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Forum: General Racing Discussion Yesterday, 09:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 868
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: 868
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: 91
Views: 5,616
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: 91
Views: 5,616
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: 91
Views: 5,616
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: 28,825
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: 308,769
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: 91
Views: 5,616
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: 28,825
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: 401
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: 1,821
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: 1,750
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: 25,404
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: 25,404
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: 5,806
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: 8,084
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...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-15-2024, 10:27 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 21,074
Posted By BarchCapper
Yes and no (from what I see). The TVG website/app...

Yes and no (from what I see). The TVG website/app is still TVG (powered by FanDuel), but there is the separate FanDuel app focused more on sports, but with racing available. It can be frustrating for...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 02-14-2024, 08:39 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,904
Posted By BarchCapper
Here's a NY Times article - blurb calls Scotty...

Here's a NY Times article - blurb calls Scotty "surrogate trainer".

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/02/08/sports/horse-racing-shift-to-dirt-leaves-sea-hero-in-the-dust.html
Forum: Handicapping Software 02-13-2024, 08:24 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 28,825
Posted By BarchCapper
That Midshipman Oaklawn one - with the track...

That Midshipman Oaklawn one - with the track having been given a completely new base and a new more heavily clay content cushion this year (instead of the normal "strip, sift, add a lttle material,...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-07-2024, 10:40 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 30,900
Posted By BarchCapper
That first part is a HISA rule apparently - see...

That first part is a HISA rule apparently - see my earlier post in this thread. Currently not a concern for WVa, right?

Thanks for the info on MVR, Mark!
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-06-2024, 10:25 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 30,900
Posted By BarchCapper
I don't believe you are eligible for the starters...

I don't believe you are eligible for the starters if you only have waiver claim races at the starter amount. You have to have "started for $XXXXX or less" in the conditions I've seen (e.g. Parx 5th...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-06-2024, 08:08 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 30,900
Posted By BarchCapper
Now we've got the waiver claim for situations...

Now we've got the waiver claim for situations like that. I didn't realize that one of the HISA rules allows for up to TWO waiver claim starts. From Oaklawn's condition book:

HISA Rule 2262 (2263)....
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 02-05-2024, 10:01 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,904
Posted By BarchCapper
Can't grab the Fair Grounds or Turfway ones -...

Can't grab the Fair Grounds or Turfway ones - they're part of the CDI ban. (Not that he's gone there before, though.)
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-04-2024, 05:23 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 29,621
Posted By BarchCapper
After Fierceness's third place finish in the...

After Fierceness's third place finish in the race, Todd Pletcher is now 7-1-1-3 with horses making their seasonal debut (60 day layoff) in the Holy Bull. None of the horses went off higher than 3-1....
Forum: General Racing Discussion 01-25-2024, 09:04 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,363
Posted By BarchCapper
Trying to remember if it was Quinn or Mark Cramer...

Trying to remember if it was Quinn or Mark Cramer who emphasized "Grade 1 races are won by Grade 1 horses" i.e. don't expect surprise winners when there are multiple Grade 1 winners in the race.
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