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Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 04-13-2024, 08:47 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,470
Posted By BarchCapper
I would think he's guaranteed to wind up with a...

I would think he's guaranteed to wind up with a spot if they want it. There are ALWAYS defections, right?

Since the points system started in 2013 - would be interesting to see each years'...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 04-08-2024, 06:58 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,828
Posted By BarchCapper
Not just churn day after day - but churn within...

Not just churn day after day - but churn within the day because the money is coming back out over the course of the card!
Forum: General Racing Discussion 04-03-2024, 08:22 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,229
Posted By BarchCapper
A likely scenario would be increased NYRA...

A likely scenario would be increased NYRA responsibilities to be announced for Griffin.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 04-02-2024, 08:51 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,143
Posted By BarchCapper
What's so frustrating about him is he's one of...

What's so frustrating about him is he's one of the most pleasant people interpersonally that I've encountered on the track.
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 04-02-2024, 08:45 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,395
Posted By BarchCapper
Last time McCarthy and his owners had a...

Last time McCarthy and his owners had a difference of opinion on where to run his TC eligible horse - those owners made him pass on the Derby and run Rombauer in the Preakness. Worked out OK.;)
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 04-02-2024, 10:24 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,518
Posted By BarchCapper
This is something I have not appreciated as well...

This is something I have not appreciated as well as I should have in all my years of handicapping/playing. Being a better race watcher/replay watcher is one of my goals for 2024.

I think about a...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 04-02-2024, 10:17 AM
Replies: 1,634
Views: 576,575
Posted By BarchCapper
This is after the fact - but Turf Paradise...

This is after the fact - but Turf Paradise apparently announced on Saturday, March 30th that they had cancelled all races for Monday, April 1st. (rain in forecast)
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-31-2024, 08:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 969
Posted By BarchCapper
Can't say for certain - but since the DWC races...

Can't say for certain - but since the DWC races were administered by the HKJC based World Pool - may have only been 17.5.
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 03-31-2024, 06:05 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,039
Posted By BarchCapper
Time to do some rooting for Jay!

Time to do some rooting for Jay!
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-27-2024, 09:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,128
Posted By BarchCapper
Assiniboia Downs 14.65% Century Downs 14.75% ...

Assiniboia Downs 14.65%
Century Downs 14.75%
Del Mar 15.43%
Golden Gate 15.43%
Hastings 15%
Los Alamitos 15.43%
Santa Anita 15.43%
Woodbine 15.95%
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-26-2024, 08:44 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,128
Posted By BarchCapper
Was 14.7% in 2022. Then they moved it to 16% in...

Was 14.7% in 2022. Then they moved it to 16% in 2023 when they switched to the 10% doubles and pick 3's. Now those are gone and we're stuck with low takeout on low-churn bigger multi-race wagers.
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Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-22-2024, 11:38 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,878
Posted By BarchCapper
It was only the 4th Breeders' Cup - so it hadn't...

It was only the 4th Breeders' Cup - so it hadn't really gotten "locked in" to a routine - but that was 11 days later then the previous time it had been at Hollywood Park (for the first one). Was...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-22-2024, 01:45 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,878
Posted By BarchCapper
Don't speak too soon! We will not be able to...

Don't speak too soon! We will not be able to dispute a claim that there was "no one" at the 1988 Marlboro Cup. :lol:
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-22-2024, 01:32 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,878
Posted By BarchCapper
Only 22,296 per a UPI article. Still not "empty"....

Only 22,296 per a UPI article. Still not "empty". Though again, I won't argue that at Belmont, that could potentially feel empty.
Forum: Handicapping Software 03-22-2024, 01:17 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 29,214
Posted By BarchCapper
Still bringing home prices despite increased...

Still bringing home prices despite increased familiarity!
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-22-2024, 11:09 AM
Replies: 1,073
Views: 312,009
Posted By BarchCapper
I would surmise that many horseplayers and...

I would surmise that many horseplayers and horsemen feel that changing the current steward would have a GREAT effect on how (arbitrarily) that control is exercised, and the statute itself would be...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-22-2024, 11:00 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,878
Posted By BarchCapper
No - it wasn't 50K, and the comment after the...

No - it wasn't 50K, and the comment after the attendance speaks somewhat to your point, but from a Russ Harris article in the Blood-Horse about 1986 Marlboro Cup day:

"Bettors in a crowd of...
Forum: Handicapping Software 03-22-2024, 10:23 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 29,214
Posted By BarchCapper
Would be interested in a win mutuel trend line...

Would be interested in a win mutuel trend line for Fresu in that past year - thinking it would point downward. If I remember right, he came to the States around this time last year, and I'm pretty...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-19-2024, 04:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 447
Posted By BarchCapper
Ellis Park did it this year - first time that I...

Ellis Park did it this year - first time that I knew of for them.
Forum: Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) 03-18-2024, 06:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,962
Posted By BarchCapper
"Non-pony country" - it's a line from a Seinfeld...

"Non-pony country" - it's a line from a Seinfeld episode where he and Elaine are at some extended family dinner and they're jabbering about ponies and how they hated kids who had ponies, and the old...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-05-2024, 09:13 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,884
Posted By BarchCapper
Pat McKenna of NYRA tweeted out "The White Pine...

Pat McKenna of NYRA tweeted out "The White Pine will be outside of the paddock at the new facility, but will be protected in its current location."
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-04-2024, 03:40 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 25,531
Posted By BarchCapper
Thanks for sharing the article - I will be...

Thanks for sharing the article - I will be following that writer as he completes his series this week with rest of the wagering operators.

It looks like a mixed bag "down" there. Seems like some...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-26-2024, 06:55 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 25,531
Posted By BarchCapper
TLG brought up a very relevant point about purse...

TLG brought up a very relevant point about purse structure in UK and fixed odds bookmakers not contributing enough, hence smaller purses overall. Structure there appears to fund purses with ~1/3 from...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 02-18-2024, 02:56 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,829
Posted By BarchCapper
Same pattern as 2021-22's Zandon - with exception...

Same pattern as 2021-22's Zandon - with exception being that Zandon's MSW win came at Belmont in October rather than Aqueduct in November.
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 02-16-2024, 02:10 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,119
Posted By BarchCapper
He's never shipped to Sunland in the past 5...

He's never shipped to Sunland in the past 5 years, so no track record there - but I'd note that Phil D'Amato has a pretty ugly record shipping anywhere other than Keeneland or Oaklawn. Wynstock also...
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