Showing posts with label Million. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Million. Show all posts

  • A-B-C-Deep on the Arlington Million day card at Arlington International Racecourse

    POSTED Aug 17, 2013 By Unknown
    You don't need a Ph.D. in Cristometrics to take a look at my ABC grid and figure out that I'll be leaning on the "A" column a lot.

     The internal conversation goes something like this, "If I'm using this horse then I have to use this horse." That's why Indy Point is a lone "A". I'm willing to bet that he's the horse many thinks he is, and 3-to-1 isn't a bar price for that opinion. But after him can I really use a horse like Finnegan's Wake (yes) but split hairs on Mull of Kilough and The Apache? No.

     So the hope is that I get at least two "A" horses home in the all-stakes $200,000 guaranteed Pick 4, and I'll probably need at least three such horses in the $100,000 guaranteed Pick 5. My selections for races 8, 9, and 10 are also good for TwinSpires.com Jackpot 5 purposes. The bet kicks off today with a $25,000 carryover and includes the Grade 1s from Arlington as well as races from Indiana & Louisiana Downs.

     Good luck to all those playing today, including Summer Showdown, Jackpot 5, and the great wagering menu on Arlington Million day at Arlington International Racecourse--a Pick 6, a Pick 5, three Pick 4s, and rolling doubles and Pick 3s.

  • The 2013 Arlington Million playlist

    POSTED Aug 11, 2013 By Unknown
    My trip to Arlington Heights on Monday from Lexington on Monday will take much longer than the six hours it would in an about-straight shot. That's mainly due to a couple of nosh stops along the way--lunch at Brugge Brasserie in the Broad Ripple neighborhood of Indianapolis and dinner at Three Floyds Brewbub in Munster Indiana.

     It's three hours to lunch, another 2 1/2 hours to dinner, and then about an hour from dinner to bed near the track. I was torn how to approach the playlist: A six-hour tour de force to get me there and back? A standard 60-75-minute CD-style collection? In the end I leaned more toward the latter, packing 97:44 of music onto a 26-track mix.

     There a few new complete albums (Polyphonic Spree's "Yes, It's True" and Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zero's eponymous offerings) I've been wanting to check out, so the thought is I can get through my mix and both of those before dinner before letting the mix get me "home" for the week.

     Here's the listing:

     "Mope" by the Bloodhound Gang
    "No Diggity" by Blackstreet
    "C'mon Let Me Ride" by Skylar Grey featuring Eminem
    "Lip Gloss" by Lil Mama
    "Girlfriend" (remix) by Avril Lavigne featuring Lil Mama
    "Here's To Never Growing Up" by Avril Lavigne
    "My Strongest Suit" by The Spice Girls
    "I Love It" by Icona Pop
    "Christmas Tree" by Lady Gaga featuring Space Cowboy
    "Telephone" by Lady Gaga & Beyonce
    "Survivor" by Destiny's Child
    "Come Into My Head" (remix) by Kimbra
    "Summertime Sadness" by Lana Del Rey & Cedric Gervais
    "Sail" by AWOLNATION
    "Bad Education" by Tilly and the Wall
    "Girls Like Status" by The Hold Steady
    "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies
    "Here's Johnny" by Weird Al Yankovic
    "Hot Dog!" by They Might Be Giants
    "That's Not My Name" by the Ting Tings
    "Hello" by Martin Solveig & Dragonette
    "We're Getting A Divorce, You Keep the Diner" by Gaslight Anthem
    "White People For Peace" by Against Me!
    "This River Is Wild" by The Killers
    "Arms And Hearts" by The Hold Steady
    "Off To The Races" by Lana Del Rey

  • International Festival of Racing-Arlington Million day

    POSTED Aug 18, 2012 By Unknown
    It's a great 12-race card on Million day with two Pick 4s, including a $200,000 guaranteed late Pick 4 on the last five race, and an all-stakes $100,000 guaranteed Pick 5.

    My strategy will be to get Jakkalberry home in the St. Leger and either Silver Max or Bayrir home in the Secretariat and then spread the rest of the way.

    Good luck to those playing!

  • Million eve (Friday at Arlington)

    POSTED Aug 17, 2012 By Unknown
    There are several interesting carryovers today at Arlington, and after handicapping the 9-race card I could definitely see either the dime Pick 9 or $1 Pick 6 carrying again. The Pick 5 is tough as well, but it's tougher to string consecutive carryovers in that bit because of the $.50 minimum (which I'm not against, it just makes double carryovers very rare).

    Here are my come and meet the Letter People A-B-C (D follow me) selections for the Million eve card.


    As you can see, I'm more confident (or at least willing to take a stand) in the early stages of the card than in the late. Both Pick 4s (the Brisnet.com early Pick 4 and TwinSpires.com late Pick 4) are manageable and very much on my radar, but the super exotic Pick 9, Pick 6 (races 4-9), and Pick 5 (races 5-9) are beyond my budget today. Have to save some ammo for tomorrow's all-stakes $100,000 guaranteed Pick 5, ya know?

    Speaking of that, Mark Johnson has analyzed tomorrow's sequence, and his input on the European invaders indispensable for the card. Click here to view his analysis of the inaugural American St. Leger and information on how to access his complete product as well as all the great Million day information available at Brisnet.com.