The Oaks worked out okay for me-- I took the three I liked (Lady Tac, Yell, Santa Catarina) in tris, and also used them in tris with a couple of the live longshots, one of which won. And I\'m not the only TG player who hit the race.
But more importantly, take a look at Santa Catarina\'s sheet on ours and Ragozin. It\'s another example of the SoCal sprint route stuff-- she has a great pattern on ours, and a terrible one on theirs. For the Rag players, take a look at the race in the Red Board Room tomorrow.
And as for Yell-- she could be used on both. But does anybody seriously believe that her 6 length win in the Davona Dale was WORSE than her race in the Ashland, where she got beat 10 lengths? That\'s how Ragozin has her.
Len F-- If Supah Blitz hits the board in the Derby, you are the man. We ain\'t both cashing this one.
A lot of TG players may have hit that one, but not as a result of anything TG said in the race analysis...ANY of the race analyses offered.
Reading those, how did Bird Town become a \'live\' longshot?
Since my position on the race was to bet against the favorite (which I made clear in the seminar, and in the comments that went out with every set of sheets) and I only liked 3 horses, I played 3 four horse tri boxes-- the three of them together, with the 3 fast horses who were not short (the two Zitos, the other Baffert). And while I said she was more likely to run bad than good, I also said in my analysis that Bird Town was a tricky call, fast, and a price.
As for the analysis (picks), I have to assume, as I said last year, that those looking to be touted are in general betting less money than the serious handicappers, so I feel it is counterproductive to give large spread plays-- many can\'t afford them.