Greetings Horse fans! Fred got the rainy weather he hoped would pass Saratoga by on Saturday night and Sunday morning! The result was no turf racing and about 30 scratches. Despite this weakening of the card, Fred hit two small exactas. Kind of a Blah day! Onward and upward for the new week! May […]
Author: Frank
DAY 27 RECAP – MIXED
Greetings Horse fans! Fred started well on Saturday with the 1st race exacta and the early double. He hit the 8th race exacta and that was it. Close doesn’t count in this game so no tales of near misses! Onward and upward! May the horse be with you!
DAY 26 RECAP – TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN’
Greetings Horse fans! Fred had a HUGE day on Friday with 4 exactas ($48, $19, $91, and $13)! Let’s keep this train a rollin’ and build a memorable weekend! Onward and upward! May the horse be with you!
DAY 25 RECAP – DECENT DAY
Greetings Horse fans! Fred hit an early exacta on Thursday and then danced around it all afternoon, including a $22 winner that could not be matched with the second place finisher! Let’s regroup and build a memorable week from here! Onward and upward! May the Horse be With You!
DAY 24 RECAP – DECENT START TO WEEK
Greetings Horse fans! Fred started the week well – hitting 2 exactas including a $133 nice one in the 7th race! Let’s build from there as the weather cooperates! Onward and upward! May the horse be with you!
DAY23 RECAP – ICING ON THE CAKE
Greetings Horse fans! What a terrible weekend at the Spa. The Hurricane washed out many turf races and left tiny fields. Fred capped it off with a skunking on Sunday. It was bound to happen but I won’t whine about losing a couple of close photos and picking a $29 winner but getting stiffed on […]
RECAP DAY 22 – CRAPPY DAY AND CARD
The hurricane damage may have been swept away by most people by late Friday. For NYRA, the damage continued into Saturday as two stakes races were moved to Sunday and the turf races were canceled. It left two races with four horses – terrible. Fred hit two exactas early but passed on some and was […]
DAY 21 – CLOSED WITH A RUSH
Fred started out the day slowly but crushed the feature for $130 and then hit his 4th triple of the meet to end the day. The Hurricane has passed but moisture will change the shape of racing on Saturday. Onward and upward! May the Horse Be With You!
DAY 20 RECAP – GOOD START TO WEEK
Halfway home and Fred started out the week with a nice day – three exactas including $130 in the feature! The Thursday weather does not look to be a factor in the selections so let build on Wednesday’s success! Onward and upward!. May the horse be with you!
DAY 18 RECAP – WHITNEY WASHOUT
Weather once again ruined the day for Saratoga. Torrential rain overnight into the morning washed out the turf races and canceled two of the stakes races! Some Whitney Day! At least the cheater got beat in the big race. Fred had a quiet day – just one exacta. Looking for better weather but it doesn’t […]