Tampa Bay Downs Selections - 02/16/08

Results 30-114 (26%) -$26.60 (30-12-17) (52% ITM)

On Friday, Ravencliff repeated with ease in the 5th and my exacta with Sly and Sticky was foiled by 44-1 shot, Expect Validity. This set the tone for the rest of the afternoon. In the 6th, Follow Orders chased before flattening out in the stretch, finishing fourth. Drinkwater came up empty as the $1.70 favorite in the 7th. In the 10th, I boxed Jared'stemper with Shipwatch (the hottest horse on the board) and was shattered when Jared was necked out for second by another longshot, but it wouldn't be Tampa Bay Downs unless shit like that happened all the time. In the 11th, the gods had mercy on me. Chromystic scratched, saving me from any further pain, at least for the rest of the day. So it goes...

A big day of racing today and I'm gonna try to have some fun and make some $$$. I'm going to play the following just to make it interesting (my big plays of the day are in the late double):

1st & 2nd - DD's 3,6 & 12/2 & 8
3rd - Tri key 5/2,3 & 4
4th - Exacta box 3 & 5
5th - Tri key 13/6,8 & 10 (otherwise a 6,8 & 10 exacta box)
6th - Exacta box 6 & 10
7th - Tri key 5/2,6,10 & 11
8th - Holy Helen (PP9) to win.
9th - Tri box 2.6.8 & 11
10th - Straight trifectas 1,8,9 & 1,9,8

In the 11th, a prime wager. Be Boppin Wynn (PP1) put up a 75 in his last, today's par is a 64. The tele reported a 58 for Wynn's last, leaving me confounded and excited at the same time. Newcomer, Tim Richey has demonstrated that he knows what he's doing. The works look fine. RoHo is up. Graduation day is here.

In the 12th, a soft wager. Colonial Silver (PP5) on the big dropdown after his diasappointing first time over for yet another Bennett, this one called Denise, routinely outperforms these and deserves another chance today. Blaine's Storm (PP11) is sharp and can't be overlooked. A cold exacta looks good here.


Johnny B.