Who really needs this weekend, that is the question and should inform your wagers. Interested in your thoughts....

Looking forward to seeing Instagrand and Roadster out West. Sir Winston won't get the pace at Keeneland but I still like him and Signalman...and in the Wood , I want to believe against both Haikael and Tacitus, because it would make everything easier in my analysis going forward. It doesn't work that way.

Thoughts? Does the winner of the KD race and or win this weekend?

I'm saying no.

Even with Hidden Scroll gone I still think the strongest group was in Florida with the best being Bourbon War and Code of Honor.

I think the Pletcher horses have chances that will be better than their odds in KY and NY. I might try Nolo Contesto at SA, but I expect Game Winner to be strong tomorrow. I'm not sure Roadster is a horse for the classic distance.

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I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Well I've believed in Bourbon War all along. What do you think of Plus Que Parfait?...distance won't be a problem going forward

Bluegrass - Somelikeithotbrown. Look at the race that Irap won in either 2016 or 2017, I can see that happening here. Horse is in the 1 hole, will be forced to blast out.

Wood - Not that Brady

SA Derby - Instagrand

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I can't really see anything coming out of that Dubai race even contending in the Derby. I'm not even sure you can take that route with a really good horse and get it done. I think Mendelssohn was about as good as we've seen come out of that race and he couldn't get it done.

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Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

I definitely think that Not That Brady has a much better pace scenario here than he did in his last race. If they let him get a slow 1/4 and/or 1/2 he may be tough to catch. He has a heart the size of a whale.

I have some distance questions with Instagrand, but I would not be even slightly surprised if he won this race. I'm not sure there's going to be any value on any horse there in that short field. Like I said, I might try Nolo Contesto, but I don't want to be betting him here at 7/2. I'm not sure I'd take 7/2 on him if Game Winner wasn't in the race.

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Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Wood - Haikal
Santa Anita - Game Winner
Blue Grass - (The most interesting of the preps) Vekoma or Win Win Win. Longshot play: So Alive.

Win Win Win worked 4f, Mar 23rd, in 48.00 (b) finsihing 1/26

No, he won the Florida Derby last week or the 1st division of the Rebel.

But Haikal could be interesting, if he wins the Wood today. It's not going to be a California horse this year.

Wood-Pletcher's Outshine
SAD-Instagrand
Blue Grass-Signalman, Somelikeitbrown and Sir Winston charging late despite the tepid pace.

In the 2nd I think you're spot on JORR with Kneedeepinsnow
4th-Almitharr although he won't be anywhere near 3-1
7th-Shakhimat Bombs away $$$
9th-Lady Kate out of Tampa at a price, but Chocolate kisses is a pretty good runner.

Won't be part of the conversation until tonight, so best of luck gentlemen.

You're right JORR, and I'm actually leaning more Roadster than anything in the SA Derby.

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Not that Brady is dirt cheap. Going the distance is the question.

Tax and Haikal Exa box.

I lied. Lieutenant Dan in the 6th at S.A.!

Couldn't help myself.

Hit the exacta in the BG, but it doesn't pay anything.

Hard enough to hit an exacta as it is with 14 horses. 14 horses!!

That's total bullshit.

we all have had days like this I'm getting bitch slapped all over....down like a buck seven Now I like Ray Miland in Lost Weekend.....Hawthorne's has 2 races left ….stop yourself man....Turf Paradise has 2 left tomorrows my b'day so I play a 4/7 double it comes in and I win $316 so I flip to the Cubs...Virginia Auburn game....then back to TP's last why not ? box the 4/7 again it hits again $120 something …...sometimes just being lucky is what you need

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

I had 5 of 6 in the Rainbow. I got busted in Leg 4.

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Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

damn

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

I'm not a big fan (bigfan?) of the Rainbow. Takeout is ridiculous and so hard to beat the syndicates. I actually like to make 6 .20 quick picks, (for $1.20) because thats the only way you're going to have the only ticket. Luck is everything, right.

Happy Birthday Walt

39 again?

thank you

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

I NEVER play jackpot bets except on the forceout. Yesterday was the forceout at Santa Anita. For me it was actually close to being a zero takeout wager since I hadn't previously bet into it and it was starting with over $800,000 of dead money in the pool. Last week's forceout at Gulfstream was actually negative takeout for those of us who hadn't played up until that point.

Yesterday I invested $115 in the PK-6. I was alive through the first three and I had what I thought was pretty good coverage in the fourth leg (3 horses) But I got popped by that crazy longshot, then I ended up beating McKinzie and had the 15/1 in the final leg. It came back $53,000. It would have been less if one of my guys had won the ninth race, but it still would have been a 5 figure score. No consolation either.

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Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

#8 True Blue is running today at Parx in the 7th, coming up. Was excellent last time out a few weeks ago.