Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : Thoroughbred Horse Racing -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ralph W. who wrote (31)	5/8/2000 12:32:00 PM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1269

Ralph, >>More Than Ready hanging on best of the front runners (one of my four) hints again of being a very good horse at shorter distances.<< I think he's a good one. I hope they don't ruin him but I think they will take a shot at the Preakness considering a lot of the other speed may stay home. The mathematics of place and show actually work out better with low priced horses. If you bet a longshot to show for example, if the favorite comes in with him, it destroys all the value of the selection and reduces his price. The Derby show pools are usually very distorted. A horse that pay $6.60 to win shouldn't pay $4.00 to show. $3.00 or so is more like it. And this was the worst possible payoff because the entry got 3rd. He could have paid $4.60 or more if another horse came in with him. I made a few small win bets on longshots (field, Anees, Captain Steve) and a large show bet on the favorite so I made money on the race. Wayne

To: Ralph W. who wrote (31)	4/3/2002 7:24:17 AM
From: Ralph W.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1269

ALL : This Saturday's SA Derby shapes up as being a key race from which Kentucky's winner might emerge (no news here). I don't have the advantage of having PP's of them - except for a few gleaned from web sites - but we'll get some important answers from colts like Came Home, Mayakovsky, Medaglia d'Oro, and USS Tinosa, among others. I'm not able to get out to the track or OTB, but will probably start buying the DRF on weekends for info. Races on the next two weekends will be very, very important. A very humble reminder to those reading this: I had the Lukas ex-claimer a few years back in both the Derby and Preakness. Naturally, I don't expect that kind of boxcar payoff in the Derby this year, but more modest double figures are a distinct possibility at this point in time. R