WAKE UP FAITHFUL READERS ITS DERBY DAY!
CHECK YOUR ODDS!
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
2015 Kentucky Derby Post Positions!
The 2015 Kentucky Derby
Post time: 6:34 p.m. Saturday at Churchill Downs. Purse: $2,203,800. Distance: 1 1/4 miles. TV: NBC. Radio: ESPN 680 in Louisville or HorseRacingRadio.net; Sirius 93 and XM 208.
1. Ocho Ocho Ocho (126) Trujillo/Cassidy 50-1
2. Carpe Diem (126) Velazquez/Pletcher 8-1
3. Materiality (126) Castellano/Pletcher 12-1
4. Tencendur (126) Franco/Weaver 30-1
5. Danzig Moon (126) Leparoux/Casse 30-1
6. Mubtaahij (126) Soumillon/de Kock 20-1
7. El Kabeir (126) Borel/Terranova 30-1
8. Dortmund (126) Garcia/Baffert 3-1
9. Bolo (126) Bejarano/Gaines 30-1
10. Firing Line (126) Stevens/Callaghan 12-1
11. Stanford (126) Geroux/Pletcher 30-1
12. International Star (126) Mena/Maker 20-1
13. Itsaknockout (126) Saez/Pletcher 30-1
14. Keen Ice (126) Desormeaux/Romans 50-1
15. Frosted (126) Rosario/McLaughlin 15-1
16. War Story (126) Talamo/Amoss 50-1
17. Mr. Z (126) Vazquez/Lukas 50-1
18. American Pharoah (126) Espinoza/Baffert 5-2
19. Upstart (126) Ortiz/Violette 15-1
20. Far Right (126) Smith/Moquett 30-1
21. (AE) Frammento (126) Nakatani/Zito 50-1
22. (AE) Tale of Verve (126) Hernandez Jr./Stewart 50-1
Bold Predictions and Best Laid Plans to follow...GOOD LUCK!
raychihasspoken
Saturday, November 1, 2014
BREEDERS CUP SATURDAY 2014
Good Morning Race Fans! MAN IS IT EARLY!
Breeders Cup Saturday the "Richest Day in Racing" is finally here!
I know you've all been patiently waiting sitting by your laptop, iPad, or smartphone just dying for an update on the "interwebs" about yesterday's racing action after such a sweet kick off…
Well after longshot #8 Princess Bertrando came in 2nd in the 3rd race and destroyed a huge pile of tickets, I decided to go for the "Failure Daily Double" and Rosie Napravnik* obliged me by brilliantly guiding #10 Long on Value to utterly destroy my multi-race wagers coming in to pay $25 to win.
If you follow that up with a string of low paying favorites, well then you pretty much have the rest of the day.
Now I'll be playing from behind today which no one wants to do, but if you're looking for any day to make a GIANT come back with huge score, there is no better day to do it then Breeders Cup Saturday, a day jam-packed with rich wagering opportunities.
So stop crying, knock the dirt off, grab your dwindling bankroll and let's do this!
*Rosie Napravnik later dropped a Hiroshima sized bombshell on the racing world after guiding Untapable to another victory by announcing she is preggers and will retire after Saturday's Breeders Cup races! Everyone in racing is sorry to see her go, but what a sweet way to go out on top!
That's All I Got,
raychihasspoken
Friday, October 31, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
BREEDERS CUP 2014 LOOKS TO BE THE BEST EVER!
IT'S FINALLY HERE!
(Well in less than~22 hours it will be) So get your wallets, plan your attack and get ready to WIN!!!)
Every year I tell myself I am going to follow the Horse racing season more and follow all the races as the horses progress from the Triple Crown till the Breeders Cup and then on to Horse of the Year.
The sad part is EVERY YEAR I get caught up in "work" or "life" and don't get to follow the season like I want too and then, suddenly it's Breeders Cup time again, and the fateful day is upon us! It's time to dust off my lucky hat, get out paper and pen, my trusty laptop, check Crist's Blog on DRF and get to work!
This monumental wagering event looks incredible with huge fields filled with champions, and tons of betting opportunities, because as we all know: BIG FIELDS=BIG MONEY!
Since historically the Breeders Cup Weekend has turned out to be some of my biggest scores of the year, I'd like you all to cross your fingers, rub the Buddha, grab your lucky horseshoe and pray for a repeat x10!
Since I am still waiting for my tickets which have never arrived… I'll be firmly ensconced for the next 48hours at my NORCAL office surrounded by like-minded AARP members, my Daily Racing Form firmly in hand, with a HUGE STACK CASH, and quite possibly a celebratory glass filled to the brim with bourbon.
Good Luck to all and stay tuned for game day updates…
http://www.breederscup.com
Thats All I got,
raychihasspoken
Friday, October 10, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
FINALLY A (TAX) BREAK - SIGN THE PETITION TO END UNFAIR TAXATION ON HORSEPLAYERS!
Hello My Loyal Minions,
I'm not sure you know this (unless you're throwing around big paper at The Office on a regular basis like your's truly…) but the way Horse Players are taxed on their winning wagers, especially exotic wagers does not take into account the total amount wagered only that individual winning wager, so there is a disproportionate tax burden placed on the bettor.
Let me break it down for you: I win a Pick-4 on an individual ticket that costs $12 and pays out $800. I get taxed using the outdated concept that I just wandered into the local betting parlor, pulled a Rain Man and just bet a single .50 Pick-4 2x2x2x3 ticket out of the air, yes it is possible but most likely not what really happened.
What most likely happened is that I had a multi-ticket plan for success where I wagered somewhere in the $200-$300 range (for a 37% R.O.I) on the P4 on multiple combinations and tickets and this was just the one that hit.
So instead of getting fairly taxed on the total investment I made of $300 the IRS hammers me for the $12 wager, not cool. It is not only unfair taxation, it also has a broad sweeping ripple effect on the entire industry, taking money directly out of the bettors pocket and leaving them less dollars to wager and pour back into the pipeline to sustain the industry.
(Please see the post "A Polite Response to Mr. Andrew Beyer" for more details on this)
Most serious Handicappers don't even calculate profit on a wager by wager basis, it is based on total wagered for the day, (or month or year whatever your reporting period is) because that gives you a more accurate picture of your actual profit and R.O.I.
(Dorked-out math example for the layman)
The way the Man holds you down: $12 wager-$800 winnings = "taxable profit"of $788
How the Petition will change that (a.k.a how it should be calculated:)
$300 in total wagers - $800 winnings = actual taxable profit of $500 which means getting taxed on $288 LESS than they take currently.
That is a BIG difference in taxes, in actual dollars taken out of circulation and not wagered back into the pools, and to the serious bettor a MAJOR detriment to your yearly bankroll.
So please sign the Petition for the betterment of Horse Racing as a whole, not just your's truly, but more money in my pocket means more left to buy my homies drinks later…
Thank you for signing and please feel free to pass it on and share with everyone you know.
PLEASE SIGN HERE!
Here is what DRF's C.E.O had to say about it:
That's All I got.
raychihaspoken
