBS Tomorrow

[Ocala Mike]

Our one day of live racing a year; wagering on 1st two races only (technicality to keep licensing options open):

Ocala Training Center January 26




ENTRIES 1ST OTC JAN 26
440 YARDS ALL WEATHER TRACK QUARTER HORSE OPEN 3 YEAR OLDS AND UP
ALLOWANCE
PURSE $10,000 (01:00) (6 )
1 AIR BORN LEADER 08N L124 GARRIDO GERARDO MOSLEY THOMAS J JR
2 GOLD IN THIS LANE 11N L124 FONSECA-SOTO FERNAND DAVIS JOE M
3 TWO KARAT NAHLEE 10N L124 BEATY D GARZAJR GUADALUPE
4 COOTINKS FLYING ACE 10N L124 VALLEJO RODRIGO SIGA PARRA HERNAN
5 OF ROYAL DECENT 12N 124 MONTERREY PETER JR WHEELER GROVER C JR
6 EYEOWA CYCLONE 05N L124 BACA BENITO JUDE HUNT CHARLTON


ENTRIES 2ND OTC JAN 26
6 FURLONGS ALL WEATHER TRACK THOROUGHBRED COLTS AND GELDINGS 3 YEAR OLDS
NONGRADED STAKE
PURSE $50,000 (01:45) (13)
1 OSCAR MIKE 13N L122 ROSARIO JOEL MAKER MICHAEL J
2 I'M NO SECRET 13N L122 GRYDER A T MAKER MICHAEL J
3 DIOSCURI 13N L122 COA K J RONSO ALFREDO
4 PINSTRIPE 13N L122 CASTELLANO J J PLETCHER TODD A
5 BRASSY BEN 13N 122 SPIETH S PECORARO ANTHONY
6 DANBURY 13N L122 CASTRO E KAPLAN WILLIAM A
7 OUR NATION 13N L122 LEZCANO JOSE CASSE MARK
8 G. A. BETTING 13N L122 FELICIANO R LOPEZ-CORDERO ALEXIS
9 LAZARUS PROJECT 13N L122 BRAVO J ORSENO JOSEPH F
10 SILVER STARSHIP 13N 122 NO RIDER ABBOTT FRANCIS
11 DRAMA CLUB 13N L122 ZAYAS EDGARD J FAWKES DAVID
12 AMERICAN LUXURY 13N L122 JARAMILLO E RODRIGUEZ JUAN ANDRE
13 ROYAL ALMIGHTY 13N L122 FERRER J C WARD DENNIS


ENTRIES 3RD OTC JAN 26
6 FURLONGS ALL WEATHER TRACK THOROUGHBRED FILLIES 3 YEAR OLDS
NONGRADED STAKE
PURSE $50,000 (02:15) (11)
1 EMMA MISSOURI 13N L120 GARCIA JOSE ANGEL MILLER RORY C
2 KANDOO 13N L120 GAFFALIONE TYLER NICKS RALPH E
3 HI HOLIDAY 13N L120 BRAVO J ORSENO JOSEPH F
4 PYRITE TONIGHT 13N L120 NUNEZ E O O'CONNELL KATHLEEN
5 MOMS CHOICE 13N L120 VALDIVIA J JR RIVELLI LARRY
6 FAST JUSTICE 13N L120 GALLARDO ANTONIO A GRANITZ ANTHONY J
7 FABULOUS DREAM 13N L120 MORALES PABLO PERSAD BOBBY V
8 SUNRISE RUBY 13N 120 NO RIDER ABBOTT FRANCIS
9 WICKED ONE 13N L120 LEZCANO JOSE CASSE MARK
10 SCRAMMY 13N 120 GARCIA GEOVANY BUSH GEORGE S
11 SOCIAL BUTTERFLY 13N L120 SPIETH S RITTER SHANNON


ENTRIES 4TH OTC JAN 26
1 1/16 MILES ALL WEATHER TRACK THOROUGHBRED FILLIES 3 YEAR OLDS
NONGRADED STAKE
PURSE $100,000 (02:45) (13)
1 VIEJA LUNA 13N+ L120 JARAMILLO E FERNANDEZ MARCOS
2 R KINSLEY DOLL 13N L120 GAFFALIONE TYLER NICKS RALPH E
3 AWESOME DAME 13N+ L120 SAEZ LUIS ALBERTRANI THOMAS
4 SWEET ANGEL ROAN 13N L120 GARCIA GEOVANY KAHLES RONALD
5 MOMS CHOICE 13N L120 VALDIVIA J JR RIVELLI LARRY
6 TOOTHER BELLE 13N 120 BOULANGER G LIGHTNER MARY
7 VROOMVROOMVROOM 13N L120 ZAYAS EDGARD J DELGADO GUSTAVO
8 CINDER 13N L120 CASTELLANO J J ARNOLD GEORGE R II
9 WILL BE MAGICAL 13N L122 CASTRO E KAPLAN WILLIAM A
10 DEAN'S TICKET 13N L120 ROSARIO JOEL CONTESSA GARY C
11 SILVER MAGNOLIA 13N L120 DE LA CRUZ FERNANDO BLAIR JORDAN
12 BONITA 13N L120 CARABALLO J C STEWART CHAD J
13 TRY YOUR LUCK 13N L120 LOPEZ PASCACIO NICKS RALPH E


ENTRIES 5TH OTC JAN 26
1 1/16 MILES ALL WEATHER TRACK THOROUGHBRED COLTS AND GELDINGS 3 YEAR OLDS
NONGRADED STAKE
PURSE $100,000 (03:15) (12)
1 ISOFASS 13N 122 CASTELLANO J J ABBOTT FRANCIS
2 TWO STEP TIME 13N L122 ROSARIO JOEL MAKER MICHAEL J
3 CHIEF ADMIRAL 13N L122 LOPEZ PASCACIO CASSE MARK
4 SWAGGER JAGGER 13N L122 CASTRO E MAKER MICHAEL J
5 GOLDEN RAY 13N L122 JARAMILLO E RODRIGUEZ JUAN ANDRE
6 VOLT 13N- L122 BERMUDEZ SAMUEL E PALACIOS MOLINA JACO
7 BULLET GONE ASTRAY 13N L122 PANICI LUCA COLLAZO HENRY
8 GANGES 13N L122 HISBY RONALD MATEJKA PAVEL
9 EXTINCT CHARM 13N L122 GRYDER A T CONTESSA GARY C
10 UNBRIDLED TRICK 13N L122 DE LA CRUZ FERNANDO DACOSTA JASON
11 WHATAWONDERFLWORLD 13N L122 LEZCANO JOSE CASSE MARK
12 GONE LOCAL 13N L122 NUNEZ E O O'CONNELL KATHLEEN

[Track Collector]

If you are going to offer wagering on the live races (to meet the simulcast requirements), I wonder why they do not do it for the whole day? Is it that much more expensive?

[Ocala Mike]

Not sure of their reasoning, TC. I no longer have an "in" at OBS, but they've been doing just this for the past few years. Wagering on 1 QH race and 1 TB race to comply with Florida law and keep their QH and TB licenses intact.

[Track Collector]

Would like to add them to my "visit" list, but with wagering offered on only two races it would be difficult to justify the travel expense.

I thought some time not too long ago they were thinking about running a few days, which I presume would include wagering on all the races.

Let me know if you find anything out! :)

BTW nice avatar. :ThmbUp:

[castaway01]

I think your avatars may be long-lost brothers. Bring the cats to Ocala and have a reunion before the two wagering races of the year.

[Ocala Mike]

TC, the trip to Ocala might be justified some year because you could also see a couple of our more notable horse farms, most of which allow visits year-round.

As far as the avatar, I got that one off the net, but I do have three tuxedo cats of my own that are only slightly less photogenic.

[salty]

My parents have been down near ocala for the last few years. This is the first year I made it down early enough to go watch. Guess I'm lucky to have a reason to be down here. One idea to make it worth the trip is if you fly down and stay in Tampa it's only 2 hours from there.

Funny enough I also have a tuxedo cat. :D

[Ocala Mike]

Maybe I'll see you in the crowd, Salty. I'm wearing a greenish t-shirt, black shorts, and a Saratoga ball cap. I'll be by the "beer tub," wherever that is.

[rastajenk]

What's the best horse you've seen run in one of these, Mike, if there are any worth remembering? I seem to recall a potential Derby candidate from not too long ago with one of these in its lines, but I thought it was a 2-day thing in March, so I could be completely off base. :confused:


:)

[salty]

I think they ran it in March a few years ago.

Sorry Mike I didn't see your post until near the end of the 4th but I tried to find you.

My favorite runner of the day was WhatAWonderfulWorld. I'm an idiot and didn't wheel my exacta in the second. I had 9/1,6,7,11,13. Lots of dumb money in the pool made Pletcher horse 3-5 I believe in a 13 horse race. Lol show payoffs weren't spectacular 20% takeout on all wagers.

Double paid less than the win price of the second race winner.

The attendance was pretty good and the food was fairly priced compared to most tracks.

1/4 lb hotdog with chips and 20 Oz soda for $5
Burger with c and s $8
Sausage and peppers with c and s $7

The tellers must be in the hospital after all the same stupid questions they had to answer. I think obs could have gotten some booths (ownership info, local farms, general racing info, maybe some merchandise) There was an extreme lack of stuff to do between races. Only thing to do was to watch the horses in the nice big paddock that actually had two sets of bleachers. Once the two betting races passed half the crowd left.

It was an overall nice experience but I think I may only do this again every other year or something like that.

[lamboguy]

they did a total of $23,000 handle, i've had days with more action over at Eddie Woods Classic Mile without windows.

[Ocala Mike]

rasta, there was a decent 3-yo that came down here a few years back, but I can't remember the name. Yes, they used to sometimes hold the races in March, but I can't say that I recall any 2-day deals.

Salty, I was one of the ones that left after the 2nd race, but it sounds like you found the "beer tub" with that food. I wound up with an $8 BBQ pork sandwich. I noticed that about the DD payoff being less than the win price on the 2nd race winner.

lamboguy, when I first moved down here in 1995, Classic Mile was supposed to be developed into a race track with a QH or TB meeting, but it never panned out. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you to find out there's wagering going on out there. LOL.

[lamboguy]

rasta, there was a decent 3-yo that came down here a few years back, but I can't remember the name. Yes, they used to sometimes hold the races in March, but I can't say that I recall any 2-day deals.

Salty, I was one of the ones that left after the 2nd race, but it sounds like you found the "beer tub" with that food. I wound up with an $8 BBQ pork sandwich. I noticed that about the DD payoff being less than the win price on the 2nd race winner.

lamboguy, when I first moved down here in 1995, Classic Mile was supposed to be developed into a race track with a QH or TB meeting, but it never panned out. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you to find out there's wagering going on out there. LOL.i used to bring all my horses over there because its a mile track and our training center is only 5/8ths. because its hard to get good exercise riders now and the 2 year olds are starting later and later these days we only go 3/8ths breezes.

this year Aqueduct will start having 2 year old on April 20th and 21st we are going to send those horses over to Classic Mile to work so that they can be within 1 work of running when they make it up to New York.

those races 100% to go in Aqueduct this year, the first 6 maiden races will have purses of $100,000 each.

[Ocala Mike]

I'll be watching for the horses with CM workouts, then.

[lamboguy]

I'll be watching for the horses with CM workouts, then.my horses show up with NET works on them. there will be other guys in those races other than Wesley and NET horses.