Thursday, May 21, 2009

Working sabbatical

There seem to be less hours in a day than there used to be. Another pressing family matter has caused me to suspend wagering activities--and therefore, frequent posts to this blog.

At the same time, I am working on a second edition of Monster Movers. This time I no longer feel the need to prove that the system works. i have done so in spades. My major initiative in this version is to explore the individual factors--class, pace, distance, etc.--that separate 'real' monsters from pretenders. What makes a trainer say go with the longshot?

Some trainer intentions have easily become obvious, but there is still work to be done. I can comfortably state that I have about 65% of the system mastered. There are, however, too many misleading indicators that aren't worth one cent of wagering. When I can rid myself of the false leads, I should be able to increase the size of my bets on--a lot--fewer races. Stay tuned

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Castro combo conquers again--at 16-1

Don't say I didn't warn you. Trainer Rodrigo Ubilo and jock Eddie Castro are on a tear on the grass. Today at Belmont it was Kutais striding away in the stretch to easily beat a field of 12, at a more than generous, 16-1. If you read this blog, I recently touted the merits of following this combo. Not even a mention on NYRA's handicapping show. What are you looking at gents? The jock/trainer percentage is merely .38 with a return on investment of $10.05. Read your form.