Pick-4's

Nice day today as I picked the late Pick-4 from Belmont Park twice.
I love the e-mails I received:

"If 2 catches 8 in race 7, we'd have another nice payday! Hit ten cent super in 5th at HW for $ 432. Thank you!"

" Thanks for the PK 4 at Belmont. You are a great capper. Boy I wish I had your magic."

"Had the P4 for $1.00 - $806.  Not to stressful when you have the first four finishers in Leg 4.  Congrats and stay hot.  I really enjoy comparing your picks with mine and we're often very close in our handicapping.  I'm am old fashioned handicapper but have gained great respect for your system over the last few years.I primarily played CD last night (3 races) and today (2 races) and scorched it with four winners including the 17:1 winner of the Debutan today......$30 double and good win and place tickets. My second best day of the year today (after Belmont Stakes day).
Thanks again."

WEEKEND STAKES RACES

SATURDAY, June 25th

Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap, 3&up, $300,000, Grade III, 1 1-8M, Prairie Meadows
Mother Goose Stakes, 3yo fillies, $250,000, Grade I, 1 1-16M, Belmont Park
King Edward Stakes, 3&up, $250,000, Grade II, 1M (T), Woodbine
Iowa Derby, 3yo, $250,000, Grade III, 1 1-16M, Prairie Meadows
Iowa Oaks, 3yo fillies, $200,000, Grade III, 1 1-16M, Prairie Meadows
Donald LeVine Memorial Handicap, 3&up, $200,000, 7F, Parx Racing
Hollywood Oaks, 3yo fillies, $150,000, Grade II, 1 1-16M, Hollywood Park
New York Stakes, 3&up (f&m), $150,000, Grade II, 1 1-4M (T), Belmont Park
Boiling Springs Stakes, 3yo fillies, $150,000, Grade III, 1 1-16M (T), Monmouth Park
My Dear Stakes, 2yo, $150,000, 5F, Woodbine
Sweet and Sassy Stakes, 3&up (f&m), $125,000, 6F, Delaware Park
Debutante Stakes, 2yo fillies, $100,000, Grade III, 6F, Churchill Downs
Charlie Barley Stakes, 3yo, $100,000, 1M (T), Woodbine
Lighthouse Stakes, 3&up (f&m), $75,000, 1 1-16M, Monmouth Park

SUNDAY, JUNE 26

Highlander Stakes, 3&up, $200,000, Grade II, 6F (T), Woodbine
Singspiel Stakes, 3&up, $150,000, Grade III, 1 1-2M (T), Woodbine
Beverly Hills Handicap, 3&up (f&m), $100,000, Grade III, 1 1-4M (T), Hollywood Park
Blue Sparkler Stakes, 3&up (f&m), $75,000, 6F, Monmouth Park

Pick-4's

Yesterday the Pick-4 from Belmont Park was hit twice for $382.00 which makes it four Pick-4's this weekend for $1,027.15.  Had 4 horses going into the last race at Monmouth Park but a huge longshot won the race and spoiled the potential score.... Hoping to continue the trend today....

I have posted the usual Pick-4 suggestions and a "Conditional Pick-4" suggestion for Monmouth Park - Races 9, 10, 11, and 12 today......

Stakes Races: Saturday, 06-18-2011

Stephen Foster Handicap, 3&up, $500,000, Grade I, 1 1-8M, Churchill Downs
Colonial Turf Cup, 3&up, $500,000, 1 3-16M (T), Colonial Downs
Red Legend Stakes, 3yo, $400,000, 7F, Charles Town
Ogden Phipps Handicap, 3&up (f&m), $250,000, Grade I, 1 1-16M, Belmont Park
Vanity Handicap, 3&up (f&m), $250,000, Grade I, 1 1-8M, Hollywood Park
Pegasus Stakes, 3yo, $200,000, Grade III, 1 1-16M, Monmouth Park
Parx Sprint, 3&up, $200,000, 5F (T), Parx Racing
Victoria Stakes, 2yo, $150,000, 5F, Woodbine
Matt Winn Stakes, 3yo, $125,000, Grade III, 1 1-16M, Churchill Downs
Regret Stakes, 3yo fillies, $125,000, Grade III, 1 1-8M (T), Churchill Downs
All Along Stakes, 3&up (f&m), $100,000, Grade III, 1 1-8M (T), Colonial Downs
Hill Prince Stakes, 3yo, $100,000, Grade III, 1M (T), Belmont Park
Jefferson Cup Stakes, 3yo, $100,000, Grade III, 1 1-16M (T), Churchill Downs
Wild and Wonderful Stakes, 3&up, $100,000, 7F, Charles Town

Belmont Stakes Entries

Belmont Winning Beyers...

Year	Horse	Beyer
(2010)	Drosselmeyer	94
(2009)	Summer Bird	100
(2008)	Da' Tara	99
(2007)	Rags to Riches	107
(2006)	Jazil	102
(2005)	Afleet Alex	106
(2004)	Birdstone	101
(2003)	Empire Maker	110
(2002)	Sarava	105
(2001)	Point Given	114
(2000)	Commendable	101
(1999)	Lemon Drop Kid	109
(1998)	Victory Gallop	110
(1997)	Touch Gold	110
(1996)	Editor's Note	106
(1995)	Thunder Gulch	101
(1994)	Tabasco Cat	106
(1993)	Colonial Affair	104
(1992)	A.P. Indy	111

Belmont Stakes Contenders

Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Last Race	Finish	Odds
Animal Kingdom	John Velazquez	Graham Motion	Preakness	2nd	2-1
Nehro	Corey Nakatani	Steve Asmussen	Ky. Derby	2nd	7-2
Shackleford	Jesus Castanon	Dale Romans	Preakness	1st	9-2
Master of Hounds	Garrett Gomez	Aidan O'Brien	Ky. Derby	5th	8-1
Mucho Macho Man	Ramon Dominguez	Kathy Ritvo	Preakness	6th	8-1
Santiva	Shaun Bridgmohan	Eddie Kenneally	Ky. Derby	6th	12-1
Brilliant Speed	Joel Rosario	Tom Albertrani	Ky. Derby	7th	15-1
Ruler On Ice	Jose Valdivia Jr.	Kelly Breen	Federico Tesio	2nd	20-1
Stay Thirsty	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	Ky. Derby	12th	20-1
Monzon	Jose Lezcano	Ignacio Correas IV	Peter Pan	6th	30-1
Isn't He Perfect	undecided	Doodnauth Shivmangal	Preakness	9th	50-1

Belmont Park Workouts...

Mucho Macho Man, five furlongs in 59.57 over main track with jockey Ramon Dominguez aboard

Stay Thirsty, five furlongs in 1:00.45 over main track with jockey Javier Castellano aboard

Animal Kingdom Arrives At Belmont Park

“He looked great and shipped fine, cool as a cucumber as usual.  He is a very laid-back horse so we wouldn’t expect anything else, really. We are excited for the Belmont. You gotta be here. If you are doing good you’re here. Unfortunately we didn’t win the last one, but we’re looking forward to a rematch [with Shackleford] and there are some other real horses in the race as well.”, said David Rock, assistant trainer to Motion.

Head-To-Head: Kentucky Derby vs Preakness Winner

Year	Derby winner	Preakness winner
1875	Aristides, 2nd	Tom Ochiltree, 7th
1877	Baden Baden, 3rd	CLOVERBROOK, won
1940	Gallahadion, 5th	BIMELECH, won
1942	SHUT OUT, won	Alsab, 2nd
1949	Ponder, 2nd	CAPOT, won
1950	MIDDLEGROUND, won	Hill Prince, 7th
1956	NEEDLES, won	Fabious, 3rd
1962	Decidedly, 4th	Greek Money, 7th
1963	CHATEAUGAY, won	Candy Spots, 2nd
1967	Proud Clarion, 4th	DAMASCUS, won
1974	Cannonade, 3rd	LITTLE CURRENT, won
1975	Foolish Pleasure, 2nd	Master Derby, 3rd
1980	Genuine Risk, 2nd	Codex, 7th
1982	Gato del Sol, 2nd	Aloma's Ruler, 9th
1984	SWALE, won	Gate Dancer, 6th
1988	Winning Colors, 6th	RISEN STAR, won
1991	Strike the Gold, 2nd	HANSEL, won
1993	Sea Hero, 7th	Prairie Bayou, dnf
1994	Go for Gin, 2nd	TABASCO CAT, won
2001	Monarchos, 3rd	POINT GIVEN, won
2005	Giacomo, 7th	AFLEET ALEX, won

Shackleford Confirmed for Belmont Stakes

“As long as he comes out of the work good he will run, I am excited he’s doing so well and coming into the race the right way. I think he’s going to be very competitive. It’s fun to get a rivalry started [with Animal Kingdom], it’s good for racing. I wanted to see him work his normal work, and he did today. I thought he went around there really well and it looked like he did everything the way he was supposed to. I think he will handle the [1 ½ mile] distance.Under the right scenario he will be fine. You would think [he would be on the lead]. He’s been on the lead the last two races. I don’t know who’s going to jump in and try to get in front of him ” said Romans.

Weekend Stakes Races...

Nassau Stakes, 3&up (f&m), $300,000, Grade II, 1M (T), Woodbine
The Californian Stakes, 3&up, $150,000, Grade II, 1 1-8M, Hollywood Park
Vagrancy Handicap, 3&up (f&m), $150,000, Grade II, 6 1-2F, Belmont Park
Aristides Stakes, 3&up, $100,000, Grade III, 6F, Churchill Downs
Dogwood Stakes, 3yo fillies, $100,000, Grade III, 1M, Churchill Downs
Ohio Derby, 3yo, $100,000, Grade III, 1 1-16M, Thistledown

Belmont Stakes Trivia

Since 1908 the winningest post position is #1 with 22 winners.
Next are post positions #3 and #5 tied with 13 winners each, then posts #2 and #7 tied with 11 winner each.
 
The track and stakes record at Belmont for 1 1/2 miles is 2:24 flat set in 1973 by Secretariat.
The fastest in the last 10 years is 2:26 flat for A.P. Indy in 1992 and the slowest is 2:32 for Thunder Gulch in 1995.
 
The Belmont, first run in 1867, is the oldest of the Triple Crown races and the fourth oldest stakes race in North America. The only ones older are the Phoenix Stakes at Keeneland, the Queen's Plate at Woodbine, and the Travers at Saratoga.
 
Only two fillies have won the Belmont out of 20 who entered. The winners were:

• Ruthless -- 1867 (the inaugural running)
• Tanya -- 1905

Since 1970:

• 14 Belmont winners led all or most of the way with 6 of these winning in wire to wire fashion
• 9 winners stalked the early going and were no farther back than 4th or 5th at any point
• 9 winners came from well off the pace to win.

The Belmont, first run in 1867, is the oldest of the Triple Crown races and the fourth oldest stakes race in North America. The only ones older are the Phoenix Stakes at Keeneland, the Queen's Plate at Woodbine, and the Travers at Saratoga.
 
Only two fillies have won the Belmont out of 20 who entered. The winners were:

• Ruthless -- 1867 (the inaugural running)
• Tanya -- 1905

The Belmont has been run at five different distances:

• 1 5/8 miles -- 1867 to 1873
• 1 1/4 miles -- 1890 to 1892, 1895, 1904, and 1905
• 1 1/8 miles -- 1893 and 1894
• 1 3/8 miles -- 1896 to 1903 and 1906 to 1925
• 1 1/2 miles -- all other years

The largest Belmont crowd was 103,222 in 2002, which shattered the old record of 85,818 set in 1999.


The leading Belmont winning jockeys are:

• James McLaughlin -- 6   from 1882 to 1888
• Eddie Arcaro -- 6   including two Triple Crown winners
• Earle Sande and Bill Shoemaker -- 5 each

The leading Belmont winning trainers are:

• James Rowe -- 8
• Sam Hildreth -- 7
• Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons -- 6
• Woody Stephens -- 5 consecutive in 1982 to 1986

In 134 runnings:

• 54 favorites have won the Belmont. 30 of these were at odds lower than even money...
• The lowest priced winner was Count Fleet at $2.10 in 1943
• The highest priced winner was Sarava at $142.50 in 2002