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[craigbraddick]

What a wonderful opening day it was at Rillito Park. Never in my US racing experience have I come across such a vocal crowd. If every track had the passion and the excitement little Rillito Park generates we would have a whole different outlook on racing in America. Great to team up with the RTIP students. Their enthusiasm and passion make them great coworkers!

Yesterday if you followed my picks I gave you a $28.60 winner and a straight trifecta that paid $419!

So with 7 races on tap today here are my picks:

R1: 2-1-5
R2: 8-3-6
R3: 1-5-2
R4: 1-3-8
R5: 7-4-3
R6: 3-2-7
R7: 5-7-1

Rillito has the most vocal race fans I have ever heard in my life. I am an Indians fan and there is a legendary guy at Progressive Field with a huge drum and everyone joins in with the banging of their feet, chairs etc before the start of an inning. It was like that when the horses would load up for a race. You would hear people chant horses names before hand like a soccer crowd.

During the race I could literally feel the grandstand shake with noise and excitement. But you could tell they LOVE racing. If a horse made a move down the backstretch, the crowd noise would intensify. It was the kind of fan cheering big time professional sports love to have.

If my calls do the enthusiasm and passion of these people justice, I will consider it a job well done.

Please come out to Rillito if you can. It is a fantastic atmosphere, truly unique and I would be happy to meet in person anyone from the PA forum who wants to come out.

Regards,

Craig.