Sam Houston

[olddaddy]

Anyone else playing there? Decent size fields, 12% take on PK3 and PK4's. Nice little grass course. Its nice to play on friday and saturday nights and there is a card today (monday) during the day. Sure beats playing philly.

[woodtoo]

Tough track but love the prices:ThmbUp:

[proximity]

i like houston, but i'd like to see them come up with morning lines that are at least somewhat realistic. secretariat himself probably would have been 6-1 ml if he ran there. :rolleyes:

[Charli125]

Anyone else playing there? Decent size fields, 12% take on PK3 and PK4's. Nice little grass course. Its nice to play on friday and saturday nights and there is a card today (monday) during the day. Sure beats playing philly.

I've been playing, but it takes me a while to become familiar with a track, so I'm playing small. Can't be 12% takeout, so I'm doing what I can to familiarize myself as quickly as possible.

[olddaddy]

i like houston, but i'd like to see them come up with morning lines that are at least somewhat realistic. secretariat himself probably would have been 6-1 ml if he ran there. :rolleyes:

Yea the morning lines are way off always it seems. Also very slow in adjusting the position numbers during the races.

[Red Knave]

Can't be 12% takeout
It's 12% on Pick 3s, Pick 4s are 21%.
Info here -> http://www.shrp.com/intro_to_racing.html

[woodtoo]

I'll be playing pick 3's very soon.

[olddaddy]

It's 12% on Pick 3s, Pick 4s are 21%.
Info here -> http://www.shrp.com/intro_to_racing.html

Yes, The PK3s and PK5 is 12% not the PK4.

[olddaddy]

I'll be playing pick 3's very soon.

Why not they are only 50cents. You can learn as you dabble, Thats what I am doing.

[garyscpa]

Boycott.

[proximity]

one other thing i'd like to see houston do is get the scratches and changes up a little earlier.

[proximity]

didn't take long tonight to have yet another ridiculous morning line.

first race 3-1 winner master jehu is 10-1 morning line off a 52 beyer with danny pish training. 7-5 favorite swift flyer is 9-2 morning line off a 53 beyer and over half his races over 50.

meanwhile 5-2 morning line favorite sunkindofnothin is off since october and off beyers of 27 and 30 with a top of 42. horse goes off 7-1.

get real houston.

[Robert Goren]

Boycott.Me too. I am in solidarity with the Texans in protesting the laws forbiding them from using ADWs.

[NTamm1215]

The morning line in tomorrow's 5th race at Sam Houston might be the worst in the history of horse racing. If the 10 horse goes off at 20-1, I'll need to be resuscitated.

[billyball]

pays 3 bucks to win---50 cent p3 $14 dollars and change---

[proximity]

:lol:

that being another horrible houston ml was, shall we say, indisputable. :)

[EMD4ME]

My 4th Favorite track behind EMD, NYRA and Portland is off and running.

Question: Why are they advertising Derby Wars contests? Are they getting a cut? Or hoping any one who plays them on Derby Wars will ALSO make a pari mutuel wager?

[EMD4ME]

2nd race....


When does 12/1 5/1 15/1 4/1 8/1 and 12/1 EQUAL 100??? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[johnhannibalsmith]

2nd race....


When does 12/1 5/1 15/1 4/1 8/1 and 12/1 EQUAL 100??? :lol: :lol: :lol:

I don't know but you get damn close if you make 4-1 into 4-5.

Problem is while I'm no Sam aficionado, I don't see how that horse would get an odds-on line.

[EMD4ME]

I don't know but you get damn close if you make 4-1 into 4-5.

Problem is while I'm no Sam aficionado, I don't see how that horse would get an odds-on line.


Sam aficionado :lol: :lol: ...


It's the norm over there. It they had the Derby, with 20 horses, all 20 horses would be 40/1, 50/1 or 99/1 .

I think the janitor does the ML :eek:

[ReplayRandall]

Got quite a unique individual making the M/L at Sam Houston......Hard to recall anyone making a horse 7-1 or 9-1 in numerous races today.

[ebcorde]

Got quite a unique individual making the M/L at Sam Houston......Hard to recall anyone making a horse 7-1 or 9-1 in numerous races today.

had a $2 straight P3 Races 4-6 8-3-6. How that 6 faltered???? :lol: He was ready to go and died. I cant play that track.


also tried early P3 does Broberg ever win a race there? I get the feeling his horses are overmatched.


years ago Asmussen was gold there, now he sends junk.

Broberg? cant stand those type guys. 99% ITM for the year until you bet him He's 0-6 at SAM so far

[tophatmert]

Got quite a unique individual making the M/L at Sam Houston......Hard to recall anyone making a horse 7-1 or 9-1 in numerous races today.
I am pretty sure he or they have been doing this for a long time. I do not recall seeing this elsewhere either.

[johnhannibalsmith]

... I do not recall seeing this elsewhere either.

The late great Jim L. "Red" Davis used to throw down the 7-1 M/L once in a while. And when he did you drew a circle around the horse. :)

[EMD4ME]

had a $2 straight P3 Races 4-6 8-3-6. How that 6 faltered???? :lol: He was ready to go and died. I cant play that track.


also tried early P3 does Broberg ever win a race there? I get the feeling his horses are overmatched.


years ago Asmussen was gold there, now he sends junk.

Broberg? cant stand those type guys. 99% ITM for the year until you bet him He's 0-6 at SAM so far

Broberg won the 1st race of the meet with a PLODDER that showed new speed and wired at 5F. I'm confused.

[ebcorde]

Broberg won the 1st race of the meet with a PLODDER that showed new speed and wired at 5F. I'm confused.

my bad thought Sat was opening day.

good luck I'm Florida, SA track guy.

I analyze HOU several times a year now. Big Race day. coming.

I used to live at Sam Houston Track. good southern food dining. 30 min drive from downtown. Martha still looks the same.

[EMD4ME]

my bad thought Sat was opening day.

good luck I'm Florida, SA track guy.

I analyze HOU several times a year now. Big Race day. coming.

I used to live at Sam Houston Track. good southern food dining. 30 min drive from downtown. Martha still looks the same.

I hear ya ebcorde. You're making me jealous, wish I was down there from Jan to early March. I love good southern dining! Track looks nice as well :ThmbUp:

[EMD4ME]

$23,000 PLUS CARRYOVER IN PICK 5 TOMORROW!!!!!

[green80]

It's hard to make a line when you have the slowest horses in the South shipping in to make a racecard.

With that being said, they have a nice track, big crowds, great grandstand and facilities. Everything about this track is first class except for the racing stock.

[MonmouthParkJoe]

Got quite a unique individual making the M/L at Sam Houston......Hard to recall anyone making a horse 7-1 or 9-1 in numerous races today.

I actually thought the same thing with the 7-1 when I saw it

[FakeNameChanged]

It's hard to make a line when you have the slowest horses in the South shipping in to make a racecard.

With that being said, they have a nice track, big crowds, great grandstand and facilities. Everything about this track is first class except for the racing stock.
Sam Houston saved me a few bucks yesterday. Was interested in betting the first race at 5.5f, but was locked out at OTB like it was a Quarter horse race. The manager called to find out what was happening, but no answer. So I'm watching the pre-race pools and at 5 mtp, $2000 in the win pool and less than 900 in the DD pool. I see post race the DD pool grew to 8600. My 10-1 shot ran 3rd by only 15-3/4 lengths. I realize it was a Monday.

[olddaddy]

It looks like the m/ls are just picked out of a hat here. I dont know who is putting money into the pools but if its people looking at m/ls there could be some value here.

[jk3521]

It looks like the m/ls are just picked out of a hat here.

Yeah, 6 and 7/8 to 1 rounds out to 7 to 1.

[duncan04]

Sam Houston saved me a few bucks yesterday. Was interested in betting the first race at 5.5f, but was locked out at OTB like it was a Quarter horse race. The manager called to find out what was happening, but no answer. So I'm watching the pre-race pools and at 5 mtp, $2000 in the win pool and less than 900 in the DD pool. I see post race the DD pool grew to 8600. My 10-1 shot ran 3rd by only 15-3/4 lengths. I realize it was a Monday.

Usually the first race is Arabians.