The Kentucky Derby is almost ready to run.

I am going with the 10, Firing Line Gary Stevens on board.

Will key box with the 2,3,8

GL

im with no#8 to win.

I ran third.

I liked Dortmund right trainer wrong horse.

Gary almost had it, would have been great, 52 year old survivor.

The Preakness tomorrow.

Second leg of The Triple Crown.

I will stick with my Horse from the Derby.... Firing Line.

He is the number 8.

Derby winner American Pharoah drew #1 post. If he gets a clean trip he will win but no one gets a clean trip in NY traffic so this is why I say even if he takes the race tomorrow he will not prevail in the Belmont Stakes.

# 8 to Win.

#8 over #1&2 for the Exacta.

#8 over #1&2 over All for the Triple.

Good luck everyone and enjoy.

sorry, firing line broke down, great race by American pharaoh.

You ain't catching a speed horse in the slop. Race could have been three miles and it wouldn't have mattered.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but the stretch at Belmont might not affect this horse one bit. Plus, half the faggy owners will pull their hoses from the third leg like they usually do anyway.

Espinoza's a classy little fella. I hope he takes the crown. But I still hate Bob Baffert as a trainer.

I think the rain helped some of the horses

this horse American pharaoh, has a shot in the Belmont, he could be the first triple crown winner since 1978.

you guys may not remember but the greatest horse baffert ever had was named point given. greatest horse I ever saw, next to ruffian.

When a "speed horse" gets out of the gate and gets near the top in a fairly fast amount of time, that horse is naturally harder to catch because a good percentage of the horses that were left behind are naturally slowed down by the mud. Now, when American Pharaoh came around the last turn and there seemed to be a horse closing in on him, Espinoza threw him into another gear all together. And that's pretty rare in the slop.

The long stretch at Belmont is always the litmus test for speed horses. But I'm telling you, had that race been run at Belmont today, under the same sloppy track conditions, it wouldn't have made a bit of difference. He may have won by ten lengths instead of seven.

I hate rooting for chalk. If you guys remember, last year I was rooting against California Chrome like crazy (and in the process, I "gave" Tonalist, who paid $20.40 to win, to my good buddy Cheech ). But this will be Espinoza's third shot at winning the Triple Crown. He lost at Belmont after winning the Derby and the Preakness with War Emblem and California Chrome. But Espinoza's a likeable little fella, he's been around forever, and I'll be rooting hard for him. I'll also be taking my Dad to Belmont to watch the race live .

pb.. you and your dad will see the first triple crown winner since 1978. it will be something to remember for the two of you.

Yeah I remember that, I really hope American Pharaoh gets the triple crown. Espinoza has been so close those last two times.

Hope you have a good time at the Belmont! Did you guys hear that they're considering changing to 4 weeks instead of 2 weeks in-between races?

True. It's usually better to bet on a front-runner in the mud. The horses in the pack can be weighed down by as much as ten pounds of mud thrown up by the front-runner(s).

It's always been two weeks in between the Derby and the Preakness, and three weeks in between the Preakness and the Belmont. So I have no idea what their plan might be. But is sounds stupid already.

They probably want the latter two events to synch up with something in Vegas (notice that there's always a big fight on Derby Day in Vegas---this year it was Manny and Mayweather).

Admittedly, I know little to nothing about horse racing. However, I heard some "experts" discussing this today and they were citing more rest for the horses was needed in between races for a better and more fair performance from the field. Again, just repeating a theory I heard today on sports talk radio.

That's what they're telling us. But trust me, it's about ratings and having these races coincide with other big betting events in Vegas. They couldn't care less about these animals.

This is no different than Roger Goodell looking to expand to an 18 game NFL season. If that were to ever happen, the Super Bowl would just "coincidentally" fall on President's Day Weekend, which is historically one of the busiest weekends in Vegas every year. But like I said, that's just a "coincidence."

Call me cynical. But I'm around horses and sports all my life, legal and otherwise (and when I say otherwise, I naturally mean as an observer ). And this reeks of greed to me.

For all we know, they're looking to push the Belmont back to the Baseball All-Star break, which is historically the slowest betting week in Vegas every year. It would boost an otherwise slow weekend.

No matter how you cut it, it's about the money and not about the horses.

That's it in a nutshell. It's always about the green backs!

Couldn't agree more. Well said.
You giving me Tonalist last year is 100 percent fact. You were at Belmont and I was at SportsHaven that day and you emailed it to me. And you HATED California chrome

Seventeen minutes to post, if I remember correctly. I was watching the board. And not to be conceited, but the exotics didn't quite add up. Now, this is a huge betting pool. It's not Yonkers Raceway on a weeknight lol. So for the exotics to be even a little bit off brings out the conspiracy theorist in me.

Two minutes pass, and the Smart Guy's fill-in (not the one in the can, the short fat one) goes and bangs out Tonalist. BIG. And this kid's half a brokester. But he's been hanging around some smart Jewish guys that he met through Taylor just before Taylor dropped dead. And I'm talking about the guys formerly known as the "Kosher Kids" and "The Computers." We always just referred to them as "Wise Guys." But not in the gangster sense, in the betting sense.

Anyway, no place or show bets. Just a HUGE win bet, and a fairly big triple wheel. So I just KNEW that the bets were for the "Kids." That a Connecticut guy gave me the tip felt like an Epiphany because you were in Connecticut and we had been texting all day. You must have gotten the bet in with a minute to spare .

Not only are you right about this year, but Mayweather historically has scheduled fights around that month and date. I just assumed the line that he was fighting around May 5 or Cinquo De Mayo to cash in on the Mexican American fight gate and ppv money.
Now that you mentioned Derby Day and Vegas.....it makes more sense.

Now....who cut off Khartoum's head?

Big Horse.

I will bet against him again.

i had to call down to SportsHaven and bet it on my phone line because i had already left to watch it at home. i remember like yesterday.

wise guys in that culture = sharp players. BW, the greek, the "kosher kids" you mentioned....nowadays the syndicate ive heard about is the "poker kids"

That's not such a stretch. It's not like they're inventing their own language, it's just a changing vernacular. It's not like when Puerto Rican kids who were BORN in New York City get their local congressman to lobby for them to take different tests than White kids because of a language barrier. And they were born here!! But now I'm going off topic.

Way back when, they were sharpies and wise guys. Then sometime during the Rosenthal era out in Vegas, you'd occasionally hear them referred to as the computers. Taylor did well with them.

Re Taylor: At one time the United States government had him labeled as the biggest bettor in the United States. They claim he bet 800 million one year, which is naturally bullshit. But they weren't lying when they said he was one of the biggest gamblers in the country. And what happens to bookmakers who gamble like that?

He dropped dead last summer and his daughter had to take up a collection to bury him. He was laid out at Castiglione's in Greenwich. They're half-assed cousins to the sportscaster from Fox (Duke Castiglione).

Taylor didn't have an ounce of Italian blood in him, but he loved hanging around wiseguys, especially in Italian restaurants. Tony owned him lock, stock, and barrel. The guy was a fucking riot. Two quick ones.

a) I saw him, with my own two eyes, bet 50k on the coin toss on the Super Bowl. He lost, then turned around and paid the little guy (the other guy who died last year) like he was paying for a fucking happy meal.

b) His tombstone reads "Bet with your head not over it." How do you not love a guy like that?

The Belmont Stakes: Saturday June 6th.

I will be picking #4 Frammento / Nick Zito

Good luck all.

RACE 116:50 PM Exacta, Trifecta (.50), Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (11-13), Double Wagers Leg B $300K Guaranteed Gold Cup/Belmont Double
STAKES Belmont S. presented by DraftKings
Purse $1,500,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS. By subscription of $600 each, to accompany the nomination, if made on or before January 17, 2015, or $6,000, if made on or before March 23, 2015. At any time prior to the closing time of entries, horses may be nominated to The Belmont Stakes upon payment of a supplementary fee of $75,000 to the New York Racing Association, Inc. $15,000 to pass the entry box and $15,000 additional to start. All entrants will be required to pay entry and starting fees; but no fees, supplemental or otherwise shall be added to the purse. The purse to be divided $800,000 to the winner, $280,000 to second, $150,000 to third, $100,000 to fourth, $60,000 to fifth, $45,000 to sixth, $35,000 to seventh and $30,000 to eighth. Colts and Geldings, 126 lbs.; Fillies, 121 lbs. The winning owner will be presented with the August Belmont Memorial Cup to be retained for one year as well as a trophy for permanent possession and trophies to the winning trainer and jockey. One And One Half Miles (Dirt)
PP Horse Virtual Stable A/S Med Jockey WGT Trainer M/L
1
1 Mubtaahij (IRE) 3/C I Ortiz, Jr. 126 M F. de Kock 10/1
2
2 Tale of Verve (KY) 3/C L G L. Stevens 126 D Stewart 15/1
3
3 Madefromlucky (KY) 3/C L J Castellano 126 T A. Pletcher 12/1
4
4 Frammento (KY) 3/C L M E. Smith 126 N P. Zito 30/1
5
5 American Pharoah (KY) 3/C L V Espinoza 126 B Baffert 3/5
6
6 Frosted (KY) 3/C L J Rosario 126 K P. McLaughlin 5/1
7
7 Keen Ice (KY) 3/C L K J. Desormeaux 126 D L. Romans 20/1
8
8 Materiality (KY) 3/C L J R. Velazquez 126 T A. Pletcher 6/1

No. 7 Keen Ice just cause the Louisiana Cajun is the jockey!!

What bookmaker do you guys use to bet ?

Think Ladbrokes are running an offer of a free bet on the champions league final, if your horse comes 2nd or 3rd.

£25 free bet also, if you join using PROMO CODE F25 - Ladbrokes Free Bet Offer

I'll take pletchers horse no #8. I can't bet against pletcher, the guy cost me 600 bucks 8 years ago when his filly "rags to riches" beat my horse "curlin" in the Belmont in 2007.

hes liable to stick it to American pharaoh Saturday.

I used to like Pletcher. But today he's in the same boat as any other big-name trainer.

He trains three and four different horses for different owners in the same race. And he does this every day, not just in the big races. As an owner, how can you trust his loyalty when he often has three other horses running against you?

I'll be there with my father, my son, my brother, and my nephew. We're rooting for history. We'll just bet the rest of the card.

you just might see history. but at 3/5 ?

What's the difference, Binnie? I'm taking my 85-year-old sick father to see the race and I'm rooting for history. What's the fucking difference what it pays?

Agree. Dont like the idea of these trainers having multible interests in a race.

Enjoy every minute. I would take my Dad and we were there for the close calls, he's gone now but I always remember what a great time we had.

The card will be big payouts, huge pools, so get those exotics... doubles / Exactas & Trips will payout nicely tomorrow.

Enjoy and good luck.

Exactly. I'll be doing the same thing. Hit me up in the am. Have run tomorrow.

Pizza, sounds like a great time with your pops... win, lose or draw. Enjoy, my friend. Salute'!

ok. I gettcha. have a beautiful time dude.

Hope anyone going has advanced ticket sales.

Years past you could just show up and get in, this year they have limitted ticket sales to 90k and they are sold out.

The track hold 120k and many more if they opened the infield as they did in the past.

Good luck all.

FYI


NYAR announced Belmont Stakes admission tickets are SOLD OUT. DO NOT BOARD LIRR trains without a Belmont entry ticket. NYRA will not be selling tickets at the gate. LIRR Stakes customers MUST have a Belmont Stakes Entry Ticket to take LIRR trains to Belmont. LIRR customers already in possession of Belmont Park admission tickets are advised to buy round-trip LIRR tickets to Belmont Park in advance to avoid long ticket-buying lines at LIRR stations.

winner...... #8 todd pletchers horse.

American Pharoah does it!

boy did he ever!!!........ smoked them all good,

I can't wait to hear what you gotta say!! What a beautiful day to be with your beautiful family enjoying such an incredible day at the track!!! I'm so HAPPY your Pops got to see it

For sure! Pizza, check in and fill us in on your historic and epic day!

Here is the race I recorded it

http://youtu.be/1YyVqLbK94k

I was meaning for a couple of days to pop in here and say Frosted was going to take the thing today, but what a wonderful horse Pharoah has proved to be! I think Frosted was boxed in for a bit and might have run a little better, but if he had I also suspect that Pharoah would have just run a little better, too.

A beautiful, beautiful horse.

yes, but he's not as great as secretariat, affirmed, or seattle slew. the colt had a weak field, only 8 horses nobody to run with.

It's in the books.

Great Horse.

The connections, not so much.

I was went to see it at Belmont Park yesterday. Pretty crowded but it was great to see history made. My brother snuck into the box seats from the clubhouse or whatever it's called.
I suck at picking horses btw

Boy, when you're wrong about something. you always look to find fault. Here comes Pletcher's horse now .

Note the "smiley," I'm just breaking balls .

The Belmont Stakes always has a short field because the trainers are afraid of the stretch. You mentioned the eight horse field as one of your excuses. Secretariat ran the Belmont against four other horses.

Now I'm not comparing this horse to Secretariat. That would be ridiculous. But for Christ's sake, give a little credit where it's due. Do you have any idea what the stud fees are going to be for this horse? They'll break every record in the book.

As an aside, I've never been to a louder sporting event in my life. And I was at the Giants-Skins NFC Championship game in '86, and game seven of Mets-Red Sox, also in '86. It was insane.

Lol so it was really loud. Coming from a NY Italian that is really saying something.

So happy your Pops was with all his "boys"!

Made me so happy I started listening to some Roselli and Monte songs then felt like cooking so cooked up some chicken parm ha ha

ok, I give the colt credit, he ran it faster than any triple crown winner except secretariat, so, hes for real.

oh, by the way my horse [pletchers} is still running.
I think hes headed for throngs neck.

All kidding aside, Belmont is only fifteen minutes from the Throggs Neck Bridge with no traffic. I'm there at least twice a week during the Summer (the Saratoga meet notwithstanding).

1) Saratoga
2) Belmont
3) Gulfstream

Those are my three favorite tracks to bet live and in person.

My NYRA Rewards Internet account allows me to bet anywhere. Track prices. Best thing to hit the Internet since Amazon Prime .

Any sign of this guy at Belmont this weekend, PB?

That'd be a trick. He's been dead for years .

Impossible, he told me to bet everything on Frosted to win.

PB you should come see a Bama game with 102,000+ during the Iron Bowl. I've heard it so loud you could scream into the ear of the person next to you and they wouldn't be able to hear you.

But from the sounds of it yesterday it did sound like that place was rocking. I could give a shit about horse racing but I was watching just to say I seen it happen. Most of the time, people hate the winners like that but it was cool to see everyone rooting for AP to win. I would have loved to have been there for sure.

American Pharoah's final Prep For Today's Haskell
August 2 08-02-15
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah, who has won seven straight graded stakes races on six different racetracks, gave every indication on Saturday morning that he is primed for Today's Grade 1, $1.75 million William Hill Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.

Looking forward to seeing the Champ run again.

Fifty years from now, the name "American Pharoah" will be mentioned in the same breath with "Secretariat," "Affirmed," "Seattle Slew," "Citation," and a maybe a dozen other horses. I just don't feel like typing that much right now. Yeah, he went off at 1 to 9. But there's a reason for that. You're looking at an all-timer here.

American Pharoah outclassed the field. It really wasn't much of a field (kind of like watching Joe Louis fight the bum of the month). AP wasn't pushed and he let up (almost a little TOO much) but it's plain to see that he is quite an impressive horse.



Just as long as he, and the others are mentioned AFTER Secretariat.

Well, that goes without saying. Look at my post. I was sure to mention "Secretariat" first. Because, to be honest, when you name the twenty best of all-time, there's going to be "Secretariat," and THEN everyone else.

How about Man o' War?

He won all those big races in 1920, so I couldn't give you an objective answer. But you were there, Beanie. You tell us .

Lol

No Wonder Why they call it " The Spa", I took a bath Today.

American Pharoh will be racing in Saratoga next weekend

Nice, The Travers Stakes Day Saturday.

Here is the Travers Field.

Closing weekend at Saratoga.

Maybe I can win some shippin money for heading back to Belmont for the fall Meet.

Took a bath at The Spa.

Oh well, tomorrow is anotha Day.

Fall meet Starts Friday at Belmont Park.

Thank God, Saratoga was rough on me this year.

I shoulda stood in the middle of the track today and let the Horses run right over me.

LoL

Better luck Next time.

The Breeders Cup Classic went as planned.

American Pharroah now at home on the farm Retired from Racing.

Now the big bucks of breading will roll in.

Great Horse.

Keenland did a great job with the Breeders Cup Events.

I am looking forward to the Winter meet at Aqueduct, always enjoy that.

GL all.

Last race in Saratoga decent season for me

The Kentucky Derby was Won By the favorite Justify today at 5/2

I had a Wager on Vino Roso.

Let’s See what happens in the Preakness.

In England, as far as the number of spectators is concerned, horse racing comes second after soccer. In Holland harness racing is the most popular.

Interesting, do you go to the race tracks?

Not too often anymore, my grandfather went every race on the local track. Back in the days it was a big thing.
I would like to visit the The Prix d'Amérique in France.

Very nice, you should get there.

I would like to go to Santa Anita race track in California, I have been to the Major NY tracks and Monmouth in NJ

Belmont is my fav but I like them all.

I have a Exata Box and Triple Box with 8,9,10 for the upset in the 150th Running of The Belmont Stakes.

I think the spoiler will be Vino Rosso.

Good Luck all

Lost some dough but it was a Day to remember seeing another Triple Crown Horse.

Anyone watching the King George?

Missed it but usually follow.

I have not even seen a Race at Saratoga yet, which is our Major Summer meet here in NY.

Will catch up tomorrow, Sunday is my day.

I have been to Saratoga a number of times but I haven't seen a race there either. I used to stay at the Holiday inn. The hotel rates back then were approx. $90 a night and I tried once to go there when the racing season was on and the hotel rates jumped to $280 per night.
I loved going there beautiful town. I used to buy mafia books at the book store on the main street forgot the name.

probably northshire? there is another one lyrical something

I googled both and it was the Lyical ballad bookstore...thanks

Amazing Town, Arnold Rothstien was banned from Saratoga eventually.
That bothered him,

Took a bath today, too many Longshots, however they do call the old Spa “ The Graveyard of FAVORITES.

Playing Charlestown

Im gunna check the last few races at Aqueduct and get ready to Handicap a few races for tonights Charlestown races.

Worst Derby ever.

The #7 Horse was ripped off.

BOOOOOOOOO

Made it up to me.

Hit the Preakness and then some.

Great weekend

So u know about Arnold Rothstein Dues......My Wife always suspected u as a gambler..me 2 now..I still luv u ..I just don't justify in my Irish head how 1 can throw away $$ .when 1 can buy a piece of furniture or something thereof....or..buy a nice bottle of Jameson LOL,,,,,,,,Oh Dues...I'm just starting 2 get back in the game..(Gettin' Paid!!) anyways..as u always say ...ENJOY!..

Your DW ( Dear Wife) - is right.
I Gamble.

But as an Irishman knows , there is no gambling with the Wife’s Mun E.

If she needs somethin, she gets it first.

Anything left ova..... is a Party.
Once she has its all, you are made ...a perfect Husband,,,,,,, then and only then all Bets are on and the Drinks Flow for all.

God Bless Hood.... Get that Mun E.

A.R. Was a Fraudster.

He had no one who loved Him, that was his downfall.

Hit the late DD at Belmont today.
Got me out.

Belmont Stakes this Weekend.

Opening Day Saratoga tomorrow.

Will be watching the entire card.

I already like the #4 in the 10th Race.

Started off Great with an Exacta and played a pk3 today.

Checking Results right now after stopping by here.

Playing entire card Tomorrow

Just used the #3 in the 4th Race at Saratoga in a Exacta , triple and pk 3.

That did not work out but I’m on the #2 in the 11th.

Jose Ortiz is off to a good start. Jose Lezcano is who I would like to win, but Alvarado and Castellano are going to be tough to knockdown, still way to early. DP, you see Sweet Melania race in the first today? That was Jose Ortiz racing, as I said way early but many jockeys have their eyes set on that prize.

On how I bet I mainly just bet show, followed by place and rarely for win. I have won Trifecta a few times, but I hardly ever play the boxes.

Ortiz gave me the pk3 in the 8th today.

Its my second pk3 already in this meet and I had another 14-1 Ex day one.

Alvarado was also part of that pk3 winning the 7th on T.LOVES A FIGHT.

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