"When you need to know which horse is ready to win"
An amazing opening weekend at Del Mar for the HR Clockers. However, Sunday Jul 23 stood out as one of our best days ever for the Daily Clocker Report.
Including the Bob Baffert first time starter who was a must use given her 3 Best of Morning workouts at Los Alamitos, a site we do not cover, we had the winners of the final 6 races, most at big prices. The Pick 4 paid $873.95, the Pick 5 paid $13,509.30 and nobody had 6 in the Pick 6, which would have paid over $195,000. Of course, we chose not to play the Pick 6 this day.
All of the winners of the last 6 races (excepting the Baffert Los Al winner) had workouts with grades of at least B, signifying very good, must use quality.
The works and prices by race for the day were as follows:
Race 3 $12.40 OAKHURST 2 Grade B
Race 6 $31.60 ORDER AND LAW Grade B
Race 7 $17.00 ARMENDARES (GB) Grace B
Race 8 $20.20 RAGING TORRENT 2 Grade B "can run"
Race 9 $11.60 DU JOUR 2 Grade A-
Race 11 $7.60 OVERDUE 3 Grade B, also HTW
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Our info from the SA meet is carrying over to the short Los Al meeting. We had 3 Horses to Watch winners on the first weekend, including BIG SWEDE paying $18.20 on Sunday, who was listed twice on our HTW weeklies and had a Grade B workout as well to promote the HR push.
In the last 5 weeks of the Santa Anita meet since our last summary of results, we have continued to produce excellent winners from both our Clocker Reports and our Trip Notes. From our top pushes, we have given out 9 Fit and Ready list winners and 12 Horses to Watch, including 2 cold deck exactas. However, that doesn't tell the whole story by any means. On Closing Day, Jun 18 our Clocker Report contained the winners of 6 races with at least Grade B workouts. They included EVER SMART paying $14.00 and SIR ATTICUS who paid $13.60 as a Grade B worker and a Horse to Watch.
Sat Jun 17 was quite a day for HR information. As always, it can be difficult to put together the best bets from great information, but it was there to be taken. After winning the 1st race with AGENCY paying $14.60, the concentration for the day was on the Pick 6 to get it before it had to be given away on Closing Day. In the 7th, the first leg, a shipper that had run 3rd in the Kentucky Juvenile had a local Grade B- workout in which our clocker pointed out that he outworked an older filly. A bit of a reach, but we are going for the big carryover pot. TRANCHE won and paid $42.00. The 8th race was won by CHERUBIC FACTOR, a Horse to Watch at $9.00. The 9th race went to a "decent" Grade B- first time starter named MEESH at $51.60. The 10th race went to STAMP MY PASSPORT with a "decent" Grade B- work. He also had worked well prior to his first start. He paid $37.20. Well, at this point, we should have been home free with the whole pot, as the 11th and 12 went to DORIS MAE with 2 Grade B's at $7.00 and RUNNINWITHTHEBOYZ with 4 Grade B's @ $4.80. The Pick 6 carryover was $346,136 as all of us missed at least one. The pick 5 was a little easier, but paid paid quite well at $20,352. So, we've got the info, all you have to do is put it together correctly.
On Fri Jun 16 we began the final weekend at SA with 2 Horses to Watch winners and a nice debut win from BIG POND in the 7th. Her final work before her first start was a Grade B from the gate with the comment "popped the gate...not asked much, a good work for the Mr. Big filly, who showed nice zip here and should debut soon". She paid $10.00 to win. There were many other winners buried in the reports for the final weeks of Santa Anita, but space is limited, yet one other day is worthy of summarizing. Mon May 29, Memorial Day opened with a bomber at SA. Our Horse to Watch in the 1st race ACT THREE lit up the tote board @ $45.40 and with another HTW YELLOW BRICK running 2nd the HR HTW exacta paid $71.60. The Clocker's Report took over in the 5th race with a Grade B workout on MACADAMIA (BRZ) who won and paid $14.40. The 6th race winners circle featured REIQUIST, who had gotten a Grade B team work the previous week "wearing blinkers (new)". He won nicely paying $36.60 with the double paying $237.00.
We have gotten behind in covering the important results from the HR reports. Certainly, the short fields have produced a lot of short prices that are not what the true horseplayer is looking for. Fortunately, when the longshots have been there, so has Handicappers Report. On Sat May 13, we had 2 of our 4 Horses to Watch in Today finish 2nd, but the other two kicked in with very nice mutuels. YOGI BOY won the 5th race paying $15.80 and UPWARD MOBILITY lit up the tote board paying $35.60 to win. On Fri May 7, MOODY JIM (IRE) finally showed up with his real race after posting a Grade B workout with our clocker noting that he "hasn't run well in a while, but looked good here and could fit with $25K claimers on the sod". That's where he landed and won convincingly paying $8.80. The point being that, instead of hoping that this is the spot where the horse turns it around, our clockers attempt to tell us that it probably is, giving us the confidence of backing the runner today.
Kentucky Derby weekend gave us some great opportunities back home in CA. While we offered the short priced Fit and Ready and Horses to Watch winners of MI HERMANO RAMON in the 3rd on Sun May 7 and MAS RAPIDO (GB) in the 1st on Sat, we also pegged BALADI in the 2nd on Sat who was listed twice on our HTW list calling for a return to one turn. In addition, his latest 2 works were strong Grade B outings with the comment "hopefully this gelding will finally be allowed to go back to one turn at a reasonable level as he has been in too tough routing of late". He stormed home at 7 furlongs paying $14.20. Another horse on our HTW in Today, REDLINE, ran 2nd in the race with the exacta paying $23.90. We had several short price winners on that day leading up to the final race where DEAN MARTINI, with 2 recent Grade B works wired his field paying $17.60. The weekend actually began with a bang for HR on Fri May 5 when CLOUSEAU won the 5th paying $13.20 after displaying good morning form with 2 recent Grade B works, one of which our clocker noted "under a big hold...able to go much faster if let run...better than it appears on paper". The next race, the 6th, featured our maiden of the day with DEL MAR JERRY taking the spotlight with 2 recent Grade B works, including his last where our clockers noted "Good work...has really come around of late and seems ready to fire a big shot in his debut". He did indeed, edging away at the wire, paying $12.00 with the double from CLOUSEAU paying $75.60.
There were many more decent winners over the last several weeks, but not worthy of note alongside of the double digit heroes listed above. A couple of others merit mentioning in previous weeks were GRITTY GIRL, a Fit and Ready lister on Fri Apr 28 paying $13.80 and ACQUIRED CLASS, a Horse to Watch lister on Sat Apr 22 paying $12.00.
Two more bomber winners from the Daily Clocker Report on Fri Apr 7. In the 5th race, HAYLEY LEVADE, whom we have been tracking for some time with a previous Grade B+ work and a spot on our Fit and Ready list, finally ran to those works by grabbing the early lead and running away from her field paying $20.60. In the 7th, first time starter LONG MAYSHE REIGN with 3 Grade B- "decent" works, including one missed by the official clockers, sped to the front and danced away to the wire, winning easily paying $27.00.
Sun Mar 26 provided several decent payoffs on winners provided by the Daily Clocker Report. In the first race, VANCOUGAR was a Fit and Ready List member and won handily paying $12.80. In the 7th race, FAST AND SHINY, a horse scratched out of a turf route race by Baffert last week, worked a nice Grade B half instead earning the comment "looked fine...finishing well late...a good work". She instead entered this stakes race down the hill and outran her competition paying $17.20.
We followed up a great Sat with a bomber on Sun Mar 19. In the 9th race BOSS LADY, with several decent works and a Grade B in a race in which those who had run hadn't shown much, swept by and daylighted the field as a debuter paying $43.20. The exacta was completed by our Horse to Watch ISABEL LUDLOW paying $69.30.
HR had a super day at Santa Anita on Sat Mar 18. Our Horses to Watch list contributed 4 winners and our Fit and Ready listers included 2 more winners for the day, including MINISTER SHANE in the final race paying $13.60. In addition, VAROMA in the 5th race had a Grade B workout noting it was "a good work for her new trainer". She flew late to win easily @ $18.00. There were 2 other Grade B Baffert workers, that scored at nice mutuels, TAHOE SUNRISE in the 6th @ $10.20 and PLEASANT in the 10th @ $11.40. With HTW winners PRINCESS BETTINA in the 7th @ $7.40 and SHE'S GOT AWAY @ $6.40 in the 9th, all you needed was the winner of the 8th to sweep the pick 6 and pick 5. Fortunately for the HR faithful, CHICKENFINGERFRIDAY, who had our highest HR dirt route performance rating, won easily by 5 lengths providing us with the missing link to the pick 6 paying $4,575.40 and the pick 5 paying $1,421.65. Super scores for a sequence of winners paying a max of $13.60.
The weekend ending on Sun Jan 22 at SA produced a Fit and Ready list winner and 4 Horses to Watch (HTW) winners. Fri Jan 20 featured Itzel in the 5th race as the HR HTW lister at 7/2 morning line. She was bet down to 2-1 and paid $6.20 to win as she fought with determination when challenged approaching the wire. Sat Jan 21 provided 2 HTW winners and a F&R winner. In the 6th race, MITAD DEL MUNDO scored @ $12.80, and in the 10th race, HAWKER pulled the upset @ $16.80. The 1 1/2 mile stake race in the 8th race included Fit and Ready lister DUVET DAY (IRE) who stormed to the lead inside the 1/16th pole to score at a juicy $28.80. Sun Jan 22 provided the finishing touches on a great weekend in the 7th as HTW FORGIVING SPIRIT rebid in the stretch to pull away to a $9.80 triumph.
That's the way to start off the biggest meet of the year! It took a positive photo finish result, but the First Race on Opening Day at Santa Anita was won by HR's Fit and Ready lister ONE MORE BID paying $35.00 to win. His recent Grade B+ work included the comment: "went extremely well in this early a.m. five furlong move...responding well in 59.0, final 1/4 in 23.2, a very good work for the recent maiden winner, who could be seen Opening day in a three-year-old stakes and seems to be improving quickly". Add in recent Grade B- working horses BLETCHLEY PARK in the 2nd, DICEY MO CHARA (GB) in the 3rd, SMART CODE (with new blinkers) in the 5th and Grade B worker FAUSTIN in the 4th, and you have an easy Pick 5 worth $10,790.70 to begin the meet! In case you needed an additional push to use SMART CODE in the 5th @ $12.60, he was an HR Horses to Watch lister. Another HTW, LA DEUXIEME ETOILE, scored in the 7th race @ $15.00.
Sun Nov 20 was a good day for HR information. Our reports contained 2 Horses to Watch from our Weekly Trip Notes Report and one Fit and Ready lister from our Weekly Workouts Summary Report. All 3 won starting with HTW ROCK THE BOURBON in the first race. 'BOURBON also had a decent Grade B- workout that was missed off the worktab to enhance his charm, as he won and paid $20.00. HTW CAROLE LOMBARD won the 3rd paying $7.40, and Fit and Ready lister PHENOM won the 7th, bet down from a 7/2 morning line to a $5.80 mutuel. That was certainly not all as our 2 Grade B worker won the 8th race and "decent Grade B- workers won the rest of the races (2,4,5,6 and 9) to complete a sweep of the card, including FIFTY CENT DOLLARS in the 9th paying $45.80 to win. The early pick 5 paid $1,679.45 and the late pick 5 paid $737.25 with the place pick all paying $11,504.60. A little side trophy went to the exacta in the 7th coupling PHENOM to MANORELLI with a decent Grade B- work @ 32-1 paying $122.20. A rather nice day's work at Bing Crosby's track.
The SA Autumn meet continues to be very successful with the recent weekend producing several nice winners. On Sat Oct 29, the 4th race was won by STRAIGHT NO CHASER with 3 recent nice Grade B works paying $6.80 and the 7th was won by CABO SPIRIT with 2 Grade B works paying $7.40. Our Fit and Ready listers won the 3rd, GOING GLOBAL, and 9th, AMY C (GB). AMY C paid $9.40, winning like a good thing, and the double to RHEA MOON (IRE) with a nice Grade B work paid 63.20. RHEA paid $14.60 to win. On Sun Oct 30 our Horses to Watch, TAMING THE TIGRESS and BIG BEAUTY completed a cold deck exacta in the 5th and SECRETS TOLD won the 9th paying $24.60 as a Fit and Ready lister.
Super start to the Santa Anita Autumn meet for HR info with Horse to Watch I KNOW CASH FLOW winning the 4th race on Opening Day paying $17.80. On Sat Oct 1 we had 2 nice Horses to Watch winners WHATMAKESSAMMYRUN in the 7th at $38.00 to win and KANTHARA in the 10th paying $13.00. On the weekend we had 6 HTW/F&R winners and 3 seconds. It doesn't get much better than that, especially with the prices.
The final weekend of the Del Mar Meet was like a microcosm of what Handicapper's Report information provided for the whole summer. The top selections from our Trip Note Reports, the Horses to Watch lists, produced 3 winners, COAST OF ROAN on Friday in Race 8 paying $12.20, GAS ME UP on Sunday in Race 5 paying $12.40 and WEEGEE in the final race paying $19.20. The best workers for each week in our Weekly Workout Summary Reports, the Fit and Ready lists, repeated in our Daily Clocker Reports each racing day, gave us 3 winners as well, with not as robust prices, but nice singles, AMERICAREDWHITEBLU @ $3.60 on Friday, and on Saturday, SPEED BOAT BEACH @ $6.40 and KITTY KITANA (GB) @ $4.40.
Opening Day at Del Mar continued the HR super string of nice-priced winners. The first race exacta went to 2 Fit and Ready listers at a relatively short price as BREAKFAST RIDE took the lead and couldn't be caught on a fast pace paying $7.40. The favorite AMERICAREDWHITEBLU completed the exacta. The rest of the card supplied some much better prices as UNCONTROLLABLE circled the field in the 5th race to win going away paying $11.20 to win. She had a recent DM Grade B work in which she "stayed close to a very classy older male and seems a talented sort". In the 6th race which had a glut of speed signed up, closer BELLAMORE, with 2 Grade B- "decent" workouts, made the last run to pay $47.60 to win. In the 7th, ANACAPA had a recent Grade B- "decent" work and a Grade B- work prior to last race with the comment "good work, the best we have seen from the unraced Tiznow filly, who seems to be trending the right way". She took the lead and held late paying $25.40 to win. Our Fit and Ready lister KEYCHAIN GIRL ran 2nd at 3-1 with the exacta paying $52.50. In the 9th race, comebacker KID CORLEONE had improving works with the last being a Grade B- "decent" drill. He crushed the field wire to wire paying $16.40 to win. In the final race, our Horse to Watch CLUTCH HITTER stretched out off a lackluster debut to win decisively paying $13.20. Altogether a fabulous way to kick off the Del Mar meet.
The final week of Santa Anita racing provided another set of great winners from the HR reports, completing a super entire month of June for our info. There were 5 winners from our Horses to Watch lists and 3 winners from our Fit and Ready lists over the 3 days, including PATRON D'ORO in the 9th race on Sun Jun 19 paying $17.20 and CARPE VINUM paying $9.60 in the 7th race on Fri Jun 17.
The final 5 races of the SA meet included BREAKPOINT (CHI) on Sun Jun 19 in the 7th with a Grade B- "decent work for the comebacking East Coast invader", paying $20.20, STANDING O in the 8th with 4 decent Grade B- works paying $21.80, the HTW PATRON D'ORO @ $17.20 in the 9th, AFTER MIDNIGHT in the 10th with 5 decent Grade B- works paying $15.00, and in the final race the favorite HONG KONG HARRY (IRE) with 3 very nice Grade B workouts paying $6.00. The FINAL PICK 5 OF THE SANTA ANITA MEET PAID $8,465.95, WITH 5 HR PUSHES FROM OUR CLOCKERS REPORT.
We also pushed the winner of the 6th race ELENIAK with a Grade B and 3 Grade B- works paying $4.40, giving us the final pick 6 as well, but it only paid $6,656.80.
There were plenty of other winners from our clockers on the other 2 days of the final weekend, including Sat Jun 18 Race 2 CINNAMON CAT Grade B $11.60, Race 3 STONE SILENT with 4 decent Grade B- works "appears an early type and is a must follow" @ $8.00, Race 5 MISS MENSA decent Grade B- @ $19.00, and Race 10 LIBERAL (IRE) with 3 decent Grade B- @ $15.80.
Finally, a nice push on Fri Jun 17 in Race 4 for ECONOMICAL with a Grade B- with the comment "not bad for the maiden claimer, who has been eliminated in both of his starts and may be better than shown". He paid $17.20. All great supporting information, but paling relative to our final send off for the meeting in the final pick 5 on Sunday.
HR has been closing out the Santa Anita meet with a strong set of Horses to Watch list and Clocker Fit and Ready list winners. Despite the relatively small field sizes, our barrage of pushes that keyed Pick 5 and Pick 4 wins have resulted in very positive returns in the last 2 weeks.
On Sun Jun 12, we had 6 total F&R and HTW winners out of the 8 on the card. It all started with F&R winners in the 2nd with very strong pushes on bet down AGENCY @ $6.60 and in the 7th on AMERICAN ADMIRAL @ $9.60. HTW winners included favorites OCTOPUS in the 3rd, VALIANCY in the 5th and COUNTESS ROSINA (IRE) in the 8th, as well as UNDER THE STARS in the 9th paying $9.20. Another Grade B working favorite AIR FORCE RED won the 6th. We almost swept the card.
On Sat Jun 11, HTW BUSKER ALLIE flew from off the pace to win the 10th at $6.20. Several favorite workout pushes won other races and STORMING LADY with 2 recent decent works won the 4th paying $13.20.
On Sun Jun 5, we started our day with CONTINENTAL DIVIDE in the 2nd, with a recent Grade B- "under restraint while tugging early...striding out to the wire", winning and paying $45.00. In the 6th CREATIVE PEAK, who had worked 2 good Grade B drills prior to her last race, won and paid $22.40, besting our sweet working F&R firster THORNE HOUSE, who ran 2nd @ 3-1, with the exacta paying $63.70.
On Sat Jun 4 in the 2nd, favorite and F&R lister BECCA TAYLOR started us off with a chalky win. Horse to Watch BESTRELLA (IRE) followed in the 3rd, winning and paying $19.60, and HTW LOV U MEAN IT kept it going in the 4th with an $8.40 win.
On Fri Jun 3 in the 4th, debuting MISSED CALL, with 2 Grade B works including one with the comment "final 1/4 in 23.3, a good work...should hit hard for a high priced maiden tag". He did indeed in a $50k maiden claimer, winning and paying $23.40. CURLY ESA, with 2 decent Grade B- works ran 2nd @ 4-1 with the exacta paying $47.70. Horse to Watch CLADDAGH CURE won the 8th race and paid $8.60.
HR had a great opening weekend of the Spring/Summer meet at Santa Anita. On Sat Apr 30, we had 4 horses from our Fit and Ready list win. STILLETO BOY won the Californian Stakes in the 6th race @ $6.00 beating an odds-on favorite. STANDING O won the 7th race as a double qualifier Fit and Ready and Horse to Watch paying $15.20. The double from races 6-7 paid $47.60. BLUE STRIPE (ARG) won the 10th race with extremely strong pushes paying $14.80, followed by BEYOND BRILLIANT wiring the 11th race @ $5.00. The double on races 10-11 paid $42.40. On Sun May 1, comebacker SILKEN PRINCE, with 5 increasingly improved Grade B- works, flew late to win the 6th race paying $14.20. In the 9th and final race, CANOODLING, with 2 Grade B drills, won and paid $9.60.
HR had a great opening weekend of the Spring/Summer meet at Santa Anita. On Sat Apr 30, we had 4 horses from our Fit and Ready list win. STILLETO BOY won the Californian Stakes in the 6th race @ $6.00 beating an odds-on favorite. STANDING O won the 7th race as a double qualifier Fit and Ready and Horse to Watch paying $15.20. The double from races 6-7 paid $47.60. BLUE STRIPE (ARG) won the 10th race with extremely strong pushes paying $14.80, followed by BEYOND BRILLIANT wiring the 11th race @ $5.00. The double on races 10-11 paid $42.40. On Sun May 1, comebacker SILKEN PRINCE, with 5 increasingly improved Grade B- works, flew late to win the 6th race paying $14.20. In the 9th and final race, CANOODLING, with 2 Grade B drills, won and paid $9.60.
Another nice weekend of winners for the HR Horses to Watch and Fit and Ready lists ending on Sun Mar 27. All 3 F&R listers scored on Sun as well as the sole HTW. In the 2nd race INDULGE had a B+ workout in which the shipper "looked super...a very good word for comebacker, who has been gelded off the layoff...seems ready to fire big off the bench". He paid $10.20 to win. ALLABOUTTHEMONEY paid $7.00 to win in the 4th and SET SAIL paid $6.00 in the 6th with ONE MORE BID, who had a Grade B+ workout since, and before, his last race finishing 2nd @ 15-1. The exacta paid $30.90. The 5th race was won by our lone HTW AUGUSTA MELODY paying $6.40. A bet on him was supported by a decent Grade B- workout since raced.
The SA track seems to be back to supporting better correlation between the morning workouts and the afternoon races.
On Sat Mar 26 F&R lister won paying $4.80 in the 2nd and HTW's GOING TO VEGAS in the 7th and CALIFORNIA STREET in the 8th both finished 2nd. On Fri Mar 25, double HTW and F&R lister VANZZY won nicely and paid $7.60, and our other HTW JUST ABOUT ENOUGH ran 2nd in the 1st race.
In the 1st race on Sun Mar 20, our Horse to Watch ABHITA produced a last to first run to win @ a bet down $8.00. Running 2nd was BARRISTER'S RIDE with a pair of Grade B- works since raced @ 7/2. The exacta paid $17.00. In the 8th race PARK AVENUE, the HR Fit and Ready lister with 3 Grade B works since raced and a B+ prior to last race wired the field paying $13.80. Running on 2nd was our HTW NEW HEAT @ 14-1, with the exacta returning $77.20.
On Sat Mar 19, we began the day in the 1st with a nice win by the comebacking Grade B worker SHES'A PERFECTLADY paying $16.60. After AFFABLE won the 5th race with 2 Grade B works paying $6.60, FREEDOM LASS won the 6th off a nice Grade B and 2 Grade B- works, in which "she finished well" in all 3 workouts. She paid $14.60 to win and the double paid $65.20. Finishing 2nd in the race was HTW GALLOVIE (GB) @ 11-1 with the exacta paying $84.00.
On Fri Mar 18 in the 2nd race, SIDEWAYS SUANCES, with 5 recent Grade B- workouts (with $20k maidens B- works can be decent indicators of good form), kicked away in upper stretch to score at $10.60. She also had the highest dirt route HR rating in the field. Generally, bottom maidens tend to run the same race each time out and are quite predictable in comparing ratings. HTW HOLLYWOODHELLRAISR finally made it to the winners circle in the 5th race.
On Fri Mar 11 in the 6th race, Fit and Ready lister POP POP'S DREAM ran 2nd @ 11-1 with a "vastly improved Grade B work" to the Grade B working EXCELERINA (IRE). The exacta paid $14.20. In the 8th race, Horse to Watch EVENING SUN (GB) won with a recent Grade B workout. We had said in the trip notes from his last race that the distance was too far for him. He shortened up and scored at $9.00.
Another double qualifier, Fit and Ready and Horses to Watch lister, won at SA on Sat Feb 26 in the 8th race. ELECTOR, drew off in a contentious field to win by open lengths paying $13.40.
On Fri Feb 18, the only Horses to Watch lister of the day, BENDER, was asked to run 1 1/8 miles in the 3rd race. We wanted him to run farther than the mile race he had returned in from his short vacation. In a B- workout on Feb 12 we also added in his comment that it was a "decent work for the gelding, who should be at his best at nine furlongs or further". He was indeed at his best scoring at $67.60 to win.
On Sat Feb 12, our Fit and Ready list contributed two winners on the card, EQUILOVE (IRE) in the 3rd @ $5.20 and COVER ME UP in the 8th @ $10.60. Not great prices, but with the small, marginally competitive fields, singles are important for the horizontal bets. We did have decent winners with Grade B- works in CHARGES DROPPED in the 1st @ $9.80 and STOIC LUNA in the 2nd @ $16.80.
On Fri Feb 11, we had a bit of a rarity with an exacta consisting of a HTW and a F&R. In the 3rd, the winner was a bet down HTW SMUGGLER'S RUN @ $5.20. The Fit and Ready lister MOOSE MITCHELL ran 2nd @ 13-1 with the exacta paying $20.30.
Another double qualifier, Fit and Ready and Horses to Watch lister, won at SA on Sat Feb 26 in the 8th race. ELECTOR, drew off in a contentious field to win by open lengths paying $13.40.
On Fri Feb 18, the only Horses to Watch lister of the day, BENDER, was asked to run 1 1/8 miles in the 3rd race. We wanted him to run farther than the mile race he had returned in from his short vacation. In a B- workout on Feb 12 we also added in his comment that it was a "decent work for the gelding, who should be at his best at nine furlongs or further". He was indeed at his best scoring at $67.60 to win.
On Sat Feb 12, our Fit and Ready list contributed two winners on the card, EQUILOVE (IRE) in the 3rd @ $5.20 and COVER ME UP in the 8th @ $10.60. Not great prices, but with the small, marginally competitive fields, singles are important for the horizontal bets. We did have decent winners with Grade B- works in CHARGES DROPPED in the 1st @ $9.80 and STOIC LUNA in the 2nd @ $16.80.
On Fri Feb 11, we had a bit of a rarity with an exacta consisting of a HTW and a F&R. In the 3rd, the winner was a bet down HTW SMUGGLER'S RUN @ $5.20. The Fit and Ready lister MOOSE MITCHELL ran 2nd @ 13-1 with the exacta paying $20.30.
On Sat Jan 29, we had a nice day from our Fit and Ready and Horses to Watch lists at Santa Anita. In the 4th, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM scored decidedly as a Fit and Ready lister at $9.80. In the 5th race HTW SHE'S GOT A WAY made the same looping effort in the turn that put her on the list, but continued her run this time to win going away @ $11.40. In the 9th our 2 HTW listers ran 1-2 with PAMMY'S READY paying $14.20 to win and DUVET DAY (IRE) dead heating for 2nd @ 5-1 with the exacta paying $20.90.
At Gulfstream Park in the Pegasus Cup, it appeared our Fit and Ready lister STILLETO BOY was going to finish 2nd for a nice exacta @ 26-1 with a huge move on the final turn, but was outrun at the wire by the favorite.
Despite the craziness of the opening weekend of SA and the threatening weather, the HR clockers produced 1 nice price per day of horses from the Fit and Ready list. On Sunday Jan 26, EXPRESS TRAIN won the 6th paying $16.40, and on Monday Jan 27 VANTASTIC closed from the clouds to win the 5th race turf sprint at $12.00.
The winner of the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby in the final race on Sat Nov 27 at Del Mar was HR's only Fit and Ready lister of the day, BEYOND BRILLIANT, who went wire to wire paying $23.80, helping to key a P5 of over $10K. We just missed a monster exacta as our Horses to Watch lister CATHKIN PEAK (IRE) ran third @ 7-1.
For the second week in a row, HR delivered with 3 Horses to Watch in one day. On Sun Nov 21, we had Horses to Watch in 3 races and 3 winners. In the 1st race, RIFEY flew from last late to score a $10.20 victory. In the 8th race, the featured Calbred Stakes, PRINCIPE CARLO, improved his comeback run as expected as an HTW paying $39.00 to win and keying a Pick 4 of $359.35 with 3 favorites in the other 3 races. One of those favorites in the last race was BUZZ OF NEW YORK (IRE) who scored as the 3rd HR HTW of the day paying $6.80.
The day before on Sat Nov 20, in the 1st race, our HTW ENCROACHMENT won and paid $12.60, while in the 6th race, the talented first time starter EMPIRE GAL "outworked an older horse and definitely can run" in a Grade B morning spin. She paid a bet down $15.60.
7 Horses to Watch winners in 2 weekends at very nice prices.
It was HR Horses to Watch Day at Del Mar on Sat Nov 13. We had HTW horses running in 3 races. In the 3rd race, HTW PRIMER DIMER, ridden by Jessica Pyfer on her last day as an apprentice, descended out of the sky to win going away at $103.40. In the 6th race, HTW ISSA COURT mowed down the favorite paying a paltry $7.60. Juan Hernandez then gave us the HTW double in the 7th race with KID CORLEONE, wiring the field to the tune of $31.20. The double paid $153.40.
HR info produced the Early Pick 5 on Fri Jun 11 at SA paying $4,946.25. Our 3 Horses to Watch during the sequence won the 1st race (BET ON MOOKIE @ $3.40), 3rd race (VELLA @ $9.20) and 5th race (SNAZZY DRESSER @ $6.20). Our best worker won the 2nd race (SILVER MOON ROAD, Grade B @ $7.60) and our best worker won the 4th race (STONE'S RIVER, Grade B- @ $62.40). Nice payoff for a slam dunk group of selections.
When you add the winner of the 6th race, BIG AL'S PRINCESS, with the highest performance rating from our Ratings Report @ $23.40, and the Grade B workout winners of the 7th and 8th races (HARBORED MEMORIES @ $5.80) and (first time starter ACTIVE ACCOUNT @ $6.60), HR swept the card. The late Pick 5 paid $7,513.80.
If you are a Pick 6 player, that payoff was $11,078.92. A day to be remembered.
On Sun Apr 18 in the 6th race, our clockers scored with a strong recommendation on a comebacker that we suggested should try the turf. UNCLE ADDOUMA had 3 good works receiving this same push including the comment "has a turfy way of moving, we would like to see him try that surface". He blasted a field of maidens paying $41.40 to win. In the 7th race, MUCHO DEL ORO had a recent Grade B workout with the comment "a vastly improved, good work". He paid $23.00 to win. The 8th race featured some crack sprinters in a small field, but with the strong appearance that there would be a pace duel. Enter the classy, expensive Baffert comebacker CEZANNE with several good Grade B workouts, who gobbled up the intense pacesetters to win going away @ $5.80. The Pick 4 ended in the 9th race with a turf sprint for NW1X 3 yo fillies, including SWEETEST ANGEL, who was dropping out of a stakes in which she set a fast pace. She also had a recent Grade B- work with the comment "could wait no longer and breezed right on by her mate, never turned loose, clear at the wire in 103.3, a decent work, better than it would appear on paper". Despite steadying on the turn, she pulled away at the wire, paying $30 to win, triggering an HR Pick 4 of $9,123.90.
On Santa Anita Derby Day, HR pushed the P6 on the must payout day. While it hardly broke records paying $741.44, it wasn't that easy to have without the 11th race winner QUIET SECRETARY paying $24.00 after an HR Grade B+ work in which she "worked super...not asked a drop...should do much better stretching back out", and without SA Derby winner ROCK YOUR WORLD paying $12.40 with 2 recent HR Grade B works proving he liked the SA dirt despite excelling only on turf prior to his wire to wire romp in the Derby. RIP CITY had decent works to justify his win in the Pick 6, but was more importantly a qualifier based on being a resident of the Horses to Watch List.
Friday Mar 12 at Santa Anita demonstrated a couple of reasons for using Handicapper's Report Clocker Reports over others (in addition to being the most inexpensive).
Our clocking reports often contain handicapping tips that supplement the pure timing information. Anyone can read a stopwatch (actually some not very accurately), but using that info to translate to what it might mean in the afternoon performance of a worker requires dedication and skill. A perfect example occurred in the 3rd race on Mar 12. IPPODAMIA'S GIRL had a recent work on Feb 19 that was rated a Grade B by our clockers with the comment "looked good late, final furlong in 11.3 (of a relatively slow 101.2 drill), a good work for the normally indifferent worker". In a previous drill we had also mentioned that she had "a decent work for the often indifferent workmare for her new trainer. Another little indication to take a better look at the work.
She popped in her comeback off a 16 month layoff in a new barn paying $16.00 to win.
In the 8th race, CANADIAN PRIDE had recent workouts that included the following comments: "decent move for the gray who is better around one turn". Grade B-. "finishing up the work well in 59.1, galloping out down to the 7/8 pole in 112.1, a good work...may go back to one turn". Won sprinting and paid $7.40. Oh, and BTW, 'PRIDE was a Horse to Watch for HR.
The other example of how to use our clocker reports is to compare lesser working horses in lower class races to ferret out who might be doing well relative to the others in the race. In the 1st race on Fri, MISS FLAWLESS (FR) had worked a Grade B-, decent work on Mar 1, and none of the other workers that we had caught had shown any signs in their latest work that they were approaching a big race. One other horse had shown a decent work back on Feb 12, but at 26-1 MISS FLAWLESS (FR) was the obvious choice for a value bet. She paid $55.80 to win.
The following are the double digit winners in the first 3 weeks of January at Santa Anita pushed by our clockers. Note that we have included Grade B- workers where appropriate since they often are the best workers in lower rated races and in turf races where horses are not allowed to work on turf:
Jan 24 Race 4 MISS KITNESS Grade B- Final 1/4 in 23.3 $40.40
Jan 24 R6 GREGORIAN CHANT (GB) Grade B $23.00
Jan 23 R1 CHASIN MUNNY Grade B $11.60
Jan 23 R6 SHADOW SPHINX Grade B- Decent for new trainer $11.80
Jan 22 R3 COLOSI 2 Grade B- $11.60
Jan 18 R1 BECCA TAYLOR Grade B- $10.40
Jan 17 R1 BELLA D 7 Grade B- $10.60
Jan 17 R9 WITCH'S VOW 2 Grade B- prior last race $78.80
Jan 16 R1 POLICY 3 Grade B doing well of late $27.40
DESMOND DOSS Grade B ran 2nd exacta $235.20
Jan 16 R9 BRICKYARD RIDE Grade B+ Tab for a huge effort $11.80
Jan 16 R10 SQUARED SHADY Grade B- $17.20
Jan 15 R6 GOTTA BE LUCKY 2 Grade B- $13.20
Jan 10 R7 NICE ICE Grade B- $13.20
Jan 10 R9 FIVE PICS PLEASE 4 Grade B- $60.40
Jan 9 R1 COMRADERY (IRE) 4 Grade B- $14.40
Jan 9 R8 Fit and Ready SANENUS (CHI) Grade B+ $17.00
MISS STORMY D Grade B ran 2nd exacta $94.80
Jan 9 R8 CHARMAINE'S MIA Grade B+ $35.40 Double $163.60
Jan 8 R5 MAC DADDY TOO 2 Grade B- $20.00
Jan 8 R7 BORDER TOWN 2 Grade B $10.60
Jan 3 R1 OFFSHORE AFFAIR 3 Grade B- $10.20
Jan 3 R6 ROMAN CENTURIAN Grade B prior last race $17.40
Jan 2 R6 TIZAMAGICIAN 3 Grade B $10.60
Jan 1 R1 Horse to Watch GOALIE 3 Grade B- $10/60
Jan 1 R5 I GOT NO MUNNY Grade B $12.40
Jan 1 R6 CATEMACO 2 Grade B- $30.60
Jan 1 R8 LET'S REJOYCE 2 Grade B- $17.00
Dec 31 R5 ST HELENA 2 Grade B- $31.00
Obviously, there were many, many more winners under $10 during this period. A super opening few weeks at Santa Anita.
Two nice priced workout winners on Opening Day. In the 1st race, AVENUE DE FRANCE (FR) had a Grade B work of the kind we like, giving nothing away. She clocked a slow final time of 49.3, but "under a big hold, able to go faster, a good work, much better than it appears on paper". She closed nicely along the rail to get up paying $14.20.
In the 6th race over the new extended turf sprint course, HIGHLY DISTORTED went wire to wire paying $24.80 after working well over the deep main track, receiving a Grade B for being "full of run late..., final 1/4 in 23.4, galloping out with energy, a good work for the gray, who was gelded before his big comeback win".
On Sun Dec 27, in the 1st, our Horse to Watch CASSIE BELLE won relatively easily paying $10.40. In the 8th, first time starter and Fit and Ready lister THE CHOSEN VRON won like a very good thing by 6 3/4 lengths paying a bet down $6.00.
Our morning clocking has produced the best results in the afternoon within recent memory. Every meet has resulted in strong pushes with great prices, and even the marginal races have shown great profits with horses that were simply working better than the other entries in the race.
Another bomber at Los Al on Dec 17. In the 4th race BILLY K with a recent Grade B- workout at SA with the comment: "went well in this early a.m. half-mile move, opening 1/4 in 24.3, not asked in 48.3, galloping out down to the 7/8 pole in 102.3, a decent work for sure." He went to the lead and pulled away to win easily paying $33.20. The double from our best worker in the 3rd race COJO paid $207.00. The exacta from the favorite paid $70.40.
If you were willing to open up your first Pick 5 a bit on Sat Nov 14 at Del Mar with HR info, you were compensated royally. The combination of Horses to Watch and Grade B and B- workers would have taken down the whole enchilada for $29,948.20. In the 1st race, HTW lister SUPERSTITION aired as the favorite at $4.20. The 2nd race wasn't so easy. CAUSEIDIDITMYWAY (Frank Sinatra's and my song) broke from the outside post going a mile with lousy form, but 3 recent Grade B- works, including 2 at Del Mar gave some reasonable hope. He was facing some marginal runners and wasn't the worst longshot in the world. Well, he paid $106.20 to win and the dream of a monster hit was activated. The 3rd race featured some decent horses, but one lone front runner ROCKING REDHEAD who had some stick issues, but had 4 recent Grade B- works from HR. She had thrown in a C+ in her final tune up, but as we have often mentioned here, the last work before a race can be a throw away by the trainer who has a horse ready to go, and a negative should be ignored. She took 'em wire to wire paying $33.40. The 4th race featured 2 good workers who ran 1-2, with PUBILIUS SYRUS winning @ $7.40 with a Grade B- "seems to be maintaining his good current form" and a Grade B "smoked by his...workmate in 46.3".
All that remained was the fateful 5th race. Nothing stood out, but DEL MAR FLASH had 2 horrible works at Santa Anita followed by 2 most recent works at Del Mar showing marked improvement with Grade B- drills. He stuck his nose in front at the last moment paying $18.40. More importantly, he triggered the $29K+ Pick 5, and in case you didn't use the favorite in the 1st race, the pick 4 paid 21,773.10.
But we weren't done yet on the day. Our HTW won the 6th @ $5.00 and the 9th race returned another monster payoff, although admittedly a bit more muted than the initial Pick 5. Our HTW MOVING FAST won paying $19.20 and finishing 2nd @ 18-1 was BIG FLINT with no less than 7 Grade B- works leading up to his debut. He paid $17.80 to place and the exacta paid $151.30 for $1. Certainly a meet maker kind of day.
A great day on Sun Oct 18 at SA for HR info. The last pick 5 started with Race 6, which featured a horse on our Ratings Report that had recorded a 108 performance rating from her last race. Since no other horse selection in the race had EVER run over 100 sprinting on dirt, the vaunted Single was trotted out and was justified as HANDSOME CAT ran by late to win easily paying $5.00. In the 7th race we had been tracking a filly SAVVY GAL recently that had seemingly been turning it around in the morning on the training track. We had recorded a work that didn't appear flashy, but our clocker saw through the slowish final time to give her a Grade B with the comment: "full of run late in 49.0, a good work, the best we have seen from her in quite a while". That was a final 1/4 in 23. 3, the kind we look for folks. She ran them down smartly to light up the pick 5 with a $27.40 mutuel.
The winner of Race 8 was KALYPSO, wire to wire easily with a Grade B workout and a spot on our Horses to Watch list paying $11.60.
Race 9 was won by the favorite SMOOTH LIKE STRAIT at $4.60, who qualified doubly with the highest performance routing on turf and 2 recent Grade B works, with the comment: "finishing up well, a good work up to the Twilight Derby". The final race featured our Fit and Ready lister PRIVATE MISSION, who "finished like a freight train... and should be tough in her debut". She coasted home the easiest kind of winner paying $4.00. The pick 5 paid $1,040.25. Not bad for 3 easy favorites.
Since the beginning of the SA Autumn meet, HR has had 9 Horses to Watch win, including the following decent prices:
Oct 12, R6, LITTLE JUANITO, $11.00
Oct 9, R7, TIZHOTNDUSTY, $21.80
Oct 3, R7, RUNSNAPPY, $23.20
Oct 2, R8, STELLAR SOUND, $9.20
In addition the HR clockers have been extremely accurate in identifying the good workers, often at a price, and just as importantly, telling us which of the first time starters can't run as well as knocking heavy favorites that haven't justified their low prices in their morning workouts. It has been a very successful meet thus far and we look forward to closing it out with a florish as we prepare to travel down to Del Mar for the Fall meet there, and cover the shippers to the Breeders Cup at Keeneland on Nov 6 and 7.
Opening weekend HR results at Del Mar:
Sun Jul 12
Good push winners
Race 4 FOOTHILL, Horses to Watch and Fit and Ready list $14.80
Race 1 GOOD WITH PEOPLE, Grade B, $8.00
Race 7 WHAT'S UP SURFER, Grade B, $7.80
Race 9 P R RADIO STAR, Grade B, $9.60 (12-1 ML)
Gentle push winners
Race 6 CORDIALITY, Grade B-, $18.40
Race 8 CARPE VINUM, Grade B-, $15.80
Race 10 OSTINI, Grade B-, $28.40
Hopefully, some of our customers put the good and gentle pushes together to nail the late pick 5 for $31,725.50.
Sat Jul 11
Good push winners
Race 1 OCTOPUS, Grade B, $5.00
Race 6 SPEEDY JUSTICE, Grade B+, $3.80
Race 10 RESARCIO, Grade B, $16.00
Gentle push winners
Race 7 LIL SYDNEY, Grade B-, $10.00
Race 8 BOB AND JACKIE, Grade B-, $18.40
Race 9 TEACHERS BIG DREAM, Grade B-, $20.60
Again, the late pick 5 of our good and gentle pushes won, but "only" paid $5,497.55.
Another feature on Sat was the Race 4 performance of VIAZAR, who had a Grade B prior to her debut race and a B- since raced, with the comment "can improve with racing". She ran 2nd @ 53-1 with the exacta from one of the figure horses paying $203.60.
Fri Jul 10
Good push winners
Race 3 RAYRAY, Fit and Ready lister, $6.20
Race 4 CALI CALIENTE, Horse to Watch lister and Grade B-, $21.20
Race 8 ST. JOE BAY, Grade B, $7.00
Race 9 (Oceanside Stakes) HIT THE ROAD, Grade B, $5.20 and 2nd KANDEREL, Grade B, exacta $28.10.
Gentle push winners
Race 1 SECRET TOUCH, Grade B-, $6.00
Race 5 POLAR WIND, Grade B- prior to race, $22.40
Race 7 MAXIM RATE, Grade B-, $8.40
On Sat the 4th of Jul at Los Al, HR best working favorites won the 1st, 3rd, 4th (Fit and Ready), and 6th races. The day was capped off with our Grade B worker EKKLESIA winning and paying $26.40.
On the first Sunday of the Los Al meet on Jun 28, our subscribers who received the clocker reports for free were given the 2 HR workers who received Grade B workouts at Santa Anita in the featured Race 8. DIVA IN CHARGE paid $17.00 to win as she ran down MISS TOKYO @ 16-1. The exacta paid $74.00.
On the final day of the SA meet, the HR clockers produced another great price on a first time starter. In the 3rd race, WESTON's last 3 workouts were all Grade B's with the HR comments "has improved every time we have seen him", "a good work for a two-year-old" and "outworked his older mate and seems to have ability". He went to the front, put away his pace rivals and won clear paying a super $45.20.
Another Sunday at Santa Anita with top notch HR workout information on Jun 7. The winners started right off in the first race with Fit and Ready lister HOLY GHOST paying $9.40 to win. In the 6th race UNBROKEN STAR with 2 nice Grade B works prior to his last race got up at the wire to win @ $35.40. MAJESTIC GIGI, with a good Grade B work, won the 7th @ $7.80 as the favorite, as did MCKINZIE with a Grade A- in the 8th. The Pick 4 was closed out by ANNA FANTASTIC, with 2 Grade B works back in April tipping off the good try. She paid $42.00 to win with the Pick 4 paying $1609.70.
More great results at Santa Anita for the final weekend of May. On Sat May 30 in the 9th race, Horse to Watch REPROBATE got his chance on turf as we suggested for him and flew late to score at $16.80. On Sun May 31, in the featured stakes race, Fit and Ready lister FIGHTING MAD took the lead and made every step a winning one paying $22.20. Other price winners with Grade B workouts included SEVEN SCENTS in the 4th @ $9.60 and AGAMEMNON in the 5th @ $14.00. In the 6th favorite RAKASSAH (IRE) won @ 4.20 with a Grade B and SWEET AND CHEEKY, also with a Grade B work, ran 2nd @ 11-1 returning an exacta of $17.20.
Another huge combination Fit and Ready/Horses to Watch lists winner on Fri May 22 at Santa Anita in the 8th race. TAKE THE ONE O ONE with a Grade A- in his work on Mon in which he earned the clocker comments: "absolutely full of run...striding out huge to the wire in a sparkling 22.4...on edge for a monster performance", set sail out of the gate and wired the field paying $16.60. Our Horses to Watch list had pointed out the horrendous trip ONE O ONE had experienced in his previous race affording him no chance.
Opening weekend of the Re-Opened Santa Anita Spring/Summer meet was a huge success for Handicapper's Report information. On Saturday and Sunday May 16 and 17, we had 5 Fit and Ready list winners and 3 Horses to Watch list winners. Big price winners included F&R AX MAN in the 4th on Sat paying $12.20 and REGAL BEAUTY in the 7th on Sun @ $25.40. Future star COLLUSION ILLUSION paid $7.40 in the 6th on Sun and AFFIANCED in the 3rd on Sat and BELLAFINA in the 8th on Sun won as big favorites.
The big payoff from the HTW runners was in the 9th on Sun when HARPER'S GALLOP won and paid $8.00 with ZUCCHERA running 2nd @34-1. The HTW exacta paid $153.20. DOGTAG daylighted the 7th race field on Sat paying $7.40, as did BUD KNIGHT in the 5th on Sun @ $4.80. On Sat HTW EASTERN OCEAN was much the best in the 9th as he took up down the backstretch then was intimidated in deep stretch to finish 2nd @ 14-1. An objection was lodged, but the Stewards ruled he wasn't cost a position. Tough result for the HR faithful. Altogether a nice restart to the local racing scene with a lot of pent up useful information. It should continue well into the rest of the meet because of the store of unique info in our database from the shutdown.
It was a day that made our Shutdown Clocker Subscriptions for CA shippers more than worthwhile at Oaklawn Park on Sat Apr 18. The featured Apple Blossom Handicap included 2 CA shippers on our Daily Clocker Report. OLLIE'S CANDY, a Fit and Ready lister with a strong Grade B+ work, was trained by John Sadler and ridden by Joel Rosario from the 1 hole at 7-1. CE CE, with nice recent Grade B work, was stuck on the far outside for Michael McCarthy with Victor Espinoza up at 3.9-1. Rosario sent OLLIE'S from the get go and had a nice lead into the stretch, while Espinoza had to circle the field to run at the leader. CE CE caught OLLIE'S in the last stride with a rush with the exacta paying $35.90 for $1. Could have been better for HR the other way around, but we aren't crying.
March racing at Santa Anita has produced a number of winners, but a couple of Saturdays had spectacular results for the HR information. On Mar 21 we had 3 HTW winners and 2 F&R winners including AVALON RIDE in the 3rd race who was a dual HTW and F&R lister paying a super $21.20. F&R lister CISTON paid $10.80 in the 5th. Other list winners were ORDER AND LAW in the 6th and TACO WACO in the 8th. There were also 2 HTW winners on Sun Mar 22, AUDACE in the 3rd and FABOZZI in the 5th.
On Mar 7, we had a meet type of day, with 4 Fit and Ready winners and 2 Horses to Watch winners. The winners didn't stop there as there were some other monsters as well. In the 2nd race the first time starter DROP THE CHALUPA, with 2 recent Grade B works with the comment "has progressed with each work" closed wide to run down our F&R lister AMERICAN CODE to score paying $35.80 with the exacta paying $43.00. In the 3rd race, our 3 Fit and Ready listers ran 1-2-3, with the winner WOKE UP TO ACES, "tab for a good effort", paying $17.20, and firster NAVETTA finishing 2nd @ 12-1 and firster AFFIANCED running 3rd with the exacta paying $106.70 and the tri paying $179.10. F&R and HTW lister FLAGSTAFF won the 4th, F&R's GAMINE and REEM ran 1-2 in the 6th, WARREN'S SHOWTIME, with 2 Grade B's, won the 7th @ $8.00 and F&R AUTHENTIC aired in the 8th. HTW SHE'S OUR CHARM kept our streak alive in the 9th with an $11.60 win. In the 10th, COMBATANT, with a strong Grade B work, closed out HR's dominance of the card after his barnmate and our Fit and Ready lister Gift Box was scratched. COMBATANT won and paid $21.20. Doesn't get much better than that.
We have had many, many Horses to Watch and Fit and Ready winners since the beginning of the Santa Anita meet. However, the prices have been nothing to brag about with the short fields and lack of quality.
Maybe we are finally seeing a return to the more normal good prices that our weekly HTW and F&R lists produce. On Sat Feb 15 in the 2nd race, MONGOLIAN SUNRISE won as a Fit and Ready lister and paid $20.40. On Mon Feb 17 in the 5th race, LOUD MOUTH had 2 decent Grade B- works recently and flew home under Rosario to win and pay $35.40. On Sat Feb 22 KEEPER OFTHE STARS made the first move on a stakes field and held on as a Horse to Watch paying an enormous $74.20. On Sun Feb 23, the winners continued despite no bombers. In Race 4, HTW MURAD KHAN (FR) won as the favorite and F&R lister BRANDOTHEBARTENDER completed the exacta. The final race of the day was won by a fast closing PROUD PEDRO (FR) paying $8.60 as an HTW.
Good start to Breeders Cup for the HR Clocker Report on Fri Nov 1. In the 9th race, STORM THE COURT was a Fit and Ready lister with a Grade B+ and several Grade B workouts noting the new blinkers that were added for the BC Juvenile. In a gutty performance, he held off the runner-up to score at $93.80. Other nice prices were put up by TAP BACK in the 4th race with a good Grade B work paying $30.00 to win, and RAYANA in the 2nd race with a Grade B+ and several Grade B works paying $9.60. In the 6th race BILLY BATTS, a Horse to Watch with 2 Grade B works almost held on, but finished 2nd @ 50-1, paying $33.40 to place, and in the final race SECRET COURIER ran 2nd with 2 nice Grade B works @ 7-1.
Nice weekend for the HR Horses to Watch and Fit and Ready Lists. On Friday Oct 4, we kicked the proceedings off with the easiest kind of winner, our Fit and Ready lister from San Luis Rey, RAYMUNDOS SECRET, who received 2 Grade A- works from our bonus coverage from SLR, one of which was left off the official worktab. Our clocker's comments included: "an extraordinary work, tab vs. NW1X for sure". She went to the front, in the 6th race and coasted in a dynamite at odds-on, but a welcome single.
On Saturday Oct 5, we had 2 Horses to Watch list winners, LIL MILO in the 4th and LADY NINJA in the 5th. Each paid $7.40. In the 7th race, first time starter and Fit and Ready lister CALI DUDE showed some real heart after leading early and digging in when tested in the stretch to pull away to win paying $22.20. The Clubhouse Ride Cal bred gelding had worked a nice Grade B+ workout, "showing a nice, long stride in a very good work...should be extremely tough to beat with Cal bred maidens, tab for sure".
On Sunday Oct 6, we finished the weekend with another nice priced Fit and Ready Lister HIT THE ROAD, who moved up from his maiden victory to a stakes race and flew late to score a $16.60 victory. He had a Grade B+ work since raced that included the comments "finished full of run in this impressive half-mile grass work...broke his maiden with a nice turn of foot last time out and is definitely trending up". In the final race of the day, WARRENS SHOWTIME had a decent Grade B- work, proving best in a 3 horse team drill. He paid $72.00 to win. Not the type of work to single a horse, but at 35-1 a decent longshot for multiple bets.
During the penultimate weekend of racing at the Santa Anita Spring meeting, HR provided some very nice prices to our customers. In the first race on Friday Jun 14, our Horse to Watch LOSTINTRANZLATION won easily paying $7.80. In the 4th race, vertical players were rewarded very nicely as the winner was our Fit and Ready lister BIG BARREL who kicked clear to win easily paying $13.60. Running 2nd was 2nd time starter MELBO who had a much improved Grade B- work in which he "wore blinkers (new), was never asked, pulling clear in 101.4, decent work". He got away @ 46-1 and held on to be a clear 2nd with the exacta paying $160.00 for $1. The 3rd horse was PLAY MONEY, our other good worker in the race with 2 Grade B's. He was ignored in the windows as well @ 8-1 with the trifecta paying $448.65 for $.50.
On Sunday Jun 16, our Horse to Watch WANDERING PATROL won the 1st race paying $5.00. In the 3rd race, our monster of the day DEVILS DANCE had 2 very good works leading up to this appearance, a Grade B "responding well, a nice work" and a Grade B+ "never asked at all, striding out well in 100.1, the best we have seen from this filly in a while". She set the pace early and hung on gamely for the win, paying a sweet $41.40.
This has been representative of the kind of information we have been posting this season, and we cannot wait for the start of the Del Mar meet next month, hopefully getting away from all of the negativity surrounding the Santa Anita meets. Subscription prices will be available in a couple of weeks. Thanks to all of our loyal subscribers and daily players for your support.
Going into the final weekend of the Santa Anita Spring meeting, HR has given out 14 winners on the Fit and Ready Lists and 19 winners on the Horses to Watch Lists this spring, a total of 33 winners on a track that often was too heavy going to promote decent handicapping form.
Despite the issues afflicting California racing at this critical juncture in its history, Handicapper's Report has chosen to press forward with all of our reports for the Santa Anita Spring meet. The Subscriptions are available in your accounts, and will cover whatever Santa Anita chooses to offer us in terms of racing.
There apparently is a possibility of a limited racing calendar. However, in the past that has usually been associated with more races per day, so we will proceed to gather all of our usual information and publish all of our regular daily and weekly reports and hope for the best.
In the 3 weeks since SA has resumed racing our information has been amazing. Check out the results below. The track appears to still be heavy and slow, but there seems to be more consistency between previous performances and morning workout results relative to afternoon racing results.
Some of the longer priced winners in the last few weeks as well as Horses to Watch and Fit and Ready winners are discussed below:
On Sun Apr 14 the opening race was won by our duel push Horse to Watch and Fit and Ready lister PREACHING TRAINER as the favorite. The 5th race was won by AHIMSA with 5 Grade B- works leading into the race paying $13.40. Running 2nd was TAPPED with 7 Grade B- drills with the exacta paying $34.79. Horse to Watch lister ROYAL TRUMP was the winner of the final race paying $11.40, making a slim card reasonably successful for HR.
On Sat Apr 13 the 2nd race was won by ALL GOOD with a Grade B workout paying $8.40. The 3rd race was won by super push horse BELIEVE INDEED with a Grade B+ "lightly niggled while exploding home in 47.0, final 1/4 in 23.0, excellent work, tab vs claiming femmes next time". She paid $18.00.
Fri Apr 12 was a great day for our Daily Clocker's Report. In the 1st AN EDDIE SURPRISE followed up the Grade B work he gave us prior to his strong debut with a win paying $5.20. In the 2nd CURLY'S MARK with 2 Grade B- drills scored at $13.20. The 5th race winner was our strong push Fit and Ready first timer CE CE, who had several nice Grade B works including the comment "can definitely run and should be live at first asking". She was indeed, pulling away late under hand urging to pay $14.40. In the 6th JIMMY CHILA with a Grade B- work won and paid $11.00. Finally, in the 8th OVEREMPHASIZE, with 2 good Grade B works, just got up in time to win paying $26.00, edging an unlucky MAGICAL GRAY, who had 3 Grade B works, with the exacta paying $72.00.
On Sun Apr 7 TOUGH BUT NICE won the 2nd race with a Grade B work paying $12.00, followed by wins by our duel push HTW and F&R winner in the 3rd WITHHOLDING INFO and HTW SOUL STREIT in the 5th. The sweet winner of the day for us was in the 8th race with DANUSKA'S MY GIRL, with a Grade B work, successful at a SUPER $43.20. Finishing 2nd and 3rd were ENBOLDENED, with 3 Grade B's, and SHOW IT N MOE IT, with a Grade B, with the exacta and $.50 trifecta paying $112.70 and $207.60 respectively.
On Sat Apr 5 we pushed the winners of 6 races in our Daily Clocker's Report. In the 1st LEMOONA, with a Grade B, $13.80; in the 3rd F&R lister BELLAFINA, Grade A-, $2.60; 4th, SWISS MINISTER, Grade B, $10.20; 8th, ROADSTER, 3 Grade B's, $8.20; GIFT BOX, F&R Grade B+, $6.20; and the MONSTER OF THE DAY in the 11th race, UNITED with a Grade B, $32.00.
On Fri Apr 5 at Santa Anita, our lone Fit and Ready lister FORAY won the last race wire to wire paying $15.00. In his last workout for HR, the comments included "decent work, look for this one to improve making the lead stretching out next time." He did indeed, winning on the lead pulling away at the end. He was made a F&R choice off his Grade B work on the Mar 13 when he flew the final 1/4 in 23.3. On Thu Apr 4 in the final race the winner was CHARMINGSLEW with 3 Grade B- works paying $36.40. The 2nd horse was first time starter AN EDDIE SURPRISE with a Grade B work @ 3-1. The exacta paid $76.20.
On Sun Mar 31 our Horse to Watch EREBUNI won the 1st race paying $27.20. We suggested that her debut against males was too tough and she should improve against her own gender next time. She did indeed at a very nice price.
A super racing weekend for HR at SA beginning on Fri Feb 22. The fun began in the 1st race with EDDIE HASKELL upsetting the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint Champ paying $10.40 to win. He had recorded 2 Grade B workouts in his last 2 preceding the race and had made our Fit and Ready list with a B+ before his previous race. In the 3rd race we picked up the mutuel payoffs with MAD MIKE scoring @ $22.00. He had recorded a "much improved, good" Grade B work prior to the race. TREASURE HUNTER won the 8th race as a treasured combo good worker (Grade B "under a huge hold, good work) and a Horse to Watch lister, paying $18.00.
On Sat Feb 23, we again began the day with a great payoff as UNBRIDLED ETHOS paid $24.40 to win bringing along a super Grade B work, "good work for the once raced, comebacking Cal-bred, who seems an improved sort, look for a good effort off the bench"). He also had 5 B- works prior to the B final work. In the 4th race Horse to Watch WHAT'SONTHEAGENDA wired the field down the hill as we called for on the HTW list paying $8.20. We finished off the nice prices with a win by Mandella first time starter GALLOPING MISCHIEF in the 6th race paying $24.00. He had scored 7 Grade B- works leading up to his debut.
We completed the very successful week with HR's Aaron Hesz' recent claim PALADAR stepping up to a straight maiden allowance and scoring a huge victory in the opening race paying $9.80 as a Fit and Ready lister having delivered 2 Grade B+ and 2 Grade B- works since raced and claimed. He had been outworking his barnmate who was the favorite in this race. We finished the day and the week with a win by our Horse to Watch COMBAT ZONE @ $8.40 after stumbling in his previous work, as pointed out in the HR trip notes. It appears that the rains may have helped the track surface that we have been complaining about since the start of the meet. Hopefully, the morning workout information will now continue to lead to nice prices in the afternoon.
On New Year's Day at SA, we were treated to several nice prices from the HR Daily Clocker Report including the 5th race where TIKKUN OLAM finished with a rush to pay $28.20. He finished off his recent workout activity with a nicely hidden Grade B 4f drill on the heavy track in 49.3, "finishing well under a big hold, able to go faster if the rider wanted to, nice work". The 2nd horse was MONTANA MOON, who had 2 recent Grade B- works with the exacta paying $226.10. In the 8th race, CARIBOU CLUB, with 2 recent Grade B works, closed late against some tough down hillers to pay $8.60. Finally, in the 10th race, IRISH HEATWAVE closed out a nice day and a super opening week for HR with a $16.40 triumph.
On Mon Dec 31 in the 4th, the exacta consisted of the winner, Fit and Ready lister ROUTE SIX SIX, returning from a 9 month absence paying $8.00 and Horse to Watch JUSTIN'S QUEST completing the $11.00 exacta.
Really good opening week at SA so far. On Sun Dec 30 in the 4th race, GIZA GODDESS with 2 recent Grade B works, in which our clockers recognized the quality despite the slow times (49.1) on this horrendously deep awful track, pulled off and won impressively paying $13.20. The latest comment included: "good work for the rapidly improving gray filly, who is slated for a turf stakes next and seems up to the task". I'll say. The 2nd horse was our other Grade B worker in the race COLONIAL CREED, again with a slow time (50.0). The exacta paid $33.70. Two of our Fit and Ready listers ran 1-2 in the 9th race, as AMUSE ran impressively to her works before her debut and her 2 B- drills since with DULCE RIDE stealing the photo for 2nd. The final race went to our Horse to Watch APACHE PRINCESS with 2 recent Grade B- works to back up our choice paying 6.40. The double paid a generous $20.60
On Sat Dec 29, our Horse to Watch TRUFFALINO won the 1st race paying $17.00 with another HTW OUT OF BALANCE finishing 2nd. The exacta paid $43.90.
On Fri Dec 28 our Fit and Ready lister SHUT IT UP won the 4th race paying $16.20.
A nice Santa Anita Opening Day for the HR Clocker Report. In the 5th race, first time starter BIG SCOTT DADDY, with 3 Grade B works including comments "nice work for the unraced colt who appears a very bright prospect", good work for the promising son of Scat Daddy, who appears to be a nice sort" and "can run a lot". He won going away paying $19.60. Finishing 2nd was our Horse to Watch KA'NAH @ 8-1 with the exacta paying $109.40 for $1. The 7th race went to the big favorite RIVER BOYNE (IRE) with recent Grade B works, but he just barely held on from the charging HR Fit and Ready lister AND Horse to Watch DESERT STONE (IRE) @ 10-1, who had been working lights out for awhile. The 8th race was won impressively by GIFT BOX with a recent Grade B+ that was an "excellent work in his final prep for the San Antonio" paying $15.00. Completing the exacta was BATTLE OF MIDWAY, who also had a Grade B+. The exacta paid $23.50.
On Thu Nov 22 the HR Daily Clocker Report pointed out 2 great prices on the card. In the 2nd race first time starter BASHFUL had recorded several nice works including a Grade B with the comment "continues to impress up to her impending debut...final 1/4 in 23.3, another good work for the Orb filly...definitely can run", and a Grade B+ that earned her Fit and Ready List status with the comment "very sharp work...appears to have a lot of run". She paid a huge $16.20 to win. In the 7th race, DANUSKA'S MY GIRL with a recent Grade B workout in which she outworked a couple of others from the gate, beat our Fit and Ready lister AMUSE paying $21.20 to win with the exacta paying $24.30.
On Sun Nov 11, the last race was won by GYPSY BLU with 2 nice recent workouts since changing trainers, a Grade B- "looks decent for her new trainer" and a Grade B "has changed barns recently and went for new trainer Koriner, nice work". She paid a sweet $63.60 to win. She worked with SPICED PERFECTION in that B- work, who also received a Grade B- and won the 8th race stakes paying $10.60. The double paid $373.60.
On the Friday Nov 2 card at SA, we gave out pushes on each of the Pick 6 races that could have produced a $54,328 payoff. The 5th race clocker report had 2 Grade B- works on QUINNIE with the comment on the last one "is not a good workhorse, but actually didn't look too bad". She paid $7.80. The 6th race had a Grade B- work on ALL TEA ALL SHADE who paid $29.00 as an alternative to DIOSA, who had the highest Performance Rating by far and a 5 length lead into the stretch before succumbing (the reason I lost the Pick 6). The 7th was won by KENCUMIN @ $12.00 who had some speed at the meet long speed favoring distance of a mile on turf and had a recent Grade B workout. The 8th was won by our standout high Performance Rating horse by 5 points GIVE ME A HINT. Her 95 was high by 5 points over the horse who finished 2nd MUCHO UNUSUAL. She paid $13.20 to win. The winner of the 9th race was DOWNSIDE UP who had the highest non Los Al rating dirt rating and paid $15.80. In the last race, the first time starter DROP THE MIC closed from dead last to nail the favorite on the line to pay $28.40 with a recent Grade B- workout with the comment "a vastly improved work for her new trainer." The type of work we all look for as a differentiator in our racing game.
On Friday Oct 26, we had a nice warm up for the weekend with 2 great prices from our Daily Clockers Report. In the 3rd race TAKE A LEAP had 5 Grade B nice works since her last race at Del Mar and stuck it to straight maidens with Tyler Baze, who had been working her, pulling away to an easy victory paying $16.80. In the 6th race, ACCLIMATE had a recent Grade B team drill in which he was "quite nice...appears improved". He pulled out and around horses entering the stretch and hung on for the win at a juicy $33.80 mutuel payoff. These two winners helped key a $14,036 $.20 pick 6. Hope you had it!
On Sun Oct 14, the HR reports combined to produce some nice results. In the 1st race, the winner DON'T STALK ME had a very nice recent half-mile Grade B workout in which he "finished great...final furlong in a really good 11.3, never asked...appears set for a top effort". He paid $6.00 to win, and combined with the 2nd race HR winner CYCLOMETRIC for a sweet double. CYCLO' had a much improved recent Grade B work in which he "went much better than we have seen previously, never asked...good work for the homebred, who may be coming around". He did indeed improve to win @ $26.60 with the double paying $81.00.
In the 9th race, the winner AFLEET ASCENT had a super recent Grade B+ team work with Battle of Midway in which they were "extra sharp, neither asked a drop while full of run late...excellent work, primed for top efforts". 'ASCENT won a very tough nose bob to pay $6.00. Losing the bob at 17-1 was our Horse to Watch LITTLE JUANITO, who also had worked very well recently with 2 Grade B efforts. He paid $13.60 to place with the exacta coming back $43.70. Obviously a much better result had the exacta been reversed.
We pushed a monster Horses to Watch winner on Friday Aug 31 to kick off the final weekend at Del Mar. SUENO in the 3rd Race was listed because of a much troubled trip on Aug 15. The trip notes read: "Was shuffled back at the break, recovered to race at the back of the pack along the inside, bulled his way through down the backstretch, scraped paint into the stretch, angled out, laid in, green as grass; still a promising debut". I guess so, as he still was pretty green circling the field into the stretch and switching his leads, winning off by over 4 lengths to pay $50.40.
Opening week at Del Mar was filled with 10 winners from our Horses to Watch and Fit and Ready lists. There were 5 horses from each list getting their pictures taken from Opening Day through the first Sunday, including the double lister CATAPULT who flew late to capture the featured Eddie Read Stakes on Sunday paying a monstrous $44.00.
Although he was the super price, there were others during the week. On Saturday in Race 7, TAMMY'S WINDOW with a Grade B workout at DM won and paid $23.80.
On Opening Day in Race 3 EIGHTY THREE with a Grade B work won and paid $10.60 and we almost had 2 other monsters on the day as HOTITUDE in Race 3 with a Grade B drill had the lead and got run down to finish 2nd @ 23-1 and DEL MAR MAY in the 7th with 2 Grade B works also turned for home with the lead and got run down by the Hollendorfer future star BRILL @ 25-1. The exactas on both horses paid well, but oh what they could have been. It was a great first week at DM with several other winners along the way. It sure is great to be back at Old Del Mar.
The HR Daily Clocker Report for Closing Day at Santa Anita featured 8 Grade B or B- pushes on the winners of races 3 through 10, including STORM THE HILL in the 9th @ $21.00 and DESERT LAW in the 10th paying $9.60. All you needed was UNAPOLOGETIC in the 11th, who had only maintenance type works recently but one of the 3 top last race Performance Ratings from HR, to cash the Pick 6 paying over $20,000.
Late News: Nice lead in to the final weekend of Santa Anita for our Daily Clocker Report. In the 4th race today Friday Jun 22, the 2 yo first time starter CAROTARI with a Grade B work from HR "a nice work for the unraced two-year-old son of Artie Schiller, who appears to have ability", blew away his field paying $19.60.
Nice start for the week of racing at Santa Anita on Thu May 17 . Our Daily Clocker Report had the first time starter SIX PACK GAL in the 3rd with a decent Grade B- work from the gate. She won easily paying $6.00. The prices began in the 5th when the late Pick 4 kicked off with a strong win from MOVE OVER (GB), who had 2 Grade B- works prior to his last race. He broke through the gate before the start and ran an 1/8 of a mile before being pulled up and re-gated, yet finished with a flourish to just get up by a nose and pay $7.20. The 6th race was one by an HR Grade B worker MOJGAN who had a recent Grade B work with the comment: "went extremely easy in this good half-mile move, final 1/4 in 24.3, absolutely breezing to the wire, nice work." She paid a generous $29.00. The 7th race produced another great price as TIME AND CHANCE, with a recent Grade B work with a final 1/4 in 23.2, gutted out the win paying $15.60. The double paid $122.00 and set up the 8th race for our Horse to Watch NAVAJO DREAMER (IRE) to win @ $9.40 and key the last Pick 3 paying $620.40 and the late Pick 4 to pay $900.70.
The HR Horses to Watch list is coming off a monster day at SA on Sun Apr 1. There were Horses to Watch running in 3 races on that day, all of which won at great prices. In the 1st race ANATOLIAN HEAT came out of a very wide trip in his last race to take advantage of a speed duel, getting up close to home to pay $13.80. In the late double, the recent claim IKE WALKER, who had just missed in his last race after bobbling badly at the break, had an extremely wide trip in the 8th race, but persevered at the wire to win his 11th career race and pay an overlaid $9.00. To complete the HR double in the 9th, HTW POINT GUARD came from the 11 post to rally between horses and hold off the others at the wire to pay $23.80 with the late double paying $157.80 for $2.
Nice start to the week at Santa Anita on Thu Feb 15 for the HR Daily Clocker Report. Arguably the best HR workers in each race from the 4th through the 8th won with the late Pick 5 paying $2,687.25. The Pick 4 paid $696.70, and if you used the favorite in the 3rd race in your Pick 6 with the HR horses in the remainder, you cashed for $128,292.
The HR winners for the day actually began in the 2nd with DEL MAR DIVA, who had 2 recent good Grade B- works. She paid $6 with the price affected by one of the favorites being declared a non-starter. The true fun began in the 4th with the winner BEDEVILED, who had 2 recent Grade B- works, edging out the competition paying $9.00. In the 5th SILVERSPUN PICKUP utilized her recent 2 Grade B- works to promote her to victory at $7.60. In the 6th race comebacker DALMORE with 2 recent Grade B works, one with a final 1/4 in 23.2 buried his opponents, drawing off by 8 lengths to pay $11.80. The favorite COLONIST with 2 recent Grade B workouts won the 7th as expected paying $6.00. The star of the HR show was first time starter SURFING STAR who had been working forever, but quite well for Bruce Headley, with a Grade B and 2 Grade B- works going into the debut. He ran like a professional, sitting just off the speed and accelerating into the stretch to draw off and pay $28.00
The opening week of the Santa Anita Meet produced a number of nice winners for the HR reports. On opening day we had 2 Horses to Watch winners and 3 Fit and Ready winners, with SPANISH HOMBRE a dual winner from both lists @ $7.00. RED LIGHTNING from the F&R list won the 5th race in wire to wire fashion with ease paying $17.00. UNIQUE BELLA snapped back from her poor race on the biased DM Breeders Cup track with a nice win as a F&R lister @ $4.60 in the 7th, followed in the 8th race by CITY OF LIGHT, a Grade B+ working Horses to Watch lister, who broke a bit slowly, rushed up to grab the lead and hold on for a nice $17.00 win. Other good working winners included GIANT EXPECTATIONS with 2 Grade B drills wiring the field in the 3rd race paying $29.00 and CALIFORNIAGOLDRUSH in the 4th with a nice Grade B work breaking her maiden in the 4th with a nice rally paying $56.80. Great start to the meet for HR.
On the next racing day, Fri Dec 29, we continued the parade of Horses to Watch winners with MESUT in the 3rd race. He also had 2 Grade B- works in which he "finished up well". In the race, he powered home to win paying $17.40. This was our 3rd $17.00 horse of the meet from our lists. On Sat Dec 30 we kicked the card off with 2 Horses to Watch in the first two races. PROUD HEROINE in the 1st @ $7.20 was followed by PEACE in the 2nd @ $3.40 for an opening double of $13.80. Not too exciting, so we looked for a longer shot in the graded stakes race in the 4th and came up with MIDNIGHT CROSSING (IRE) with 2 recent Grade B works including a sharp final furlong in 11.4 in one of the drills and a final 1/4 in 23.3 in the other one. She paid $47.60 to win. In the 8th we pushed SILENT BIRD with 2 recent Grade B works. She won and paid $8.20. On Sun Dec 31 we closed out the year with a Horses to Watch exacta in the 1st race. FLY TO MARS got to the front and held off SECRETO PRIMERO to provide the HR HTW exacta of $18.10.
Two nice workers from the Daily Clocker Report scoring at Los Al to end the final Friday and Sunday cards. On Fri Dec 15 in the 8th first time starter AHIMSA with a strong Grade B workout with older Howdy "...both finishing under huge holds, AHIMSA going extra easily, final 1/4 in 24.0, galloping out strongly as well, quite nice for both, especially AHIMSA, a two-year-old Animal Kingdom filly who is a must follow". AHIMSA had 2 other Grade B works earlier in her prep for her debut. She popped the gate from the dreaded one hole and took them wire to wire, pulling away at the end to pay $9.20 to win. On Sunday in the 10th, the Mullins $20K maiden claimer, SOUTHERN THUNDER, who hadn't raced in almost 2 months, all of a sudden turned up with a strong Grade B+ work at Santa Anita prepping for this race. He "worked early in the a.m. over this deep racetrack and really handled it well, opening 1/4 in 25.2, finishing quite well under no urging, final time 48.4, final 1/4 in a sharp 23.2, especially considering the racetrack; excellent here, the best we have ever seen him look". 'THUNDER showed the improved work was no fluke, sweeping by the field late to score at $13.80.
Our Horses to Watch list, which is taken from our Weekly Trip Notes Report costs $10 per week and is included in two of our subscriptions, had 2 horses running in the 4th race at Del Mar today, Sat Nov 18. The horses were HARDBOOT @ 5-1 and SMART KNOWS SMART @ 12-1. The two horses were separated by a nose at the wire with HARDBOOT getting the bob and surviving an inquiry with our other horse paying $12.60. SMART KNOWS SMART, who had worked well prior to his debut as well, completed the exacta paying $86.30. It was nice not having to worry about the inquiry for a change.
On Sat Nov 11 our Fit and Ready lister EXCESSIVE KID won and paid $17.40.
One Horse to Watch and two Fit and Ready winners closing weekend at Santa Anita. On Sunday Oct 29 in the 4th race, PICA, the hard trying old mare with a recent Grade B+ workout, showed them her old class on the drop paying $7.20 to win as a Fit and Ready lister. In race 6 TULE FOG, after scratching out of a race on Sat, once again "never stopped trying" as we commented in the trip note from his last race to come back and win an open first level allowance down the hill at a super price of $32.60 as a HTW. On Sat Oct 28 in the 8th race, Fit and Ready lister MCKINZIE with a Grade B+ "extremely nice work for the unraced 2 yo Street Sense colt, who is a must follow", ran away and hid by 5 1/2 lengths paying a generous $9.20.
Worst beat of the year that we can remember on Fri Oct 27 at Santa Anita. Our Fit and Ready first time starter MIDNIGHT BISOU had a Grade B+ work on Oct 13 with the comment "best and quite nice for the unraced 2 yo filly who outworked an older male winner and definitely can run, tab...the Official Clockers mixed these two up on the original worksheet". In the 6th race she charged down the stretch at 21-1 to get her nose in front just before the wire, then lost the bob and proceeded to gallop out in front.
Nice start to the 3rd week of SA Autumn for the HR clockers. In race 4 on lucky Fri Oct 13, the winner had a super workout from the HR clockers. On Oct 8, WININFASHION worked a Grade B with the comment "went very well...final 1/4 in 23.4, a much improved and very nice work...may try to stretch out next time and appears to be going the right way". She stretched out and provided us with a super $30.20 payoff. Our Daily Clocker Report contributed in a different way to the results of race 5. WARM ENDOWMENT had 3 workouts recently with horrendous times (105.4, 102.0 and 103.4) with very poor grades. Our clockers made an issue of ignoring those works with the comments "never works well, so this may not mean that much", "so-so work, but typical of what she does", and "not impressive at all, but typical of what this mare does in the a.m." Whereas one might throw the horse out on the basis of those works, including her produced a win payoff of $21.20, and with WININFASHION in the 4th set up a $3004 Pick 5 payout. In the 1st race DUKES UP had recent Grade B- and B works including the one where he was "never asked a drop in this sharp half-mile spin...showing good energy to the work, nice work for the gelding, who seems to be on the improve". He circled the field to score @ $4.40 to kick off the Pick 5.
I hope all of our customers realize the importance of the new tax rule that allows us as bettors to not have to sign IRS forms on insignificant payoffs for the wrong reasons. We no longer have to sign forms and have deductions from winnings when we put in moderate wagers on high payoff eventualities. For example, the Pick 5 today paid $3003.55. With the new rules, if you bet a total of $11 to win today's Pick 5 bet, you would not have had to sign. Read the rules, but the results are that we all should be betting more on higher payoff probabilities with better results and fewer bookkeeping aggravations and deductions resulting in the loss of our betting cash.
On Sun Oct 8 in the 1st race, Horse To Watch LA PREMIERE ETOILE stretched out on turf to wire the field paying $23.20 to win. On Sat Oct 7 in the 3rd race, Fit and Ready lister, first time starter CATALINA CRUISER, with a Grade B+ workout "very good first six furlong work...can run a lot", won easy and paid $9.00.
The first decent workout push payoff of the Santa Anita Autumn meet occurred on Fri Sep 29, Opening Day. In the 8th race, MAJOR CABBIE, who had worked well prior to his debut at Del Mar against St Patricks Day, had trouble out of the gate and had 2 nice Grade B- works since, took the lead going 2 turns and took them virtually wire to wire to win authoritatively paying $20.40. In the work prior to his first start, he had earned a Grade B work in a team drill in which he "kept up with his older mate and appears a nice prospect".
Another great winner at Los Al from our Fit and Ready List and Daily Clocker Report on Fri Sep 22. COLONEL CASH, an unraced 2 yo colt who had worked at Los Al for D'Amato on Sep 9, was "never asked in this half-mile gate work, not overly quick in 12.1, 24.0 then finishing well while not asked in 47.1, a final 1/4 in 23.1, nice work, one to watch for sure". He finished in the race the way he ran in the morning, sweeping by and pulling away to pay $25.40 to win.
A few huge priced winners have made the Los Al Clocker Reports worthwhile. On Sat Sep 16 in the final race TIZ LOVE had 3 recent Grade B- workouts at Los Al (typically very productive at LRC) and made a big move and held on at the wire over the favorite paying $59.40. On Sun Sep 10 in the 2nd race SHORT OF EZ had 4 Grade B- works at Los Al leading up to his debut and scored at $20.60.
The HR clockers have produced a large number of winners during the Del Mar meet. The following are recent examples of some of the great prices our pushes have tabbed:
On Thu Aug 31 in the 6th race, second time starter PULPIT RIDER, exiting a non-descript debut, was given a recent Grade B team workout by our clockers with the comment "was not asked as she flew home along the rail, going by the front trio late in 100.1, a nice work for the Cal-bred two-year-old filly, who has ability". She caught a marginal Cal-bred maiden field and daylighted them wire to wire by 5 lengths paying $28.40 to win.
On Wed Aug 30 in the 6th race SPICED PERFECTION had a recent Grade B drill "dragging the rider along early, going by a separate team of workers along the rail while just lightly asked late, reaching out well in 101.1, better than looks on paper, nice work". She dueled on the pace and pulled clear from her rivals in the Cal-bred $100K Generous Portion Stakes paying $17.20 to win.
Sat Aug 26 was a great day for prices for HR clocker report clients. In the 3rd race SWIRLING, with a recent Grade B work "not asked at all showing good energy late n 48.0, final 1/4 in 23.4, nice and much improved move", blew the start but rallied wide to run down the field and pay $20.00 to win as much the best. In the 5th race we had a recent Grade B workout on LUCKY ROMANO "wearing blinkers (new)...very good work, nothing like the horse we saw run poorly first time out, tab for improvement". Sporting his new blinkers, ROMANO aired by 8 lengths paying $10.20. The feature of the day was the Grade 2 Pat O'Brien Stakes that was taken in devastating fashion by GIANT EXPECTATIONS with a wide sweeping move, pulling away to win @ $11.40. Our clockers had a recent Grade B+ work on the GIANT "not asked in 58.2, galloping out in 112.0, very sharp work".
Two nice prices from our Daily Clocker Report to start the week of Aug 9. On Wed in the 7th race our clockers caught a Grade B team workout for MISTRESSOFTHENIGHT at DM in which she "appeared best, good work for this often indifferent worker, who seems to like this racetrack a lot". She scored at $14.60. REIKI BABY with recent DM Grade B and B- works ran 2nd with the exacta paying $45.60. On Thu in the 4th race ANGEL ALLIE had 3 Grade B- drills with the comment in one being "never asked, looking good to the wire. It appears this one is going the right way." She finished well to win and pay $16.40.
A very nice day for the HR Daily Clocker Report on Sat Aug 5 as 6 of the 10 races were won by horses with Grade B or better workouts, including 2 Fit and Ready listers. F&R shipper TISDALE, with a Grade B+ "very, very good work" pulled away to win by 5 in the 2nd race over $8K claimers and pay a bet down $5.40 to win. CAMBODIA in the 8th had a recent Grade B+ DM turf work "sizzled over the turf course with the dogs up, ...excellent" and blitzed her competition in the G2 Yellow Ribbon Stakes paying $6.60.
Other nice prices on the day included JEREMY'S LEGACY (IRE) in the 5th with a nice Grade B work at DM and a Grade B+ at SA "best we have seen from this one". He circled the field to win convincingly paying $10.20. In the 6th race SPECTATOR stamped herself as the top 2 yo filly so far with a devastating win over a couple of highly respected early winners paying $10.40. She had 2 recent Grade B workouts, including one with a 23.3 final 1/4 at DM. The final race was won by WALDORF, who admittedly has always been a good worker, but he uncorked a recent nice Grade B blowout with a final 1/4 in 23.0 at DM. He stormed home to pay $26.00 to win.
Big prices at Del Mar on winners from the HR Daily Clocker Report on Sun Jul 30 and Sat Jul 29:
In the 6th race on Sun, a group of unraced high potential types got together. One of the craftiest of the top trainers that fly under the media umbrella is Richard Mandella who doesn't get the attention he deserves. POETIC had 5 Grade B- works that included the final work that was "much faster than given" at DM and a number of others that included one that had a "final 1/4 in 23.3, nice work". She came flying at the end to score at $20.00. In the 7th, TEQUILA JOE had a recent DM Grade B work in which he "appeared much improved over his works before his comeback", ...not asked in a final 23.2, then galloping out very strongly..., nice work,...shown a fondness for this turf course previously, comes off a troubled effort last time out and could be worth a look at a price next out". He closed with a rush to score at $17.60, a big bet down after being given out as the HR Radio Bet of the Day on Thoroughbred LA by Aaron Hesz. The double paid $99.00.
On Sat in the 5th
race MEDAGLIA GOLD, a Grade B 1/2
mile in 46.4, “full of run late. May try routing on the sod
next and seems to be doing quite well.” Went wire to wire on the turf
paying $21.00.
In the 6th race BERNINA STAR, a Grade B 5 furlongs in 100.1, “finished well…final 3/8 in 35.1, nice work”. Flew late to pull away at the wire paying $32.20.
How about the double? $421.20.
Nice start to the Del Mar Summer Meet for HR with 2 winners from our Fit and Ready List and 4 winners from our Horses to Watch List in the first week of racing:
Wed Jul 19 Race 5 F&R JUST A SMIDGE $6.00
Fri Jul 21 Race 3 HTW MEADOWSWEET $19.20
Sat Jul 22 Race 3 HTW AN OCALA TEN $16.20
Race 8 HTW GIRL DOWNSTAIRS $9.00
Race 9 F&R ACCELERATE $17.60
Sun Jul 23 Race 1 HTW NEWPORT BREEZE $20.20
On Sun Jul 2, 4 of the horses from our Horses to Watch lists ran at Santa Anita. They all won on a day when there were mostly favorites. Three of our HTW were indeed favorites, PLACIDO in the 1st @ $5.80, SHE BEGAN AGAIN in the 3 @ $3.20 and PRIME ISSUE in the 7th @ $6.80. However, the key for the late exotics was our HTW in the 8th, LAMBO LUXX paying $27.40 to win.
The 3 day racing weeks ending on Sun Jun 18 and Jun 11 at Santa Anita produced a total of 9 Horses to Watch and Fit and Ready winners. There were 6 HTW winners and 3 F&R winners, including GIANT INFLUENCE on Sun Jun 18 in the 9th race paying $39.40 to win; and PASCHALITSA on Fri Jun 16 in the 6th paying $12.80 to win. We are looking forward to the start of racing at Del Mar on Wed Jul 19. As usual we will take a vacation during the Los Al racing weeks. We will be finishing strong in the last two weeks of Santa Anita meet coming up, which ends this year on Mon Jul 3 and Tue Jul 4.
Nice start to the week on Thu and Fri May 25 and 26. On Fri the opening race was won in strong fashion by ABBEY VALE (IRE) as she ran down the favorite paying $8.20. ABBEY had recently worked a slow 5 furlongs in 102.4, which our clocker rated a decent Grade B-, never asked at all, best in the team. In the 2nd race the Fit and Ready lister RUN AWAY did just that in the 4 1/2 f sprint winning easily after a Grade B+ recent workout. She was odds-on, but a solid single in the Pick 5. CONQUEST SABRE CAT won the 3rd rather easily, sweeping by late paying $7.80. He had recorded a recent Grade B- team work in which he was best. After TRUE VALOR parked in the 5th race with 2 recent Grade B- works to seal the Pick 5 at $6.20, the best HR info play of the day occurred in the 7th as CHRIS AND DAVE won easily after a mishap in the stretch to pay $19.80. He had worked recently "under a big hold when up, quite nice", Grade B.
On Thu May 25 WRIGHTWOOD won the 6th race as a Horse to Watch and with a Grade B workout to pay $11.80. The day closed with a monster winner in PACIFIC COAST HWY. He had 2 recent Grade B workouts "nice work for him, perhaps the blinkers and a drop in class can perk his form up". I guess it did as he paid $52.80 to win.
On Thu May 4 at SA both of our Fit and Ready in Today horses won. The first 2 yo baby race of the year was won by F&R filly GORGEOUS GINNY who daylighted her opponents paying a bet down $4.20 in the 2nd. In the 7th ZAPPERCAT closed with a rush to justify her super work that earned her a Grade A- from our clockers with the comments "finished huge, final 1/4 in a sizzling 22.4, never asked, then galloping out completely full of run, excellent work". She paid $12.20 to win. A nice lead-in for the CA shippers to the KY Oaks and Derby cards. There are 3 HR Fit and Ready listers on the Oaks card on May 5 and 2 F&R listers on the Derby card on May 6.
With a week of racing left in the Santa Anita Winter Meet, the HR Horses to Watch lists have produced 28 winners and the Fit and Ready lists have produced 22 winners, an average of almost one winner per day from one of the lists. Since we had a few rain days and days without a horse running from one of the lists, it is fair to say that we have produced a winner each day just from our weekly lists.
We had another Fit and Ready list winner on Fri Mar 10 heading into Santa Anita Handicap day Sat Mar 11. KENCHO, a shipper from NY who had run poorly last year at Belmont, had worked very well coming into her comeback for Desormeaux. She had 4 Grade B's and a B+ where she "exploded home with a final furlong in a sparkling 11.0, responding very well off of the slow splits." She made the lead and used that good closing kick to advantage to score paying $21.20. Our Daily Clocker Report pushed the rest of the winners in the Pick 5 as well, which paid $3,017.85, including CAUSA in the 4th paying $9.00 to win with a "quite nice" Grade B work last week that we timed in over 2 seconds faster than the official time. The comebacking Classy ILLUMINANT finished off the Pick 5 with ease down the hill after a "really good work for the comebacker...final 1/4 in 23.3, never asked at all".
Our Daily Clocker Report got February off to a rousing start with a number of nice winners. On Thu Feb 2 in the 3rd race, comebacker DAVID'S MEMORY came down the hill for the first time with new pilot Bejarano aboard and featuring 2 Grade B- works and one Grade B drill in which he "finished with good energy...quite nice this morning". He pulled away to an easy victory paying $10.00. In the 7th race SORRY ERIK had a recent team drill earning a Grade B with the comment "very nice work for the recent claim, who appears on the improve for his new barn". He scored at $14.40.
The monster of the day came in the final race in the form of the second place finisher. The winner of the grassy 1 1/2 mile minor stakes race GOODYEARFORROSES (IRE) had a nice recent Grade B in which she was "not asked, quite nice". She wasn't a major surprise at $9.20. However, the 2nd horse was ESTRECHADA (ARG) who had shown nothing in her first start in the country in the Marathon G2 Stakes on BC Day last year. She had been working well with a Grade B and 3 Grade B- drills on the comeback trail. The secret, however, was the HR comment in her last workout that she "wants to run all day". She got her marathon distance and ran a good 2nd at 50-1, keying a super exacta of $192.20.
Nice to get back on dry land at the Santa Anita Meet, although we did have some nice returns on the off going. On Thu Jan 26, the first two races produced a nice return for the HR info as the best worker won the 1st race paying $9.40. GOOD N NAUGHTY had a "quite nice this week" Grade B workout on Jan 16 and won easily. In the 2nd race our Horse to Watch, with a horrendous first outing documented in the Trip Notes, once again charged home; this time winning easily and paying $18.80. The double paid $69.00.
Amazing start to the Santa Anita Meet! On Thu Dec 29, the Monster of the Day Award was split between Horse to Watch SIX POINT RACK in the 6th race paying $21.80 and our only Fit and Ready lister MISS SUGARS (GB) in the 8th paying $14.60. The other members of the $2,275.65 late pick 4 were pretty easy with HR info. In the 5th race SHEHASTHERITESTUFF had recent Grade B and B- works with the comments "doing quite well out of her facile maiden win" and "much improved Cal-bred filly who is definitely continuing her ascent forward". She paid $10.60 to win with an electrifying move in the stretch. In the 7th race, big dropper WILLING TO TRAVEL had two recent Grade B- works to indicate the run for $10K was a cash, not a bailout. He paid $10.00.
Earlier, BURN ME TWICE ran away from the field in the 3rd @ $8.60 with Grade B- works "nice move for the maiden claimer" and QUIET DUDE ran 2nd with the top HR performance rating and a recent Grade B- work @ 10-1 for a nice $37.10 exacta. A great day. Almost a single Pick 6 for the whole thing.
Great opening day for HR Horses to Watch at Santa Anita on Dec 26. There were 2 races with HTW's. In the 3rd race SO CONFLATED was much the best as he was far back off the early pace, had to take back as he ran up on horses down the backstretch, swung wide into the stretch to just miss at the wire. The winner was DQ'd, promoting 'CONFLATED to the win paying $14.80. Hey, we'll take 'em any way we can get 'em. In the 4th PROFESSOR BERNS was far back early, had to rally wide into the stretch and edged a foe late to pay $33.80.
MIND YOUR BISCUITS won the featured Malibu Stakes with a nice Grade B workout "with a final 1/4 in 23.1, galloping out strongly, quite nice" paying $9.40. BETTYS BAMBINO won the San Simeon Stakes down the hill as the course specialist returned off a very long layoff with some strong works in tow, including two Grade B recent drills, paying $15.80. Nice start to the meet!
A nice monster price from the Daily Clocker Report at Los Alamitos on Fri Dec 16. In the 3rd race comebacking maiden MIDNIGHT TOAST had turned in a recent Grade B work at Del Mar with the comment "very nice five furlong work, very lightly urged nearing the wire while responding will, faster than given, sharp work". She paid a sweet $39.80 to win. In the 2nd race WHO CARES turned in a nice recent Grade B at Santa Anita with the comment "very good work this week, look for improvement from this one". He stepped up a bit in class and closed nicely along the rail to get up and pay $7.60. In the 1st race, OUTTHINK'EM had a decent blowout before his last race "for a bottom level claiming gelding, who prefers Los Al". Those last words could have gotten you a payoff of $28.40 with the switch to Los Al, as he grabbed the lead out of the gate and ran away from the field. The 4th was won by MIDNIGHT CANDY with a Grade B work prior to last race "very nice work, seems to be doing well" paying $13.00. That's the first 4 winners on a day when the pick 5 paid over $38,000.
Great start to the last week at Del Mar Fall with a monster payoff of $30.40 in the 8th race on a first time starter with great works from our clockers. RALLY BACK had 3 recent Grade B workouts, including the last one with the comment "finished up full of run while going the final furlong solo, final time of 59.2; way, way faster than given, very good work for the unraced Thorn Song filly, who definitely can run". She started for a tag with no takers.
Sat Nov 5 Breeders Cup Day at Santa Anita produced huge results for customers who received the Daily Clocker Report. The prices began early in the 4th Race, the BC Juvenile Fillies, as CHAMPAGNE ROOM ran to her recent Grade B+ workout "very good six furlong work, not asked while striding out well". She paid a monstrous $69.20 to win. In the 6th Race, the BC Sprint, DREFONG, a Fit and Ready lister with 3 recent Grade B+ drills, outgamed the other HR Fit and Ready lister MASOCHISTIC to pay $9.80, with the exacta paying $15.00. The 7th Race, the BC Turf Sprint, went to OBVIOUSLY (IRE) with 2 recent Grade B workouts paying $9.60.
The final Pick 3 of the Breeders Cup kicked off with a big win from FINEST CITY in the BC Filly and Mare Sprint with her last work a Grade A- move in which she "looked super, finishing absolutely full of run late, final 1/4 in 23.0, fantastic work" and a previous B+ work "Mike Smith aboard for this sharp six furlong work, a very good work". She was impressive in victory with Smith up paying $19.40. The 11th Race, the BC Mile, we had a strong Grade B+ workout on the shipper TOURIST in which he "was absolutely breezing in this extremely impressive half-mile spin, not asked a drop, excellent work". He was impressive in victory paying $26.80. The final race was the much anticipated confrontation of the Champ CALIFORNIA CHROME and the upstart Travers winner ARROGATE. In a thrilling finish for the ages, ARROGATE, with 2 Grade A workouts (very rarely given out by HR clockers) as well as 2 Grade A-'s and a B+, got by late to win an awe inspiring rendition of the BC Classic paying $5.40.
We can't imagine a finer day for the HR information services as the other winners on the day did not have local workouts for the Breeders Cup races.
Sunday Oct 30, closing day at Santa Anita Autumn produced a couple of great winners for HR customers with the Horse to Watch JES JAA winning Race 2 rather easily paying $17.80 to win. We had several winners from our Daily Clocker Report, but the bomber was CONSCRIPTED in the 1st race with 2 recent Grade B- works with the comments "has improved a bit in his recent works" and "finished well...not asked at all, decent and improved work". The first time starter paid $45 to win. The featured Lure Stakes was taken by RED TIE with a "sharp" recent Grade B workout, closing gamely to pay $11.60.
Some nice results from the HR Daily Clocker Report on Fri Oct 28. We pushed 6 winners on the 8 race card including UNUSUAL FLEET in the 3rd paying $10.20 with 3 recent workouts including the comments "absolutely breezing late, very sharp blowout for the gelding, finishing up well, nice work" and THREE ECLIPSE in the 6th race, a 2 year-old maiden claimer, with 2 recent works with the comments "faster than given, decent and improved work, failed to show much to this point, but is capable of getting better". He did indeed improve paying $15.40 to win.
On Sat Oct 22, we had 2 Fit and Ready listers and 1 Horse to Watch run. All won. Both of the Fit and Ready horses, MASTERY in the 5th and MOONLIGHT DRIVE (ITY) in the 8th, were favorites, but decent singles. HIGHLY ACCLAIMED, the HTW in the 6th paid $9.80.
Thanks to all for your support of the hugely successful Del Mar Summer Meet in which we had the best Clockers results of our long existence. Check out the results from the closing weekend, which was a mini-capsule of the results throughout the meeting:
On Sun Sep 4 at Del Mar in Race 1, there was a great example of why we list the workouts for horses from before their last race. SO HERES THE THING had a Grade B workout prior to her last race in which she added blinkers. The workout comment included the words "the blinkers worn by HERES THE THING may have improved her". She was shoved to make the lead from the inside and faded. It is not uncommon for horses to improve second time in blinkers, which she did this day from an outside post, winning and paying $32.80.
In the second race, ZIP THE MONKEY had a nice Grade B- recent workout in which he "was under a huge hold in 101.3, very decent work". He showed big improvement running over his conditions to win at a nice $24.40. In Race 3 EDDIE'S FIRST, returning from a long layoff with 7 Grade B- and one Grade B workouts from HR, scored at $11.40. In Race 6 AVENGE had 2 Grade B- and one Grade B workouts from HR since her last race. She stepped up to graded stakes company this day and held on to win, paying $17.60.
In Race 7, there was another reminder of why we suggest de-emphasing a horse's last workout before a race. There can be many reasons why a trainer may not be trying to show anything in the work preceding the actual race, not the least of which may be that the horse is perfectly fit and the race didn't come up at an optimum time for the horse's training pattern. In this race, GORMLEY, a first time starter for Sherriffs, with a last drill that was disappointing, but 6 Grade B- and one Grade B workouts prior to the last one, showed speed and opened to win easily paying $15.40. In the 8th race, FREE ROSE did it to them again, hanging on to win the Del Mar Derby for Baltas. He had maintained his sharpness between races with 2 decent Grade B- workouts and paid $25.80.
All told some great prices from the HR Daily Clocker Report.
On Sat Sep 3, Race 1 was won by PRINCESS COCO, who had a nice Grade B workout coming up to this race with the comment "appears an improving type". She won going away at $10.00. In the 5th race, LAKE TIME had 2 Grade B- works between races, including one with the comment "in hand when up, nice work". She overcame the rail post position to mow them down late paying $30.40. In Race 6, Texas invader BOWIES HERO with 3 recent Grade B- works extended his win streak to 2 in the DM Juvenile Turf paying $11.40. In the 7th, PONDER LEA, with a Grade B workout prior to race, stepped up to allowance fillies and mares and continued her winning ways for Baltas paying $24.60. In the 9th race, the DM Debutante, UNION STRIKE had 3 nice workouts including a Grade B with the comment "nice work for the talented Union Rags filly who will be seen in the Debutante next". She also was a Horse to Watch from her debut where she "broke slowly to lose her best chance...ran super considering running against a double bias". She ran them down in the Debutante and paid $17.40 to complete a monster meet for the Ruis'. Finally, in the 10th race, BARHANPOUR (FR), a French import making her U.S. debut in a first level allowance with 3 nice works including a Grade B on turf with the comment "seems to have run and is a must follow", mowed them all down under Blanc to complete a great day for the HR clockers paying $35.60.
We will have the same great staff gathering the workout information for the Santa Anita Autumn meet in Arcadia, including the Breeders Cup. Subscriptions will be available as well as Clocker Reports by the race day.
Fri Aug 5 was HR Clockers Report day at Del Mar, with the price horses well identified by our morning observers. In the 3rd CHRIS AND DAVE had a recent work on Aug 1 in 48.0, which sounds pretty average, but check out the actual verbiage in our report, "looked super in this half-mile move, going off in 25.3 then finishing absolutely full of run on a big hold, final time of 48.1, final 1/4 in a sparkling 22.3, excellent work for the rapidly improving gelding, who couldn't be doing any better", Grade B+. He paid $14.80.
In the 4th, first time starter ROCKIN RUDY had a quick work on Jul 30 in which he "was ripping through the lane while only lightly urged near the wire, final time of 46.2, looking good". He paid $8.40, winning easily.
In the 5th, PREACHER ROE had a Grade B work on Jul 29 in which he "looked fine, finishing well, nice work". He fought all the way to the wire paying $30.20 to win, keying the pick 5 and pick 4.
SPIN FORTY, with 4 Grade B- works to his credit daylighted the field in the 6th @ $6.40. In the final race, ULTIMATE GAME, in a cheap $20K maiden claimer, had a super recent Grade B+ workout on Jul 31 in which she was "absolutely full of run to the wire, then galloping out very strongly, seems to be doing quite well for his new barn, tab with maiden claimers". She amazingly paid $7.60 to win.
Two more HR Horses to Watch winners to start the week at Del Mar on Aug 3. In the 2nd race GLORYZAPPER showed real resolve to win at $5.40. In the 4th, START TO FINISH ran them off their feet to break her maiden paying $14.20.
It has been an amazing start to the Del Mar Meet for the HR information. On Sun Jul 31 in the 3rd race, the full sister to American Pharaoh had worked well for her debut, including a Grade B+ "excellent work, absolutely breezing" drill on 7/26. She showed nice speed and pulled away to an easy win, paying $16.60. In the 6th race, SNOW CLOUD (IRE) had several nice works including a Grade B- easy drill on 7/26 in which she "went easily, never turned loose in 100.3, may like the five furlong turf layout". She did indeed like the layout, winning a contentious heat, paying $85.80. In the 9th race, NEVER SAY TRY had a recent Grade B- "decent workout, has been working better of late" and scored easily paying $11.20. Since the 7th and 8th races went to Baffert favorites at even money, the pick 4 was rather nice @ $1,141.65 with the two big HR workers.
The Fit and Ready Lists and Horses to Watch lists have been phenomenal early in the meet with huge prices. The list follows:
Sat Jul 30
Race 2 WANSTEAD GARDENS $23.40 Fit and Ready list
Race 6 MISS SUNSET $13.20 Fit and Ready list
Race 8 STELLAR WIND $11.00 Fit and Ready list
Fri Jul 29
Race 1 GENEROUS POUR $23.00 Fit and Ready list
Race 1 GENEROUS POUR $23.00 Horses to Watch list
Race 4 WITH HONORS $6.20 Fit and Ready list
Wed Jul 27
Race 1 IPRAY $10.40 Horses to Watch list
Sun Jul 24
Race 2 AVENGE $21.20 Fit and Ready list
Sat Jul 23
Race 6 G. A. BETTING $48.20 Horses to Watch list
2 more high priced HR winners on Jun 24 and 25 at SA. On Fri the 24th in the 1st race, LUCKY TOMMY had a great recent Grade B work the week before the race in which he "looked very good, not asked while finishing up well, quite good, appears to be trending the right way". He drew away late and rang the bell @ $20.60. Hope everyone is ready for the Del Mar meet coming up in a couple of weeks where HR will have our 2 clockers on track for the first time.
On Sat the 25th in the 5th race, WHO'S OUT was a Horse to Watch off his comeback race and demolished a pretty decent field with an HR performance rating 8 points above par at the rather generous win price of $16.00.
HR customers closed out the final 2 races on Thu Jun 16 at SA with some great payoffs. In those 2 races we pushed our only 3 Horses to Watch for the day. In the 7th, ALEXITA essentially wired her field paying $36.80. In the 8th, our 2 HTW's ran 1-2 with ANATOLIAN HEAT winning @ $9.60 and MONTEREY SHALE running 2nd @ 5-1. The double from ALEXITA to ANATOLIAN HEAT paid $168.00. The exacta to MONTEREY SHALE paid $29.70. Since there was only one ticket in the Pick 6, it certainly could have been one of our own in that winner's circle.
Sat Jun 4 at SA produced two nice winnners for our Horses to Watch list with BOMBARD winning the 2nd @ $9.00. He also had a nice Grade B- to accompany his HTW push. The monster of the day, however, was in the final race where SKELTON PASS, who we wanted to stretch out, did so nicely to win paying $50.00 to win. Another nice worker REFLECTED STAR scored in the 8th race down the hill, paying $17.20 after 3 Grade B- workouts.
Big day on Fri May 20 for the HR clockers. We pushed the winners of 6 races, including two Fit and Ready listers, BATTI MAN (ARG) in the 3rd @ $7.80 and BIG BOOK in the 6th @ $7.60. We pushed the first time starter winner of the 4th race SONG OF EKATI, with 7 Grade B- works in which she outworked each of her workmates. She won big, earning a strong rating and paid a huge $36.00 to win. Finally, the 8th race was won by a nice worker, WIFE APPROVED, with a Grade B and 2 Grade B-'s, paying a sweet $15.00.
Nice start to the Santa Anita Spring Meet on Fri May 6. Even with the rain, the change of track conditions still produced some great Daily Clocker Report winners. The biggest price came in the 6th which came off the turf very late. HOME RUN KITTEN, who had produced a recent Grade B+ workout in which he came "the final 1/4 in 23.0, a very, very good work" and 4 Grade B's including his last one in which he "work blinkers (new?), looked very good, certainly seems improved in his last few works". 'KITTEN put on the new blinkers and won nicely paying $30.40. BIG TIRE won the 5th race off 2 recent Grade B- works "under a big hold throughout, much faster than given, final 1/4 in 24.1" and paid $22.80 to win. In the 8th SANITATION had a recent Grade B work "did his best work late, final 1/4 in a sharp 23.2, not asked, quite a nice work, seems on the improve". He broke slowly and came and got 'em late to pay $21.20. He was also a Horse to Watch, as was PRINCE VALIANT, the winner of the 3rd race who also had two decent Grade B- works recently and paid $5.40. Other winners on the day included HOT PERFECTION in the 1st with a recent Grade B- paying $9.60 in the 1st. We pushed 2 other chaulky winners in the 2nd, MAGICAL TOUCH, and MYSTERIOUS MIRACLE in the 3rd, both with Grade B drills.
The lack of quality fields and the presence of many cheap maiden races made the pickings very slim during the Los Al meet. Thanks to all of our customers who purchased clocker reports during the meet and hopefully, you got well on Sat Apr 30 as two of our strong pushes won at nice prices in the final Pick 4.
In the final race the first time Baffert starter STORMIN EAGLE scored with a strong Grade B workout in his first SA workout in which he worked in tandem with JIMBO FALLON and held his own in 111.3 with the comment "the son of Stormin Fever should be formidable with Cal-bred maidens". He was formidable indeed at 6-1 as he broke tardily, was eased outside by Stewart Elliot to the 5-path down the backstretch, came 6-wide into the stretch and pulled away to an easy victory despite being a bit green in the stretch. He paid $15.40 to win and our Horse to Watch RIVER HOSS ran 2nd @ 10-1 with the exacta paying $52.10.
In the 6th race OUT OF PATIENCE won nicely after recording a Grade B workout in which he "responded extremely well, final furlong in a sharp 11.2, nice work for the recent claim". He paid $15.40 to win as well.
A great warm up for the SA spring/summer meet. Should be worth grabbing a copy of the Daily Clocker Report for the closing day of Los Al with a carryover of over $40K that must be given away.
On Fri Mar 18 we had 4 Horses to Watch running after scratches. 3 of them won, including MISS DOUBLE D'ORO in the 7th paying $23.00. In addition to 2 bet down favorites that won very easily, we also pushed EXUBERATE (GB) in the 1st that ran 2nd @ 11-1. We also pushed 7 winners out of 8 races in our Daily Clockers Report, although most of them ended up favorites on a pretty chalky day (except again MISS DOUBLE D'ORO). Still, as usual the Pick 5 paid pretty nicely @ $318.00.
The HR Daily Clocker Report on Big Cap Day Sat Mar 12 pushed 8 winners in the 11 races on the card. In the 5th race SEVENTH SENSE (TUR), with Grade B and "excellent" B+ works since raced and a B+ work before his debut, went wire to wire paying $17.00. The 2nd horse GIANT EXPECTATIONS had 2 "nice" Grade B- works @ 5-1 with the exacta paying $42.00. The 6th race featured another wire to wire winner, this time on the turf. WHAT A VIEW, with a Grade B work on the training track that was "much faster than given and a good work for the stakes winner", pulled away strongly paying $14.00 to win. In the 7th race DANZING CANDY, with a Grade B+ and 3 Grade B workouts, made the lead and beat the favorites in the San Felipe Stakes @ $13.00 to place himself strongly in the hunt for the Santa Anita Derby. The Pick 3 paid $340.00.
The 8th race went to the shipper from Fairgrounds BEACH PATROL with a "nice" Grade B work @ $5.40. The 9th went to KOBE'S BACK with a "very sharp" Grade B+ drill @ $6.00. The 10th race was won by MELATONIN, who recorded a slow half-mile maintenance drill in 51.3 with a comment from our clocker that he "was in a high gallop, never asked a drop...the recent allowance winner continues to look good". He rolled wire to wire @ 1 1/4 mile paying $34.60. The final race went to MIRAGE (IRE), with a recent Grade B- work in which she was "striding out well to the wire". She came from off the pace and ran them down to win paying $56.20. Nobody had all 6 winners leading to a nice carryover for Sunday.
On Sat Mar 5 in the 8th race SONGFORJOHNMICHAEL was coming off over a 2 year layoff as a Fit and Ready Lister with a Grade B+ "very nice work...who seems ready to fire off the long layoff" and a Grade B "reaching out strongly late, very good work". He broke a bit slowly, came even with his rivals midstretch and inched away for an easy above par rated win paying a whopping $44.40.
The HR BOMBER OF THE DAY for Sun Jan 3 was MERIROSVO in the 6th paying $78.20. She had 2 nice works since raced including a Grade B Dec 29 at SA in which she was "not asked at all, sharp work, ran poorly in her debut but seemed much better here and can improve at a big price next time". She also worked well prior to the poor first start with 3 Grade B's. As most of our regular customers know, we always suggest that a good working horse prior to a poor debut is an outstanding value second time out. The public refuses to dismiss poor first starts, which most horses experience.
We pushed the winners of 6 of the 9 races that day including the winners of the Pick 4 that paid $29,619.00. In addition to MERIROSVO in the 6th, PRIZE EXHIBIT (GB) in the 7th had a decent Grade B- work and was a Horses to Watch paying $17.80. The Double from MERI' to PRIZE EXHIBIT paid a rather amazing $1,309.00. W. GILES in the 8th, with a decent Grade B- drill, took them wire to wire paying $15.40. The HR Fit and Ready lister ONE MORE ROLL moved up ominously into the stretch, but finished 2nd @ 13-1. Who knows what that Pick 4 would have paid? In the final race IMAGE OF JOPLIN, who looked like the lone speed and had a recent Grade B and 2 Grade B- workouts, took the field wire to wire paying $18.80. A dream day for HR customers.
WHAT A START to the Santa Anita meet. Our Clocker Report on Sat Jan 2 pushed the winners of 5 winners on the 9 race card.
The MONSTER OF THE DAY was FLAMBOYANT (FR) in the featured stakes race paying $94.20 to win. We had 7 positive workouts on him since raced including a recent Grade B as well as a Grade B+ and 2 other Grade B's. He also had a very positive Trip Note writeup from his last race indicating improvement to come.
The rider of FLAMBOYANT was Brice Blanc, who is riding extremely well for his new agent Aaron Hesz, who is a major contributor to Handicapper's Report. Aaron is working hard to get Brice better mounts and the talented rider is really showing his skills as he is given the chances with decent horses.
As we said above, it was quite a day for HR with a bunch of great prices. In the 1st race we had 4 Grade B- works on the winner A COLT FOLLOWING who won nicely paying $15.60 to kick off the day. In the 3rd FOREVER DARLING, with a nice Grade B workout, responded to strong Bejarano urging throughout to cash for HR customers @ $10.20. The 4th race was a rather amazing event as first time starter TEE EM EYE, with a bunch of nice Grade B- works, including a recent one that the official clockers missed, gave the field about 10 lengths to start the race and circled the field like Silky Sullivan to register a spectacular win paying $21.00. EVO CAMPO (IRE) completed the Pick 5 after a nice recent drill despite the slow final time of 103.3 with the comments "galloped out strongly, the improving filly will be seen with NW1X next".
A nice beginning to the final week of Del Mar Fall with 4 Horses to Watch winners on Thursday and Friday, Nov 26 and 27. Our only 2 HTW's on Thu resulted in 2 of the winners with GIFT OF A STAR paying $8.20 in the 3rd. On Fri HTW TIZ A KISS won the 4th @ $6.80 and PASSIONATE EMOTION won the finale @ $7.40. Our clockers contributed some nice prices with Fit and Ready lister TOO FAST TO PASS getting outnodded in the last jump in the 2nd @ 7-2. In the 4th EVO CAMPO (IRE) with 2 strong recent Grade B workouts at Del Mar ran a strong 2nd @ 12-1 to our HTW TIZ A KISS with the exacta paying a solid $39.70. In the 5th FILLY ON FIRE, with a nice Grade B blowout following her stumble and pull up at the break in her previous, flew home to cash at a $20.20 mutuel. After ILLUMINANT won the 6th race impressively with a strong Grade B work as the favorite, first time starter MAMA'S SUGAR, with 2 strong Grade B drills, drew off to win the 7th rather easily against a seemingly strong field paying a nice overlay at $17.00. MIDNIGHT STORM won the 8th race, the featured G2 Seabuiscut, with ease after a nice Grade B workout at Santa Anita paying $9.60. We finished with HTW PASSIONATE EMOTION in the 9th for a decent pick 6 payoff of $64,402.40.
Nice Fit and Ready Winner on Closing Day at Santa Anita Autumn Sun Oct 25. In the7th race our only Fit and Ready in Today horse WIN THE SPACE had a recent Grade B+ workout in which "Joe Talamo aboard 'SPACE niggled at him late and he cruised right on by his workmate in the stretch, drawing away impressively in 111.3, faster than given and really looking good". Adding blinkers, WIN THE SPACE repeated the workout, circling the field and drawing away impressively to pay $13.20; a very nice price, considering our representative on the LA Thoroughbred Radio Show, Aaron Hesz, gave him out as his radio play as well. HR sponsors Aaron each Sunday on the show which airs from 9 to 10 AM on AM830 radio and www.am830.net.
On Sat Oct 3 at Santa Anita our Daily Clocker Report produced some serious longshot mutuels, especially for those who follow our strong pushes on the second tries after good works. Actually, in the 3rd race, we got the perfect spot for a recent worker CORPS DE BALLET who had shown little in her first two tries, but recorded a strong Grade B workout since in which our clocker's comment documented a "sharp final 3/8 in 35.4, a very good work...seems eligible to move way forward on turf next time". She went to the front and improved her position, winning by over 5 lengths at a very generous $33.20.
In the 5th MISHEGAS, a horse that showed nothing in his first two starts, but with a Grade B- decent work at Los Al before his last race, swept up the rail and scored at $68.40. Not our kind of strong push, but not an impossible bet with the prior to last race work.
More appropriate as a horse to use was JUST KIDDING in the 7th race who had a decent maintenance work since raced suggesting he was "holding his form very well". He had preceded his last race with Grade B+ and Grade B workouts, "on the edge of a top performance". Certainly worth a bet at $31.40. Finally, in the 10th race, STORY TO TELL, had 2 Grade B works at Del Mar prior to his last race and a host of Grade B- works at Del Mar and Santa Anita before that. He bested GREAT LOU today in the stretch run, who had a recent decent Grade B- work at SA. STORY TO TELL did all the dirty work on the the front end and was headed and beaten late before coming back to win on the wire @ $24.40.
The opening weekend of the Santa Anita Autumn Meeting produced two important Horses to Watch list winners. On Sat Sep 25 the 10th race was the Grade 1 Awesome Again Stakes for 3 and up horses that was a "Win and You're In" race for the Breeders Cup Classic at Keeneland at the end of the October. HTW SMOOTH ROLLER with 2 nice Grade B works since his loss at Del Mar when best in a Stakes, made it look easy against major stakes winners Bayern, Hoppertunity, Imperative and Hard Aces to become a rapidly improving longshot against the likes of Beholder and American Pharaoh in the $5 Million Classic. He scored at a very nice $13.00 for the HR faithful. His combination of fast cruising speed and strong finish will be interesting against the biggies, despite his lack of experience, if he can improve the 121 performance rating he earned on Saturday.
On Sunday the 4th race was won easily by HTW STREET VISION, validating a Grade B+ workout before before his debut. He beat some high potential colts by a number of lengths and will be a major factor in stakes going forward. He paid $13.20 scoring at 8 performance rating points above the par for the level.
On Longshot Wednesday Sep 2 at Del Mar, HR pushed two of the price horses strongly, starting in the 1st race with TEMPERATURE RUNNIN who wired her field paying $28.40. She had a couple of decent works recently with the comment that she had "raced over her conditions in her local debut and should improve with restricted starters next time". She also had a "very sharp" Grade B drill prior to that first start on this coast above her conditions. To help our customers out in focusing on the winner, we knocked the favorite Fast Magoo who received a Grade C workout from our clockers. In the featured 8th overnight stakes race, we had 2 very nice Grade B workouts on the winner WILD IN THE SADDLE who paid a whopping $40.40. As we noted in the comments, Mario Gutierrez was up for both drills and she was never asked "strong work...finishing well in 59.2 then galloping out in 113.0, up in 126.3, very nice work". Our Horse to Watch FORTHENINETEEN won the 2nd race @ $5.00.
Some very nice scores on Thursday Aug 27 at Del Mar for the HR Clocker Reports. We began the day with our Fit and Ready lister JADE PRINCESS winning the 2nd race paying $9.20 as she beat her Baffert heavily favored stablemate. 'PRINCESS had worked very well prior to her first race and better than her stablemate. This was a perfect example of how the public refuses to excuse a poor debut and provides a nice betting opportunity in the second start for a horse we know can run. In the 5th race, one of the first time starters FREEDOM HILL had a nice Grade B workout at Del Mar, was forwardly placed, made the lead in deep stretch and held them all off at the wire, paying $20.20 and keying a decent Pick 5 of $1260.95. We closed out the day with another Baffert winner MIDNIGHT EDITION who had shown a couple of improved Grade B- works since his inauspicious debut and previous mediocre work. His works were decent for this maiden claimer and better than his opponents. He took the lead and pulled away to an easy victory paying a sweet $20.00.
Bomber Wednesday kicked off the 4th week of the Del Mar week on Aug 5. Our Daily Clocker Report pointed out FASHIONED GEM as a must-use runner in the 5th race with a recent Grade B- workout at Del Mar in which she finished bounced out well from the gate in a team drill and finished very well with a final furlong in 12.0. This work followed a drill at Santa Anita since raced that was graded a B by our clockers in which she "looked sharp...while finishing well". 'GEM rallied wide into the stretch and swept past the leaders to draw away at the wire to pay $44.60 to win. For the vertical players, the second horse was comebacker SILVER SCORE @ 40-1 with a Grade B- workout that featured a "final 1/8 in a sharp 12.0". The exacta unfortunately was a signer @ $664.80. The 3rd and 4th horses also had nice workout pushes, the favorite LILY POD and ROCKPORT DANCER, a shipper from Canada @ 27-1 with a nice work at Los Al in which our clocker said she "looked good...final 1/4 in 23.2...seems to have ability and is worth following". The trifecta paid $6,609.40 and the $.10 superfecta paid $26,731.45.
After two easy favorite winners in the 6th and 7th race, the final race of the day and Pick 4 was a maiden claimer in which the winner SPARKLING PEG had 4 recent Grade B- works including one at Del Mar with a "sharp final 1/4 in 24.0". She paid $15.60 and completed the Pick 4 that began with FASHIONED GEM paying $286.30. Maiden races are a great place to find big prices and you can't get them by looking at the final published times in the past performances. It's how the horse worked, not just the final time that matters. Our Daily Clocker Reports are available for $9 per day and have that information.
Thursday July 23 was another Bomber Day at Del Mar for the HR clockers. In the 3rd race ROCKET HEAT had two Grade B workouts since raced including the most recent at DM in which our Daily Clocker Report comment said "The very quick gelding should be seen at five furlongs on the turf next." That's where he showed up and lit up the tote board paying $50.40. In the 7th race STAR ACT had a maintenance move in which she "seems to be moving fine for her new barn". She ran them all down paying $42.60. The day began with first time starter SOONER TIME in the first race pulling off to win easily after receiving a decent Grade B- team workout from our clockers. The 2 yo filly paid $13.20 to win.
The HR clockers produced a huge bomber on Thu Jul 9 in the 3rd race at Los Alamitos. PRIVATE TERRACE hadn't shown anything this year as she descended the class ladder, but took off the blinkers added two races back and stepped back up to a $20K claimer for 3 yo fillies with 2 nice Grade B- workouts from HR in tow and ran by the field late to win and pay $89.60. We also closed out the card with an $11.00 winner as STENOA ran to her recent works in which our clockers pointed out his closing fraction of 23.3 in his recent 1/2 mile Grade B workout. We also had 4 other winners on the card with nice recent workouts.
HR info has been super for the entire Santa Anita meeting, but lately we have been off the charts. We kick started the final week of the meet today, Thu Jun 25 with some monster winners from our Daily Clocker Report. In the 5th race our clockers caught a sneaky trainer from San Luis Rey with a single local gate work over the SA strip prior to the debut and made the horse a Fit and Ready lister. OBEY pulled away and won nicely paying $19.40, keying a Pick 5 payoff of $481.10. The comment from our clocker included the statement that the "filly impressed here and should be ultra tough with Cal-breds in her debut for her low profile trainer". The exacta was completed by another first timer LATE 'N LEFT with a number of good HR works including a Grade B and 6 Grade B-'s. She got off at 9-2 and the exacta paid $48.60. In the final race the best HR worker was the debuter MISS GIFTED with 2 recent Grade B- works that looked strong in this maiden claimer and she delivered paying a sweet $39.00 to win.
The previous week saw an explosion of winners from our Horses to Watch and Fit and Ready lists with 6 HTW winners from current lists and 2 from previous lists that were older than 60 days but hadn't run during the down time and won off the layoffs (SOUL DRIVER and SWEET). There were 3 winners F&R winners. Counting today that's 12 winners from our HTW and F&R lists in one week. Some of the nice prices were HTW SORESCA (IRE) in the 1st on Sun Jun 21 paying $17.80, HTW SOUL DRIVER in the 7th on Sat Jun 20 paying $9.20, HTW LOS GATOS in the 9th on Sat Jun 20 paying $14.00 and HTW HIGHWAY BOSS in the 3rd on Thu Jun 18 paying $11.20.
On Sat May 9 at Santa Anita we pushed the winners of 7 races in our Daily Clocker Report, including 2 from our Fit and Ready list, MATRICULATE in the 1st paying $7.20 and BAL A BALI (BRZ) in the 8th @ $5.00, both off long layoffs.
The other winners included ELEMENTAR in the 2nd with 2 “very good” Grade B recent workouts off a 7 month layoff paying $17.80 and CHERUBIM in the 7th with 2 recent Grade B+ workouts with the comment “sitting on a win in the afternoon” paying $18.60 off a 6 month layoff.
The 2 races in which we did not push the winners were races where the winners were working at Los Al which we do not cover for workouts at this time.
MONSTER HORSE TO WATCH WINNER on Fri Feb 6 at Santa Anita! 8th race winner was ENGLISH ART who came out of a straight maiden race on Dec 21 at Los Al with the HR Trip Notes: "Broke inward and slowly...was in a bad spot and got shuffled back early on the far turn, could not recover...barnmate of the winner definitely has speed, sneaky in a maiden claimer." He broke on the lead in a $30K maiden claimer and gutted out the win paying $72.60!! Hopefully, one of the HR customers had the Pick 6 for $177,450.40. MIDNIGHT HAWK in the 6th contributed one of the other wins in the Pick 6 as a Fit and Ready winner. We also pushed the winner of the 2nd race BLUEGRASS REWARD as a back to back Horses to Watch lister @ $8.20. Our Daily Clocker Report pushed the winners of the 4th race FIGHTER SQUADRON with a recent Grade B drill in which he was best in a team of 3. He paid $15.80. CHRISTOPHER STREET won the 7th race with a nice recent Grade B workout, with "an outstanding 34.4" final 3/8 with the comment "the further, the better". He won at 1 1/4 miles paying $6.40.
We have had a great start to the Santa Anita meet, although we have had a bit of seconditis with some of our monster priced horses from our Clocker Reports. It's just a matter of time before those close ones even out for us. On Fri Jan 9 our clockers pushed the winners of 4 races including DYNAMO DIXIE in the 4th race with 3 recent strong Grade B workouts in which she closed strongly. She paid $16.00 to win and with our Horse to Watch BLUEGRASS REWARD running a troubled 2nd @ 6-1, the exacta paid $60.80. In the 5th race SHE'S A BIG WINNER with 4 recent clocker pushes including a Grade B work in which we said "seems better than she's shown and may try the grass next" paid $12.60 to win with the highest last race HR performance rating. First timer ENTRECHAT ran 2nd @ 6-1 with a nice Grade B workout with the comments "looked really good in this slow half-mile move...able to go much faster if let run at all, sharp work...has run to her". The exacta paid $38.40. The 4th and 5th race winners triggered a rather nice $580.85 non-signer pick 5 with $3.00, $3.60 and $4.40 winners in the first 3 legs.
Some other bombers from the first two weeks included:
Sun Jan 4 in the 1st race MCKENZIES WAY had a nice Grade B workout before his last race in which our Trip Notes said that he was shuffled back before the turn and never recovered. Prior to that race he had the highest HR last race performance rating at Santa Anita. He paid $16.40 to win. In the 3rd race SUVA HARBOR had 2 recent Grade B and 2 recent Grade B- workouts in which she was showing serious closing fractions. She paid $9.40 to win. We closed the day in the featured 8th race with a nice shipper winner in SHRINKING VIOLET with a Grade B work and the comment "arrives here doing very well". She paid $22.20 to win. We also had 3 Horses to Watch win on this day.
On Sat Jan 3 we started the day with a nice Grade B- work for a Maiden $30K runner "under a tight hold" on EMPOWERING FORCE. The 3 year old scored at $48.00 giving us a nice start on the day. Another bomber struck in the 3rd race as JUSTIFICATION with a "really good wake up work...may be trending the right way" Grade B workout won out of the blue paying $27.20.
Another monster Horse to Watch winner on Sat Dec 6 at Los Al. In race 8 HORSE LAUGH had been hurt by the race shape on turf at SA last month with the comment "has a better record on dirt". He took the short way home along the rail and scored at $51.20 on dirt at Los Al. He also had 2 nice works at SA between races with a Grade B and B-.
Nice Horse to Watch lister win on Fri Dec 5 at Los Alamitos. BAD JU JU broke slowly and rushed up in her first race. We suggested she "could do better with a more alert start next time". She indeed broke with her field and distanced them by over 9 lengths paying $11.20. In the 6th first time starter THE GOMPER, with a number of Grade B and B- works for Ellis, showed little speed but ran by the field to win by daylight paying $35.40.
It has been a super meet for us at Del Mar with fabulous information and a consistent racetrack that has allowed us to convert that info to very positive results. Judging by your response in purchasing the daily reports, our customers have had equally positive results. Thanks to all for your support. Onward to the new dirt track at DM for next year with the same dirt that was introduced at Los Al and Santa Anita, providing consistency throughout the So. Cal. racing circuit for the first time ever.
On Sat Nov 29 at Del Mar HR info produced 2 Horses to Watch and 2 Fit and Ready list winners, including MAGIC LILY in the 7th @ $17.60. In the 9th we pushed first time starter RATTATAPTAP with 2 Grade B+ and 3 Grade B works @ $13.40. Looking forward to the final day at DM Fall with the Pick 6 carryover.
On Sat Nov 15 at Del Mar we pushed a monster bomber in our Daily Clocker Report. SON OF WAR in the 4th race went from the 12 hole going a mile on turf and according to our Trip Notes had raced erratically in his first local race at SA. The tip off, however, were the 2 Grade B and one Grade B+ workouts since raced at SA in which he had demonstrated super ability while working in pedestrian times, just what we handicappers want to see, since the public can only try to evaluate the slow times on paper. On Nov 11 he worked 102.1 "looked really good again with Brice Blanc...should be ultra tough to beat with maidens on the grass next time". On Nov 4 he went 114.1 "looked really good, striding out well to the wire not asked at any time...This one had trouble in his local debut and seems to be sitting on a big effort vs. maidens on the turf next time". On Oct 16 he went 103.3 "had Blanc aboard for a much improved work, going off very, very slowly...finishing totally full of run...was very green in his local debut and should do much better next time, tab in a maiden grass race". SON OF WAR, with Brice Blanc aboard, circled the field into the stretch and ran them down, pulling off at the end paying $54.00. Not sure we can give a price horse better pushes than that.
Three nice winners on the opening day of Breeders Cup week for the HR clockers. On Wed Oct 29 CRUX won the 6th wire-to-wire, with a good Grade B- drill working with SEEKING THE SHERIF (a BC Sprint entrant), paying $14.40. The 7th went to the other Baffert PIMPERNEL, with 5 Grade B works, beating the monster HOPPERTUNITY, who had worked well, but seemingly was given a race as he waited forever at the back of the pace and was flying at the end in his 7 furlong combacker. PIMPERNEL paid $14.20. In the final race, the Monster of the Day showed up with his Grade B- workout since raced, as NOTORIUS, the son of Mike Willman's ill-fated sire McCann's Mojave, scored at $97.20. The pick 3 paid a rather paltry $1,094.50.
With one week to the Breeders Cup, HR clockers are firing on all cylinders. On Fri Oct 24 we pushed the winners of all 8 races, yet no one hit the Pick 6 which produced a carryover of just under $35,000. After the odds on favorite FAITH HOPE LOVE, with 3 Grade B- works, hung on to winner the opener, the prices began. In the 2nd GREELEY AWESOME with 3 B- workouts prior to last race, pulled away at the wire to win easily @ $12.80.
Starting the Pick 6 races, MISS MANDATE, with a nice recent Grade B- team drill, wired her foes to pay $12.20. The 4th went to SECRET WISHES, with a recent B- team drill, as well as 2 Grade B-'s prior to her last race, paying $12.40. The Pick 5 was closed out by INSPIRED WISDOM with 2 recent Grade B- drills to go with a nice Grade B in which "he picked it up strongly at the end with a final 1/8 in a very sharp 11.3". He paid $26.60. The Pick 5 paid $7,468.00 for $.50.
The 6th race went to LINDANTE with 3 recent Grade B- works with the comment "ran his best race down the hill and will likely try that course again". He did indeed and scored at $27.00. The 7th race went to SONGFORJOHNMICHAEL, with a recent Grade B- work and the highest HR last race performance rating by 4 lengths, paying a paltry $6.20. And the HR monster of the day showed up in the 8th and final race, as GREAT LOU, with a recent Grade B- team drill, pulling away to an easy victory paying a dazzling $54.80. The $.50 Pick 4 paid $5,996.05.
That's 6 races with winning mutuels from $12.20 to $54.80, all with Grade B- or better workouts. There should be some money to be made in that combination. A lot of meet-making scores cashed during the day.
On Thu Oct 23 we had several winners with the most impressive clocking accomplishment going to our set of works on the almost 6 year old first time starter COMIN'OFFTHEBENCH in the 4th race. She earned 2 B and one B+ workout grades along the way in Oct at SA with the comments "has impressed us in the a.m. and should be ready to fire first time out" and "has a lot of ability". She won by 6 lengths paying $9.40.
A great start to the new week on Thu and Fri Oct 16 and 17 for HR customers. On Fri in the 1st race, first time starter FOLLOW ME CREV with 4 Grade B- workouts for his debut, ran a nice race to the more experienced winner, finishing 2nd @ 11-1. Good workers won the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th races at prices from $6.00 to $9.40, but the bet of the day was A P PEPPER in the 8th, with a Grade B and 3 Grade B-'s, in a $12.5K non winners of 2 race. The comebacker lagged far behind a fast pace and closed with a rush up the rail to win going away paying a super $35.00 to win.
On Thursday our Horses to Watch won the 1st and 5th races and the featured Cal Bred Allowance race was won by Fit and Ready lister AIR OF ROYALTY with a recent strong Grade B workout featuring a huge 34.1 closing 3/8, after some great workouts, including a Grade B+, preceding her comeback at Del Mar in which she tired. She showed some guts toughing out the win paying $23.20.
We have had a great start to the Santa Anita Autumn meet with Horses to Watch and Fit and Ready list winners in addition to nice prices on horses with our highest performance ratings.
However, on Sunday Oct 12 we really put one across from our clockers. In the 6th race, we caught a number of works on comebacker CACICA DULIMA that intrigued our clocker. On Oct 5 she worked 5 furlongs in 103.0 that on the surface looked awful. Our clocker gave her a B- Grade with the following comments: "worked very early in the a.m. and went much better than the very slow time, crawling the opening 3 furlongs then finishing very well under no urging, final 1/4 in 24.2. The comebacking maiden filly has worked much better this time around".
Her previous work on Sep 29 was a slow 6f drill judged a Grade C+ by our clocker, but with the comment that she "was not allowed to do anything at all, kept under a hold throughout, could be sneaky".
On Sep 21, CACICA earned a Grade B rating in a team drill in which she "sure looks good on the comeback".
She was placed in a turf sprint down the hill and blew up the toteboard, pulling away to win easily paying $108.20.
In addition to the monster bomber, we also pushed LITTLE JERRY in the 8th with 2 recent nice Grade B drills paying $19.00. In the 9th the only horse with decent drills was MATZOH BALL MAGIC with 5 good drills at Los Al before his last race off a long layoff. He aired paying $8.00. With a few other short priced winners, it certainly was a super day for the HR customers. As we will always agree, now all we have to do is bet all this good information correctly.
On Sat Aug 30 the key horse in the Pick 6 and Pick 4 was MEINERTZHAGENI in race 8 that paid $60.80. Our clocker at Del Mar had two nice comments and grades on workouts for the comebacker that seemed quite slow, a Grade B- "never got serious, decent move, better than it would appear" on a drill that had an official time of 102.0H, and a Grade B "under a snug hold to begin, final 1/4 in a strong 24.4, a nice move, seems to like the Del Mar racing surface" on a work with an official time of 49.0H.
The 2nd week of Del Mar continues to produce great prices for HR workout horses. On Wed Jul 23 WOEBEGON won the 4th race @ $12.00 with 2 nice workouts since raced in our Daily Clocker Report, a maintenance work with the comment "remains sharp off the claim" and a good Grade B- drill. We missed a super payoff when NUEVA FORTUNA, with a sharp Grade B work, was edged by a nose @ 24-1 after her rider had the whip smacked out of his hand in the stretch by the rider of the winner. The exacta still paid $109.70 for the result the way it finished.
The 7th race was won by MY SLEW paying $11.80 after a recent Grade B workout at Del Mar with the comment "a nice move this morning as he seems to like the Del Mar racing surface". The horses that finished 2nd and 3rd also had nice workout comments with the tri paying $184.70.
The HR Monster of The Day appeared in the 8th race as LIL BIT O'FUN paid $43.60 with a Grade B+ workout in which he "looked super...and seems primed for another top effort". Indeed he was!
On Thu Jul 24 we pushed the winners of 5 races in our Daily Clocker report, including BURNS TURN in the 3rd @ $12.00 with a recent Grade B- Del Mar work and first time starter BUNUSKA in the 4th with a nice Grade B- workout as well paying $12.20. In the 5th race FABLE who had a Grade B- work, improved at Del Mar, paid $11.60 to win.
And in the 7th the HR Monster of The Day was MONEY CANNON paying $33.60 with a bunch of nice workouts off the short layoff, including the reminder comment "ran well at Del Mar last summer". We closed the day with our only good worker, a first time starter named OH DEANN, who won and paid $9.20, with 5 Grade B- workouts, pretty good for 2 year old Cal bred maiden claimers.
Opening week at Del Mar featured 8 winners from our Horses to Watch and Fit and Ready lists, including 5 on Sun Jul 20. On Sun we had 2 singles in all horizontal bets as our Fit and Ready listers won the 2 yo maiden races, when TARA'S TANGO set the track record for 5 furlongs in the 4th, followed by LUMINANCE's performance in winning the 8th as she topped TARA'S time by one tick with a new track record.
We had 3 Horses to Watch on Sun that all won starting with THERMAL NERMAL who stretched out and wired the field paying $9.80. SHYSHEISNOT won the 6th at $5.00 and PLAZA DE INDIAS (CHI) won the 10th rather easily paying $12.00.
SOUTHERN FREEDOM and CHAMPION RISK won on Sat and Fri Jul 19 and 18 as Fit and Ready listers and on Opening Day Jul 17 SUPER ABILITY wired his field on the new turf course as a Horse to Watch to pay $16.60.
A super kickoff on Opening Day at Del Mar for HR information. If you are looking for prices, our reports are providing them big time. Our Daily Clocker Report pushed the winners of 8 of the 10 races on Opening Day, including:
KINZ FUNKY MONKEY in the 3rd race with 2 Grade B- works, paying $38.60 in a 6 horse race
First time starter SMACK TALK in the 6th with 2 Grade B- workouts paying $19.60
KNOW PLANS in the 8th with a recent Grade B at Del Mar featuring the comment "he seems to like the Del Mar racing surface"; I guess so, lighting up the toteboard at $52.20. and
AFFRETTANDO in the 10th race with a recent Grade B- containing the comment "this was a decent work for this generally indifferent workhorse", paying $10.60.
In addition, we scored with our Horse to Watch SUPER ABILITY in the 5th race paying $16.60. He also had some nice HR works prior to his comeback race.
We enter the closing week of the Santa Anita Spring meet off a super week for HR information. We pushed 5 Horses to Watch winners and 4 Fit and Ready list winners during the week ending Jun 22. Although none of those winners occurred on Fri Jun 20, we had very nice Daily Clocker Report winners on that day with RANGI in the 6th paying $9.20 with 2 recent Grade B workouts and FLEW FLICKER dead heating in the 7th @ 14-1 paying $12.20 with a recent Grade B+ "sitting on the edge of a huge one". The final race went to CHATTERING GAMBLER with a recent Grade B+ paying $11.20. The double paid $91.60 and the pick 3 paid $252.90.
On Thu May 22 we closed out a rather formful day with a very nice first time starter winner in the final race. KADESHA (FR) had been working off and on, good and bad, for her debut, but closed out her work pattern with a very nice, seemingly slow, Grade B drill in which she "looked really good in this training track move, going off slowly in 24.4, finishing with a lot of run while not urged at all, final time of 49.1...will likely debut routing on the turf and seems to be a nice sort". She stormed home to pay $35.40. Our Horse to Watch BURNING ARCH ran 2nd with the exacta paying $67.30. The double from the winner of the 7th race SEA JOHN'S SPIRIT, with a recent Grade B workout, paid $140.80. Another Horse to Watch KATE'S EVENT won the 3rd race.
Saturday May 17th was the best day for HR information in recent memory, if not ever. We pushed the winners of all 11 races, including 9 strong clocker pushes with several massive prices and one Horse to Watch winner. After the 1st race was won by the 2-5 shot with the highest HR performance rating, the parade of longshots began in the 2nd with LOVMEISTER, who had recorded 3 Grade B+ works since last raced in Dec; he opened up and hung on to win @ $35.00. The 3rd went to HONDURAN with our best workout, a Grade B with a "sharp 35.0 final 3/8", scoring at $9.80, beating a 1-2 shot, we suggested needed a slow lonely pace that he didn't get. The double (bet 'em folks, the new low takeout prices are amazing!) paid $204.20. The 4th went to the odds-on favorite OBVIOUSLY (IRE) with a Grade B+ and 5 Grade B works since raced. The last leg of the Pick 5 was won by our Horse to Watch JOVITA'S TUFFY who moved up, as we suggested he would, off his last highly rated restricted $16K non winners of 3 lifetime to fly home and win this open $20K claimer @ $5.80. His last race HR Performance Rating was 5 points higher than the others in the race. The Pick 5 paid $691.75 for $.50.
The Pick 6 began in the 6th race today and the first leg was won by INDEXICAL with a Grade B and 3 Grade B- HR workouts, including the comment ("likely needed his comeback race and appears to be training very well"). He paid $33.60 to start the Pick 6. COMPULSIVE, with 2 Grade B works, won the 7th paying $13.40. The 8th went to PUBLIC INTEREST with 2 Grade B- drills (not bad for a turf horse working on the dirt) @ $11.00. This was a nice price, given our Trip Note comments on his 2 main adversaries, suggesting they were both hangers. The winner of the 9th race was DELTA FLOWER, with 3 nice Grade B works coming in from Oaklawn, paying $7.80 in a gutsy performance. In the 9th race, first time starter NATALIE PAIGE had been an in an outer in her work pattern, but had shown 3 Grade B- workouts in what appeared to be a field of awful Cal Bred maidens. She got the money wire to wire at $40.40 and set up the final race in the Pick 6 for a huge price. There were only 2 horses covered in the finale and sure enough, the arguably best HR worker FLY BOY ROY, one of 3 with Grade B workouts and the comment "went nicely...needed his local debut after a bit of a slow break and should be set for his best next time", won and paid $17.60. Amazingly, there was a Pick 6 winner with a payoff of $121,054.80. Could very well have been one of our customers, if they went deep enough. All the winners were there.
Another great performance by the HR reports on Santa Anita Derby weekend. On Sun Apr 6 in the 6th race, our only Horse to Watch lister for the day, JULES JOURNEY, with a nice Grade B workout since his last race to go with 2 Grade B+ drills prior to his last race, won nicely paying $14.40. In the 8th race CONGREGATIONALIST, with a nice recent Grade B work in which he "appeared to be set for one of his top efforts in the afternoon" according to the HR clocker, set the pace on a speed biased track to hold on and pay $11.80.
On Santa Anita Derby Day Apr 5, our clockers pushed the winners of 7 races, including the final double at nice prices. In the 10th SEEKING THE SHERIF with recent Grade B-, B, B workouts in which "the razor sharp gelding holds his form well", won and paid $9.80. The final 11th race was won by KERRILYNN, with a recent Grade B+ drill in which "she appears to be set for the Winners Circle in the afternoon", paying $10.60. The double, with the new low takeout, paid a generous $68.40.
On Fri Apr 4 our clockers pushed the winners of the opening daily double with 2 Grade B- and one Grade B+ workouts on TIZ THE KEY "looked excellent and seems to be coming back in very sharp fashion" in the 1st @ $5.60 followed by CHICSDIGTHESHARK in the 2nd with a recent Grade B drill in which "he appears to be sitting on a top performance in the afternoon" paying $12.20. The double paid $39.40. In the 4th we had 2 recent Grade B workouts on the winner WATER ISSUES "striding out well at the end; seems to be doing well of late" and "appears set for her best effort in the afternoon". She paid $15.80 to win.
The week ending Mar 30 at Santa Anita was a great example of how all of the HR handicapping tools contribute to our profitability. We started out on Thu Mar 27 pushing the winners of all of the Carryover Pick 6 races, which paid $8,233.40. Our Horses to Watch listers DO SOME MAGIC and PUTAHEXONHER won the 3rd and 5th races at prices of $4.60 and $9.60 respectively.
The 4th and 6th races were won by good workers NO EZ MONEY, Grade B "showed vast improvement in his first work since his debut...absolutely cruising to the wire and looked good...had a troubled trip in a BTL debut" paying $7.60 and PARLIAMENTARIAN, with several Grade B's "hasn't been out since breaking his maiden well over a year ago, but seems to be coming back well" paying $19.60.
Our Performance Ratings pushed the winners of the final two races with CHRISTOPHER STREET doing the honors in the 7th with the co-high rating paying $6.40 and favorite MOSCATO GIRL getting us home in the finale with far and away the highest dirt sprint performance rating. The Pick 6 ad Pick 4 were certainly nice ways to start the week.
The rest of the week continued to return nice profits as our Horse to Watch SWIFT EAGLE showed good determination in the 5th race on Fri Mar 28 to come back on at the wire to win and pay $9.60. On Sat Mar 29 two of our Fit and Ready listers won, bet down firster INDIAN SAFARI in the 3rd @ $6.60 and MAJESTIC HARBOR in the 8th "appears set for a win in the afternoon" paying $13.60. To end the week, we had a Fit and Ready and 2 Horses to Watch win on Sun Mar 30. In the 1st big favorite F&R lister KAFISTER won easily followed by HTW winners LIFE'S JOURNEY in the 4th @ $15.60 and STREET MAVEN in the 6th @ $9.20. A pretty nice week for HR to end the month of March.
On Sun Dec 1 our Daily Clocker Report pushed the winners of 5 races, including some huge prices. In the 1st race HORSE LAUGH, with a recent good maintenance work with the comment "seems to be in top form", scored at $31.40. Our Fit and Ready lister JUST FISHIN won the 4th with the comment "doing his best work late...appears to be sitting on a top performance in the afternoon". He closed well late to win and pay $15.80. STREET CAR won the 4th with the comment "just needs to find the right spot in the afternoon for a top performance" paying $8.80. EGG DROP won the featured Matriarch with a sterling performance, coming back after being headed to pay $23.20 off a nice Grade B workout. On Sat Nov 30 we also pushed the winners of 5 races in our Daily Clocker Report including FULL RANSOM in the Miesque Stakes with 4 nice moves in the morning with the comments "improving filly will probably surface in the Miesque" and "continues to train very well". She paid $26.80 to win. FOLLINI won the 8th with a decent recent Grade B- move paying $17.80 and MARY HELEN'S STORM capped off the day with a win in the nightcap at $10.00 after working a decent recent Grade B- drill in the morning.
On Sat Nov 16 at HP our Daily Clocker Report delivered some very nice price horses. In the 5th COCO DE CARCHY, with 2 decent Grade B- works since raced and 2 Grade B drills prior to last race, ran them down paying $15.20. In the 6th TEBOWING, with a very good Grade B workout since raced ran down the speed paying $24.40. The pick 3 was completed in the 7th by a first time starter TOP FORTITUDE, with 4 nice works leading up to the debut, including the comment "seems ready to fire at first asking". He paid $19.00 and the pick 3 paid $1,071.30. Running 2nd was MELATONIN @ 8-1, with 2 recent Grade B works and 4 Grade B's prior to his last race. The exacta paid $72.90. Our Horse to Watch ENTERPRISING easily won the 4th race at even money and GOLDEN PRODUCTION won the 8th race with the highest last turf race HR performance rating. The 9th race was won by MAGIC NUMBER with the highest HR performance rating as well, completing the pick 6 on a day when nobody hit the pick 6. Granted, it is very hard to put 6 races together, even when you have all of the information at your fingertips, but it's nice to know that the possibility exists with all of the HR handicapping tools.
On Sat Nov 9 at HP in the 5th race our Horse to Watch BIG MACHER with the highest last race HR Performance Rating won and paid a rather surprising $19.40.
Nice Opening Day at Hollywood Park for HR customers with 5 winners from the Daily Clocker Report, including the opening daily double with FULL CONSENT scoring in the 1st @ $9.40 with a "decent" Grade B- workout "appearing to have a lot left to give at the end". The double was completed by CYCLOMETER in the 2nd @ $5.60 with a Grade B workout "appears to be sitting on the edge of a top performance". The double paid $30.00. In the 3rd PROSPECTOR'S TRICK was running back off a comeback race in which our Trip Notes suggested he "might do better" in his next race with this one under his belt and based on the 2 Grade B workouts prior to the comebacker. He paid $11.80. In the 6th, a cheap $8K claimer, GRAEME CRACKERJACK won the photo with a strong rating after a recent good Grade B workout, paying $10.80 to win.
On the Sat Breeders Cup card MUCHO MACHO MAN was a Horse to Watch with the comment "If Game On Dude doesn't get an easy lead, Macho Man might have a shot to beat him in the BC". He did indeed beat him paying $10.00 to win. Two of our Fit and Ready listers won as well, MIZDIRECTION paying $7.40 in the Turf Sprint and SHE'S A TIGER @ 5-1 in the Juvenile Fillies. Unfortunately, SHE'S A TIGER was DQ'd, but moved up to the win was RIA ANTONIA with an HR Grade B+ workout and the comment "Canadian invader looked extremely sharp in this drill and could have a shot (in the Juvenile Fillies)". She paid $66.60 to win and the HR exacta paid $369.60.
Our 2 Fit and Ready listers on the Fri Breeders Cup card won very easily, both with multiple Grade A- workouts. GOLDENCENTS paid $9.60 and BEHOLDER paid $7.60.
On Fri Oct 18 in the last race at SA, there were 3 horses covered with single tickets in the carryover Pick 6. Unfortunately, for them, the owner of those 3 tickets did not have the HR Daily Clocker Report for the day. In our report we strongly pushed the winner MAGIC MAYA, with a Grade B+ and 2 Grade B workouts ("extending herself very well at the end and a very nice move...doing well these days"). She improved dramatically to win paying $17.40, and double carryover the Pick 6 for the rest of us.
The second week of the SA Autumn meet once again produced some great prices from the HR information. On Sun Oct 6 we had 2 Horses to Watch running, both in the 4th race. They ran 1-2, 3 lengths in front of the rest of the field, with the winner CINMARS DANCE paying $31.20 to win. GRAZENETTE completed the exacta @ 7-1, which paid $103.70. Our clockers were not to be outdone as MARLA HOOCH won the 1st race with a recent sharp SA Grade B workout with the comment "may like the dirt track at Santa Anita better". She did indeed and paid $27.60 to win. The 2nd race went to MAJESTIC STRIDE, with Grade B and B+ drills at DM prior to his comeback win at Barretts Fairplex. He improved further to pay $38.80.
On Sat Oct 5 our Daily Clocker Report pushed the winners of 8 of the 10 races. In the 4th race we had a B+ workout on the easy winner NO JET LAG that paid $28.20 to win. In the 5th we had a very good Grade B work on DROVER CRAZY prior to his strong runner-up effort to Wild Dude at DM. DROVER' had the highest last race HR Performance Rating from that race and got another strong rating here, winning easily @ $11.80. In the 6th we ran 2nd with HTW HE'S A DANCE STAR before finishing off the day in the last double with Fit and Ready lister POINTS OFFTHEBENCH (Grade A-) in the 9th @ $11.20 and bomber CAL GAL in the 10th with a "good, solid" Grade B workout paying $32.00 to win.
On Fri Oct 4 we added decent winners from our clockers with strong working comebacker TIZHARDTOGET (3 Grade B's and a Grade B+) winning the 1st @ $7.80, Fit and Ready first time starter HOBBITS HERO (Grade B+) in the 3rd holding on after a stumbling start to pay a bet down $9.80 and BIPARTISAN in the 8th with a nice Grade B to pay $10.60 to win.
A rather amazing opening weekend at the Santa Anita Autumn meet for the HR clockers. On Sun Sep 29 our Daily Clocker Report pushed 7 winners, including several bombers. We began the streak with the Baffert first time starter in the 2nd race. MISS PERSONALITY had 3 Grade B workouts from the our clockers at HP and SA and won rather easily paying an overlaid $10.80. After the shipper SILVER WINGS won the 3rd race with a good Grade B drill in tow @ $6.60, Chantal unleashed a bomb in the 4th with MARINA DEL HEAT, who had a Grade B work at Del Mar before stumbling at the start in her last race and dislodging Chantal. 'HEAT showed gameness to re-rally and win well @ $106.80. The HR pick 3 paid $1,017.20. The 5th was won by Horse to Watch TOM'S TRIBUTE, also sporting a "new" positive Grade B- drill, paying $4.60, with the pick 4 paying $1,814.35 and the pick 3 paying $625.90. The 6th race broke our string of workout winners, but just barely as PEARL DE VERE, with the highest last race HR performance rating won and paid $8.20, outfinishing our Grade B worker THE MAGIC STONE, who ran 2nd @ 44-1. The exacta paid $102.10. The pick 3 paid $1,116.40. The 7th went to MAGESTIC STINGER with a nice "set for her best" Grade B work prior to her last race and easily the highest last race HR performance rating @ $6.00 and the 8th was also won by the favorite INDY POINT (ARG) with a "nice sharp maintenance drill". The 9th was won by another huge bomber as Horse to Watch LET'S GET CRACKIN, with two nice Grade B "set for top effort" and B- works at SA, lit up the toteboard @ $89.40, pulling away to score at a monster performance rating. Quite a start to the SA Fall meet for the HR information.
On Sat Sep 28 our clockers pushed the winners of 8 races, 5 of them at double digit mutuels. We kicked the parade of big priced winners off in the 1st race as a first time starter VERSYE, with a nice Grade B workout back at the off track HP during the Del Mar meet, held off the other good working first time starter YANA to pay $28.20. The exacta paid $72.70. The 2nd race was won by TOPPER'S GHOST, with a Grade B prior to his last race, paying $12.00. The 4th race went to PAPA TURF, with a Grade B- work over the heavy SA racetrack during the week before Opening Day, paying $22.40 to win. The 2 yo stake race in the 7th that served for a prep for the BC was won by BOND HOLDER, with a decent Grade B- work, paying $23.80 to win. Probably not a great race going forward, but a nice payoff today. BONNIE LESLEY (IRE) won the 8th with a decent Grade B- drill @ $20.80. BOLLER BOMB and ROSIES READY ran 2nd and 3rd @ 9-1 and 14-1 with the tri paying $1,203.40. Although he didn't win, TRIBAL SPY ran a gutty race with some trouble to finish 2nd in the final race at 51-1 with several good workouts prior to his last race including 2 Grade B's and a B+.
On Opening Day Fri Sep 27 of the Santa Anita Autumn meet, the HR Daily Clocker Report pushed the winners of 7 races and we had a Horse to Watch winner in the final race to make it 8 of the 9 races for HR handicapping tools. The prices began in the 4th race as POWER PED, with a nice recent Grade B workout at SA, used a stalking trip to edge clear and hang on paying $24.80 to win. The 5th went to HURRY HOME CLOVER, with a Grade B- work, @ $9.20 and the 6th was won by another Grade B- worker HOTRADAMUS @ $49.00. The trifecta was completed by horses with Grade B works prior to last race @ 13-1 and 4-1 with the tri paying $2,106.20. The pick 3 paid $1,651.20. After 2 HR clocker pushes won the 7th and 8th at low prices, the last race was won by HTW TALE BE TOLD @ $10.00. Finishing 2nd @ 69-1 was SHERIFF HUTTON with a Grade B drill at DM prior to his last race. The exacta paid $215.40. The pick 4 paid $2,119.80. The pick 6 pool was carried over, so none of our customers were able to put all of the winning info together, or more likely, didn't bet the pick 6 on opening day.
The final week at Del Mar reflected the nice prices that the HR set of handicapping tools generated throughout the meet. The Horses to Watch list, derived from our Trip Note Reports, supplied 8 winners including MIZ WOUNDED KNEE in the 4th race on Thu Aug 29 paying a whopping $30.20 and VIONNET in the 3rd on Fri Aug 30, coming out of a race that "was a prep and she should improve going further". She stretched out and did indeed improve paying $12.60. She also had a nice Grade B work in between races. The Sun Sep 1 Horses to Watch in Today list produced the winner of the 5th race CHARM THE MAKER @ $14.20 who also had a nice Grade B workout between races to prove she had retained her sharpness. On Mon Sep 2 in the final race Horse to Watch ARTIC NORTH improved off his first trouble filled start at DM, as forecasted in our Trip Notes and paid $16.60.
Amongst the many winners from our Daily Clocker Report during the final week of DM were some nice prices in addition to the HTW's mentioned above. On Sat Aug 31 in the 2nd race we had 7 nice Grade B works from our clocker at the off track training site on SCHOOLOFHARDROCKS leading up to his debut at a route. He more than verified those drills, scoring at $23.40. Later in the card, SHE'S A TIGER won the Del Mar Debutante with a nice Grade B workout paying $11.00. On Sun Sep 1 in the 9th ETHNIC DANCE won the Del Mar Derby stepping up from a first level allowance with a monster Grade A- workout in which he "could not have been any more impressive...he's going to be tough no matter where he surfaces". He wired the field paying a bet down $13.80. On Closing Day in the 4th race KARMA KING with a Grade B+ drill in which he "appeared to be sitting on a win based on this drill" won and paid $11.40.
Pacific Classic Day Sun Aug 25 was a super day for the HR clockers. We pushed the winners of 7 races in our Daily Clocker Report including Fit and Ready lister MAGIC UNION in the 2nd race @ $8.80. First time starter ANTIQUITY won the 4th with a recent Grade B work @ $8.60, but more significantly, SILVER SAILS ran 2nd with a Grade B @ 44-1 giving us a $182.10 exacta. In the 6th first time starter I EARNED IT BABY with 3 Grade B workouts leading up to his debut won and rewarded HR customers with a super $34.60 payoff. FED BIZ won the 7th race with a recent Grade B+ workout @ $17.60 and the Pacific Classic was won in a rout by GAME ON DUDE with recent Grade A- and B+ works from the HR clocker as he commented "they all have him to beat in the Pacific Classic".
Huge day on Sun Aug 11 for the HR Del Mar clocker. We pushed the winners of 5 races including 3 monster payoffs. In the 3rd race we had 2 recent works on VALID BUT TRUE in which he "definitely appeared to have more left to give" and "came the final 3/8 in a sharp 35.1" in a 1/2 mile work, both Grade B's. Chantal jumped out front and took them wire to wire paying $37.20. In the 5th race, we had a recent work on the import NO JET LAG in which he "came the final 1/4 of the 1/2 mile work in a strong 24.1". Key on fast closing works, especially for turf horses where the late runners tend to excel. NO JET LAG rewarded us with a $24.20 payoff. The last race produced the bomber of the day as TIZ DYNAMIC with 2 recent Grade B workouts, in which the admittedly good worker worked very well, including the last work in which he was "reaching out well at the end". The $73.40 mutuel knocked the rest of the players out of the pick 6.
The week produced 5 Horses to Watch winners from the Weekly Trip Notes, including HOLY LUTE on Sat Aug 10 paying $10.40, DANCINGTOTHESTARS on Thu Aug 8 @ $10.40 and WEDNESDAY on Wed Aug 7 @ $19.20.
Double carryover Pick 6 Sat Aug 3 at Del Mar was a super day for the combined set of HR handicapping tools. We pushed the winner of every one of the 10 races on the card, which, of course, included the Pick 6 that paid $407,550.60. In the opening race, the winner RUM POINT had earned an HR performance rating 1 point below the average value for a Maiden Special Weight in his 1st race and had worked well with a B+ and B work leading up to it. He paid $7.00 to win. The 2nd race was won comebacker SMOKIN' CAT after blowing the break and flying home to pay $12.00 with a final Grade B work in tow. The 3rd was won by AMAZING HEARTED with a nice Grade B workout "reaching out with plenty left to give and a good move" paying $11.60. Our Horse to Watch PULLA TRAIN won the 4th paying $7.00.
The Pick 6 began in the 5th with a solid win by our Horse to Watch YOU KNOW I KNOW who got the pace he needed this time as we noted in the Trip Notes that he didn't last time and circled the field to draw off and win @ $23.00. The 6th race was won by ENGLISH CROSSING with a good recent work at HP (one of our 2 workers with recent Grade B works in the race) and paid another great price @ $18.20. The 6th race was won by first time starter SUNDAY RULES with a recent nice Grade B gate work at Del Mar paying $12.40 (again one of 2 recent Grade B workers, the other MEINERTZHAGENI ran 2nd at 13-1 with 2 Grade B's and the exacta paid $67.10). The 8th race was won by LADY OF FIFTY who had 2 nice Grade B workouts at HP before shipping to DM and was one of 3 strong workers for HR in the race. LADY OF FIFTY paid a sweet $23.20 for the 4th double digit payoff in a row. The other arguably better workers, MORE CHOCOLATE and BYRAMA ran 2nd and 3rd with even money shot Include Me Out (with a Grade B maintenance work at HP in early July) out of the money. The 9th race was won by the horse with our highest last race performance rating in a sprint on synthetics at HP, CHIBITA, who was weakly ridden by the apprentice and drifted out badly in the stretch, but lasted to pay $19.00, with our other highest performance rating horse JUST IRISH running 2nd. The final race was won by ETHNIC DANCE who had our highest performance rating by 4 points or approximately 2 lengths paying $5.80. The Pick 6 of over $407K was pretty obtainable with the HR info and we suspect was hit by one of our customers.
The final Hollywood Park Summer Meet was the best in the history of Handicapper's Report for our combined set of handicapping tools. Our new clocker at the off track brought many huge winners to our customers along with the normal super performance by our on track clocker.
Our Trip Notes and the Horses to Watch that we selected from the weekly Trip Note Reports produced some fantastic prices from the various trouble lines and other indicators of improved performances that were gleaned from the notes on each horse after their races. As an indication of the HTW results, the last 5 weeks produced 17 Horses to Watch winners, including the following double digit prices: Jul 13 MR. BOSSY PANTS $10.80; Jul 11 SUNSET SKIES $13.00; Jun 29 SMOOVE IT $12.00 and CENTRALINTELIGENCE $19.00; Jun 28 TIZ A CLASSY LASS $10.60; Jun 22 MUCHOS BESOS $25.00; and Jun 15 GOLDILOCKS PLANET $25.40.
The final weeks of HP were comprised of some relatively weak and chalky cards with the DM meet approaching with its giant purses, but there were some bright spots for our Clocker Reports. On Closing Day Sun Jul 14, our SA clocker nailed the final 11th race with 4 Grade B workouts on the 1st time starter LIFE RULE @ $27.00. In the 9th race, a 2 yo baby race with all first time starters, the winner was ALBERTS HOPE with a recent Grade B gate work in company at HP as he came home "the final 1/4 in a strong 24.1, a nice move, one to keep our eye on". He paid a dazzling $68.80 to win. Finishing 2nd was a filly with a whole bunch of very nice workouts documented by our SA clocker. She was blocked for a bit in the stretch and came on strong at 8-1 to complete the exacta paying $228.00. On Fri Jul 12 we pushed the winners of 5 races, including STAYO in the 4th with a nice Grade B work prior to last race paying $44.60.
On Sun Jul 7 we pushed the winners of 6 races, including 2 Fit and Ready winners, NEED YOU NOW (IRE) in the 3rd and CELTIC MOON in the 9th @ $11.40. In the 2nd race SULTRY SEASON with a Grade B prior to last race paid $22.40 to win. On Sat Jul 6 we pushed the winners of 7 races, including STOP SMILING in the 6th, a 1st time starter with 2 Grade B workouts, who paid $33.20 to win. In the 7th FOREVER FREEDOM had a Grade B workout and paid $21.00. On Fri Jul 5 we pushed the winners of 5 races in our Daily Clocker Report, including WRINKLE ROOM in the 2nd with a recent Grade B paying $10.40 to win and DASHING ASH in the 6th with a "strong drill and looks sharp" Grade B paying $14.80.
On the greatest extended weekend in a very long time for HR information, we pushed 6 winners in our Daily Clocker Report on Sun Jun 30, including SAY SAY in the 1st @ $14.00 with a sharp Grade B workout. In the 6th MISS RADIANCE with a recent sharp Grade B+ drill paid $13.60 to win, and SO BRILLIANT with 7 Grade B workouts "set for his best in the afternoon" paid $15.20 to win the 8th race for Baffert. On Sat Jun 29 our clockers pushed the winners of 7 races including SOUL CANDY in the 1st race with 3 Grade B's and a Grade B+ paying $25.00 and CENTRALINTELIGENCE in the 9th with a Grade B as an HTW paying $19.00. On Fri Jun 28 we had the day that makes a meet if not the year. Our clockers pushed the winners of all 8 races, including the 1st race in which 2nd time starter STYLISH SOUNDS with a workout since her debut that was rated a Grade B by our SA clocker with the compelling comments "very good gate work...maybe she woke up after her first race". She paid $28.20 to win. The pick 5 paid $14,818.15, the late pick 4 paid $648.60 and the pick 6 paid $47,261.00.
Sat Jun 15 was another excellent day for all of the HR information. From our Daily Clocker Report, first time starter GLORIOUS LUCK had 6 nice strong workouts including 2 Grade B+'s blew away her field to post a $32.00 win. Running 2nd was COTTON'S POINT with 3 Grade B works. The exacta paid $59.30. BYRAMA won the featured 9th race with a recent Grade B+ workout paying $14.00. Not to be outdone, Aaron Hesz pointed out the winner of the 10th race in our Trip Notes Report. The Horse to Watch GOLDILOCKS PLANET had a comment that included "crowded at the break to lose her best chance...she could be an interesting longshot at a huge price". She gamely ran up inside in the stretch to pull away and win easily at $25.40. Earlier races featured winners that had nice workouts prior to their last races. In the 3rd MISS ELLANY (IRE) had a Grade B and paid $13.20. In the 5th FREE TIME had a Grade B+ and paid $52.00. Also, comebacker winner SPIRIT RULES had 3 strong workouts that included a Grade B+ and paid $7.00 to win.
Jun 13 continued the HR streak of big prices on Thursdays from our Daily Clocker Report at HP. We started right off in the 1st race as our Fit and Ready first time starter AMAZING HEARTED with a Grade B+ workout "appears set for a huge one in the afternoon" and 3 Grade B's wore down the leader to score at an overlaid $12.20. Firster DE RED CAR won the 4th with a nice Grade B work paying $14.20, and we closed the day with another bomber as SUANCES LUCK scored @ $25.40 after registering a recent Grade B "sharp drill" on SA's training track "more relaxed than normal; came home striding out well to the wire" in a seemingly slow 50.2, demonstrating once again that workout times have little to do with their quality. On Fri Jun 14 the prices were much lower, but we did score with 2 Fit and Ready listers and a Horse to Watch @ $8.00.
On Sat Jun 8 we had a day for the ages with our Daily Clocker Report. Our 2 Fit and Ready listers won and paid the unbelievable prices of $60.80 and $33.20. In the 3rd race returnee PALM ISLAND with 4 Grade B+ works gamely held off the favorite to light up the board @ $60.80. In the 8th comebacker KINZ FUNKY MONKEY took them wire to wire with a recent Grade B+ drill paying $33.20. In the 6th SEBASTIAN FLYTE (GB) had a Grade B+ work that put him on the Fit and Ready list. Since we remove horses on the F&R lists that haven't won after 60 days, 'FLYTE was just taken off the list despite the fact that he hadn't run back yet. He won and paid $15.80. The featured 10th race was won by SARACH who ran to his 2 recent Grade B workouts paying $18.00. The one BIG disappointment of the day for HR customers was the 5th race when first time starter MOVING DESERT, with 4 nice Grade B workouts was moved too soon by the rider to get edged at the wire @ 21-1. Still, an amazing day for HR clients.
On Fri Jun 7 our Horse to Watch and good worker WARREN'S FLASHER won and paid $11.20 and BASMATI won the 6th with a sharp recent Grade B paying $13.80. On Thu we pushed the winners of 7 of the 8 races in our Daily Clocker Report, including another Thursday last race winner with first time starter MIDNIGHT LADY winning @ $9.80 with 4 Grade B workouts. We had another Horse to Watch MISS PIPPA win the 1st race.
On Sun Jun 2 we pushed the winners of 5 races in our Daily Clocker Report, including TRIBAL SPY in the 4th with a Grade B+ and Grade B paying $11.60, ROYAL TIGER who ran away from her field to win by 14 in the 6th after a nice Grade B paying $14.20, and TIZ A MINISTER who ran them down in the 8th with a recent good Grade B paying $12.40.
More big price winners from our HR clockers to begin the week. On Thu May 30 in the 2nd race, first time starter BUSHIE, with a nice Grade B workout at HP in which he easily outworked a stablemate, won and paid $20.00. In the 3rd race MAYAN EYES with 3 good Grade B drills recently at SA pulled away to win easily paying $27.40. The double paid $407.60. In the 6th and 7th races, our 2 Fit and Ready listers of the day completed that double with big bet down winner SWEET LULU taking the 6th and CHIEF HAVOC winning the 7th @ $7.80.
The week ending on Memorial Day at HP was nothing short of amazing for HR information. On Mon May 27, we strongly pushed 5 of the 6 winners of the Pick 6, which paid $104,708.20. The 5th race was won by our Horse to Watch lister MAMBO MAN paying a sweet $14.20. The Pick 4 had 3 winners from our Fit and Ready list at great prices. In the 7th PULPIT'S EXPRESS with 2 B+ works wired the field to win easily @ $9.40. The 8th race was won by DOYOUSEEMECOMING with B+ and A- workouts in his holster to qualify for our F&R list and pay $21.00. In the 10th and final our last F&R lister of the day RALPHY GIRL with a B+ workout at SA paid $12.40. In the featured 9th race favorite MARKETING MIX with a recent Grade B at HP completed the HR Pick 4 that paid $463.70. A super day for HR customers.
On Sun May 26 our Daily Clocker Report pushed the winners of 6 races including the bookend price horses. In the 1st "house" horse for HR management NO TRICKS FOR JACK won and paid $14.80 off the claim with a recent Grade B drill at SA. We capped off the day in the 9th race with the shipper AMP AND ADRENALIN who had a nice Grade B workout at HP and paid $28.60. On Sat May 25 our Daily Clocker Report ($8 per day) pushed the winners of 5 races including Fit and Ready lister OBVIOUSLY (IRE) and several price horses. In Race 5 FACOLTOSO (GB) with 2 recent Grade B works at SA won and paid $15.60. In Race 7 SWEET BOSS with a nice recent Grade B at HP won and paid $17.40. Finally, WARREN'S PAROLEE took the final race with a recent Grade B blowout at SA and paid a whopping $47.60.
On Fri May 24 in the 7th race, EGG DROP, with 2 recent Grade B+ workouts at SA won sprinting on the turf paying $14.80. In the 6th we had 2 Horses to Watch and they ran 1-2 with R S WATSON paying $5.20 to win and BIO PRO completing the exacta @ 4-1. On Thu May 23 our Daily Clocker Report pushed 5 winners in the 8 races including Fit and Ready lister SCHERER MAGIC @ $20.20. He is another great example of a horse who worked very well prior to his return in an overnight stake and ran just ok, but was dropped into an optional claimer and ran to the good works.
It has been a great start to the Hollywood Park meet for HR information. In the week ending May 19th, we had 5 Horses to Watch winners, including WARREN'S VENEDA in the 5th race on Thu May 16 paying $13.40, and 2 Fit and Ready winners, including OPEN WATER on Sat May 18 in the 10th race paying $21.40.
On Sun May 19 we pushed 5 winners in our Daily Clocker Report including first time starter HEAT TRAP in the 9th race with a recent Grade B workout at SA in which she outworked a stablemate, "looking very good as she went by at the wire". She did the same thing in her race paying $15.60. On Sat May 18 we also pushed 5 winners in our Daily Clocker Report. They included the Fit and Ready lister OPEN WATER mentioned above @ $21.40 and ROCK U UP in the 6th race with a "nice" recent Grade B work at SA paying $13.20. On Thu May 16 in the 2nd race, we had 3 nice Grade B works on HE'S NOT TOO SHABY, coming off a 3 month freshening, and he ran to them as he won and paid $13.40.
On Sun May 12 at HP we pushed 5 winners in our Daily Clocker Report, including SMART STRIKING in the 5th race with a recent Grade B workout at HP. She won paying $43.00 and COSSET, with a very good Grade B work at SA, completed the exacta @ 20-1, which paid $346.50. On Sat May 11 we also pushed a bomber in the 7th race as first time starter JOVITA'S TUFFY wore down the tired leaders to pay $46.80. Christina Blacker stated on HRTV that the winner had been working poorly according to all of the local clockers. Apparently, she doesn't have access to the top source of So Cal workouts as the HR clocker not only had 2 recent nice Grade B works on JOVITA'S TUFFY, but also a drill back at the end of Dec when he outworked the very useful Mel's Game. That work was reported in our normal Weekly Workout Summary Report for that week (a service that is only provided to HR customers).
Previous double digit Fit and Ready listers to win at the HP meet were PATRIOT'S VOYAGE on Sun May 5 in the 8th race paying $11.20 and HIGH TEST on Sat May 4 in the 7th race paying $14.00.
On Sun Apr 14 at SA our Fit and Ready lister SWEET SWAP in the 7th broke through the gate prior to the start, yet still managed to get home on top @ $6.20. In the 9th race first time starter JETS TO BRAZIL had worked a bit inconsistently leading up to his debut, but had 2 nice Grade B works indicating some ability and was a must use in the horizontal bets. He hit the front in deep stretch and held sway paying $46.20. On Fri Apr 12 two of our Horses to Watch listers scored, ONDINE in the 4th race and DON'T LOSE FAITH in the 8th. In the 5th race MIND THE MASTER had 2 good recent workouts with the comments "seems to be doing well of late" and "final half in a very sharp 47.1; a very nice move as he appears to be sitting on a top effort in the afternoon". He won nicely as he "couldn't have won any easier" according to our Trip Notes, paying $11.60. On Thu Apr 11 we pushed the winners of 4 of the 8 races including 1st time starter TALK OF THE TOWN in the 8th with 6 Grade B workouts leading up to his debut. He won easily paying $10.00.
On Santa Anita Derby Day Sat Apr 6 we pushed the winners of 8 races including Fit and Ready lister JOELITO in the 4th @ $17.60, Grade B worker ON THE FENCE in the 1st @ $21.20 and BATTLE FORCE in the 6th with 3 recent nice Grade B workouts @ $16.40.
On Sun Mar 31 at SA our Fit and Ready lister SWEET ASSAY won the 1st race with recent Grade B+ and B works paying $18.40. On Thu Mar 28 at SA HR had 2 Horses to Watch winners, EGG DROP in the 5th and ENGLISH RHYTHM in the 8th, and 2 Fit and Ready winners, WILD MEDIA in the 1st and LADY ROSAMOND in the 7th. We finished the week on Sun Mar 31 with the 1st time starter Fit and Ready lister SWEET ASSAY wiring her field on the downhill turf course to pay a sweet $18.40.
Nice start to the week at Santa Anita on Thu Mar 14. We had a Horse to Watch from our Trip Notes win, THERMAL NERMAL @ $7.80, as well as a Fit and Ready first time starter, DOOR'S OPEN, paying $8.80. We also pushed the bomber in the carryover Pick 6, THINKING OF GIRLS in the 6th with a sharp Grade B work in tandem, who won and paid $34.40. Two other good workers in the race, COURTSIDE and LUCKARACK, ran 2nd and 3rd with the exacta paying $76.70 and the trifecta paying $234.60.
Big Cap day at SA on Sat Mar 2 was an awesome day for our Daily Clocker Report. We pushed the winners of 10 of the 11 races, including Fit & Ready lister PATRIOT'S VOYAGE in the 8th with 2 Grade B+ workouts paying $14.00 and Grade B workers first time starter SUMMER EXCLUSIVE in the 11th @ $18.20, POWER FOOT in the 7th @ $14.80, and SWEET FACTORY in the 4th @ $43.00. KYRIAKI in the 2nd had 3 Grade B workouts including the last with the comment "reaching out well at the end and a nice move...this one may appreciate more distance in the afternoon". She stretched out on the turf and won at $8.60. First time starter SHOWGIRL FORM, with 2 good Grade B drills leading up to her debut, closed furiously @ 13-1 to run 2nd for a $60.70 exacta. An awesome day for HR on a huge, talent-laden card, demonstrating the advantage of quality private information.
The HR bandwagon rolls on at SA. On Sat Feb 23 it was our Trip Notes turn to shine as we had Horses to Watch (HTW's) in 3 races and 3 wins as a result, including I DAZZLE in the 2nd who "had to steady to lose all chance at the spill" in her last race. This time she got through for Van Berg and edged out a win @ $26.40. With our HTW winner SECRET OF SUCCESS in the 1st race, the double paid $78.40. In the 4th race HTW MY PHILLY GIRL won and our other HTW EGG DROP ran 2nd. We finished off the day in the 9th with 1st timer QUIET FORCE from the Mandella barn with 3 Grade B workouts leading up to the debut, who just got up in time to win and pay $57.80.
On Fri Feb 22 we pushed 2 nice winners in our Daily Clocker Report. In the 4th SACRED DELIGHT, taking blinkers off with 3 nice Grade B works in tow, won and paid $15.00. In the 7th MR. CANDY BAR, with a recent Grade B drill, won and paid $26.40. On Mon Feb 18 in the 7th race D'OBSESSION won and paid $21.20.
The HR clocker continues on a roll at SA. On Sun Feb 17 there were 2 more examples of our favorite betting situation - 2nd time starters with good workouts prior to their debuts and marginal first time performances. In the 3rd race KID DREAMS had a Grade B before his first start and stretched out to score at a super overlaid $30.80. In the 5th race GOVENOR CHARLIE, with 3 Grade B works prior to his debut, stretched out and scored at an overlaid $12.00. He also happened to be a Horse to Watch from our Trip Notes to help push his chances for HR customers. In the 7th SHAKIN IT UP, with a recent Grade B+ work, won nicely in a thrilling race to pay $6.40. NATIONAL won the 9th with 2 recent Grade B works paying $6.80.
On Sat Feb 16 at SA we pushed 3 nice winners with good workouts. In the 7th race SAINT PRADO, with 3 nice Grade B works for Bonde, charged home under Maldonado to post the victory at a super $21.20. In the 8th JUDY IN DISGUISE (GB) with a nice recent Grade B drill went virtually wire to wire down the hill paying $12.00. In the 10th TEBOWING did that thing again, scoring in his 2nd start with a Grade B workout prior to his debut paying $9.40.
On Fri Feb 15 in the 4th GREYLAINE was another that scored in his 2nd start after working well with 2 Grade B drills prior to his first start paying $9.20. In the 7th VIVA CARINA (ARG) scored with a nice recent Grade B workout paying $12.80. Finally, VALDIRONE won the 8th with a Grade B work paying $6.00.
A great day for the HR clocker on Valentine's Day at SA. We pushed 3 winners on the card, including bomber NO CONTINGENCY in the 4th race with 2 nice recent Grade B workouts, paying $50.20 to win. In the 6th we had a Grade B drill "in the early morning hours" on MEMO TO KATHY with the comment "nice move as this is better than what she normally does". 'KATHY came from dead last to blow by the field and pay $17.00. A nice start for the week for HR Daily Clocker Report customers.
Nice prices continue for HR Clocker horses at Santa Anita as the Trip Notes and Horses to Watch lists produce many winners as well. On Sun Feb 3 in the 3rd race WHAT A SPOT with 3 Grade B workouts for her debut, including her last with a slow 49.0 HG drill with the comment "coming the final 3/8 in a sharp 35.2", runs them down in the stretch paying $12.40. In the 8th REBELUTION, with a Grade B work way back at BHP on Nov 28 to show his ability, scores in his debut paying $50.00 to win.
On Sat Feb 2 two Horses to Watch, TIZ THE TRUTH in the 1st and MAGNIFICENT SHIRL in the 5th, won nicely. In the 3rd race VALEN, a Trip Note horse with the highest last race performance rating and a recent Grade B workout, won @ $28.00. The Trip Note comment read "had to wait leaving the far turn, was stuck behind horses with no room to run most of the way through the drive". He was given a "+" by the writer. RED MAN RUN ran 2nd with a Grade B work @ 5-1. The exacta paid $51.00. In the 6th old warhorse ITALIAN RULES with a Grade B workout scored at $7.00. Running 2nd was POINTS OFFTHEBENCH with a Grade B drill @ 15-1. The exacta paid $56.10. On Fri Feb 1 in the 5th race SPECIAL CHARM (IRE) with a Grade B won and paid $12.20. On Thu Jan 31 in the 3rd 1st time starter MY CINSATION with a nice Grade B won paying $14.20. In the 6th Fit and Ready lister SUPER NINETY NINE won @ $5.00.
On Sun Jan 27 two more Horses to Watch listers won, I DON'T CARE WHO in the 3rd and MAGICAL BAND in the 8th. We also had two nice winners with good works before their last race. In the 1st our favorite bet, a high priced 2nd time starter with a nice Grade B before the first race, LADY ASANO, scored paying a huge $41.80. Running 2nd was ICONIC SPIRIT with a Grade B work with the exacta paying $87.70. Our only other worker in the race was TEMPTRESS with a Grade B who ran 3rd with the tri paying $454.40. In the 6th UNSTOPPER TOPPER with a nice Grade B before his last race won and paid $29.20.
The start of the SA meet for HR has been nothing short of fantastic. On Sat Jan 12, in addition to an exacta for our Fit and Ready list in the 7th race, where FED BIZ won @ $11.20 and TRITAP ran 2nd @ 9-1 for an exacta of $56.00, GLADDING in the 3rd ran 2nd @ 14-1 as a Fit and Ready lister. In the 5th MAZZY won after a Grade B drill "sporting blinkers...and coming the final 3/8 in a good 35.4" paying $17.40. CAT TALK won the 8th with a nice Grade B improved workout @ $14.60.
Some of the other early SA scores included THE WHOLE DEAL on Fri Jan 11 in the 6th with a recent Grade B workout paying $24.00 and KATE'S EVENT in the 7th on Sun Jan 6 with a Grade B paying $28.80. On Sat Jan 5 our Fit and Ready lister CIRCLE THE MOON just missed running 2nd @ 16-1 and our Horse to Watch SECRET GENIUS won the 9th race paying a super $45.20. On Fri Jan 4 SPELLBOUND won the 4th with 2 recent Grade B works and paid $31.20.
On Sat Dec 15 at HP in the 10th, our Horse to Watch PRIZED BY BUCK found his best stride late and ran by the leaders to win paying $18.00. On Sun Dec 9 in the 4th race DISTANT IMAGE, with a recent Grade B workout, surged at the wire to win @ $9.60. In the next race SIEMPRE ESPERANZA, with a recent Grade B work at SA, rallied the final furlong to get up paying $32.60.
Sat Dec 8 was a monster day for the HR clocker with 6 winners from our Daily Clocker Report, including an awesome win in the 7th by our Fit and Ready first time starter FLASHBACK at $4.00. In the 3rd race GOD OF WAR (BRZ), with a nice Grade B drill prior to his last race, won paying $22.00. In the 4th CHOSEN MIRACLE, with a relatively slow 49.3 Grade B workout in which he "definitely appeared to have more left to give", won and paid $15.20. Running 2nd with several recent Grade B drills was CALIMONCO @ 5-1 with the exacta paying $42.20. HUSBAND'S FOLLY won the 5th with 2 nice recent Grade B works paying $7.20. Running 2nd was MASTER CHEF with a sharp Grade B workout with the exacta paying $15.80. In the 6th LADY OF FIFTY with a nice Grade B 6f work, won and paid $8.80. OPEN WATER ran 2nd @ 10-1 with a good Grade B prior to her last race with the exacta paying $42.30. Running 3rd was INGLORIOUS, with a Grade B work in 104.4 breezing. The trifecta paid $167.60.
Our Clocker and Trip Note writers have been pointing out some nice prices at the Hollywood Park Fall meeting. On Sun Nov 25 we had workout pushes on 4 winners including a Grade B on UNSTOPPER TOPPER in the 8th who wired his field paying $19.80 to win and a Grade B on PROCUREMENT in the 7th who was also our only Horse to Watch for the day and paid $8.80 to win. In the 5th race, the Grade I Matriarch, our Fit and Ready horse TIZ FLIRTATIOUS, had a horrendous trip, finishing 2nd @ 7-1.
On Sat Nov 24 we pushed 4 workout winners including TRAVESURA in the 9th with a slow Grade B 6f work that was "definitely better than it would appear on paper". She paid a nice $24.80 to win. In the 4th the winner was our Horse to Watch FIT TO RULE who had a tough trip in his last when "blocked the length of the stretch". He paid $13.80 to win.
On Fri Nov 23 we pushed 4 workout winners including Fit and Ready lister KINDLE in the 3rd @ $5.40 and CHANGETHECHANNEL in the 8th with a nice Grade B prior to last race @ $17.80. On Thu Nov 22 we had 2 Horses to Watch winners, FIFTYSHADESOFHAY in the 3rd @ $5.00 and BEAU ROYALE in the 5th @ $6.80.
Some previous prices from earlier in the meet included ROCK THIS WAY in the 6th on Sun Nov 18 with a nice Grade B drill paying $33.80, PHANTOM LOVER in the 3rd on Sat Nov 17 with a nice Grade B work paying $15.60. Our F&R lister ran 2nd with the exacta paying $28.30. In the 6th the winner was STACY'S HOPE with a Grade B paying $15.20 and in the 8th KILLER BEAR, with a slow Grade B work "doing his best work at the end and a nice move, a bit better than it might look", ran them all down and paid $32.20. On Fri Nov 16 we pushed ARRESTING OFFICER in the 2nd with a nice Grade B paying $20.00 and OMAR in the 5th had a Grade B prior to last race and paid $29.00 to win.
Prices from the Breeders Cup HR reports at SA Autumn meet on Sat Nov 3 and Fri Nov 2 were rather awesome for those who focused on betting value. There were a lot of good workers as might be expected when the best horses in the world get together. However, many of the sterling performances came from the horses that were working well at Santa Anita approaching the Cup races, many of them shippers. On Sat Nov 3 the winners included GABRIEL CHARLES in the 3rd with a Grade B+ and B on the SA turf course paying $11.80, TAPIZAR in the 6th with 2 nice Grade B's @ $32.60, MIZDIRECTION in the 7th with a Grade B on turf @ $15.80, LITTLE MIKE in the 9th with a Grade B on turf @ $36.60 and TRINNIBERG in the Sprint with 2 nice recent Grade B's @ $29.40. On Fri Nov 2 we pushed Fit and Ready lister BIG BANE THEORY in the 1st @ $12.20 and BASMATI in the 3rd with a Grade B workout @ $17.60, as well as Horse to Watch BEHOLDER in the 7th with a Grade B work in tow @ $9.80.
Thu Oct 25 was an amazing day for HR Clocker Report customers. We pushed the winners of 5 of the 8 races, including some monster prices that triggered several huge horizontal and vertical payoffs. In the 1st race our 16-1 Grade B worker CHESTNUT MOON led every step but the last while being edged by the 1-2 shot with 15 lengths back to the next horse.
Our win streak began in the 3rd with MONEY TALKER, a Grade B worker with a 51.1 time that was "better than it might look". He paid $7.00 to win. The 4th race kicked off the bombs with HALF STRIKE receiving a Grade B from a team work in which they "both appeared to have a lot left to give". He took them wire to wire, pulling away at the end paying $15.70. The 5th race was an impossible $8K claimer where the only horses with any decent form were from Fairplex races. However, our clocker really delivered here with the first 4 finishers having recent Grade B works at SA. The winner ARINYES LOVE had a nice work with the comment "all this one may need is to be properly spotted in the afternoon for a winning performance". She drew away to win and pay $101.60. The 2nd horse was 10-1 shot QUEENIE MARINI with a Grade B workout with the comment "should be tough with bottom level claiming sorts". The exacta paid $404.40 for $1. The 3rd and 4th horses WARREN'S PASSION and MOON STONE MADNESS both had Grade B workouts as well, with the trifecta paying $3,060.20 and the superfecta paying $24,966.80. The pick 3 paid $2,132.50.
The 6th race was won by AWESOME YEAR with 2 recent Grade B workouts paying $14.60 and the pick 3 paid $8,371.40. Odds-on R DOUBLEDAY with a recent Grade B workout completed the win parade.
Nice day Sun Oct 21 at SA for the HR clocker. We started the day in the 1st with a Grade B work for the winner COO CACHOO, whose 50.2 time gave no indication of the fact that it was indeed a decent move. 'CHOO paid a juicy $21.00 to win.
We pushed the only price horse over 7-2 in the carryover pick 6 that produced an amazing $25,269.20 payoff. In the 6th race, POGONIP, trying the downhill turf with 2 Grade B workouts from the HR clocker, including a recent SA drill in 101.3 in which he "was under big restraint early...proceeding to gallop out strongly". POGO' paid $17.80 to win. We also pushed the winners of the 4th and 5th races with 2 nice works prior to race on the lone speed GREEN SECRET in the 4th @ $6.20 beating the odds-on favorite, and 2 nice recent works on SWEETRAYOFSUNSHINE in the 5th @ $7.60. All you needed was the 6-5 favorite in the 7th, STARSPANGLED HEAT @ $9.20 in the 8th with a nice Grade B workout prior to race after a long layoff before that last race and the 4-5 favorite in the last race. Easy game!
The last race at SA on Fri Oct 5 was a classic example of Handicapper's Report tools combining to make a great bet. TAKING FORM had worked well prior to her debut for sneaky good trainer Janet Armstrong, and had repeated that apparent good form after the first start with another Grade B drill. Our Trip Notes explained the reasons for the apparent disaster in that first race: "crowded between then checked just after to drop far back, never recovered. Put a line through this race." The $11.80 win mutuel was a nice gift, and with our other Grade B workout horse COURAGEOUSANDBOLD running 2nd, the exacta produced a generous $41.70 payoff.
HR experienced a great opening weekend at the Santa Anita Autumn meet using all of our information. In the first two days our winners included 4 Horses to Watch and 3 Fit and Ready listers, all at nice prices.
On Fri Sep 28 we began the meet in the 1st race with TRUE AGAIN, an HTW at $15.00. SWEET SWAP, another Horse to Watch, won the 6th @ $8.80. In the 5th race we featured two F&R horses. FIELD REPORT ran 1st paying $10.20. First time starter IN A WINE TIZZY ran a great 2nd @ 12-1 with the exacta paying a very nice $61.90. For good measure, REGULUS won the 3rd race with a good Grade B workout in his last drill at Del Mar and paid $32.20.
On Sat Sep 29 we started the day with dual qualifier HTW and F&R horse TITLE CONTENDER winning the opening race @ $9.00. Horse to Watch MADAME CACTUS followed in the 4th race with a win paying $6.20. Our strong pushes concluded in the 7th with Fit and Ready winner POWER BROKER @ $12.60 and Grade A- odds-on GAME ON DUDE in the 10th.
We capped off the weekend on Sun Sep 30 with nice Grade B workout winners TOOMANYLUCKY'S in the 3rd @ $6.20, ROYAL F J in the 7th @ $21.40 and SLIM SHADY (GB) in the 9th @ $8.40.
On Fri Aug 31 at Del Mar one of our long time subscribers nailed one of the 5 tickets in the carryover Pick 6 receiving $308,928.40 + 5's. The last race was won by comebacker AMERICAN TANKER with a nice Grade B workout at DM paying $24.40. For those who keep their back records, AMERICAN TANKER was on the Horses to Watch list after his last race in May at HP. We remove the HTW lists from our database after 2 months based on the relevancy, but obviously there are times when it is good to know that they were considered for the lists. Our Fit and Ready lister FED BIZ won the featured race with a gutsy comeback effort after his Grade A- workout.
On Sat Aug 25, HR Publisher Steve McDonald, using the full set of HR handicapping tools, captured one of the two available So Cal Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) seats at the National Handicapping Championship (NHC). The contest, held at Del Mar, was open to all CA owners and owner/trainers. Two key winners were HR Grade B+ worker "sitting on the edge of a huge one" CANDY TROPHY in the 5th race that paid $12.00 and Horse to Watch PAT'S BACK in the 6th race that paid $15.20. Using our performance ratings and trip notes and some personal handicapping (which we always recommend as a supplement to our information) and luck, we also won with CASINO HOST in the 8th @ $9.60 and APPEALING RESUME in the 9th @ $23.20, as well as PERFECTA in the 3rd @ $5.00.
On Sun Jul 22 we continued our monster 1st week at Del Mar, pushing 6 of the 9 winners in our Daily Clocker Report, including Fit and Ready lister JAYCITO in the 7th paying $9.60 to win. In the 4th KORBAN, who is a notoriously bad worker, had a recent Grade B going 5 furlongs in 105.3, which our clocker noted to be "most definitely better than it would appear on paper". He also had a Grade B 49.2 1/2 mile drill under a big hold in which "he appears set for his best in the afternoon". He wired his field and paid $16.80. These are the kind of works that you have to have professional information to utilize.
On Sat Jul 21 we pushed the winners of 4 races in our Daily Clocker Report, including BROKEN DREAMS with 2 Grade B works paying $16.20. Our Horse to Watch AKKADIAN won the 1st paying $5.80.
Another nice day for the HR clocker at Del Mar on Fri Jul 20 as we pushed the longshot winners in back to back races. In the 5th race Arizona shipper ARABIAN STORM had a nice steady Grade B 101.2 workout, just the kind of good but non-flashy drill we like to see for bottom claimers. He won rather easily paying $24.20. The 6th race was won pulling away by our Fit and Ready lister SMART ELLIS with a nice work at Del Mar paying $19.40.
A fantastic beginning to the Del Mar meet for HR customers. On Thu Jul 19 we began the day with the opening double that paid $235.40. In the 1st race NOT TO NOTTY had our only recent good workouts, 2 Grade B's. She led all the way paying $27.00 to win. In the 2nd race our Fit and Ready lister YANKEE REBEL with a recent Grade B at DM "he seems to have no trouble with the Del Mar racing surface" ran them down late to pull off and pay $18.60. In the 3rd our highest last race performance rating runner ROSES FOR JONIE won and paid $14.80. The 4th was won by 2nd favorite OLD MAN LAKE who had the following trip note out of his debut "had worked well for this and can probably do better". He dropped into a maiden claimer and scored paying $5.20. The 5th race was won by ROSSI RESERVE who had some telling HR Trip Note comments from his last race: "returning off a layoff entered not to be claimed by Belvoir, took a lot of early betting action...Look for her to be placed aggressively next time". She dropped in for $8K and pulled away paying $10.80. With inputs from all of our handicapping tools, at least 2 of our HR subscribers that we know of so far won the pick 5 that paid $12,766.45 for $.50. That's the way to start the meet!
On Opening Day at DM we had a number of nice priced winners, again from all of our handicapping tools. We pushed 5 workout winners, including firster BALLARD RULER in the 5th with 4 nice Grade B drills paying $11.60, MIDNIGHT CROONER in the 6th with a Grade B @ $10.20, PRIVATE BOUNTY in the 7th with a Grade B @ $8.80 and Fit and Ready lister and Horse to Watch KILLER BEAR in the 8th @ $6.80. We actually pushed the winners of 7 races in a row from the 2nd to the 8th with the workout push on LAKERVILLE in the 2nd, the highest last race performance rating runner BIG SON OF A GUN winning the 3rd @ $16.60 and our Horse to Watch TE RAPA winning the 4th paying $17.00.
The last few weeks of Hollywood Park racing were characterized by a strange, very slow racing surface and marginal race quality as everyone was seemingly waiting for Del Mar, even more than usual. In general, there were many short priced favorites and overly predictable results.
However, HR's performance ratings continued to shine with most of the winners having our highest ratings in their races. When there were prices, our clocker had good works on a high percentage of them. Examples included:
Sat Jul 14 Race 3 DONATO Grade B work $11.20
Race 7 GHOST N YOUR HEART Grade B $16.80
Sun Jul 8 Race 5 TOOMANYTOMATOES Grade B $18.00
Race 9 HEIR KITTY Grade B $9.20
Sat Jul 7 Race 1 DRIFT KING Grade B $9.40
Race 6 SKINNY GENES Grade B $33.80
Race 7 CRAGMONT Fit & Ready Grade B $8.60
Sat Jul 1 Race 6 HEIR OF STORM Grade B $17.00
Race 7 JOHN JOHNY JAK 4 Grade B's $16.40
Sat Jun 30 Race 5 SWIFT EAGLE Fit & Ready Grade B+ $13.00
With Hollywood Park running almost 50% of their races as maiden events these days, handicappers with inside information on the morning workouts have a huge edge on the competition. Put another way, it is impossible to compete with only the published times of the workouts for the horses. How they worked is the essence of inside handicapping. Handicappers Report Daily Clocker Reports, the best in the business, are still only $8 per day. A great example of that inside info at work was the last race on Fri Jun 22. The easy winner was a comebacking gelding with blinkers removed that were worn for his last race back at FPX last year. He had 4 nice Grade B workouts from the HR clocker for his return and flew home to pay $16.60. For good measure and some extra change for HR customers, the 2nd horse was a Horse to Watch from our Trip Notes, DEVGRU @ 5-1, with the exacta paying a very nice $52.00.
Horses to Watch listers won 4 races during the week ending Jun 17 at Hollywood Park. On Sat Jun 16 in the 7th race, HTW MISS EMPIRE returned for her 2nd start with the Trip Note: "1/2 sister to Bordonaro, with a good workout comment, was off slowly and failed to make an impact but should improve with experience". She drew away nicely late to score at $19.80. She recorded another strong Grade B HR workout comment since her debut race as well. The 2nd horse AWESOME ANNIE had 2 nice HR Grade B works since raced with the exacta paying $67.10.
On Fri Jun 15 HTW HASTY TREND returned with the Trip Note: "Stayed dry for a change, lacked zip, dropped back to last then steadied when coming out for room nearing the stretch, gained the final furlong, too much to do. He might have been closer with a better trip." He stretched out and dropped to the bottom and daylighted his field in the 4th race paying $13.40.
On Thu Jun 16 both of our Horses to Watch won, AFLEET DEAL at a bet down $6.80 in the 2nd and GIANT STEPS in the 4th @ $3.40. They weren't great prices, but were nice singles in the $.50 Pick 5, as the other 3 races were won by our workout pushes. In the 1st race first timer CARSON'S CROWN, with 2 nice Grade B works won and paid $11.00. The 3rd race went to RUNNING ISABELLA with a nice, slow Grade B drill @ $13.80. LIFT OUR LUCK finished off the Pick 5 with a recent Grade B workout and a winning mutuel of $6.80. The HR Pick 5 paid $496.95 for 50 cents.
On Sun May 20 we pushed 3 winners from our Daily Clocker's Report, including GUIDOPANZINI in the 7th race with a nice Grade B workout in company, who closed furiously to get up and pay $30.40.
On Sat May 19 in the 7th race our Horse to Watch from our weekly Trip Notes, SAHARA SKY, with 3 recent nice Grade B workouts, won nicely paying $9.40.
On Fri May 18 we pushed 2 Horses to Watch from our weekly lists, including LEAD BLOCKER in the 6th @ $10.40. We also had a nice Grade B workout prior to her last race on BELLOMA in the 2nd race who scored @ $13.20.
Thu May 17 at Betfair Hollywood Park was a great example of the Handicapper's Report tools working together to virtually sweep the card. After the 1st race, a 2 year old maiden event where we knocked the 1st 2 betting choices in our Clocker's Report, including the 4-5 favorite, the horse with our top Performance Rating from its last race or the horse with pushes from our Clocker won the 2nd through the 8th races.
Race 2 WHOLE ENCHILADA, with 2 nice improving Grade B workouts won @ $7.40.
Race 3 PLAZARITA, highest last race Performance Rating (PR) won @ $10.00.
Race 4 AWE' SOME KITTEN, highest last PR paying $5.80.
Race 5 SIZZLING GOLD, highest last PR which was on this BHP turf course paying $6.40.
Race 6 LOW GEAR POWER, with a very nice recent Grade B drill for a cheap sort, who won and paid $12.80.
Race 7 DANDEREK (GB), with the highest last race PR paying $12.00.
Race 8 VISIBLE MARQ, with a nice Grade B work for the dropper paying $3.80.
The pick 6 paid a very decent $14,891.40.
Nice opening Fri night of racing at HP for HR clients. We pushed the winners of 5 races, including our Fit and Ready winner PEACENIK in the 4th race @ $10.00. Winning the 5th race was UNUSUAL JAZZ with a nice Grade B workout @ $21.80. WITH A MIRACLE won the 6th race with a sneaky good 104.2 Grade B workout paying $8.20 with the pick 3 paying a surprising low $271.40, hopefully because a number of our customers cashed. In the 1st race FORWARD COMMITMENT with a nice Grade B drill since raced won and paid $21.80. UTOPIAN won the 3rd race @ $6.80 giving us another pick 3 in the 5th that paid $255.10.
On opening day at Betfair Hollywood Park, HR had pushed the $106.60 winner of the 6th race in our Trip Notes from her debut where she was pulled up. The actual comment from Aaron Hesz in the trip note from Mar 1, Race 8 was "made a great appearance in the paddock, raced in a different zip code early, was eased when distanced around the far turn, walked off on her own. She's too good looking to be this bad". With the drop to Mdn $20k on the pull up, she was certainly a must use at 52-1 for value players.
On Sat Mar 31 we pushed 4 longshot winners in our Daily Clocker's Report. All 4 were in the carryover pick 6 that double carried to Sun. Hopefully, one of our customers cashed the greater than $43K ticket from the 5 of 6 in the pick 6.
Race 6 After being favored and claimed in his last poor effort, CLEAR TO CANADA worked well for new trainer Mikus with a Grade B workout and ran them down to pay an overlaid $31.20 to win.
Race 7 Figuring out A C Avila ain't easy, but our clocker had one Grade B work on first time starter BOBINA in a team work with recent US debut allowance winner Gem of Soul (BRZ) in which BOBINA blew away her stablemate late. She did the same in her debut here paying $19.40 to win.
Race 8 The first of the Cal Bred stakes was won by WARREN'S AMBER with a nice recent 5/8 Grade B for trainer Gutierrez. If that triggered us to look more carefully at her PP's, it might have made us flag the race 2 races back where she finished less than 2 lengths behind Willa B Awesome, the winner of the Oaks in the 4th race today. She just got there and galloped out super today to pay $24.20. The Pick 3 paid $4,083.10.
Race 10 After a brutal Dubai visit, Bob Baffert won the other Cal Bred stakes with maiden DERBY GOLD, who had gone off favored in his debut after working well and had worked well with a Grade B since raced. He paid $21.40.
Our customers who were diligent about reading the running lines in our Trip Notes for all of the horses in the races on the last two days, Mar 22 and 23, were rewarded with some very nice prices. On Thu Mar 22 in the 2nd, the winner LEWKODONIA had the following trip note comment in her debut Mar 1 (annotated with a + mark to emphasize her performance for the future): "appeared soft in the paddock, broke in and a bit slowly, lacked speed inside, even. She can improve with racing for Kruljac". She did indeed improve and took her field wire to wire to the tune of $31.40 to win. On Fri Mar 23 in the 8th race, the only price of the day was supplied by RAGGIN WOOD who had trouble lines from her last two races documented in the HR Trip Notes. In her last race she also had a + mark added to the comments for her trouble line which read "broke slowly, was hard urged to quickly move up and race midpack inside down the backside, was shuffled back to last early on the far turn, remained at the rear midstretch, passed stragglers". On Fri she swept by horses on the turn and held off the closers to win and pay $37.20.
We continued our hot streak of high priced winners into the new week with a 2 Horses to Watch winners on Thu Mar 1, plus a clocker push on the price horse in the carryover pick 6. In the last race first time starter SUNLAND VINTAGE with a final Grade B workout with the comment "appears to be headed in the right direction" closed strongly to win and pay $56.20.
We closed another super weekend with a 6 winner day on Sun Feb 26, including 2 horses from our Horses to Watch list and 2 horses from our Fit and Ready list. Fit and Ready lister DONATO wired his foes in the 4th race @ $11.20 and Fit and Ready lister SMART SPENDING won the 7th paying a whopping $30.00.
On Sat Feb 25 we continued the run of big price horses from our Clocker Report as layoff horse MAYAKOBA MESA won the 1st race paying $22.80 with a recent Grade B workout in which she "appears to be headed in the right direction". In the 5th comebacker GNARLY DUDE with a good work back at HP in late Nov got home @ $51.40, triggering some nice payoffs to other good HR workers. Running 2nd was VALKYRIE MISSILE @ 7/2 with the exacta paying $147.50. Running 3rd @ 10-1 was IMPERIAL PRIDE with 2 recent Grade B works with the trifecta paying $963.30.
On Fri Feb 24 shipper VELOCE CANZONE won the 6th with 2 Grade B workouts paying $24.20. On Thu Feb 23 REACH A DECISION won the 7th with a strong Grade B workout paying $20.80.
On Sun Feb 19 we followed up our super day on Sat with another monster day at SA. Horse to Watch CHARM THE CROWD won the 2nd paying $16.20. First time starters ran 1-2 in the 4th as KOAST with a Grade B workout won and paid $14.20. CANULETMEDDOWNEASY with 2 good Grade B works ran 2nd @ 40-1 with the exacta paying $106.30. Our Horse to Watch OUR MERV ran 3rd with the tri paying $336.00. Our other good worker ONLY THE GOLD with 2 Grade B's ran 4th with the superfecta paying $1,728.90. The 5th was won by Fit and Ready comebacker AWESOMEMUNDO paying $9.00. We continued in the 6th race with Grade B workout winner QUEEN OF THE HILL @ $59.80 with the pick 3 paying $1,527.70. DRILL finished off our run for the day by winning the 7th @ 9.60 with the pick 3 paying $980.60. A hell of a weekend for HR customers.
Another remarkable day for the HR Daily Clockers Report on Sat Feb 18. We pushed the winners of an unbelievable 8 out of the 10 races on works alone. Sure, some of the races had other good workers, but the prices justified using the winners in each race if you had the bankroll. In the 3rd the first time starter winner MANNAK had 3 good Grade B workouts and held on in a tense photo paying $29.00 to win over our other longshot (8-1) first time starter KUMITE with 2 recent good Grade B works. The exacta paid a super $140.10. The 4th was won wire to wire by the favorite PERSONALITARY with 2 recent good works and the 5th was won by another first time starter who was the favorite. We had 3 good works on PAYNTER, but under the name M C'S DREAM. The name was a late change and PAYNTER's works appeared in a late edition of the Daily Clockers Report. There are times, fortunately only occasionally, when it is best to check back for the latest copy of the Clockers Report. Hopefully, since the horse was hardly a secret, you included him on all of your horizontal bets. The 6th was another race where we had many good works on the winner MAMMA KIMBO (6 Grade B's) paying $14.80, so you had to use her, but the race was potentially a future stakes race and there were many excellent workers (Fit & Ready listers ran 2-3), so we hope you felt this was a spread race. CIRCLE THE MOON won the 7th race with arguably the best recent works (2 nice Grade B's) @ $9.60. After free-square ELLAFITZ won the 8th with another great work, DELTA FIX closed out the card for HR's clocker with a $6.20 mutuel in the 10th, following a nice recent Grade B work. Although we don't advocate using just workouts to make your selections, today was one of those days where you would not have gone wrong doing so. It certainly would have been a long day if you didn't use the HR workouts in your handicapping process.
On Fri Feb 17 at SA the opening Daily Double was won by 2 Grade B+ workers. In the 1st DECLAN scored at $7.00. In the 2nd comebacking Fit and Ready Lister POINTS OFFTHEBENCH drew off late to win and pay $11.80 to win. The double paid a nice $69.80. Nice way to start the day and the long weekend for HR customers.
On Sat Feb 11 HR scored with longshot winners from our Horses to Watch List and our Fit and Ready List. In the 6th our HTW lister TIZPAT got up to win paying $26.40 after being misplaced in a straight maiden race last time, and in the 8th our F&R lister SPECTACULAR SKY daylighted her NW1X field paying $18.20. Another one of those horses that worked super before her last race in which she was the 3-2 favorite but ran poorly, then bounced back with the public refusing to forgive the poor outing despite the excellent work, producing the 8-1 mutuel.
A rather remarkable day for the HR information at Santa Anita on Thu Jan 26. Our Daily Clocker Report pushed 4 winners including 1st time starter FIGHTING TIME in the 3rd with 3 Grade B workouts who won easily paying $27.40. Our clocker excused her recent slow work noting: "may need company in the mornings to perform at her best". In the 4th LOUKAS (IRE) with a recent Grade B drill blew past the leaders at the wire to score at $48.20. Our Horses to Watch list from our Weekly Trip Notes provided the winner of the 6th race, CLOUD TOP, who "was off slowly in his debut...should improve off this for his crafty trainer". Indeed he did to the tune of a $48.00 mutuel. Our Horse to Watch MISS RADIANCE followed in the 7th race with a win at $5.00, with the double paying $126.40. Finally, in the nightcap, MY MISS MEGAN, with a Grade B work prior to her debut (which we love), hung on to win @ $20.00 with the final pick 3 paying $629.30. 5 of 6 in the pick 6 paid $23,822.40 to the HR 5 winners. Quite a day indeed.
On Thu Jan 19 in the 6th race comebacker ELENA MAR was the knockout horse in the carryover pick 6 paying $17.20 to win. Our clocker caught her working well for her comeback back in Oct at Santa Anita with 4 nice Grade B works. Running 2nd @ 5-1 was WARREN'S WHY ME with 2 recent Grade B works in company. The exacta paid $56.70.
On Mon Jan 16 we pushed the winners of 5 races in our Daily Clocker Report including Fit and Ready lister CLOUD HOPPER in the 3rd and maiden AMERICAN ACT in the 7th, with 2 nice recent Grade B workouts, paying $19.60.
On Sat Jan 14 at Santa Anita our Daily Clocker Report pushed the winners of 5 winners. In the 5th race 1st time starter SEGWAY with 4 nice Grade B workouts leading up to his debut handled the tough assignment of initiating his career at a mile on turf and finished well to pay $12.60. In the 6th our Horse to Watch from our Trip Notes IZZY RULES, with a Grade B work from our clocker as well, ran them off their feet to pay $9.00. In the final race 1st time starter TRIBAL DREAMS, with 2 very nice Grade B works at SA back in Oct and Nov, was DQ'd into a super win for HR clients paying $38.00. Yes, you do need a little luck occasionally at this magnificent game.
On Fri Jan 13 we pushed the winners of 4 races in our Daily Clocker Report, including TRIPPED THE LIGHT in the 1st with 2 Grade B's @ $10.00 and FINE AND RARE in the 9th with a good Grade B 1/2 mile work coming the final 1/4 in a strong 24.3. He paid $16.40 to win.
On Fri Jan 6 at SA we closed the card with a couple of nice prices. In the 7th race Bob Baffert's returnee D'PENDABLE had 2 nice recent workouts on SA's new dirt surface including a Grade B+ drill in which he "burst clear from his workmate". He paid $11.00 to win. In the final race we had only one good worker. First time starter HEY YUP with 2 good Grade B workouts in his preps outlasted his opponents paying a whopping $31.60. Those types of workouts will generally make a 3 year old competitive when they start in a Mdn $30k. This is the place to get the writeups for those works; you won't get them from the times in the official past performances.
On Thu Jan 5 at Santa Anita we had several nice HR Daily Clocker Report winners. In the 3rd DEPRECIABLE won the 3rd race with a nice recent Grade B drill paying $13.00. The 4th was won by OH RIGHTY a comebacking Cal Bred with a good Grade B move in company. By throwing out his most recent workout without company, we got a nice $22.60 win mutuel. Our other good worker prior to last race ran 2nd. GET MY FIX in the 6th race had a nice recent Grade B workout for his first route race on dirt and rode it to victory as our only decent worker in the race paying $21.40, bet down from a morning line of 20-1.
On Mon Jan 2 both of the HR Horses to Watch (after scratches) won nicely in the races we were looking for them to run. In the 4th DIXIELAND BLUES was, indeed, "tough with Cal-breds down the hill next time" as we called out in the trip notes, paying $9.40. Our other HTW was MIZDIRECTION in the featured 8th race. She "figured to be an important filly in grass stakes down the hill for Puype this winter" and, indeed was already, winning the Grade 3 Monrovia Stakes down the SA hillside paying $8.40. In the 1st race GITTEL fit one of our favorite plays, the comebacker that worked well prior to their return race and pops on their second race back at a price. GITTEL managed a $33.00 return on the win end, after 3 nice Grade B works prior to her comebacker.
Good start to the Santa Anita meet. On Thu Dec 29 our comebacking Fit and Ready lister PINK LOLLIPOPS and Horse to Watch WAY TOO MUCH won. Keying the carryover Pick 6 were our 2 good Grade B workers, METROPOLITAN MAN in the 5th @ $10.20 and CRANKY JACK in the 7th @ $13.60. On Opening Day, we had a comebacking Fit and Ready winner in the 5th, AMERICAN BLEND @ $23.00 as well as another Fit and Ready winner THE FACTOR and a Horse to Watch winner MR BOSSY PANTS.
In the final race of the final day of the Hollywood Park meet, one of our long time subscribers used first time starter DUSTIN'S MAGIC, with HR's nice Grade B workout (a strong final 1/4 in 24.2 within an otherwise lethargic appearing official 1/2 of 49 flat), to nail the Pick 6 for $11,713.80 plus 5's. DUSTIN'S MAGIC paid $23.20 to win.
On Fri Dec 9 our only worker in the 7th race was FRUMIOUS with a nice recent Grade B improved 1/2 mile workout. He wired the field paying $18.40.
The nice price of the day for the HR clocker on Thu Dec 8 was first time starter AMAZINGLY with a Grade B+ 5/8 drill "while coming that final 3/8 in a dazzling 34.4; a very good move". She won nicely paying $14.20. The final race went to Horse to Watch NICOS MEMORY @ $11.00.
The 1st Wed of racing at HP Fall produced a longshot comebacking winner for HR's clocker. On Dec 7 TOP FEELING, returning from 20 months on the shelf with 2 nice Grade B workouts in October at Santa Anita for trainer Victor Garcia, got up in the last jump to pay $21.80.
Our red hot Fit and Ready list produced another nice winner on Sun Dec 4 when ELLAFITZ took the featured Bayakoa Handicap for Bob Baffert in wire to wire fashion by 3 lengths paying $11.80. She had a long set of super works for her comeback, receiving 3 A- and 2 B+ grades from our clocker with comments including "set for the Winner's Circle in the afternoon" and "sitting on the edge of an absolute huge one in the afternoon". A pretty nice price on that kind of information.
Another First Time Starter Fit & Ready lister won the last race on Sat Dec 3. JUNE CLEAVER swept past them all to pay $17.00.
Another great day at Hollywood Park for HR information on Thu Dec 2. Our clocker provided pushes on 5 winners in the 8 races, including WILD GRAY in the 2nd race with 2 nice recent Grade B works including one in which the comment included "definite improvement shown on WILD GRAY". Improve he did paying $86.60. In the 3rd COAL REGION KID had a nice recent Grade B workout with the comment "...he appears set for his best in the afternoon." He paid $12.80 to win. In the featured 7th race Horse to Watch lister MISS SEA CUP with a sharp Grade B work wired her foes and paid $11.40 to win in her first on turf.
Sat Nov 19 was a remarkable day for HR information at HP Fall with 5 winners in the 9 races. In the 1st, Horses to Watch lister TREATHERLIKEALADY with a Grade B work prior to her last race won nicely paying $29.80. Finishing 2nd @ 7-1 was WHERE'S HENRY with a nice recent Grade B workout at HP with the comment "appears to be heading in the right direction". The exacta paid $109.80. The trifecta was completed by HAMMER THE BAY with a recent Grade B at HP @ 19-1. The tri paid $1,665.70.
The 5th race was won by LAKERVILLE with a Grade B+ and 3 Grade B's prior to his maiden breaker @ $13.60. Next came the 6th race winner Horses to Watch lister LA MANO NERA with a Trip Note comment "Firster broke slowly losing his best chance...He can improve off this". He also had a nice Grade B work prior to that debut and paid $19.80. SPUD SPIVENS with a recent Grade B workout completed the pick 3 in the 7th race @ $5.20 with the pick 3 paying $250.10.
Finally, in the 8th race our Trip Notes from Aaron Hess knocked each of the favorites from their last races and our clocker pushed STORMY LUCY in her 2nd start with a Grade B "good move (in company) as they both appeared to have more left to give". STORMY' paid a juicy $46.80.
Santa Anita Autumn was a great meet for our Horses to Watch lists, and we closed out the meet with a monster HTW on Sun Nov 6 when CRIMSON GIANT closed resolutely in the 1st race to score at $59.40!!
Another great day of racing on the final Sat at Santa Anita Autumn. After ENDLESS CRUISE won the 2nd race with 2 recent Grade B works @ $4.20, MR. BOSSY PANTS with a nice Grade B drill since raced won the 3rd @ $10.20. We suffered a heartbreaking nose loss in the 4th with first time starter TWELVE FOLDS @ 7-1 who had 5 Grade B works leading up to this debut. Our winning Clocker info resumed in the 5th race as SURPLUS with a recent nice Grade B and Grade B and B+ workouts prior to his last race scored @ $20.60. In the 6th firster HODGE, who had been outworking Twelve Folds who just got nodded in the 4th and was a Fit and Ready lister pulled away to win paying $16.60. In the 7th ROYAL F J, with a recent nice Grade B work ran them down paying $39.20. The pick 3 paid $2,099.70. A great day that would have produced 2 more big pick 3's if not for the nose loss in the 4th.
The previous day Fri Nov 4 our 2 Fit and Ready listers ran 1-2 in the 6th with favorite INCLUDE ME OUT winning @ $3.40 and KINDLE running 2nd @ 19-1 with the exacta paying $21.40. The final race was taken by FIRST STRIKE with 3 recent nice Grade B works paying $14.40.
Sat Oct 22 was a phenomenal day for HR customers. With HR pushes in the 1st 5 races, the Pick 5 opened the card with an extraordinary $5,727.70 payoff. The low takeout has been providing great payoffs on a bet that is decidedly easier to hit with the $.50 minimum bet and is not diluted by any consolation payoffs.
In the 1st race Horse to Watch and recent Grade B worker MUCHOS BESOS won rather easily and paid $10.00. In the 2nd FARLEY STAR with the highest HR Performance Rating and highest turf rating at SA scored @ $5.00. The 3rd race gave HR customers the big edge. Our clocker had pushed two Fit and Ready listers in this race, SISTER MOON and ISMENE. Both had 2 recent Grade A- works. However, SISTER MOON was 1-5 and ISMENE was 7-1 and went wire to wire paying $16.40 as SISTER MOON broke a little tardily. The exacta paid $14.50, which was not bad, but we had one of our killers for the Pick 5. Next up was Baffert's first timer SO BRILLIANT with a Grade B+ work, bet down to $3.40, but the only winner of the 4th race. Finally, in the 5th race first timer LAKERVILLE, with a Grade B+ "most definitely is the best he has ever looked" and 3 Grade B's, broke slowly then blew away his field paying $42.00, handing us the generous $5,727.70 score.
We kicked off the Santa Anita Autumn meet with some great priced winners. On Sat Oct 1 our clocker pushed the winner of 8 of the 11 races, including 1st time starter YOUR SPECIAL DAY in the 1st race with a Grade B work leading up to his debut paying $34.80. Both of our Fit and Ready listers won, 1st time starter SILENTIO in the 2nd race routing on turf with Grade B+ and B workouts leading up to his debut paying $17.00. Two other good workers (BATTLE FORCE @ 10-1 and MENTAL GIANT) ran 1-2 in that race with the exacta paying $91.50 and the trifecta paying $379.00. Other good working winners at nice prices included SPECIAL KID in the 4th @ $17.80 and firster COACH SICKIE in the 9th @ $14.20.
On Opening Day Sep 30 our workouts pushed the winners of 5 of the 9 races. In the 2nd race CENTRALINTELIGENCE had 2 nice Grade B workouts prior to his last race and won nicely paying $18.20. In the 3rd race BROKEN DREAMS had a nice recent blowout and paid $13.40. In the final race, our favorite play in racing was on display as TOTALLY TRUE, who had 2 nice Grade B drills prior to his debut, was sent off at a huge price as the public refused to excuse his first start (where most horses fail to perform to their ability). He put on blinkers and paid $38.60 to win. A nice way to start the meet.
On Mon Labor Day, the penultimate racing day of the meet, Del Mar presented us with another Handicapper's Report Pick 6 for the big carryover from Sunday. Again, all of our set of handicapping tools contributed to the pick 6 win. The first and last races were won by the horses with our highest last race Performance Ratings, ROMEO ROYALE in the 5th @ $14.40 and CLUE ME IN in the 10th @ $8.00. The 6th was won by our Horse to Watch LANIDA with the highest last race sprint Performance Rating @ $4.00. The 7th was a gimme that was won by HOME SWEET ASPEN with the highest last race Performance Rating and a set of Fit and Ready workouts @ $3.20. The 8th went to our Horse to Watch CITY TO CITY @ $13.60 and the 9th was won by first time starter MOTOWN MEN with a strong Grade B+ workout paying $15.00.
The Pick 6 paid $6,377.20 to cap a fantastic Del Mar meet for all of the Handicapper's Report information.
We are heading into the final weekend of a super Del Mar meet for HR information on a very high note from the results of the previous few weeks. On Wed Aug 31 in the 4th race, U. C. MERCED TWO had returned to the races two weeks prior for the same $8K claiming tag and finished 6th with the Trip Note comment "...split horses in the lane, even. He could move forward off this." He did and outnodded a wall of horses to pay $25.40. His performance ratings last year at Del Mar prior to the layoff would have buried this field. Deadheating for 2nd in the exacta was our Horse to Watch DON ELIAS (MEX) at 9-1 producing a $52.90 payoff.
On Sun Aug 28, Pacific Classic Day our highest last race Performance Rating and Daily Clocker Report workouts produced the winners of the first 10 races!! The highest last race Performance Rating winners were in the 1st (CAYAMBE, questionable DQ @ 4-1, our 2 workout pushes ended up 1-2 for the exacta), 2nd (ADRIATIC MOON @ $7.80), 4TH (HALF DOME DUDE @ $12.60), 6th (BORN LUCKY@ $6.60), 7TH (ARMENIAN STAR @ $7.80) and 9th (ACCLAMATION @ $10.80). The 3rd was won by CELTIC NEW YEAR, our only workout horse in that race with 2 recent Grade B+ drills "sitting on one of his big performances in the afternoon" and "appears set for the Winner's Circle based on this drill" paying $11.00. The 5th was won by THE FACTOR with 2 recent Grade A- workouts "appears set for a huge return to the races" and "excellent move...can't wait to see him hit the entry box" paying $5.40. In the 8th ATTICUS JACK had the 2nd highest last race Performance Rating in the race and a recent Grade B+ workout " appears set for a big one in the afternoon". He paid $13.60 to win. The 10th race was won by SIR BELL with the 2nd highest last race Performance Rating paying $18.60. An absolutely superb day at the races on Del Mar's feature day of the meet for the Handicapper's Report set of handicapping tools. The lowest price was 8-5. Hope you were all with us.
Another HUGE weekend for the Handicapper's Report set of handicapping tools on Aug 6 and 7 at Del Mar. On Sun Aug 7 between our workouts and performance ratings, we pushed the WINNERS OF ALL 10 RACES! In the 1st MENSA HEAT had 2 nice Grade B works indicating he was holding his form, winning @ $6.80. In the 2nd first time starter CHAMPIONS GATE outworked 2 companions in a Grade B drill recently and scored @ $17.20. The 3rd race went to SONGFOYA who was stretching out on turf with the best lifetime performance rating and 2 Grade B workouts prior to his last race. He paid $21.80 to win.
After the match race in the 4th where we had good workouts on both combatants (the horses, not the jockeys), the 5th race was won by FILLY POWER with our highest performance rating and a good recent Grade B workout paying $13.40. Fit and Ready lister DREAMCASTER (GB) won the 6th at 6-5, while the 2nd horse POGONIP with a good Grade B workout keyed a monster $80.80 exacta at 45-1. WILD ROSE won the 7th race with a nice Grade B half mile workout in which a sharp 24.4 final 1/4 was hidden inside a slow 50.3 final time. She paid $13.20.
Future champ CREATIVE CAUSE (out of HR partner Jim Weigel's great Calbred mare Dream of Summer), with a monster HR performance rating and good workouts, won the Best Pal impressively at a short price. MR. SATURDAY NIGHT with the highest synthetic performance rating from his last race won the 9th @ a bet down $5.60 and ROULETTE IT ROLL with the highest performance rating from her last race held on to win the finale @ $11.80.
On Sat Aug 6th we pushed 6 winners on the card. In the first two races our highest performance rating pushes HURRICANE LAKE and FORTY DATES won and paid $7.60 and $5.40 respectively. In the 3rd race back class PORFIDO (CHI) with a recent good Grade B drill at Del Mar woke up with a nice win @ $31.60. First time starter LADY LIAM with 5 Grade B workouts leading up to her debut wired them in the 4th at a super $18.00. In the 6th GUN BOAT with 2 nice Grade B workouts at Del Mar leading up to his first start won and paid a generous $26.60. In the 7th WILLIE WONKER (IRE), with 2 good Grade B works prior to his last race, won and paid $10.40.
Quite a weekend following the huge start we have had to the Del Mar meet.
The HR clocker and our Horses to Watch from our Weekly Trip Notes produced great results in the 2nd week of Del Mar. On Sun Jul 31 our Daily Clocker Report tabbed 3 winners including HOLLADY ROAD in the 4th race who was returning from a layoff of over a year with a strong 6 furlong Grade B drill. He wired the field paying $9.20. Our Fit and Ready worker EUROEARS with Grade B+ and A- works for his return from the dreaded trip to Dubai won the featured Bing Crosby, and Baffert's other G1 stakes runner COIL with a Grade A- workout won the Haskell at Monmouth Park paying $8.40.
Sat Jul 30 was a monster day for Handicapper's Report customers at Del Mar. We pushed the winners of 7 of the 10 races, including 2 Horses to Watch from our Weekly Trip Notes, EMERALD GOLD in the 4th @ $14.60 and TRES BORRACHOS in the 8th @ $18.80. Both of these winners had strong workouts from our clocker as well. The biggest price push of the day was the first time starter SHEER TALENT in the 6th race who had our best workout and closed furiously to pay $39.80. This race was a great example of how all of HR's set of handicapping tools work together to produce great results. The 2nd place horse, CLOUD HOPPER, had by far the highest performance rating of those who had run and the 3rd place horse, HURRY HOME CLOVER, was a Horse to Watch from our Weekly Trip Notes. The trifecta paid $376.70. Add in the eventual winner of the 5th race BAB AT THE BOWSTER (IRE) with a nice Grade B @ $9.20 and this was quite a day for HR info.
Some other nice priced winners for HR in the 2nd week included Fri runner CARMICHAEL in the 5th race @ $18.80 with PRIVATE BOUNTY running 2nd with a decent Grade B. The exacta paid $46.80. SCORPION TIME won the 6th with a good Grade B paying $23.80. On Thu Jul 28 Horse to Watch MALUSITA won the 2nd paying $9.60. L. A. WEEKEND won the 4th with a nice Grade B drill paying $17.20 with Fit and Ready lister ARRESTING OFFICER running 2nd and the exacta paying $53.40. SUNBURN with a previous nice Grade B work won the 6th @ $20.00. Our Fit and Ready as well as Horses to Watch lister LA SOMBRE was a desperately close 2nd with the exacta returning $20.80. First timer STONEY FLEECE won the 8th after stumbling badly at the start paying $7.20. Wed Jul 27 saw the double in the first 2 races won by 2 nice working shippers, CHIPS ALL IN in the 1st coming down from No Cal paying $9.20 and SING SING CINDRELA coming in from the East Coast paying $6.40. The double paid a nice $39.00. In the 7th CALIMONCO with 2 nice recent workouts from the HR clocker won and paid $43.40. Quite a nice week.
The first weekend at Del Mar had a number of HR winners at relatively low prices, but we managed to squeeze out a few nice payoffs. On Sun Jul 24 LADY FRANCESCA (GB) won the 4th @ $28.40 with a sharp Grade B. On Sat Jul 23 PALIO PRINCE won the opener with 3 recent Grade B drills paying $23.00, and on Fri Jul 22 KALK BAY won the 5th with a nice Grade B prior to her last race @ $13.80 and ROYAL IMPORT (GB) won the 6th with a decent Grade B @ $16.00.
Our clocker could not be hotter at HP! On Thu Jul 7 in Race 2, comebacker CARMICHAEL who showed nothing in straight maiden ranks at Remington Park last year had 3 very nice workouts including a Grade B+ and 2 Grade B's. He jumped to the lead and pulled away at the end paying a humongous $80.00 to win.
On Mon Jul 4 in Race 5 2nd time gelding (1st time geldings are documented in our trip notes) PARTY RULER, adding blinkers, had a nice Grade B drill and scored @ $18.20. In Race 7 1st time starter and Fit and Ready lister GLAMORISTA had a Grade B+ workout she "burst clear from her workmate at the end of the drill...appears to be on the edge of a huge one". She paid $13.80 to win and the 2nd horse was another good HR worker with 3 Grade B's MAYAKOBA MESA @ 5-1. The exacta paid $45.90.
Another testimonial from another winner of the pick 6 on Thursday:
Steve,
As you know, my father and I have been members for many years.
Thursday @ Hollywood Park my Dad and I hit the pick 6 for 30K+ on a $54 ticket.
Thanks to Handicappers Report we have some bullets to play with @ Del Mar!
Mike and Dick Shand
We are delighted to see our old friends from Surfside Race Place and Del Mar take home the top prize. Steve McDonald
The string of monster HR Daily Clocker Workout Report prices continue:
On Sat Jul 2 in the 3rd race EL ADELANTADO with a recent Grade B and a Grade B+ prior to his last race took them wire to wire paying $64.40. In the 4th LIMERICK LANE with a recent Grade B at SA "looking as if she had a lot left to give and a nice move" scored paying $23.40. Then in the 7th first time starter MEMPHIS with 3 sneaky good Grade B drills without flashy times flew late to blow up the tote board at $66.40. Getting these kind of scores in a race meet would normally be super for great workout information. They all came in a single day at HP!
The following is verbatim an email we received from one of our customers who has been using our service for many years:
Steve
Thanks to HR I hit the pick six yesterday at Hollywood Park on a
relatively small ticket- $168.00.
I can't say enough about your numbers and the clocker for HR.
The two price horses had a series of good works and the horse in the 8th
race had the highest number and was on your horses to watch list.
My whole year was made in one day.
Thanks
ML
The pick 6 paid $30,675.60 and the 5's paid $228.
Read on for the details on the winning HR prices. Steve McDonald
On Thu Jun 30 at Hollywood Park HR information pointed out the 2 huge prices in the carryover Pick 6 that led to the $30,000 payoff. In the 5th the good worker FORWARD COMMITMENT had 3 Grade B works since raced and the 2nd highest performance rating to the great hanger HUGHESY. He managed to survive the fight to the wire paying $32.20 to win. In the final race QUINTON'S DESTINY was a Horse to Watch and had 2 recent Grade B workouts and managed to outlast his competitors paying $28.00 to win and secure the easy HR Pick 6.
The HR info has been red hot at HP. On Sun Jun 26 our clocker pushed the winners of 6 of the 9 races. In the last race the 1st time starter WOEBEGON had a nice team work indicating the 2 yo could run. When her price crept up to 13-1 for the super Jay Em Ess/Peter Miller team, it was opportunity time for HR customers. Not only did she win easily at $29.60, but the pick 3 paid $427.20 and the $.50 pick 4 paid $893.55. DYNAMO was a Horse to Watch in the 5th as well as a good recent worker.
On Sat Jun 25 in the 9th our Horse to Watch TRIBAL DESERT won and paid $20.00.
As we mentioned, the HR info is really hot at HP. Time to get aboard.
On Fri night Jun 17 the final double went to the HR clocker info. The Santa Anita Derby hero MIDNIGHT INTERLUDE won the 7th on grass with a Grade B+ workout and THE FULL LAVINO with the only recent Grade B workout (actually he had 2 Grade B's in which he finished well) flew late to win the 8th race easily, paying $38.00. The double paid a sweet $92.
On Sun Jun 12 in the 2nd race at HP we pushed the first 3 finishers with decent workouts on all 3 first timers. In the 5th race our clocker had posted a sharp Grade B+ workout on ITSSULTRYINTHECAPE "appears to be sitting on the edge of a big one in the afternoon" who closed nicely to win paying $14.00. The 2nd horse was SONGFOYA who hung on tenaciously after a nice Grade B work in the morning with the exacta paying $55.20. In the 8th MISS MITTAGONG, with a good Grade B prior to her last race in which she was doing her best at the end, was ignored in the betting and paid $23.20 to win.
On Sat Jun 11 we pushed the winners of 8 of the 11 races, including Fit and Ready lister WALL STREET WONDER and Horse to Watch KILLER GRACES. On Fri night Jun 10 we pushed the winners of 4 of the 8 races. In the 7th race we pushed the 1st 4 finishers including the 2nd horse RED DOOR DRIVE with a Grade B work @ 7-1 and the 3rd horse TRES BORRACHOS with a Grade B+ @ 16-1 with the trifecta paying $303.20 and the super paying $1,748.60. On Thu Jun 9 our winners included Fit and Ready lister SINAI @ $10.40.
A bit of an oddity on Sun Jun 5 at HP for HR customers. In the 6th race there were 3 runners from our Horses to Watch list. They ran 1-2-3 in the race. Nothing odd about the prices though. The longest shot, ROMEO ROYALE, went wire to wire at 10-1 paying $22.60. The trifecta with our other 2 HTW's paid $140.00. Some decent pushes from the HR clocker as well. In the 3rd JET BLUE GIRL with good Grade B works before and since her last race won and paid $9.60. BAY RUSH won the 5th with a recent improved Grade B work paying $6.20. In the 9th first time starter ROUSING SERMON, with a decent Grade B workout to signal readiness, won and paid $15.00.
Nice day for HR's Daily Clocker Report on Sat Jun 4 in the carryover Pick 6. In the 5th race Bob Baffert's DONATO, with 3 nice recent Grade B workouts went wire to wire (after breaking through the gate prior to the start), paying a generous $12.40 in his first start on the grass. In the 6th race first time starter BENCH GLORY, with 5 nice Grade B workouts at Santa Anita in March and April, lit up the tote board paying $49.60. Throw in the odds-on winners TWIRLING CANDY in the 8th with his usual monster works and HE'S A DANCE STAR in the 3rd with a workout push and it was a very nice day for HR customers.
Very nice weekend for HR customers at Hollywood Park on May 14 and 15. On Sun COLOR OF COURAGE had been away for 1 1/2 years, but had two nice Grade B workouts for his return. He returned $52.40 to win. The 2nd horse was ITALIAN RULES with a reported slow (49.3 official, 47.3 actual) Grade B+ work "sitting on the edge of another big race". The exacta paid $97.60. The 3rd horse was Fit and Ready lister DETAILS R SKETCHY with 2 Grade B+ works, who closed from far back to fill the trifecta @ $604.80. SEA RASCAL ran 4th with a recent Grade B and a Grade B+ and 2 Grade B's prior to his last race with the superfecta paying $2,776.90. The 4th race was won by Horse to Watch BROWN IS BEIGE paying $14.60 to win.
In an interesting comparison of the HR Performance Ratings (PR's) vs the Beyer numbers in the 5th race, WINTER BLOSSOM had a 73 HR PR from her debut race and Silver Luna had a 74 from her last race. The corresponding Beyer numbers were 49 for 'BLOSSOM and 69 for 'Luna. 'BLOSSOM was 5-1 morning line while 'Luna was 7-2. By the Beyer numbers, 'Luna was a cinch. By the HR numbers, they were even and 'Luna was a proven loser while WINTER BLOSSOM was a 2nd time starter with blinkers on, Iggy off and 1st time lasix after receiving an encouraging writeup in our Trip Notes. She won eased up by many. She was also our Aaron Hesz' Radio Play of the Day on the Mike Willman show (Sundays, 9-10 AM on 830AM radio).
On Sat May 14 we pushed 5 winners from our Clocker's Report, 2 of which were also Horses to Watch, including CHOKECHERYMARY in the 6th @ $13.20. Running 2nd to CHOKE' was HEY I'M SOBAA with "a lot left at the end" Grade B workout @ 13-1. The exacta paid $62.00. EVERY EGO won the 5th race with a Grade B drill prior to last race paying $52.20 to win. SMUG won the 7th race with an "appears set for a big performance in the afternoon" Grade B work @ $13.60. The pick 3 paid $4,572.50. KORBAN won the 8th race with a nice Grade B work @ $17.40. The pick 3 paid $471.50.
Another nice day at Santa Anita for our clocker info on Fri Apr 15. The 1st race went to LIME ROCK REVENGE with a nice Grade B in company paying $17.20. The 3rd race was won by MUTUALLY BENEFIT with a Grade B+ drill paying $12.20. Running 2nd with 2 Grade B works was comebacker HALEIGH'S MOMENT @ 35-1. The exacta paid $132.90. Comebacker MAYOR MARV won the 6th race with two Grade B moves "sitting on a big effort" paying $12.00.
Another big bomber for the HR clocker on Fri Apr 8. BELL BLITZ in the 8th race with a recent Grade B and two Grade B's prior to his last race lit up the tote paying $59.20 to win.
More nice Horses to Watch list winners on Thu Mar 31 and Fri Apr 1. On Thu EMILY PEARL won the 4th race paying $16.20. Running 2nd was our other HTW in that race BROWN IS BEIGE @ 3-1 with the exacta paying $27.80. On Fri HTW HEIDI MARIA just missed going wire to wire and finished 2nd in the 2nd race. HTW FANDINO then won the 3rd race paying $9.00. FANDINO also had a nice recent Grade B workout. In the 4th race first time starter CLOSER TO LOVE scored wire to wire with two Grade B works paying $28.20. Running 2nd was WARREN'S CITY ART with a Grade B prior to her last race @ 12-1. The exacta paid $124.70. In the 6th race Fit & Ready lister SARAVAS WILD AGAIN with a recent Grade B+ "sitting on the edge of a huge performance" for his new trainer won a desperate finish paying $19.20. Prices on HR information in the carryover pick 6 of $9.00, $28.20 and $19.20.
Sun Mar 27 at Santa Anita was a good day for HR customers as our clocker pushes won 4 races and our information pushed 7 place horses, including 2 Horses to Watch, DETAILS R SKETCHY in the 4th @ 9-2 and HIDDEN BLESSING in the 6th @ 9-1. We nailed the exacta in the 7th with our 2 Fit and Ready listers, bet down first in the country GREAT HOT (BRZ) with several good works including a Grade B+ "appears to be on the edge of a huge performance" paying $9.00 and MOONSTRUCK MAYA with a Grade B+ prior to her last race @ 8-1. The exacta paid $34.50. For good measure we were able to toss the 9-5 favorite Hailey D'Oro who had two "just fair moves" on the comeback trail. The other winners were STAR NAVIGATOR in the 3rd with a Grade B+ "sitting on the edge of a huge one in the afternoon" @ $9.80, BURJ DUBAI in the 4th with Grade B's since his last race and prior to his last race paying $8.00 and CAMP VICTORY in the 8th with a Grade B+ prior to his last race @ $7.80.
Nice day for HR info on St Pat's Day Mar 17 at Santa Anita. Our clocker pushed the winners of 5 of the 8 races. Our 2 Fit & Ready listers ran 2nd @ 9-1 (NOFTY in the 4th) and 1st (MILES RULES in the 7th @ $7.00 returning from a long layoff with works graded A-, B+, B, B+, B). Our 2 Horses to Watch in the 5th ran 2nd @ 11-1 (WARREN'S TIGER) and 4th @ 5-1 (MAGIC SPIRIT). However, the winner was 1st time starter CAFFEINE'S HIGH with a B+ work and 3 B's paying $8.40 and the 3rd horse was BARON VON RED with a recent Grade B and a Grade B prior to race. The exacta paid $39.90, the tri paid $194.20 and the super paid $945.20.
On Sat Feb 19 at Santa Anita, our Daily Clocker Report pushed the winners of 6 of the 9 races, including the final 5 races of the carryover pick 6. We tabbed the two price horses of the sequence with SPEED BIAS in the 5th, with a recent Grade B+ workout in which he "burst away from his workmate, appears to be sitting on the edge of a big one", paying $16.80 from a morning line of 20-1, and PRIVILAGED in the 7th with 2 recent nice Grade B works @ $21.60.
On Sun Feb 6 at Santa Anita, another Fit and Ready lister won at a monster price. One of 5 Clocker Report pushes, F&R HOLY FLAPPER wore down the leader late on the hillside course in the 7th race, surviving an inquiry to pay $40.00.
On two consecutive Saturdays, the HR Fit and Ready lists scored with two decent winners on each day. On Jan 22 Baffert's comebacker EUROEARS with a Grade B+ workout "sitting on a huge one in the afternoon" and a Grade A- "yet another runner for the Bob Baffert barn" blew them away at a $20.00 mutuel in race 7. In race 9 1st timer HOUT BAY with a Grade B+ and 2 Grade B's got left in the gate and circled the field to win paying $9.60. On Jan 29 1st time starter RUNFLATOUT with a Grade A- "can't wait to see this one hit the entry box" ran a monster in race 2 paying $6.40. In the 9th race DANI REESE with a Grade B+ prior to her last race won and paid $13.80.
Other nice recent price horses from our Daily Clocker Reports, available for $8 per day, include MAKE IT COZY on Sun Jan 30 in the 6th with a Grade B paying $19.00; on Sat Jan 29, race 5, AMAZOMBIE, 2 Grade B+'s, $24.80; race 8, ACE OF ACES (IRE), 3 Grade B's prior to last race, $12.80; Fri Jan 28, race 4, LISA COZZENE, Grade B+ "sitting on the edge of a smasher", $19.00; Thu Jan 27, race 1, PALIO PRINCE, Grade B prior to last race, $28.80; race 2, WITHGREATPLEASURE, Grade B, $10.80; Sun Jan 23, race 2, RONIN DAX, Grade B prior to last race, $16.40; race 3, LUCKY TIMING, Grade B, $12.40; race 4, JAX EL, Grade B+ "set for the Winner's Circle based on this drill", $8.00; race 7, STREAKIN' MOHICAN, 3 Grade B's, $9.60; race 8, IT TIZ, Grade B, $18.00.
The week ending with the Martin Luther King, Jr holiday card at Santa Anita produced a number of very nice winners for Handicapper's Report customers. On Mon Jan 17 we kicked off the card with the Daily Double. BIG SHOT SYD won the 1st with 3 Grade B workouts paying $11.60. Our other two good workers ran 2-3 with the tri returning $106.30. The 2nd race went to PODE IR (BRZ) with a nice Grade B drill paying $14.80. The double paid $87.40. The 6th was taken by TAKE A HARD LOOK with a recent sharp Grade B blowout and paid $12.80 as our only worker in the race. The 7th featured a great betting proposition on INDIAN WINTER who had a recent Grade B+ work on the new surface at SA and a B+ back at HP in Dec, so he had been sharp for some time. He previously ran 3rd with trouble to JP's Gusto and Jaycito in the DM Futurity and had beaten Jaycito in his debut at DM. He ran down the favorite here and paid a whopping $22.00. The 2nd and 3rd place finishers also had good works from our clocker and the tri paid $258.00. The 8th race was won by BOURBON BAY with a nice Grade B comeback work paying $7.80. The pick 3 paid $347.10.
On Sun Jan 16 we had some tough luck with 7 2nd place finishers in the 9 races, including 3 Fit and Ready listers and our Horse to Watch DRINK AT BUSTER'S in the 2nd. However, we did cash a few exactas as we pushed 4 winners, including HEMERA in the 7th with Grade B and B+ workouts @ $7.60; ALWAYS A PRINCESS in the 8th, with a good Grade B work over the new SA surface prior to her last race and stretching out to her preferred distance on a biased speed track and paying $9.80; and favorite RESPLENDENTLY in the 9th with 2 nice works to override the big drop in price. The pick 3 returned a rather nice $113.70, since we beat some favorites in the first 2 legs. On Sat Jan 15 our favorite workout play hit again. In the 2nd MR. COMMONS was returning off a debut in which he broke poorly and showed little despite the nice work prior to the first start. Of course the public did not forgive the poor performance and he paid $14.60. Finishing 2nd was a nice working Grade B firster AKKADIAN with the exacta paying $34.60. The featured 8th race was won by INDIAN FIREWATER with 2 nice works prior to his last race paying $13.00. Finishing 2nd was TWEEBSTER with a Grade B+ workout and 3rd was DO IT ALL at 16-1 with Grade B+ and B works prior to last race. The tri paid $315.80.
On Fri Jan 14 in the 6th race ALL STAR HEART had two recent nice Grade B works and ran away from the field paying $40.80. Finishing 2nd and 3rd were the obvious favorites that also had good works prior to their last races. The tri paid $200.00. On Thu Jan 13 in the 2nd our 4 good recent workers ran 1-2-3-4. Since the 3rd horse TAKE A YARD with 2 recent Grade B works off a long layoff got off at 34-1, the tri paid $178.10 and the super paid $672.70. In the 7th race the winner CELESTIC NIGHT had a recent Grade B+ work and a Grade B prior to his last race with similar comments "all he may need is to be properly spotted in the afternoon for a big performance". He dropped from overnight handicaps into a first level allowance and paid $28.80.
The first 3 days of the Santa Anita meet have produced many winners from the combination of the HR handicapping tools. Although the new surface has produced a lot of short priced winners, our strong pushes have identified most of them as good singles and we have pushed some nice prices to complete the pick 3's and 4's, making the short prices worthwhile. Very importantly, as the entry to the synthetic age in CA verified the application of our variants to multiple surfaces where there are realistic paces, the return to dirt has proven the value of our performance ratings in the transition back from the synthetics. Our ratings have been super in identifying the contenders in the races at SA thus far this meet.
On Wed Dec 29 following some more heavy rains, our Clocker Report pushed 4 winners including 2 Fit and Ready listers, LONE JUSTICE in the 2nd race @ $5.20 and LUV DRAGON in the 6th @ $12.20. MY MAN SUMO in the 5th race had a nice Grade B workout prior to his last race and won paying $15.40. Our Trip Notes pushed the bet down Horse to Watch POLISHED NICKEL who strolled home in the 1st @ $4.20. On Mon Dec 27 our clocker pushed 3 winners including Fit and Ready lister KATE'S EVENT @ $4.60. KATE'S was also a Horse to Watch lister.
On Opening Day Dec 26 at Santa Anita we pushed the winners of 5 races in our Clocker Report including 2 Fit and Ready listers, SIDNEY'S CANDY in the 7th and THE FACTOR in the 4th. 'FACTOR also was a Horse to Watch and sizzled to a new track record for 6 furlongs. TWIRLING CANDY with recent Grade B+ and A- works broke Spectacular Bid's 7 furlong track record in the Malibu Stakes paying $9.00. He was followed home by 3 other good HR workers with the superfecta paying $445.70. We finished the first day with 3 nice Grade B works on a Mullins maiden claimer WANNA CHAT that had failed at the bottom level twice at Fairplex. He won and paid $18.60. Our best working $1 late Pick 4 from SWITCH to SIDNEY'S CANDY to TWIRLING CANDY to WANNA CHAT paid $142.70. Altogether, a pretty nice start on the new racing surface for HR info.
A big week for HR information at Hollywood Park, ending on Sun Nov 28 with 5 winners from our Clocker's Report, including Horse to Watch and Grade B worker OAKCREST DRIVE @ $29.20 in the 6th race. HTW PRIDE OF SILVER ran 2nd @ 9-2 with the HR HTW exacta paying $52.30.
On Sat Nov 27 our clocker pushed the winners of 6 races, including 2nd time starter BORN FLIRT in the 6th @ $9.20 with a recent Grade B work with the comment "nice work...would appear to be on the upswing". In the 8th race our 2 good workers RED DEFENSE and ITALIAN RULES ran 1-2 with our Horse to Watch NO GRANDE sliding in 3rd @ 35-1 for a $144.00 trifecta. The feature was won from behind by VICTOR'S CRY @ $24.40 with 3 recent nice works including 2 Grade B+'s with the comment "sitting on a huge performance in the afternoon". Running 2nd was PROUDINSKY (GER) with a Grade B drill with the exacta paying $171.20. The day was capped off by the 10th race HR Horse to Watch exacta with LOST PROPHET beating HOT LITTLE BUG. The exacta paid $14.40 and completed the HR pick 4 paying $512.40. On Fri Nov 26 HR info pushed WINSOME CHARM in the 4th with 4 recent Grade B works @ $11.40 and romping Fit and Ready winner C TIZZ RUN in the 5th. On Thu Nov 25 BROOKE'S FANTASY took the 2nd race with 2 nice recent Grade B workouts paying $13.60.
Great start to the HP Fall meet for Handicapper's Report. On Thu Nov 11 our Fit and Ready lister CORACORTADO with 2 Grade A- workouts for his comeback "appears set to get back to the Winner's Circle" won the feature in his first start on turf paying $9.60. On Sun Nov 7 our clocker pushed the winners of 4 races including our Fit and Ready lister GOOD VIBRATIONS with a Grade A- workout on her comeback "appears to be on the edge of a smashing performance" paying $33.40. Finishing 2nd was INDIANISTA with a Grade B+ work with the exacta paying $69.20. The 3rd horse was STEVE'S BLUE SKY with a Grade B work @ 12-1. The tri paid $457.00. In the 3rd race two Horses to Watch ran 1-2, with TERODA winning @ $15.00 and the HR HTW exacta with HONEY'S PRIZE running 2nd paying $18.80.
On Sat Nov 6 our workout info pushed the winners of 5 races including our Fit and Ready winner DANCING AT DARK in the 5th @ $4.20. Our HTW WARREN'S BLOSSOM won the 1st race. At the Breeders Cup races at Churchill Downs, we had the only huge priced winner in the 9th race. When our Fit and Ready lister CROWN OF THORNS scratched, the only other shipper in that race on our BC Shipper Report was DAKOTA PHONE with a Grade B+ "appears set for his best effort in the Breeders Cup". When the anticipated speed duel materialized, 'PHONE came running and scored narrowly @ $77.40. We almost completed a monster double when CHAMP PEGASUS ran too good to lose in the 10th, just missing going wire to wire @ 9-1. On Fri Nov 6 at HP MEMO TO KATHY won the 3rd race with 2 Grade B works "would appear to be on the upswing" @ $14.60, and on Opening Night, Thu Nov 4 our Horse to Watch and good worker LADY LAZER won the 2nd race @ $9.40 along with 3 other workout pushes that night.
The closing weekend of Oak Tree at HP was a fitting conclusion to a super meet for HR information. On Sun Oct 31, we pushed the winners of 4 races including EXCLAMATION (GB) in the 5th race with 2 recent Grade B workouts paying $19.80 and BRIECAT in the featured stakes with a recent relatively slow 49.3 Grade B workout in which she came the "final 1/8 in a sharp 11.4, doing her best work at the end and a nice 1/2 for BRIE". She paid $29.00 to win. On Sat Oct 30, Cal Cup Day, our clocker pushed the winners of 6 of the 10 races, including the winner of the Classic SOUL CANDY who had a slow 115.0 Grade B workout that was judged to be "a nice move...holding his form". He paid $12.40 to win. We also pushed 2 Horses to Watch winners from our Trip Notes, ZENIDEKKA in the 2nd @ $7.40 and BRUCE'S DREAM in the Turf Mile @ $5.20. Two other HTW's ran 2nd, including PERFECT VINTAGE @ 8-1 in the 4th. Our clocker's Grade B push LA NEZ won that race with the exacta paying $30.20.
On Sun Oct 17 all of the HR information combined again for super results for our customers. Our clocker pushed the winners of 5 races including 2 Fit and Ready listers, MALUSITA in the 3rd and TEDDY'S PROMISE in the 7th. F&R TEDDY'S PROMISE paid $4.20, most likely bet down because expert handicapper (and HR Trip Note author) Aaron Hesz gave him out as his radio play on Mike Willman's radio show, Thoroughbred LA. (It was Aaron's 5th consecutive winning pick of the day on the program. Worth a listen on Sunday mornings.) In the 4th, first time starter RODNEY (our only workout horse in the race) with a Grade B+ and clocker comment "very strong 5/8ths proceeding to gallop out 6f in 112.4" made several moves in the race to pull off to win nicely paying a bet down $6.60. In the 6th race comebacker BUTCH MARINO with a decent Grade B workout from our clocker back in August at Del Mar (despite the 51.0 final time) flew late to cash at a very nice $25.00 mutuel. (Good grades and comments off slow final workout times will get you nice prices most of the time.) In the Grade 3 turf stake 8th race, the HR exacta featured a Horse to Watch beating a Fit and Ready lister at great prices. F&R ALL DUE RESPECT led every step but the last one at 8-1. HTW GO FORTH NORTH, back with her 3 yo age group as we had hoped, ran down the front runner on the wire paying $18.20. The HR exacta paid a nice $89.60.
On Fri Oct 15 in the 2 yo filly maiden race (the 6th), the trifecta was made up of 3 first time starters pushed by our clocker, all with 2 recent Grade B workouts. The winner was ZAZU paying $6.20, the place horse was NEREID @ 13-1 and the 3rd horse was HONEY'S PRIZE @ 9-1. The trifecta paid $272.50.
Sat Oct 16 produced the longest priced HR clocker's push in a long time, under interesting circumstances. In the 6th race our clocker had given HOLLYWOOD FIERCE 3 nice Grade B workouts, one in a team gate drill with QUINTONS DESTINY, trainer Dan Hendricks' other uncoupled entry in the race. QUINTONS received a B- in the team drill as HOLLYWOOD FIERCE "took hold of the bit and looked the best at the end of the move without being set down" as he outfinished his stable mates by a length. Another workout service had the horses reversed with QUINTONS working best. Apparently, that was the reason that QUINTONS was bet down from 12-1 to 9-2 and HOLLYWOOD FIERCE went off at 50-1 from a morning line of 12-1 while running by them all, just like in the morning, paying a whopping $103.20.
Columbus Day Mon Oct 11 was a super day for HR as we watched the carryover Pick 6 at Oak Tree at Hollywood Park be decided by a head bob between our two good workout horses, SLAMMER TIME and GREAT RISING STAR, after pushing the winners of the first 5 Pick 6 races. The favorite SLAMMER' had the highest last race turf route performance rating and 'STAR had the highest overall performance rating earned in a Cushion Track sprint from which he was placed on our Horses to Watch list to stretch out to a route. The pick 6 was paying over $57K to 'STAR @ 14-1, but he ended up being in front one jump before and one jump after the wire, after being steadied behind another horse in deep stretch. SLAMMER TIME did prevail, resulting in the Pick 6 of $5,333.80 for our customers, but it was a tough beat to say the least.
We ended up pushing 7 of the 9 winners from our Clocker's Report, including all of the Pick 6 races except the 6th which was won by LAURA BEASLEY with the two highest HR performance ratings in her last two races, the last rating topping the best ever by all of the other entrants by 5 points. She paid $9.40 to win. Other Pick 6 winners included YELLOW STICKER in the 4th race with a nice Grade B work paying $15.60, QUICK ENOUGH in the 7th with a recent Grade B+ "sitting on one of his big performances" paying $7.60 and our Fit and Ready lister TUSCAN CHIANTI in the 8th @ $14.00. The pick 6 loss was compounded by the fact that the Pick 4 paid $369.90 vs the $1,989 it would have paid to GREAT RISING STAR. The other winner in the Pick 6 was our Horse to Watch and good worker SYLLABUS in the 5th race, bet down to $4.00 to win. We also pushed a first time starter MAKOMA who won the 3rd race with a nice Grade B drill earning the comment "strongly drew out from her workmate" paying $21.60.
On Sun Oct 10 our clocker pushed the winners of 5 of the 9 races including PRAYER FOR RELIEF in the 2nd @ $10.00, MEGA HEAT in the 4th @ $15.40 and SHESOPROVOCATIVE in the 5th @ $24.20. On Fri Oct 8 we pushed the winners of 5 of the 8 races on a relatively chalky night. On Sun Oct 3 we pushed the winners of 6 of the 9 races, including RIGOLETTA in the featured 2 yo filly Oak Leaf Stakes at a huge $67.40.
Great start to the Oak Tree at Hollywood Park (OTH) meet for Handicapper's Report. On Fri Oct 1 our clocker pushed the winners of 4 races, including 2 first time starters, RED DEFENSE in the 2nd race with a nice Grade B workout paying $6.00 to win and MESHUGUNA in the 3rd with a sharp Grade B workout and strong gallop out paying $15.20 to win. Our other good worker in the 3rd was BIG SON OF A GUN who ran 2nd @ 24-1 with a good recent Grade B drill and 2 Grade B's prior to his debut. The exacta paid $80.60 for $1. The 4-5 favorite Ride Candy Ride ran out of the money with a bad Grade C+ work prior to his last race.
In the 4th race our only worker was MOVIE DUTY with a strong Grade B+ work "sitting on a big one". She paid $5.20 to win and our Horse to Watch (HTW) MARINO'S PROMISE ran 2nd @ 10-1 with the exacta paying $17.90. In the 5th race the 2 horses with the top HOL turf sprint performance ratings ran 1-2 with EL SCORPIO holding off HTW PACK YOUR BAGS and our other HTW SASSOU running 3rd.
On Opening Night Sep 30 at OTH our 2 Horses to Watch in the 5th race ran 2-3, FINISH RICH IN NYC @ 8-1 and TEENAGE DANCER @ 6-1. HTW UNIVERSAL PEACE won the 6th race paying $7.00 to win. The featured 8th race was won by Grade B worker UNZIP ME with our Grade B+ "sitting on the edge of a smasher" worker WAVELINE finishing 2nd @ 13-1. The exacta paid $15.90.
The final 5 days of Handicapper's Report information continued the incredible Del Mar meet results for our reports. On the final day Wed Sep 8 we pushed 4 workout winners including our Fit and Ready lister FUND RAISER in the 2nd race with a B+ "appears to be sitting on a win these days" paying $8.80. In the 7th RISING HONOUR had two nice Grade B workouts before her return from a 9 month layoff in a sprint indicating better things to come, and stretching out and returning to the turf in her second off the vacation, she won nicely @ $16.00. In the 9th MISS SEAMLESS won with a recent Grade B paying $10.60.
On Mon Sep 6 we pushed the winners of 5 races including our Fit and Ready lister ROTE in the 5th at a very generous $21.80 while removing the blinkers. In the 7th race our favorite betting position showed up when REAL COOL DUDE, who had 3 nice Grade B workouts prior to his debut, showed up with blinkers on and the public, as usual, did not forgive the fade in his first race as he paid $17.40 to win.
On Sun Sep 5 we pushed 6 workout winners including 2 Fit and Ready listers TWIRLING CANDY in the 5th and SWITCH in the 8th. In the 4th race NO SAINT BUT SWEET had a nice Grade B off a very long layoff and won paying $11.60. In the 6th MOON DE FRENCH, with a Grade B+ "appears to be sitting on a big one in the afternoon" wired the field paying $14.00.
On Sat Sep 4 we pushed the winners of 5 races with nice workouts including TROPIC STORM with Grade B+ and B works for his 2nd off a very long layoff paying $8.60, and DREAMED TO DREAM in the 7th who produced a good Grade B work and added blinkers to win and pay $8.40. In the 9th the winner was DETAILS R SKETCHY with a Grade B+ prior to his last race paying $10.80. Our other good workers, all with Grade B workouts ran 2-3-4 with the superfecta paying a very nice $2,130.90. The tri paid $304.90. In the final race HARMONY'S HOPE finally got there with a nice recent Grade B paying $22.40. Our other 2 good workers ran 2-3 with the tri paying $127.30. On Fri Sep 3 we pushed 3 workout winners, including Fit and Ready lister INVERNESS CAPE and a Horse to Watch, WESTWOOD PRIDE, who wired his field and paid $13.80.
Going into the final weekend of the Del Mar meet, we have been delivering great prices and continued successes with our Fit and Ready listers and Horses to Watch. On Thu Sep 2 Fit and Ready listers OAK KYE WHY and PRICE won the 2nd and 3rd races @ $6.40 and $9.60 respectively. On Wed Sep 1 in the 6th race, NORTH FORK delivered again with 2 nice Grade B workouts paying $23.20. On Sun Aug 29 CELESTIC won the opening race with a nice Grade B work paying $20.60. Horse to Watch PACIFIC PRIDE won the 3rd and Fit and Ready lister CHAMP PEGASUS won the featured 8th race.
On Pacific Classic Day MUSICAL GRACE won the 1st race with a good Grade B drill paying $8.60 and our Fit and Ready lister RAPPORT won a stakes race at Saratoga for Bob Baffert paying $6.90. The pick 4 at Del Mar was all ours as RICHARD'S KID repeated in the Classic for that guy Baffert with a recent Grade B+ "set for his best effort in the afternoon" paying $11.60. The 9th went to MAGIC LAUNCH with 2 Grade B works "seems to be doing well these days" paying $18.60. Bob B came back in the 10th race with EL BRUJO and his recent Grade B+ work "appears to be sitting on a big race based on this drill" paying $9.60. The final leg went to PLEASING SUNRISE who had shown his ability prior to his debut with a nice Grade B drill drawing out from company. As so often happens the 2nd timer won and paid $17.20. The pick 4 paid $873.60.
On Fri Aug 27 MS CECILE won the 6th @ $6.60, bet down from a 5-1 ML. She had a nice Grade B workout since raced "definitely think this one is better than her afternoon form may suggest" as well as a B+ and B prior to her debut. The 7th was won by CALLE VISTA with 2 nice Grade B works since raced paying $13.20. On Thu Aug 26 in the 3rd SAINT CINDY won a cheap claimer @ $13.20 with a nice work for a cheapie "would appear to be very tough with bottom level claiming sorts".
The 5th week of Del Mar continued HR's meet long run of nice priced winners. Particularly productive again were our Horses to Watch (HTW) and Fit and Ready (F&R) lists. On Wed Aug 18 in the 4th race first time starter WINNING DESIRE with 3 Grade B workouts won and paid $13.00. In the 8th race another first time starter with a couple of nice Grade B works, ACCELERANT, lit up the tote board @ $35.60. He keyed one of the biggest payoffs of the meet for HR info as two other nice working HR workout pushes, TRIBAL NATION and SAMMARTINO, ran 2-3 with the trifecta paying $1,059.40. Our Horse to Watch, MARINO'S STAR, ran 4th @ 6-1 with the superfecta paying a lovely $6,030.20. Both of the longshot winners above were knocked by the clocker from our competing service.
On Thu Aug 19, our HTW IT'S NOT UNUSUAL won the 1st race and in the 3rd our two HTW's ALLEY HONDRO and ROMEO ROYALE ran 1-2 with the exacta returning $17.20. On Sun Aug 22 in the 3rd race our two HTW's ran 1-2 again with BELL ZONE paying $9.60 and FORTUNATE completing the $8.90 exacta. In the 4th race our F&R lister SWEET AUGUST MOON won nicely @ a bet down $5.20.
HR information continues to produce nice winners at Del Mar. During the week ending Aug 15 we scored with 5 Horses to Watch (HTW) and 3 Fit and Ready listers, including HTW TELL A KELLY in the 4th on Sun Aug 15 @ $10.60 beating our odds-on Fit and Ready lister INDIAN GRACEY.
On Sat Aug 14 FOLK DANCER, an HTW and F&R lister won the 3rd @ $6.00 after SAINT PAUL won the 2nd with a nice Grade B @ $7.40. HTW DON PERICO won the 4th @ $3.80. Our only workout push in the 5th race was SACCENTE with a Grade B. He paid a nice $26.00. After nice working HTW MALIBU PIER won the 7th @ $4.60, CLUBHOUSE RIDE won the 8th with a solid Grade B prior to his last race paying $23.60. SIDNEY'S CANDY set the track record in the featured 9th race after recording a Grade A- Fit and Ready HR workout, paying $4.80. Finally, first time starter SUGARINTHEMORNING won the final race with a sharp Grade B drill paying $16.00. Winning HR information on 8 of the 10 races, only missing the 1st where we had no pushes and the 6th where our F&R SILVER STETSON MAN ran 2nd @ 5-1.
On Fri Aug 13 in the 2nd race, our F&R lister MONEY LOVER with a couple of Grade A- works gutted out a victory on the lead (a near impossibility on this trace two turning) and first timer YELLOW STICKER with a couple of nice works including team drills with Contemplated, a winner earlier in the week, won the 4th @ $10.00. On Thu Aug 12 HTW SWISS TART won the final race paying $8.20.
The 3rd week of the Del Mar meet produced some decent prices on HR information. On Zenyatta Day Sat Aug 7 SEA RASCAL won the 3rd race with a combination of the best last race synthetic HR Performance Rating and a recent nice Grade B workout over the DM track. He was stepping up in class and paid $13.60 to win. The 6th race was won by WHERE'S THE REMOTE who was coming off a very difficult trip documented in the HR Trip Notes where he ran inside against the bias early and late. He paid $8.40 to win. In the 7th our combination Horse to Watch and Fit and Ready lister MCKENZIES WAY broke well and won easily. His Trip Note said "Broke slowly...likely has more speed than he showed here and given the strong work from the HR clocker prior to this debut, we will use him next time, hopefully at a price". He paid $15.00 to win.
On Fri Aug 6 our Grade B+ worker AMAZOMBIE won the 1st race, only to be DQ'd on a horrible call. Fortunately some of our customers used the 2nd horse TROPIC STORM who was returning from a couple of year hiatus with a nice Grade B work as he was promoted to the win @ $7.60. In the 2nd race the two 1st time starters that had HR clocker pushes ran 1-2. Unfortunately LEA THE PUNISHER @ 9-1 was run down by AMERICAN STORY late paying $6.60. The exacta paid $22.60. The 6th race was won by QUINTONS FLASH with nice Grade B workouts before and after his last race and paid $8.80. The featured Sorrento Stakes was won by WICKEDLY PERFECT with a Grade B workout with the comment "appears to be set for a big one in the afternoon". She also had a B+ drill prior to her last race. She paid $13.80 to win.
During the 1st two weeks at Del Mar our information produced some nice prices. On Sun Aug 1 our Fit and Ready lister AVID, with a Grade A- workout smoked her field in the 1st race showing super potential. HUGS TO ALL won the 3rd race as a Horse to Watch with a nice Grade B work prior to his last race paying $7.80. In the 6th race BEACHROCK with 2 nice Grade B workouts won and paid $20.40. Two other good HR workers, UZZIAH and ROYAL F J deadheated for 2nd and the trifecta. In the featured Bing Crosby, when COST OF FREEDOM leapt in the air at the start, SMILING TIGER took advantage of the pace situation and scored at $17.80. He had put in two nice Grade B workouts, including his last in which our clocker had remarked that "he seems to handle the Del Mar surface well".
On Sat Jul 31 in the 1st race GOLDEN MEXICO (IRE) with a "nice" Grade B work won and paid $13.20. Completing the doubles were our 2 Horses to Watch, ASNO DEL CARAMELO and RIBAT, who deadheated for the win. The 4th was won by MAJOR SMOKE with a good Grade B prior to his last race @ $12.60. The 6th race was won by the comebacking LA NEZ with 3 good Grade B works paying $14.40. The featured 8th race was won by DAKOTA PHONE, a long time nibbler with 2 good recent Grade B workouts, paying $11.40.
Our Trip Notes and Performance Ratings have been very strong in selecting winners. A majority of the winners so far in the meet have had superior ratings or pushes in our Trip Notes, indicating our variants and trip note comments, as usual, are rewarding our customers with betting opportunities that are not available through any other source.
We had some decent winners from our Clockers Report over the penultimate weekend at the Hollywood Park stand. On Sun Jul 11 we pushed 2 horses in the 3rd race with nice Grade B workouts. MAYBE YES won paying $13.40 and our only other worker in that race was ARKHAM ASYLUM who completed the exacta which paid $17.60. The 1st leg of the double carryover pick 6 was won in a head bob by KNOCKOUT ARTIST who had two nice drills from our clocker prior to his last race and paid $17.40. KRIS SILVER with several good works from our clocker got nosed in a tough beat and completed the exacta. The 7th race was another thriller with MESA THUNDER dead heating for the win @ $9.40 with nice Grade B workouts in tow from our clocker. On Sat Jul 10 Bob Baffert continued his great meet and great year as he had a couple of nice winners with horses that got good pushes from our clocker. First timer Z Z WARRIOR won a strong maiden contest with excellent works from the HR clocker. DELAHOOSEE ran 2nd with a strong HR work @ 8-1. In the 6th Baffert's E Z'S GENTLEMAN ran a monster race with a nice HR workout in tow to win the Triple Bend Handicap paying $9.80. Finally, the Hollywood Gold Cup was won by AWESOME GEM with Grade A- and B+ workouts from our clocker paying $18.00.
On Sat Jul 3 the HR Performance Ratings gave us a cold deck early Pick 4 at Hollywood Park. In the 1st race comebacker DEL MAR TRUCKEE had the highest last race rating by 7 points and paid $20.20 to win. In the 2nd race shipper U. C. MERCED TWO had the highest last race rating by 10 points and paid $8.40, followed by SPIRIT OF COCHISE in the 3rd with the highest last rating by 5 points paying $7.00. GOTTA HAVE HER completed the Pick 4 with the highest last race rating by 2 points paying $4.20. The Pick 4 paid $632.10.
Our HR Performance Ratings have continued to be super at pointing out winners at Hollywood Park this meet. In addition, the Trip Notes have been pointing out great prices, in particular on the Horses to Watch lists. On Sun Jun 20 the featured Will Rogers Stakes was won HTW LEROY'S DYNAMEAUX at $29.20 and on Sat Jun 19 the 3rd race was won by HTW BODARK, a 2nd timer with the comment "might surprise with this race under his belt" @ $15.60. Our clocker has been scoring as well with nice prices. On Sun both of our Fit and Ready listers ran 2nd including SEATTLE RULER in the 7th, his 2nd after a layoff @ 30-1. In the 9th NOTHING TO FEAR, another 2nd time starter that had worked well prior to its first start, won and paid $17.40. On Sat comebacker SAANNEEN with a good Grade B workout won nicely and paid $17.80. Fit and Ready lister SKIPSHOT ran 2nd and Horses to Watch lister GOLDEN ITIZ won.
On Fri Jun 11 at HP there was another great example of a horse scoring at great odds in its 2nd start after working well prior to its debut. STACY'S HOPE had produced 7 Grade B workouts from our HR clocker prior to that 1st race. Most of them had comments on how he did well late and responded strongly. Our Trip Notes comment on his race was: "broke slowly from the rail and was never a factor in a race he needed". He put blinkers on, dropped from a straight maiden to a $50K maiden claimer, switched from Bisono to Espinoza and shortened up to the closers' distance at HP, 5 1/2 furlongs for Koriner.
He was bet in half early, but closed at his morning line of 10-1, blew by the field and won by 6 lengths paying $22.40. Just another example of the public being very unforgiving of a horse's first race, and when we know they have worked well prior to that debut, it's time to get down.
On Memorial Day May 31 at HP the featured Shoemaker Mile Stakes was won by VICTOR'S CRY with a recent Grade B+ workout at SA from our clocker with the comment "appears set for a big one in the afternoon based on this drill". He closed with a rush to pay $44.40. The trifecta in the Honeymoon Handicap supporting feature for 3 yo fillies was completed by our 3 Horses to Watch. In the 2nd race 2nd time starter J P'S GUSTO with 2 nice workouts prior to his debut won and paid $10.80.
On Sat May 29 the big races at big prices by 2nd time starters with good works prior to their debuts or comebacks continued. The 4th race was won by FARALLONE with 5 nice Grade B works prior to his debut. He paid $12.60 to win. The 2nd horse was LUNADA BAY who had 2 nice Grade B workouts prior to his comback in his last race, and the 3rd horse was 2nd timer SQUAD who had several nice Grade B workouts prior to his debut. He got off at 24-1 and the trifecta paid $212.00. In the 5th race 2nd timer TRAVEL SQUAD with 3 good Grade B drills prior to his debut scored at $38.20. Two other good workers ran 2-3 with the trifecta paying $579.70. In the 3rd race our Fit and Ready lister ISLE OF GIANT'S won @ $5.00.
On Fri May 21 at HP the final 2 races went to strong pushes from the HR clocker. In the feature Fit and Ready lister ONE TRACK MIND with "a very nice move since raced as he appears to be sitting on the edge of a big performance" Grade B workout wired his classified allowance field paying $13.00. In the finale ROAD TO REASON in her 2nd start with Grade B+ and B workouts prior to her debut took charge in the stretch to score at $19.00. As we have often mentioned here, look for the 2nd start for a horse that worked well prior to their debut or return race for a nice priced winner. In addition, the HR Trip Notes mentioned that 'REASON had "broken a half step slowly, outkicked late, solid try". The double paid $133.20.
On Sat May 15 in the 1st race dropper SHINE'N TIME with a nice Grade B workout prior to her last race scored at $9.60. The opening daily double was completed by SEA RASCAL with a recent Grade B work in company where he outworked his rival and did the same in the 2nd race by taking the lead in the stretch and pulling away @ $25.20. The double paid $135.80. HR Horses to Watch also won the 5th and 6th races with KEVLAR KID paying a bet down $3.50 and MIDNIGHT RAGE wiring her field @ $8.20.
On Thu May 13 our clocker pushed the winner of the featured 7th race for the 2nd day in a row with a big price. SWEET SOPHIA had a recent Grade B 6f workout in which she remained in front of another worker throughout the drill and "definitely appeared to have more left at the end". She ran her race exactly the same by going to the front and refusing to be caught at $34.80.
On Wed May 12 at HP our clocker pushed the winners of 7 of the 8 races including the pick 6 for $2,616.00 and the late pick 4 for $280.30. The only race we missed was the 3-5 shot in the 2nd race where we didn't have any recent works on the entrants. Among our winners was the comebacker CANDY LION from our Fit and Ready list in the 6th race. The 2nd horse in the exacta was our good working FREE LUNCH @ 19-1. We also pushed RED DOOR DRIVE with a Grade B drill in the 7th who was our only worker in that race "nice move...as he definitely was doing better late than early" paying $23.60.
On Sun May 9 we pushed the winners of 3 races including Fit and Ready lister GOLD ALY in the 5th. On Sat May 8 we pushed two nice priced winners in consecutive races. In the 6th PACK YOUR BAGS with a Grade B "doing well of late" won and paid $15.00. In the 7th 1st time starter PACIFIC AVENUE had a number of good works including hanging tough with the classy M One Rifle in one of them. He just got up with a furious finish paying $17.40. Our Horse to Watch MEGASTAR won the 4th. On Fri May 7 we pushed the winners of 5 of the 8 races including our Horse to Watch DEVIL ON THE ROOF in the 2nd and our Fit and Ready lister HARD EIGHT in the 6th.
On Wed May 5 at Hollywood Park we had a great day with all of the HR information contributing to the wins. Our only workout horse in the 2nd race was HIGH STANDARDS with a seemingly slow work (102.3 for 5f) while "never being allowed to run and a nice move" that earned a Grade B "as he appears to be doing well of late". He ran down the big favorite and paid $8.20.
The Pick 4 began in the 5th with a horse returning from GG that had earned an HR Performance Rating at HP in December that was 10 points higher than any other horse in this race had ever earned. She paid only $4.20 as the last horse to be saddled by the great Greg Gilchrist, but kicked off a very profitable sequence of races for HR customers. The 6th race went to Horse to Watch lister MUSICAL GRACE, who dropped into a bottom claimer at 7 furlongs in the often profitable maneuver of shortening from a route, where she showed speed to the stretch and weakened, to the accommodating, but demanding distance of 7f. She won easily and paid $11.00. Next came the 7th race and MISS PLEASANT with 3 recent nice Grade B workouts for Papa Mandella. She wired the field paying $26.00. The Pick 3 paid $252.70. The double paid $88.20 from the even money shot. In the final race the horses with our two top Performance Ratings ran 1-2 with the Pick 4 paying $1,423.00. Our HTW lister PRECIADO was eliminated soon after the start and made a huge run that would have won the race without the trouble. That Pick 4 would have paid over $1,700.
On Fri Apr 30 in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, our Fit and Ready lister EVENING JEWEL took over on the turn and looked home free @ 13-1, but was nosed on the line by the favorite Blind Luck with a furious finish. At Hollywood Park on Oaks Day in the 1st race our HTW listers ran 1-2, and in the last race our Horse to Watch DETROIT DONNIE won and paid $14.20.
The Hollywood Park meet got off to a nice start on Sat Apr 24 as our Fit and Ready (F&R) lister MONEY LOVER won the 1st race paying $6.00. In the 9th race we had strong workout pushes on 4 horses, including 3 Fit and Ready listers. F&R FANTASY FREE won and paid $22.80. Finishing 2nd was BESTDRESSED with 2 Grade B+ and 3 Grade B drills @ 7/2. F&R MOBILIZED ran 3rd @ 17-1 with the tri paying $572.00. Completing the superfecta was our other F&R ONE TRACK MIND @ 7-1 paying $3,175.90. A nice way to get ahead of the meet on the opening weekend.
After pushing the winners of the Santa Anita and Arkansas Derbies at great prices, we have continued to finish out the SA meet very strongly.
On Sun Apr 18 our clocker pushed 2 big priced winners of the 5 needed in the pick 6 which became a pick 5 on the final day. In the 8th race, the comebacking CAYAMBE had 5 Grade B workouts and a race down the hill prior to his layoff that was one HR performance rating point from the best in the race. As we have noted so many times, this downhill turf course has been a remarkable case of promoting horses for courses. He was also not entered for the tag as a comebacker (with the new CA rule) despite being pulled up and vanned off in his last race when he was claimed. He got up at the wire paying a whopping $62.60. HEWITTS completed the exacta @ 10-1 with 2 Grade B works prior to his return race from a layoff. The exacta paid $352.70. In the 9th race RED DOOR DRIVE had a recent Grade B drill and a Grade B+ prior to race and won off easily paying $14.60. The double paid $603.20.
On Sat Apr 17 in the 10th race we had a great example of the combination of the HR handicapping tools producing a nice score. The winner was our Horse to Watch ERIC'S REVENGE, who had the highest HR performance rating as well. He paid $10.00 to win. Running 2nd in a very tight photo was arguably our best working horse, 1st timer KEVLAR KID with 4 nice Grade B drills. The 3rd horse LUNADA BAY had 2 Grade B works from our clocker. The tri paid $108.10. The 4th and 5th horses, WAYMAN and BRING IT, had the other good Grade B works from our clocker, with the superfecta paying $354.80 and the pentafecta paying $1,076.50.
On Fri Apr 16 our clocker pushed the winners of 4 of the 8 races, including 1st time starter LYRICAL GODDESS in the 2nd with 3 nice Grade B workouts paying $7.00. Finishing 2nd was our Fit and Ready lister HARD EIGHT. WYNNING RIDE won the 3rd with a Grade B+ and two Grade B's paying $4.20. After SUNNY PEACE (GB) ran 2nd @ 15-1 with a Grade B in the 6th, LILLY FA POOTZ with a recent good Grade B won the 7th paying $6.20. In the final race, 1st timer STORMY LINDA with 3 nice Grade B drills ran big paying $17.60 to win with DOS VIENTE finishing 2nd with a recent Grade B "improved drill" @ 4-1 with the exacta paying $56.50.
On Thu Apr 15 we again pushed the winners of 4 of the 8 races. The 1st race was won by STELLA MARK, dropping significantly, but with a recent good Grade B drill. She paid $6.00 to win. In the 2nd, the baby race of the day, the Fit and Ready filly CANDIED HEARTS with a Grade B+ "appears to be a winner-early type" beat the boys paying a solid $14.00. Another clocking service had a workout that knocked her. The double paid $34.20. Two horses with good workouts prior to their last races won the 4th and 5th races, COOKIE'S JEWEL @ $4.40 and UKANDOIT @ $14.60. In the 7th race the 2 horses running 2nd and 3rd to the big favorite Welken were our good work horses, ZILLA @ 9-1 and PRYTANIA @ 17-1. The exacta paid $16.80 and the tri paid $123.50.
On Sun Apr 11 we pushed the winners of 4 races including EARNEDNEVERGIVEN in the 8th with an improved Grade B work @ $15.20. The 2nd horse was BRING IT HOME with a recent Grade B @ 16-1. The exacta paid $122.70.
In the Arkansas Derby today at Oaklawn Park, LINE OF DAVID is a Fit and Ready lister with two Grade B+ workouts and a Grade A- since his last race. His A- comment was "an excellent move as there is no telling how good this one could be". He is 15-1 and relatively unseasoned for this race, but with Bejarano up this could be his Derby performance. His last two excellent races have been on turf, but they had increasing Performance Ratings and at 1 1/8 on the front end on dirt, he could surprise.
Well, surprise he did, paying $36.60. Of course, Bejarano wasn't riding him as I suggested. He had been working him in the mornings, but went to Keeneland to ride Interactif.
- Steve McDonald
On Sat Apr 3 we pushed the winners of all 6 of the carryover Pick 6 races. It paid only $2,273.60, but it was available to HR customers on a very small ticket. In the 1st leg, the SA Derby, Fit and Ready lister SYDNEY'S CANDY with the highest recent local HR performance rating won by many on the front end paying $9.60 as our Grade A worker and favorite Lookin At Lucky was compromised by trouble. In the 7th race DANCE WITH GABLE who was tied for the highest recent last race performance rating on the horse for course hillside turf won and paid $5.40. In the 8th we needed 2 horses to get VENTANA @ $5.20 who had the 2nd highest recent performance rating and a recent Grade A- workout with the comment "appears set for a huge one". He managed to out nod our highest PR Gato Go Win for the win. In the 9th our highest last race performance rating by far was earned by our Fit and Ready lister CITY TO CITY who also had a recent excellent Grade A- drill with the comment "sitting on yet another huge one in the afternoon". She paid $11.60 in a romp. The 10th was won by PINCELADA with by far our highest PR from her debut that was only slightly below par for straight maidens. She figured to improve and did, paying $4.00. The final race was a two horse race between our two highest last race performance rating contenders with TERRIFY's lone speed advantage coupled with her recent Grade B workout resulting in a $7.40 payoff. A $32 ticket at most was all it required to nail the $2,273.60 pick 6.
On Fri Apr 2 we continued our run of winning Horses to Watch and Fit and Ready listers. The 1st went to HTW EXCESS POWER @ $9.40. The 2nd was won by F&R lister FOLK DANCER @ $4.20 with her fellow F&R lister EURO GAL completing the exacta. The opening pick 3 was completed by F&R lister REBECCA. Later in the card we had some nicer prices with IMPREGNABLE, who had been a Horse to Watch back in Nov 2008 after his 1st race, winning the 5th race impressively paying $29.20. (Our Trip Note writer Aaron Hesz had mentioned the HR HTW fact on the Mike Willman show before Impregnable's return race, which he also made a mess of. He sure was ready in his 2nd race back this time.) That score was followed by RUMMYSECRET WAR winning the 6th easily with by far the highest recent turf rating paying a sweet $22.40. Finally, the 7th race went to MADE FOR MAGIC with a recent good Grade B drill paying $10.40 with the pick 3 paying $640.80.
On Wed Mar 31 in the 5th race our Horse to Watch UNCLE DON came back in the restricted starter we had called for and ran huge on the quick pace to win and pay $9.40. Running 2nd was PROUD HILLBILLY with 2 nice Grade B workouts.
On Sun Mar 28 we started off the card with a winner as RUINATION with a recent sharp Grade B workout took them wire to wire beating our odds-on HTW SILVER HEAT and paying $8.80. In the 6th race our Fit and Ready lister BET ON VICTOR, returning off a layoff with nice works including 2 B+ and an A- drills, overcame a ton of trouble to win impressively paying $9.00.
On Sat Mar 27 in the 5th race we pushed another cold deck superfecta as our Horse to Watch DANZING TRIBAL with a Grade B+ work prior to his last race won well @ a bet down $5.20. Our other good workers ran 2-3-4 with DERIVE placing @ 5-2 and UNCLE GREG to show with a Grade B @ 7-1 for a trifecta of $45.50. The superfecta was completed by first time starter THERMAL WAVE @ 11-1 who had outworked Master Chef, the winner of the 3rd race. The super paid $200.20.
On Fri Mar 26 at Santa Anita in the 2nd race, a straight maiden sprint down the hill on turf, we had workouts on 4 horses. They proceeded to run 1-2-3-4, with 1st time starter LEROY'S DYNAMEAUX winning with a recent Grade B team drill @ $6.40. Running 2nd was 2nd time starter KING RED @ 9-2 with 2 good Grade B works since raced and one before his first race. Running 3rd was firster THEATRICAL PRO @ 24-1 with 4 nice Grade B team drills. The trifecta paid $181.50. Finishing 4th was first timer CRANKY JACK with 2 decent Grade B workouts @ 3-1. The superfecta paid $604.00. It would have been a little nicer if it had paid $3 less and not have had to sign, but we'll take it. In the featured 7th race allowance, we saw the arrival of what may be a talented 3 yo in Horse to Watch DISTORTED DAVE. He had been running greenly in his first starts as called out in the Trip Notes. With the HTW designation and a recent nice Grade B workout, he straightened out his act and flew home paying $10.00. Sadler announced he is on the Derby trail.
Thu Mar 18 at SA was a great example of the value of the HR set of handicapping tools. In the final race we had good works on 3 horses and 2 horses that had appeared on our Horses to Watch lists, which are selected from the Weekly Trip Notes. They ran 1-2-3-4-5 with the pentafecta paying $2,289.40. As we have mentioned often, one of the best bets at the track are first time starters and comebackers who work well and fail to win that first or comeback race. The public are unforgiving and the horse improves dramatically in the second race. Although NATHANIEL wasn't a great price ($6.80), after 2 nice Grade B workouts prior to his comebacker, he made a great single at the top of the pentafecta to make the investment reasonable. The 2nd and 3rd horses, WARREN'S TOMMY TOO @ 6-1 and WHO'S YOUR WIDADY @ 6-1, were both Horses to Watch with the trifecta paying $129.90. The 4th and 5th horses were our other good workers, PRINCE NOVETTI @ 8-1 and SERIOUS FORM @ 7-1. The superfecta paid $661.10 with the pentafecta, as mentioned, paying over $2,000.
We have had several nice winners recently from our workouts prior to the horse's last race (which we personally love to bet on second time starters and comebackers in their second start back). On Fri Mar 12 at Santa Anita in the 7th, SLEW'S TIZNOW earned a very good Grade B+ prior to his first start back, which was in an ultra tough G2 stake won by Richard's Kid. This day he was entered in a much softer classified allowance, was bet from 12-1 down to 6-1 and won paying $15.40. On Thu Mar 11 in the 7th, QUIET INVADER had worked very well with a Grade B+ earning a spot on the Fit and Ready list prior to the G2 stake won by Sidney's Candy, but faced no such potential monsters this day in a first level allowance race. Once again the public didn't excuse his up the track finish in the stake and paid a nice $12.00 to win. VISION IN GOLD won the 1st as a bet down Horse to Watch @ odds-on.
On Wed Mar 10 in the 5th UNUSUALLY SOUND was a combo Horse to Watch and Fit and Ready selection and delivered at a bet down $5.40. In the 6th STOCKINGS had worked well prior to his last race which was an overnight stake. Returning with 2 nice Grade B works in a first level allowance, the public had no forgiveness and he paid a super $19.80. On Sun Mar 7 we had a winning Fit and Ready GOOD MEASURE in the 1st at odds-on and a winning Horse to Watch UNCLE DON in the 9th @ 2-1. In between, in the 6th race we had a 1st time starter JAWS N' PAWS with 6 nice Grade B workouts that won after causing a few scratches and running away for an 1/8 of a mile and paid a whopping $31.80. On Sat Mar 6 our Horse to Watch INITIAL IMPRESSION won the 1st paying $18.20. MISREMEMBERED won the Santa Anita Handicap with a recent Grade B+ work and a couple of Grade A- works prior to his last start, the Strub. He paid $10.80 to win.
On Sun Feb 21 at Santa Anita our Horses to Watch lists really kicked into high gear as we had 3 winners from the lists, including the trifecta in the 6th race. We had the unusual event of 3 Horses to Watch matching up in the 6th. The winner was BRAZILIAN CHARM paying $15.60. The 2nd horse was BONNIE BLUE FLAG with the exacta paying $34.20 and the 3rd horse was COME HOME QUICK @ 9-1 with the trifecta paying $255.90. We also had good works on all 3 horses including a recent Grade B+ on BRAZILIAN CHARM with the comment "appears to be sitting on a win based on this drill". In the 9th we had a recent Grade B workout on WARRENS PADDOCKGUY with the comment "he may be on the upswing". WARRENS' looked like he couldn't lose at the 1/8th pole @ 19-1!, as he assumed command and drew away, but was nabbed on the wire as Baze seemed to relax coming to the wire and started riding again too late to hold off the momentum of the winner. A very tough beat for HR customers.
On Sat Feb 20 at Santa Anita the feature race was won by our only work horse in the race, CITY TO CITY, with a Grade B+ work on last Sun in which she "was seemingly getting stronger the further she went, a very nice move as she appears to be set for a big one in the afternoon". She stretched out to a route and won easily on the front end paying $24.20.
Another good week of double digit winners from the HR clocker and the HR trip notes at Santa Anita. On Fri Feb 19 STANFORD DOLLY won the 1st with 2 recent Grade B workouts in tow paying $10.80. CHANGING (ARG) won the 2nd with a Grade B @ $4.40 with the double paying $23.00. ERBEIA, returning from a several month layoff, won the 6th with 2 nice Grade B works including one with the nice allowance winner on Thu, Witty. He paid $29.20 to win off a layoff. A JEALOUS WOMAN won another one in the 7th with another set of great works from the HR clocker paying $6.00. The final race was won by SALTWATER M D with a decent Grade B prior to last race paying $7.60, nailing the only pick 6 ticket and ending the final pick 3 paying $331.20. On Thu Feb 18 the 3rd race was won by 1st time starter TAXI RIDE with a set of 5 Grade B works once again including one with Witty. She paid $11.60 to win. FIONA FREUD won the 4th with a nice Grade B prior to last race paying $13.80, and, of course, Fit and Ready lister WITTY won the 6th. On Mon Feb 15 SIDEPOCKET LOU came back to win following his prior to last race Grade B paying $15.20, VAUNDELL won the 5th as a Horse to Watch with 2 nice works prior to last race, and RAYMORRISON won the 6th off a couple of month layoff with a good Grade B paying $9.40.
On Sun Feb 14 AITCHO won the 3rd race with a good Grade B "with plenty more left" and paid $21.60. The feature race was won by our Horse to Watch taken from the Trip Notes STRIKING DANCER paying a whopping $28.60 off a huge morning line. GRIPSHOLM CASTLE ran 2nd @ 17-1 with a good Grade B workout. The exacta paid $188.70. Running 3rd was FLOATING HEART with a nice Grade B drill. The tri paid $1,557.30.
The HR winning pushes continue at Santa Anita with great prices. On Fri Feb 12 the day began with a Horse to Watch winner, SOUTHERN DEFENDER, @ $7.80. The 2nd race went to WARREN'S R READY with a sharp Grade B workout 4 days ago paying $15.80. The 3rd was won by COO CACHOO with a recent Grade B blowout @ $21.00. The 7th was won by PORTO MARMAY (IRE) with 2 nice Grade B works off the layoff for Canani @ $24.20 with the comment "looked as if she could have gone around and done it again". Just missing was the shipper SKEDEE with a very good Grade B+ drill @ 20-1, finishing 3rd after bringing a nice lead into the stretch. Finishing off a great day was NAUGHTY MARIANA who had worked well recently in a team drill with Eric's Revenge, the horse that almost won the opening race, a $50K maiden race for males, while NAUGHTY' was in a $32K claimer for fillies. She pulled off to an easy win paying $22.00.
On Thu Feb 11 we bookended the race card with big winners. The 1st was won by MEDAGLIA D'AMOUR with a good Grade B paying $14.80. The 8th was won by HOT 'N LACEY with a good Grade B and lasix @ $19.80. The 4th and the 7th were won by two horses that had a nice Grade B team work together, CANTHAVEHIM and CHURCH CAMP.
On Wed Feb 10 MEGILLAH won the 4th with a Grade B paying $19.00. The 7th was won by CIGAR MAN with a nice Grade B work paying $24.80. On Sun Feb 7 a Fit and Ready lister won the 1st @ $5.80 and our recent Grade B+ worker DIFERENTKINDAGREAT "appears to be sitting on yet another big one" won the 6th paying $23.60. RICHARD'S KID won the feature with a bunch of B+ and A- workouts paying $5.20.
Nice day for HR clients on Wed Feb 3 at SA. We opened the card with nice works on two first time starters in the 1st race that ran 1-2. BLAKE had 3 improving Grade B drills and won like a good thing with the Cerin magic (as we have been saying in the Trip Notes) @ $19.00. Completing the exacta was STEPHEN'S GOT HOPE @ 5-1 with a nice Grade B team work with the exacta paying $63.00. The tri was completed by our Horse to Watch SOUTHERN DEFENDER paying $160.30. The comebacking Fit and Ready lister VICTOR'S CRY won the 3rd race with two recent Grade A- workouts paying a whopping $18.00. In the 6th race our other Horse to Watch FIRST QUEEN (GB) won easily and paid $8.00.
On Fri Jan 29 at SA SPACE AGE LOVESONG won the 2nd race paying $13.60. She had the two highest HR performance ratings (PRs) down the hillside course, a super winning indicator on this unique turf layout at SA. She also had a nice Grade B workout before her comeback sprint on synthetic. In the 3rd EGYPT also had several nice Grade B workouts prior to his poor comeback in his first on synthetic. With that effort behind him, however, he ran to the good works, scoring at $24.80. In the 4th LIFE BY R R with the highest recent PR won and MALUSITA dropping back from a route to a sprint with the 2nd highest PR ran 2nd @ 20-1 with the exacta paying $49.00. Horse to Watch SWEET HANNI won the 5th paying $8.00. In the 8th the horse with the highest last race PR GOLDEN HORIZON won and paid $6.00. The 2 first time starters with the best workouts (each with two Grade B's) ran 2nd and 3rd at 5-1 and 9-2 respectively to complete an easy HR trifecta paying $78.40.
Wed Jan 27 at Santa Anita was another great example of the HR set of handicapping tools working together to almost sweep the race card with pushes from our workouts, performance ratings, trip note comments and Horses to Watch list. The winners of the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th races had the highest last race HR performance rating (PR), including STREETS OF HEAVEN in the 6th @ $13.60. The winner of the 1st came out of the race with the highest winner's PR, indicating he was the class of the race, and he had two Grade B+ workouts prior to that debut race. The winner of the 4th race ORIENTATION HALL was a Horse to Watch from the Trip Note Report and paid $11.00. In the 5th race the 1st time starter TWOTURNTWO had a recent team work that the HR clocker deemed to be an improved lengthy 6 furlong work in which he "drew well clear..a nice move this week". 'TURNTWO was wide all the way and 8 wide into the stretch and missed running down the winner by a jump @ 41-1. Talk about a heartbreaker!
Another example of the longshot angle involving a second time starter off a layoff was SAINT CHOCOLATE in the 2nd race on Sun Jan 24. CHOCOLATE had returned off a 2 1/2 month layoff at the bottom vs an 8K claiming field of older horses with a Grade A- and several good Grade B works. He broke poorly and wasn't persevered with and showed up in a couple of weeks in a $12.5K claimer for 4 year olds only. He came way wide and barely got there in the middle of the track. He just won the photo, but he did win it paying $23.60. Again, probably unbettable without the info about his works prior to his first race back, but it was there if we stayed with him.
On Sat Jan 23, the next day of racing after the rains, we pushed a couple of great price horses. In the 4th our clocker had two nice improving works on the first time starter THE WOMEN'S DIVA, as opposed to the other local private clockers who knocked her works leading up to her debut. Again, that is how we get nice prices, getting good exclusive info. 'DIVA paid $26.20 to win. In the 8th race, we had a nice easy Grade B work on perennial longshot KINSALE KING indicating his fitness as he took another added money race paying $20.20. We just missed holding off the winner of the last race with ALLIE WOLFF, a first time starter with a nice Grade B work @ 7-1.
On Sun Jan 17 we pushed the winners of 5 races including the 5th with our Fit and Ready lister SOLAR ROCKET paying $7.80 and the 6th with our Horse to Watch HIGH STANDARDS paying $14.80. However, the big score if you stuck with her was PRETTY UNUSUAL in the 8th. She appeared overmatched in the featured El Encino Stakes after missing in an allowance race off a 5 month layoff, but the 4 yo stake came up light and she improved off her solid return and the 2 Grade B+ workouts she had recorded prior to that race to score at $61.40 with the best performance rating of her career by far, which just goes to show you that if you are looking for $61 horses, they probably aren't in the top past performances. We need an angle for those.
Another great day of HR info from all reports on Sat Jan 16 at Santa Anita. We pushed the winners of 8 of the 9 races including 2 Horses to Watch from our Weekly Trip Notes winning the 1st, TIMBAVATI paying $6.00, and 8th race, BELLA ROJA @ $18.00. We had good workouts on 5 of the winners, including our only good work in the 9th (Grade B, a decent work for $25K maidens in a lousy field) on 1st time starter MIDNIGHT RAGE who wired them paying $26.20. Given that the only prices over $8 on the winners in the pick 6 were our HTW in the 8th and the 1st time starter good worker in the 9th, the single ticket in the pick 6 ($363,860) was certainly gettable for the HR clients. The reality was that we had good info on all of the winners. We had a good work on the winner of the 4th race (Grade B, a good work for a $10K claimer) and he had the highest last race Performance Rating (PR) in his last two races. The 5th race winner was tied for the highest last race PR and came out of the highest rated last race by many lengths. The 6th race winner came down from No Cal and had two very nice Grade B works recently at SA, including the last one that our clocker commented as "appears to be on the upswing". The 7th race winner was the old class of the field and favorite PAPA CLEM who had a recent Grade B 7 furlong workout "a good move this week for PAPA" according to our clocker. Seems to have been an easy pick 6 to have for our clients, but nothing is easy in a 6 race spread. I didn't have it, but I sure hope one of our customers did.
At Santa Anita on Thu Jan 14, we pushed the winners of 7 of the 8 races between our Daily Clocker's Report and our Daily Performance Ratings Report. The HR clocker tabbed 4 winners including 1st time starter SCRATCHTHEMOON paying $21.80 in the 4th race, while the horse with the top last race performance rating won 3 races, including SPRING STYLE @ $9.80 in the 5th.
Our Horses to Watch (HTW) from our Weekly Trip Notes and Fit and Ready (F&R) horses from our Weekly Workout Summaries have been very strong so far during the SA meet. The following are winners from the list through Jan 7:
Jan 7 Race 5 F&R DOTSY JEAN $12.20
Jan 6 Race 1 HTW GAMBLING POKERFACE $28.60, Race 5 HTW BLAME THE WINE $7.40, Race 6 F&R KETTLE RIVER $23.40, Race 8 HTW SHINE'N TIME $9.80
Jan 3 Race 9 HTW TANDA $6.60
Jan 2 Race 2 HTW SOUL CANDY $10.20, 2nd HTW ALIVE FOR SIX, Exacta $14.10
Dec 30 Race 2 F&R TINY WOODS $13.80, Race 3 F&R IVORY FUDGE 2nd, F&R LINE OF DAVID 3rd
Dec 28 Race 6 HTW HIGH SUCCESS $6.80
Dec 27 Race 2 HTW KID EDWARD (IRE) $7.00, Race 6 F&R IRREFUTABLE $4.60, Race 8 F&R VENTANA $8.60
Dec 26 Race 7 F&R THE USUAL Q. T. $2.80, good workers won Races 8-10, 8th EVITA ARGENTINA $10.40, 9th (Malibu Stakes) M ONE RIFLE (2 Grade B+ works) $16.20 and 10th CONCORD POINT $14.40, pick 4 paid $440.80.
HR had a great final weekend at Hollywood Park warming up for the big Santa Anita opening on Dec 26. On Friday Dec 18 we kicked it off with a Horses to Watch lister WARREN'S ROCK ART winning the final race paying $19.40. On Sat Dec 19 our clocker pushed an incredible 8 winners out of the 10 races!!, including Fit and Ready listers TIZ CHROME and LOOKIN AT LUCKY in the 2 stakes races. GUMPTION won the 1st with a Grade B+ workout @ $7.20. Firster CLUTCH PLAYER won the 7th as one of Bob Baffert's 4 winners on the day with 4 Grade B works paying $9.40. Horse to Watch ATTICUS JACK won the 8th @ $7.40 with good HR works before and since his last race. The 9th went to our F&R LOOKIN AT LUCKY, and the final went to comebacker ORIENT EMPEROR with just an ok work leading up to this race, but preceded by a nice Grade B prior to that. As we have often said, a poor last work prior to a return should be treated skeptically. Prior to his layoff ORIENT' had the highest HR performance ratings of any in this field by many at Hollywood Park. He paid $20.00, and the pick 4 paid $509.00.
On the final day of the HP meet Sun Dec 20 our workouts pushed another 6 winners, including the opening race winner GIRL OF PANGAEA (GER), the longest price in the field with a recent Grade B work paying $25.60. The 2nd race featured two Fit and Ready listers MS. G. I. JANE and ZAINA who ran 1-2, ZAINA @ 17-1. The exacta paid $33.70. Our other good worker in the race ANGEL OF MYSTERY ran 3rd with the tri paying $152.90. Our other F&R lister MISS HEATHER LEE ran 2nd in the featured stake @ 19-1 to the winner BLIND LUCK with a nice maintenance Grade B drill @ $5.60, a gift winning by an eased up 8 lengths. The exacta paid $36.30. The final race was won by SMOKE CAT who had a 9 point margin over the field in the HR performance ratings from his last race. He won by about that distance again paying $5.20 as a strong single in all of the horizontal bets.
On Fri Nov 27 at HP our clocker pushed the winners of 6 races including some nice prices. In the 3rd 1st time starter GOOD TIDINGS with a nice Grade B workout fought back to win @ $10.80. In the 6th SPURRIER with a Grade B "appears set for a big effort in the afternoon" closed furiously to win @ $9.00. In the 7th FREQUENT FAME had been working poorly, but woke up recently in a Grade B team work. Blinkers were noted as being added for this race and she apparently responded well to the equipment change, proving much the best after much trouble paying $19.20. After PINKERELLA won the 8th by many lengths with the highest last race HR performance rating by many back in March, FLUKE (BRZ), with a Grade B push from our NY clocker, flew through on the inside to get up to win the 9th paying $20.00 to win. Finally, in the 10th, PRECIOUS SONG with a nice Grade B work to go with a Grade B prior to her last race wired her field to pay $25.20. The pick 4 paid $4,455.30.
On Wed Nov 25 at HP it was HR Horses to Watch day with SKY MARNI winning the 4th paying $14.20 and GLORY PRIDE pulling off to win the 6th paying $9.40.
With all the rain in New York, the morning workouts have been limited and some of the prices fairly short, but there have been some spot plays like on Wed Nov 25 at Aqueduct in the 2nd where HOLLY HOLLY with blinkers on and a good Grade B work took them all the way and paid $41.00.
It was Super Sunday for HR customers at Hollywood Park on Nov 22. Our 4 Fit and Ready horses won or completed the exacta. In the 5th SKY VICTOR won and paid $17.40. In the 8th BICKERSONS, dropping back out of the Breeders Cup Fillies, won easily and paid $9.00. Finishing 2nd was our other Fit an Ready filly MISS HEATHER LEE @ 6-1 with the exacta paying $23.80. In the 9th A JEALOUS WOMAN won well from off the pace @ a bet down $5.20. In the 1st OUTSIDE SHOT, with a slow but good work in company for a cheap horse, won and paid $14.20. In the 2nd Horses to Watch lister CARDIFF GIANT won well paying $4.80. In the 3rd BRADY BLUE EYES didn't quite make our HTW list, but had a flag on his comment in our Trip Notes from his last race, with the following comment : 'blinkers off, stumbled at the start and failed to contest the early pace, stalked from outside, kept to his task in the lane and was gaining at the end". He stretched out, jumped out in front and took them wire to wire @ $24.60. Our Horse to Watch LOOKING FOR CANDY ran 2nd @ 4-1with the exacta paying $64.70. The 4th race went to MALUSITA who was tied for the 2nd best HR Performance Rating, 1 point better than par for the race type and once again caught a paceless field. She wired the field again and paid $17.00. In the 5th race our Horse to Watch TRAIL MIX ran 2nd @ 5-1 completing the exacta from our F&R horse SKY VICTOR paying $46.50. In the 6th STAND TALL, with one of our top Performance Ratings (PR's) at HP in the summer and in top form now, won and paid $11.80. In the 7th MICHAEL'S ROSE who was tied for our 2nd top PR won and paid $11.80. It was easy to see how one of our customers could have been the lucky holder of the $98,000+ pick 6 ticket. We sure wish we had played that day.
Speaking of our Performance Ratings, on Sat Nov 21 the first 4 races were won by the horses with our top, or tied for our top, last race PR's, LUCKS MINE @ $9.40, THAT OL'BLACKMAGIC @ $5.20, STEP SOFTLY (GB) @ $11.40 and CLASSY ATTRACTION @ $25.00. The pick 4 paid $1,126.70. All told, a very nice weekend of results using information from all of our Workouts, Performance Ratings and Trip Notes reports.
Nice start to the Hollywood Park Fall meet. On Sun Nov 15 in the 4th race REMUS with two nice Grade B works prior to his last race scored at $20.20, and BRIANNA MARIE won the 9th with a Grade B prior to last race paying $9.80. Keep an eye on the horses that worked well and didn't run well at OSA, since HP is a very different surface which some horses may improve dramatically on. On Sat Nov 14 NEXTDOORNEIGHBOR ran a sharp 2nd at 9-1 in the 3rd race. The 4th race went to our Horses to Watch lister CUT THE CHECK whose comment read "could be tough on the drop over his favorite racetrack across town (meaning HP) next time out". He paid a nice $14.20 to win. Then CARACORTADO won the 6th with a Grade B+ "sitting on the edge of another big one" paying $16.20. MONOLINGUAL won the 7th with a Grade B+ paying even money, followed by BESTDRESSED winning the 8th with a nice Grade B @ $12.60 and ITSSULTRYINTHECAPE winning the finale with a Grade B+ prior to last race. The pick 4 paid $695.20. On Opening Night Fri Nov 13, we had two Horses to Watch winners, TEE OFF (IRE) in the 3rd and FATHER GRUMPY in the 8th paying $11.20 to win.
Well, time to return to the reality of our local racing where the class is known and workouts matter. Interesting that our only clockers report success on Breeders Cup day was Sat in the 1st race where we were dealing with local 3 yo's. The two good Grade B works on the returning dropper SMART BID were significant, resulting in a $29.80 payoff. 'BID had worked well with BULLSBAY, a contestant in the later BC mile who had won the Whitney at Saratoga, was in good form and too classy for this minor stakes. The 2nd horse was SUPREME SUMMIT who had a good Grade B prior to last race and was coming out of a prep for the BC Sprint. The exacta paid $65.70.
Our ratings, when given a chance to perform were spot on. On Fri, the first day of BC races, the first two races had our local runners and the double was won by Mike Mitchell with horses that had the two top Performance Ratings (PR's), DEAL BREAKER @ $13.40 and MISS MCCALL @ $11.80 with the double paying $60.40. In the BC races, CALIFORNIA FLAG had the highest last race Performance Rating and paid $8.80, setting the BC Turf Sprint record. When ZENSATIONAL had problems and didn't perform up to expectations, DANCING IN SILKS, with the highest last race PR, danced in to the tune of $52.60. CONDUIT (IRE), with the highest PR from his last year's triumph in the same BC race, won the Turf with PRESIOUS PASSION completing a rather nice $12.80 exacta. 'PASSION had a last race PR that towered over the rest of the field (and a serious pace advantage). In the last race where we went back to the locals, THE USUAL Q. T., tied for the last top PR and won paying $22.80.
A lot of Euro's won, which isn't a bad thing because it stimulates racing interest around the world. When ZENYATTA won the way she did, it was one of the greatest days in racing that I have experienced (especially when I didn't win anything) and most of those of us who are truly serious race fans will remember it as one of the truly great events in our lives. The "UN-BE-LIEV-A-BLE" call by Trevor will be replayed more than a few times. It certainly is intriguing that most of the memorable times in our lives are actually tragic, while this one is only positive for the game we all love.
This weekend reaffirmed the difficulties of betting the "Big" events in racing. However, watching horseracing in HD is an un-be-liev-able event for me. If we could do it every day, our sport would be advanced in ways we could only dream about. Where are the media celebrities in our sport who enjoy the reflected light and know how do to that stuff?
OK, I'm off my soapbox. Let's get some everyday winners for our customers.
Good results continue at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meet. On Thu Nov 5 in the 3rd our only good worker was EL ADELANTADO with a nice Grade B work. We also had 2 poor recent workouts on the 4-5 favorite who finished off the board. EL ADELANTADO paid $25.20 to win. The next race went to our only good worker TENACIOUS TINA, a first time starter with 2 Grade B workouts, who daylighted her foes by 6 lengths paying $6.80. In the 6th race, our Trip Notes pushed SAXOPHONE who blew the break in his last race, a $16K claimer, and was dropping back to the level he had won at in his previous race at Del Mar AND he had a recent nice Grade B work at OSA. He paid a great $11.80. The horse that finished 2nd had come off a 443 day layoff in his last race to run 3rd at FPX for $12.5K. Prior to that first race back, LEGENDARY MUD had 3 nice workouts for our clocker, all Grade B, which is great for bottom level claimers. Obviously, he ran to those works with that return race in his conditioning. He was 17-1 today with the exacta paying $51.40. On Wed Nov 4 our clocker pushed the winners of 5 of the 8 races including ONE VOTE in the 4th with a Grade B prior to last race who deadheated for the win paying $13.00 and first time starter BAILMEOUTBUGSY in the 5th paying $11.20. Running 2nd in the 5th was SMOKENOMORE with a Grade B workout @ 6-1. The exacta paid $41.10. In the 6th ACHAK (IRE) had a nice Grade B recent workout in which he "showed much improvement" and got up in the last jumps to pay $8.40. On Sun Nov 1 we pushed 2 Fit and Ready list winners TOTAL BULL (Grade A-) in the 2nd and BLAME THE WINE (Grade B+) in the 5th. Horses to Watch listers TRAIL MIX missed by a nose @ 7-1 in the 8th and COUGARETTE won the 9th @ $7.60. On Sat Oct 31 our clocker pushed the winners of 3 races including LAUREN C in the 6th with a recent Grade B workout paying $23.00 and Fit and Ready lister and firster CONVEYANCE in the 7th. In the 4th our Horses to Watch exacta won with WHISPERING HUSH besting WARREN'S JITTERBUG. Our HTW ROCKET KITTY ran 3rd @ 9-1 and in the 7th BRADY BLUE EYES completed the exacta to our F&R lister CONVEYANCE @ 9-2.
A great day at Belmont for our HR customers on Sun Oct 18 with our NY clocker pushing 4 winners. In the 3rd race first time starter QUALIA, a Fit and Ready lister with Grade B and B+ workouts, smoked her opponents while ridden out in hand paying $13.60 to win. The exacta was completed by ROCK HALL HONEY with 3 Grade B works paying $20.00. In the 7th first time starter COMIC MARVEL, with 4 Grade B works coming up to her debut for Frankel, broke poorly and flew home to win at $43.40. The 2nd horse was another first timer with a Grade B work, WILD NEWS, with the exacta paying $84.75.
A great start to the Oak Tree meet for the HR clocker. On Opening Day in the 1st race Fit & Ready lister ACQUIRE THE FIRE ran 2nd @ 13-1 to the odds-on winner. In the 2nd recent Grade B worker GANDOLF won down the hill paying $16.40. In the 6th SUMMER MOVIE with a Grade B+ prior to last race won @ $27.80. Recent Grade B worker ROYAL F J ran 2nd @ 15-1 with the exacta paying $260.50. The 3rd horse was SAINTLY SEOUL with 2 Grade B works prior to last race @ 52-1 (the kind we love to use next out when the public refuses to forgive the debut) with the tri paying $10,597.70. The superfecta was completed by WORTH A PUNT with a Grade B prior to last race providing a life changing $132,409.60 score. On Thu Oct 1 the 4th race went to PURSE LUVA with a Grade B prior to last race paying $14.40. The 7th was won by Fit & Ready lister EXQUISITE (NZ) with a recent Grade A- drill paying a very nice $15.40. On Fri Oct 2 the 3rd race was won by DON'T FORGET MUQ with a good recent Grade B workout paying $19.20. DEXTERA (GER) with a recent Grade B won the featured 7th @ $15.00. In the final leg of the $787K payoff pick 6 SANDY CHEEKS showed one nice Grade B workout at Del Mar and paid $63.00!!
Going into Oak Tree we are on a roll from the Del Mar meet where we had great results all summer. In the final week we ended with a Horses to Watch exacta in the 4th race on Closing Day with TOM BOMBADIL winning @ $7.20 and TRUENO running 2nd @ 20-1 for a $49.60 exacta. On Sun Sep 6 Fit and Ready lister PLEASURE TO RIDE won the 3rd @ $8.60 between short priced race 2 and 4 winning workout pushes THIRD DAWN and ZENSATIONAL (2 Grade A works). Then we really got rolling with race 5 winner PLASMA BEAM with a Grade B+ drill prior to last race @ $14.40, followed by race 6 winner RENDEZVOUS with a recent Grade B work and a B+ prior to last race paying a whopping $46.00!! Next came race 7 in which first time starter PRIVILAGED with a Grade A- workout won nicely and paid $11.60. (Another So Cal clocker service had two negative works on this firster including the day of our Grade A- comments.) The final race went to STERKEL with 2 recent Grade B works paying $18.00. Horse to Watch lister ARCODERO ran 2nd with the exacta paying $56.10. The trifecta was completed by CIRCLE DIAMOND with a recent Grade B work and several Grade B's prior to last race. The tri paid $632.80. On Sat Sep 5 we pushed several winners including BIRDIE BIRDIE in the 7th with a Grade B prior to race @ $14.20 and Baffert first time starter ALWAYS A PRINCESS in the 9th with a Grade B+ @ $15.80.
More nice HR clocker winners on both coasts on Fri Sep 4. At Saratoga in the 1st ACRONYM with many nice Grade B workouts on the comeback trail won easily and paid $10.80. In the 3rd INTERACTIF with a good team work prior to his last race stretched out on the grass and won by 4 paying $33.60. In the 5th CLASSIC CAMPAIGN with two good workouts won and paid $13.60. At Del Mar in the opener 1st time starter for Ron Ellis had a nice Grade B workout in company in which he "did better late than early", an indicator we like for a good performance first time out. He paid $38.20 to win. SVEN DIESEL ran 2nd with good HR works, with the exacta paying $64.00. In the 6th comebacker DREAMS AFLEET had a decent Grade B work "looking like he had more to give" and won easily paying $13.00.
Thu Sep 3 at Saratoga produced a couple of nice prices for HR customers. In the 2nd race SPECKLEDBIRD with two nice Grade B workouts prior to her last race won as the favorite, but 1st timer ROCK STAR ROYALTY with a good Grade B team drill in which she outworked her mate by 4 lengths ran 2nd @ 21-1 producing a $32.00 exacta. In the 5th race DATTT ECHO with a recent Grade B "looked good all the way" work and a good Grade B work prior to her last race ran down the favorite STORMANDAPRAYER who also had Grade B works since and prior to her last race. DATTT' paid a whopping $45.60 and the exacta paid $89.75. The 3rd horse was HAPPY WEEK with a Grade B prior to her last race @ 4-1. The tri paid $374.00.
On Wed Sep 2 at Del Mar we had 3 Horses to Watch from our weekly Trip Notes win. In the 2nd ANNIHILATION won the turf sprint that our trip notes had called for at DM paying $8.80. In the 3rd CAMISADO (FR) won on the slower Polytrack surface at DM that our trip notes had called for paying a big $26.40. In the 5th WADA FALLS broke well and won wire to wire paying $11.80. Our trip notes had noted the poor break in her last race, saying that with a clean break, she wins easily.
As Saratoga and Del Mar approach their final weeks, the HR clockers have continued to push nice prices. At Saratoga on Mon Aug 31, we had nice pushes on the back to back winners in races 7 & 8, GREAT ATTACK @ $12.60 and URBAN FLIGHT @ $17.00 with the double paying $168.00. On Sun Aug 30 our Fit & Ready lister MAGIC TIGER won in a romp at a bet down $5.10. Amongst the 7 winners we pushed on Travers Day were MUSIC NOTE in the 10th @ $13.60 and CAPT. CANDYMAN CAN in the 11th @ $9.80 after our Fit and Ready lister VINEYARD HAVEN, "looking like his old self" with a Grade A- work, was DQ'd, and SUMMER BIRD @ $7.80 in the Travers. On Fri Aug 28 SHINE SOFTLY with a nice Grade B drill won the 2nd @ $10.00 with ADJACENT running 2nd with a Grade B @ 7-1. The exacta paid $34.75. On Thu Aug 27 J Z'S REVENGE won the 4th with a nice Grade B team work prior to his last race paying $17.40 to win. Our other good worker in the race with 2 Grade B's ran 2nd with the exacta paying $34.50. On Wed Aug 26 in the 2nd race ZODIAC GIRL scored with a Grade B work @ $16.00 with our other Grade B worker running 2nd for an exacta of $25.00. On Sun Aug 23 in the 4th race PITCHED PERFECTLY with 2 recent Grade B workouts went wire to wire paying $17.80 to win.
The HR information continues to sparkle at Del Mar and Saratoga. At DM on Sun Aug 16 the 1st three races were won by HR clocker pushes. STEAM IRON and ASHLEY'S KITTY won the 1st double, both with 2 good Grade B workouts, both paying $8.40, with the double paying $40.20. Fit and Ready lister MASSONE won the 3rd paying $5.60, completing the 1st pick 3 @ $74.90. Our other Fit and Ready lister in the 3rd, PLEASURE TO RIDE, ran 2nd and our other two good workers ran 3-4 with the superfecta paying $112.10. In the 7th LT. HOPEFUL, with a Grade B workout at Santa Anita and having led the super sprinter Zensational to the half in his last race, wired this field paying $40.40. Our Horse to Watch SPIRIT OF COCHISE ran 2nd @ 15-1 with the exacta paying a huge $319.90 for $1. We weren't done yet. In the final race first time starter for Paula Capestro with a nice Grade B workout from the HR clocker lit up the toteboard @ $69.60 to win.
Nice day at Saratoga on Wed Aug 19. The 5th race was won by STARFISH BAY with a good Grade B workout paying $13.20 off a morning line of 8-1. After a tough 2nd in the 6th by REDREAMIT with a Grade B drill at 5-1 off a morning line of 15-1, we nailed the 9th race when the winner WORSTCASESCENARIO scored with a good Grade B outworking a barnmate by 4 and paid $29.80. Finishing 2nd with Grade B+ and B works @ 4-1 from a M/L of 8-1 was SASSY IMAGE, and finishing 3rd was MAGIC APPEAL with two nice Grade B works prior to her last race @ 26-1. The exacta paid $81.00 and the trifecta paid $997.50.
Winning workout pushes at Del Mar and Saratoga continued the past week with some great prices. On Wed Aug 5 we kicked off the cards on both coasts with bombers! At Saratoga the 1st race went to DISCO DIVA who had a good Grade B workout at BEL before shipping up. She paid a whopping $53.00 to win. Later, in the feature, our Fit and Ready lister COCOA BEACH (CHI) won and survived an inquiry paying $3.50. SAMMARCO, with a good Grade B drill, followed up in the last race with an easy win to pay $13.20 and complete the $29.40 double. Not to be outdone, our Del Mar clocker contributed the winner of the 1st on the west coast pushing a 2nd time starter with a good Grade B workout that blew by the field paying $40.40 to win. The 2nd race was won by DAVE'S REVENGE who had 2 nice Grade B works and failed to break in her race the previous week. She paid $5.40 for a facile win and the double paid $186.60. In the 3rd race IZEMINE finally ran to her good works and won paying $9.20, completing the opening pick 3 that paid $455.00. We pushed 3 other winners at DM that day including ROYALTY GONE WILD, a 1st time starter with 2 nice Grade B works, that pulled away to an impressive win @ $17.40. Finally, the last race was won by WILLOW O WISP, who had a Grade B work at the race distance of 7 furlongs, in which he "drew five lengths clear from his stablemate". He paid $37.40 to win and somehow pay out the pick 6.
At SAR on Mon Aug 3 the 2nd race was won by IBBOYEE with 2 nice Grade B workouts paying $12.20 to win. In the 3d race OVERLAP, with a good Grade B drill outworking a stablemate by 4 lengths, got home 1st paying $23.20. The exacta was completed by our Fit and Ready lister FAYOUM @ 5-1 paying $43.25. The trifecta was completed by our other Grade B worker paying $142.50. The double on the 2nd and 3rd races paid $115.00. Other decent prices over the weekend at SAR included BY THE SKY on Sun Aug 2 in the 10th @ $17.40. On Sat Aug 1 ANTITRUST won the 4th with a good Grade B work paying $10.20. Running 2nd and 3rd were good workers EAGLE STRIKE and SCHNEERSON with the exacta paying $23.90 and the trifecta paying $174.50. The 5th was won by RETRIEVER with a good Grade B drill prior to race back at BEL. He was ignored in the wagering and paid $35.00 to win. The final race was won by STEVIL with a good Grade B work for Zito paying $9.80 to win.
On Sun Aug 2 at DM the exacta in the opener was completed by our two Fit and Ready listers RAINBOW'S SONG and MOON DE FRENCH, with the longer shot 'SONG paying $8.60. The 2nd race was won by comebacker CLASSY ATTRACTION with 3 performance ratings that were far higher than anything this field had ever earned. She paid a fat $30.40. 1st time starter JOHN SCOTT with a nice Grade B drill won the 5th race paying $9.60. Our Horse to Watch OVER ANDOVER won the 7th paying $5.60. Finally, INFORMED won the feature with a nice Grade B workout prior to last race paying $15.00.
On Sat Jul 25, closing weekend at Belmont Park, the featured 9th race was the Grade I Coaching Club American Oaks for 3 yo fillies. Our clocker had works on 5 of the runners, including the 1st 4 finishers with the superfecta paying $3,805.00, as the favorite finished out of the money. The tragedy for HR customers was that our Fit and Ready horse, DON'T FORGET GIL, with a Grade A- ("looked awesome") and two Grade B works since raced and a Grade B+ prior to her last race, was a mile the best @ 15-1. She was blocked the length of the stretch, trying to get through on the rail and swinging out with no room and finally clear too late to finish a neck back in 2nd to FUNNY MOON who had clear sailing on the outside. If she gets through, the exacta, tri and super would have been astronomical. As it was with FUNNY MOON finishing 1st at $17.20, the exacta was $124.25 for $1, the tri with WYNNING RIDE 3rd was $831.50 with CASANOVA MOVE completing the super. I know, stop crying with those kinds of payoffs, but it had to be the toughest loss of the year for our NY customers, despite cashing some great tickets.
Sun Jul 26, opening weekend at Del Mar, was another classic demonstration of the combined power of the Handicapper's Report set of handicapping tools. Using the Daily Performance Ratings Report, the Daily Clocker's Report and the Horses to Watch in Today Report, our customers had information pushes on the winners of all 10 races. In the 1st race our two Grade B workout horses BOX OFFICE STAR and ESCAPING THE STORM ran 1-2 with the winner paying $14.80 and the exacta paying $29.80. In the 2nd SCORPION TIME was tied for the recent highest Performance Rating (PR) and was a Horse to Watch from that race. He won and paid $7.80. In the 3rd QUIET LIGHTNING had the highest last race PR by 2 lengths and scored at $20.20. TOO MUCH HEAT with the 2nd highest PR and a recent good Grade B+ workout ran 2nd completing the $42.90 exacta. Two other Grade B workers ran 3-4 completing the tri and super. The 4th race went to returnee MOLLY MCFAST with Grade B- and B workouts. As we have said many times, it often is best to ignore the workout closest to the race as the trainer is least apt to show a lot in that work. The B work was nice with MOLLY' responding well at the end of the drill, just what we want to see coming back. She paid a fat $27.60. The 5th went to another good price in MEYDAN PRINCESS (IRE) who had our 2nd highest recent turf race PR and a sharp Grade B blowout 3/8 drill at Del Mar for the race. She paid $17.40.
A nice mid June Grade B team drill at Santa Anita on MILLENNIA produced a whopping $46.00 score on the first timer in the 6th race. Other local clockers had negative works on the horse helping to produce the huge price. The pick 3 on races 3-4-5 paid $2,074.40 and the pick 3 on races 4-5-6 paid $3,652.70. The 7th went to UNZIP ME with a nice Grade B drill and it could be noted from our PR report that she had a high PR in her win at Del Mar last year, giving her horse for course status. She paid $8.40. The 8th race went to DEWEY'S SPECIAL who was tied for our 2nd highest turf PR and had a Grade B+ workout prior to his last race. He paid $8.60 to win. The 9th race was a battle between our highest PR on a synthetic surface, owned by STREET ROYALE, and our Horse to Watch LOW GEAR POWER, with STREET' prevailing and surviving an inquiry to pay $7.80. The exacta paid $19.80. The 10th race was won by our highest turf rating horse DYNAMIC RANGE @ $9.60, prevailing over our Grade B+ worker UNIVERSAL PEACE with the exacta paying $21.90. Although all of these winners had to compete with other information, both in our reports and from other sources, it certainly was not out of reason to see one of our customers cashing the $77,296.40 Pick 6. To be even more outrageous, the Pick 10 paid $1,500 to only 8, so why didn't someone have all 10, or at least 9?
Another Fit and Ready Lister scored at Belmont Park on Thu Jul 9. RICHLAND CREEK, coming off a poor performance 3 months ago at Oaklawn Park for Lucas, ran to his recent local Grade B+ and B works. RICHLAND' led all the way to deep stretch and fought back after being headed to win, paying $14.20, bet down from a 12-1 morning line.
Another big price in the feature race at Belmont Park on Sat Jul 4. Fit and Ready lister DRY MARTINI with two recent Grade B+ works charged from out of the pack to win the Suburban Handicap by 2 lengths paying $23.60. Our other Grade B+ worker ASIATIC BOY (ARG) ran 2nd with the exacta paying $33.75. We just missed a huge trifecta when FINALLYMADEIT with a nice recent Grade B work got headed for 3rd @ 33-1.
On Fri Jul 3 at Belmont Park in the feature race, JAZZY (ARG) with a nice recent Grade B workout from our NY clocker charged from the back of the pack in the stretch to get up and pay $51.00. The exacta was completed by our other recent good Grade B worker J Z WARRIOR @ 6-1 paying $152.75. The double from our Fit and Ready winner in the previous race FUNNY MOON paid $112.00.
One of our longest subscribers emailed us on Sun evening Jun 28 to let us know he had hit the carryover pick 6 at Hollywood Park using HR info. His email read:
"Using all the information provided by your service I hit the pick 6 at Hollywood Park today. Your numbers are so much better than the other services and the works were invaluable. It would be tough to make a go of it without Handicappers Report. The comments that are provided for each race also can't be matched."
We were delighted to hear such good news and very pleased to have him share it with us. We will soon have Facebook and Twitter pages to allow more sharing of positive results and news items.
Our Horses to Watch Lists have been red hot recently. On consecutive weekends, Jun 20-21 and Jun 27-28, there were 19 starters with 9 winners and 4 seconds. Prices included $34.80, $14.80, $11.00 and $9.00.
Sun and Sat Jun 28 and 27 were good days for our clients. Eight of our Horses to Watch (HTW) ran with 4 wins and 3 2nd's. On Sun BERTRAN HILL won the 1st paying $9.00, KAYLIE'S JOY ran 2nd in the 2nd race @ 4-1 to our Fit and Ready lister BUBBLEY BLONDE and SCOFIELD BARRACKS won the 1st of the pick 6 races @ $5.60 beating our other HTW LIMITED WILL in the HR exacta. The rest of the pick 6 races were won by SOVINE (IRE) in the 5th who was tied for our highest last race Performance Rating (PR) @ $9.20, first time starter BONIFACIO in the 6th with two good Grade B workouts @ $30.80, MOON DE FRENCH in the 7th with two very good Grade B and B+ drills @ $5.20, 3-5 shot BLACK MAMBA (NZ) in the 8th with the overall best PR's and WATCH OVER ME in the 9th with the best last race and last several races PR's paying $9.20. The pick 6 paid $10,079.60.
On Sat our two HTW's won the 5th, OLYMPIO'S JEWEL @ $6.60, and the 10th, FISHIN WITH T BALL @ $11.00, with CRAFTY POWER running 2nd in the 9th @ 3-1. Another nice gift was TIME TO GET EVEN (very aptly named for HR customers) who won the opener with recent Grade B and B+ works paying $28.60. On Thu Jun 25 we had a very good move on YANKEE STATION in the 7th working evenly with LIFE IS SWEET (due to tackle the boys in the Hollywood Gold Cup), earning a Grade B+ from our clocker. YANKEE' was an impressive winner paying $23.40. Our Fit and Ready lister SPEIGHT THE HALO completed the HR exacta @ $37.90.
On Sat and Sun Jun 20 and 21 at Hollywood Park, all of the HR information was on display as a set of handicapping tools. On Sat in the 1st race, our Horse to Watch SANGAREE won and paid $4.00 after an impossible trip in his previous race as documented in our Trip Notes. The 2nd race was won by KAMI D B C who had our highest last race Performance Rating (PR) by 2 lengths. She paid $7.20. In the 3rd the two horses that were tied with our highest PR's from their last race, KILDERRY and TENT (IRE), ran 1-2 with the exacta paying 9-1. The 4th race was won by BAD BOY with our highest last race PR by over 3 lengths paying $6.00. SAVU won the 5th race as our Horse to Watch with the comment from our Trip Notes: "finished well against the race shape, galloped out very strongly to be far in front of the field, follow for sure!" Our clocker had two nice works on him as well since that last race. He paid an overlaid $14.80! We didn't have any strong pushes on CALL ALY, the winner of the 6th race. You would have had to recognize by then that there was a closers bias to promote her to use a previous winning race of hers at HP with a high PR in making a case for her. The 7th race went to first time starter HUNCH with a strong Grade B+ workout from our clocker @ $6.40. The 8th race was won by TALKTOOMUCH with our highest local last race PR by many lengths paying $15.40. The 2nd horse DON'T FORGET FAITH, with a high PR converted from her last race at GG, completed the $38.50 exacta. In the 9th race GRAZEN ran back to his monster sprint victory in his return to the races one back that earned a PR over 5 lengths higher than the numbers earned by the other runners in the race. He also had a good recent Grade B workout in which he closed strongly to indicate his readiness for a good performance at a route. He paid $5.20 to win. The 2nd horse was MISREMEMBERED with a very strong recent Grade B+ workout from our clocker. In the final race our Horse to Watch ZIP QUIK with a many length advantage in PR won and paid $4.80. The 2nd horse was the 1st time starter ALFARABI with 2 very good Grade B+ works.
On Sun Jun 21 we had two Horses to Watch (HTW) win, ONE SHOT in the 2nd @ an overlaid $34.80! and SATELLITE in the 8th with a 5 point advantage over any PR earned recently by any of his adversaries @ $5.20. Both of these winners had earned a nice Grade B workout prior to their last race. In the 1st race BLAZING SPIRIT had two good Grade B workouts prior to his return race sprinting. He stretched back out and ran to his high PR from back at Oak Tree paying $13.40. In the 3rd race TOPPER SHOPPER, with a nice Grade B workout prior to his last race, ran back to his co-high PR recent race and scored @ $17.40. The 2nd horse was HTW NOBLETY, also with a co-high PR, to complete the $34.60 exacta. Completing the $172.80 trifecta was RON BOB AND DAVE with Grade B+ and B workouts off a long layoff. The 6th race had two horses with the highest recent sprint PR's coming out of the same race. The favorite QUALITY PLUS received the following comment from our Trip Notes: "quick, but stick seems to be an issue", while I WANT MY MONEY's comment was "room to improve" off the 1st start. Improve he did @ $9.80. In the 7th race DEWEY'S SPECIAL earned a PR from his last race that was a couple of lengths less than the highest in the field, but had won his first start off a long layoff after two nice workouts. Since that race he had recorded a very nice Grade B+ drill in which he "appears to be sitting on the edge of a big one in the afternoon". He improved again and paid $9.20 to win. The 9th was won by OIL MAN (IRE) who was virtually tied for the highest PR and paid $6.40. Finally, the 10th race was won by FREE BEER @ $13.20 with a Grade B work prior to his last race and a last race PR that was 2nd highest to SPENDAMILLIONBUX whose hanging ways were well documented in our Trip Notes from his last race: "race was extremely unimpressive visually, do not look for it to be productive...hung badly".
In New York at Belmont Park, we did have one nice Fit and Ready winner on Sun Jun 21. WITH FLYING COLORS won the feature @ $13.20, as New York racing continued to be plagued by rain and muddy/off the turf conditions.
Our New York clocker continues to produce some nice prices. At Belmont Park on Sun Jun 14 in the 3rd race Fit and Ready lister MATCHLESS ORINDA wired her Stakes field paying $9.70 to win. In the 5th OUR GOLDEN DREAM with a nice Grade B prior to her last race went wire to wire on the turf paying $13.60 to win. In the 8th race SAILOR'S CAP won the Poker Stakes with a good Grade B workout paying $13.40 and our other good worker TAM LIN with a Grade B+ and B ran 2nd with the exacta paying $24.20. On Thu Jun 11 MISSISSIPPI MAN won the 3rd with a nice Grade B drill paying $13.20 and Fit and Ready lister ADMIRAL BIRD ran 2nd in the 6th @ 5-1. On Wed Jun 10 EXCLUSIVE SCHEME won the opener on the turf with a Grade B workout paying $12.40 and Fit and Ready lister HOT MONEY won the 7th @ $6.80. On Belmont Day Jun 6 Fit and Ready lister MUNNINGS, who had two nice works with DUNKIRK as the latter prepared for the Belmont, won the 8th convincingly paying $9.00 and GABBY'S GOLDEN GIRL with 2 good Grade B drills followed in the 9th with a gutty win @ $28.40.
Several decent winners recently at Hollywood Park for our So Cal clocker and our Horses to Watch list from our Weekly Trip Notes. On Sun Jun 14 Fit and Ready lister YES IT'S A CAT won the 5th @ $15.60 and WAGELS won the 1st with a good Grade B workout paying $9.00. Our Grade B+ Fit and Ready lister BULLYBULLYBULLY ran very well to finish 2nd @ 6-1 with the exacta paying $27.10. Our Horses to Watch lister OVER ANDOVER ran too good to lose in the 7th @ 16-1, finishing 2nd. On Sat Jun 13 our Fit and Ready lister PUBLIC IMAGE ran 2nd in the 5th and our HTW TRUEST LEGEND, who also had a recent Grade B+ workout, won the 8th @ $5.00. On Fri night Jun 12 our Fit and Ready lister GOLDEN ROCKETSHIP won the 7th paying $9.60 and VICTORY KNOCK with two recent Grade B works won the 8th paying $11.40. On Thu Jun 11 SPURRIER won the 2nd race paying $11.40 and RINGING BERNIE with a recent Grade B won the 3rd @ $9.60. On Sun Jun 7 in the 7th we had two HTW's. PATRICIA'S GEM won the race paying $4.40 and MEYDAN PRINCESS (IRE) ran 2nd @ 10-1 with the exacta paying $24.00. Our F&R lister MENSA HEAT ran 2nd in the 5th @ 10-1. On Sat Jun 6 we had F&R horses DIXIE PASSION and GOTTA HAVE HER run 2nd and HTW lister RUSH WITH THUNDER ran 2nd @ 24-1. Seemingly a lot of big price 2nd's recently. On Thu Jun 4 we had two HTW winners, HOT HEADLINER in the 1st @ $11.00 and UNBRIDLED MEETING in the 8th @ $6.60.
On Sun May 31 at Hollywood Park the final two races both presented good examples of how to use our Performance Ratings to advantage in finding nice priced winners. In the 8th race only two horses had sprint ratings that exceeded the par for these 3 and up straight maiden colts and geldings, the proven hanger Unionize and MARGARITA SHOT. Unionize's last two races earned ratings of 99 and 100. MARGARITA SHOT had run most recently in a two turn turf race and failed to match his previous excellent try sprinting. Throwing out the turf route try and looking at the sprint rating of 104 one race back, when he beat Unionize, seemed to make him a standout (by 2 lengths as each rating point is equivalent to approximately one length). He won very easily @ $13.20 as Unionize hung once again. In the 9th race NO GRANDE was dropping in class and appeared to be speed in a paceless race. He also had earned ratings in 2 of his last 4 races that exceeded anything any other horse had run at any time in their most recent 12 tries. An obvious single that went wire to wire and paid $12.60 to win. These were the only two horses that paid over $6.80 in a carryover pick 6 that was a gift to HR customers, paying $7,643.40.
On Sat May 30 at HP our clocker pushed 5 nice winners. In the 1st HARD WOMAN had a recent Grade B workout with the comment "nice move as she was still reaching out strongly at the end". She paid $9.20. The 2nd was won by GRETZKY with a "good" Grade B drill "more left to give at the end" @ $8.40. TRUMPET PLAYER JAY won the 4th @ $12.00 with a good Grade B "looking like he had a lot more left to give at the end". The 6th went to HAJJI'S HONOR @ $18.60 with a recent Grade B+ with the comment: "a very nice move as he appears to be sitting on a win these days". CRAIG'S STORM ran 2nd @ 5-1 with a recent nice Grade B "seems to be doing well of late", the exacta paying $82.10. Finally, in the 8th BERT'S LAW won paying $44.60!! with a recent Grade B in which he "came the final 1/4 in a sharp 24.3". Two other good workers COUSIN JOE and THE FIREBIRD ran 2nd and 3rd with the exacta paying $130.70 and the trifecta paying $853.50.
On Mon May 25 at Hollywood Park our clocker pushed the winners of 6 races. In the 1st ANNIHILATION had two nice Grade B workouts prior to her last race which was off an 8 month layoff. She switched to the turf and lit up the tote board with a $32.20 score. In the 2nd our two good workers ran 1-2 with FORTY DATES paying $9.20 and the early double paying $275.80. JOINT AGREEMENT @ 7-1 completed the exacta paying $49.80. Running 3rd was our Horses to Watch lister CHIC CHICK with the trifecta paying $233.20. The 3rd was won by Horse to Watch HIYA SILVER with a Grade B+ workout prior to race and the pick 3 paid $337.50. The 8th race was won by TRES BORRACHOS with a recent Grade B drill with the comment "good move...appears set for another big effort in the afternoon". He wired a decent field and paid a whopping $49.40. The favorite ELYSIUM FIELDS with our other good recent works ran 2nd with the exacta paying $95.40. On Sun May 24 our Horse to Watch SUPERMODEL won the 3rd and our Fit and Ready lister MONTEREY JAZZ won the 7th. On Fri May 22 our Horse to Watch HOT N' DUSTY won the 5th, and on Thu May 21 our Horse to Watch won the 1st paying $23.80.
Our New York clocker continues to produce nice prices. On Mon May 25 at Belmont Park in the 7th, GERONI with a nice recent Grade B work closed well to win the $10K claimer paying $18.00. On Sun May 24 our Fit and Ready lister GIN TANGO won the 3rd paying a sweet $20.60. On Sat May 23 in the 7th race, 1st time starter GRIDIRON with a very rare Grade A workout came from dead last at the head of the stretch to win by a nose paying a bet down (12-1 morning line) $14.20. The workout was accomplished in tandem with an older stakes horse, reinforcing its significance. COLORS FLYING @ 26-1 with 2 nice Grade B works unfortunately ran 3rd missing a monstrous exacta.
On Sun May 17 in the 5th race at HP, DOTSY JEAN had a classic pattern of works that by the times looked like the horse was not doing well. She had worked in 104 flat and 103.1 for 5 furlongs and 50.3 for 4 furlongs. However, our clocker gave us a different story and indicated that these works were, in fact, nice works and DOTSY' was doing well going on her own and looking good, giving her 3 Grade B's. She paid $12.80 to win.
On Sat May 16 at HP our clocker pushed 4 very nice winners. In race 4, a straight maiden sprint, Baffert's first time starter UNDERGROUND had worked very well at Santa Anita back in March with a Grade B+ and 2 Grade B's. She daylighted her foes and paid $11.20 to win. The 5th was won by DEVOTED MAGIC with a slow workout, but "sharp" finish that got a Grade B from our clocker. He paid $14.60 to win. The 7th was won by CURVEY STAR with our best recent workout in the race paying $9.20. The 9th was won by RED ARROW (AUS) wire to wire with a recent Grade B+ "appears set for the Winner's Circle based on this work" paying $18.80. Running 2nd was PAUL'S HOPE with a Grade B "appears to be sitting on the edge of a big race" @ 8-1. The exacta paid $75.70. Our Fit and Ready and Horses to Watch lists continue to hit with F&R WATCH OVER ME winning the 2nd and HTW NO SWEAT winning the 6th on Fri May 15 and HTW CAPE DIVER winning the 1st on Sat.
Sat May 9 at Hollywood Park was a perfect example of the power of the HR performance ratings (PR's). Our ratings pushed the winner of all 9 races, with the pick 6 paying $9,411.40 and the late pick 4 paying $811.90. Reviewing the results, UDRIGA won the 1st with the top last race PR by 3 points. The 2nd went to SPEIGHT THE HALO with the top last race PR by 3 points (and a Horse to Watch as well). The 3rd was won by SHADOW OF ILLINOIS @ $12.00 with the top last PR by 2 points (other than the Turf Paradise invader who had undoubtedly faced lesser over there). The 4th went to SWEETPEA with the highest last race PR and her previous PR was 9 points higher than anything else in the field had run. The 5th was won by YODELEN DAN whose last two PR's towered over the field by at least 7 points. The 6th went to DELUXE CAT who was in a virtual PR tie with DEEP POCKETS and HIS BOY ELROY for last race PR's. They ran 1-2-3. The 7th was a turf race won by VICTORY PETE whose last turf race PR (one race back) exceeded the recently raced opponents by 4 points. The 8th race was won by BALL FOUR @ $34.00. He was an interesting must use against the heavy favorite Rail Trip as he had run a PR one back on the HP racing surface that matched Rail Trip's best ever. He also had a "sharp" recent workout from the HR clocker to indicate fitness. EGYPT (GB) won the 9th with a PR 3 points higher than any runner on turf. Performance Ratings aren't the only handicapping factors in winning every race, but they certainly are a powerful bullet in the overall Handicapper's Report arsenal for attacking the races, along with the Trip Notes and Clocker Reports. The Performance Reports are available daily on our website for the So Cal races. Behind the PR's are separate calculations for each racetrack in So Cal and our unique approach to establishing variants for each race.
Not to be outdone, our clocker on Sun May 10 pushed the winners of 5 races including Fit and Ready lister LIL JORAE in the 9th and MADELINE RUBY in the 7th paying $35.00 with a recent Grade B drill that included the comment "reaching out well at the end...nice drill...she appears to be on the upswing".
The 2nd week at HP began with a few okay Fit and Ready winners on Wed Apr 29 and Fri May 1, MISREMEMBERED @ $8.00 and DEXTERA (GER) @ $6.40. On Sat May 2, we had Fit and Ready winners RILEY TUCKER in the 2nd at CD @ $5.20 and PIONEEROF THE NILE running 2nd in the Derby to the ridiculous winner. At HP we pushed the very nice winner BEST MON with a Grade A- work in the 6th paying $26.20 to win. Horse to Watch HIDDEN BLESSING ran 2nd with the exacta paying $44.80. Our other nice worker HIYA SILVER finished 3rd with serious trouble with the trifecta paying $151.90. On Sun May 3 we had two Horses to Watch, both in the 5th race. They ran 1-2 with the winner SHEHADMEFROMHELLO paying $13.20 and SUPERMODEL running 2nd with the exacta paying $30.50. In the 9th our best worker GOLDROAD, who had worked evenly with PATRICIA'S GEM, the winner of an allowance race on Sat, won and paid $20.00. Our other Grade B worker MY T QUICK ran 2nd with the exacta paying $53.80.
On Wed May 6 we pushed every winner in one way or another, with good Performance Ratings, Works or Horses to Watch. In race 5 the winner was our HTW TALKTOOMUCH, winning by a lip @ $39.60, outnodding WELKEN who had 2 nice Grade B workouts with the exacta paying $98.70. Our other nice worker, LUPITA'SLUCKY ANGEL ran 3rd with Grade B and B+ drills, with the trifecta paying $706.30.
The 1st week of Hollywood Park produced some very nice results for HR customers. Friday night was super with information from all of our reports contributing to the nice payoffs. In the 3rd race the winner WITCHY MEETING had good performance ratings (PR) in her last two races and a very nice Grade B+ workout. She paid $7.40 to win. In the 4th LITTLE BRO had the highest last PR by 10 points (about 5 lengths) and was bet down from a morning line of 6-1 to pay $9.00. The 5th race was won by CAPTAIN TIME who had two nice recent Grade B team drills and the best PR in the past at HP. He paid a very nice $24.00. The 6th was won by GREEDY WAY who had far and away the best last race PR and paid $10.20 to win. The only horse all night that wasn't pushed hard by HR info was the winner of the 7th race, MR. KATZ. He did have the 2nd best PR on the turf at HP in the Fall and certainly was a horse to use in the pick 3, 4, and 6 on bigger tickets. He paid $22.80. The 8th race was won by ONETIMEATBANDCAMP who came out of the best races and had the highest PR from HP in the past paying $7.00. Finally, the last race was won by our Horse to Watch NORVSKY with the highest PR and a good Grade B work since raced @ $4.00. The pick 6 paid $35,889.20 and the pick 5 paid $502.20.
Other nice priced winners during the 1st week included comebacker SILVER SWALLOW on Sun Apr 26 in the 7th with a Grade B+ and two Grade B's paying $13.20 and firster WOMAN WARRIOR on Sat Apr 25 with 3 nice Grade B works in company paying $15.80. The horses that ran 2, 3, and 4 in that race all had pushes from the HR clocker with the superfecta paying $2,981.50. In the 8th, UNUSUAL SMOKE, with a nice Grade B workout prior to race where he was "getting stronger the further he went" won and paid $14.40. On Thurs Apr 23 our Horse to Watch SHE'S ICY HOT won the 2nd race paying $12.20.
Our New York clocker is warming up for the Belmont meet with some nice winners now that they are back on the Main Track at Aqueduct. On Fri Apr 10 we swept the first 3 races with STORMY RELATIONS winning the 1st with two good Grade B works off the layoff @ $7.00. Finishing 2nd was our Fit and Ready lister EYE OF TAURUS @ 21-1 with the exacta paying $49.50. The 2nd race was won by the 1st time starter FISH BOWL with a Grade B workout, outfinishing a workmate by 10 lengths. He also outfinished his field by 10 lengths paying a juicy $22.80. The double paid $81.00. In the 3rd our only decent worker DIPLOMATIC CODE, with a recent Grade B "good all the way" work, put blinkers on and got bet down from the 6-1 morning line to pay $5.90. The double paid $62.50 and the pick 3 paid $83.75. In the 5th HOT TO TROT (ARG) with two Grade B workouts prior to race put blinkers on and came away from his field paying $10.00.
Sun Mar 22 was a sensational day at Santa Anita for the HR clocker service. All of the horses in the pick 6, which paid $131,100.80, were pushed by our clocker. In fact, 4 of them were from our Fit and Ready lists. The F&R winners included: In the 4th SOUL CITY SLEW won and paid $16.20, in the 5th CARDINAL ZIN won and paid $23.80, in the 8th BELMONT CAT (NZ) won and paid $20.40 and JIMMY TWO TIMES closed out the card as a winner paying $7.60. The 6th race was won by SHES A REAL KEEPER with a Grade B work in which she "came the final 1/8 in a sharp 12 flat, still reaching out strongly when coming to the wire" @ a bet down $6.60. The other pick 6 race, the 7th, was won by a Baffert comebacker with 2 nice Grade B workouts, the last one with the comment "appears to be on the upswing" paying $10.40. The 2nd and 3rd races were also won by good HR workers with CHALULA ONE winning the 2nd with a Grade B+ drill paying $7.20 and PATRIOTIC SOLDIER winning the 3rd with one of our favorite bets, a second time starter who worked well prior to its first start, broke slowly showing little in his bow, and hence got ignored in his second start. He paid a nice $21.60. We pushed the winners of 8 of the 9 races and 8 in a row providing the following rolling pick 3 prices: $229.40, $421.00, $323.50, $362.80, $227.30 and $272.00. The pick 4 paid $1070.90. We even pushed the 5th horse in the pentafecta in the 9th @ 60-1 with a decent Grade B work. In 3 of the races we also pushed the horse that finished 2nd to complete the exactas. Definitely the kind of day that makes a meet, if not the year.
The HR Performance Ratings are producing some nice mutuels. It appears that the synthetic Pro Ride track at Santa Anita is giving other rating services problems in establishing appropriate variants. Our exclusive ratings have been providing our customers with great opportunities to differentiate solid plays, with large disparities between one horse and the others in a race. On Wed Mar 11 in the 6th race, SUPREME SUMMIT had earned a monster rating breaking his maiden in his first race (112 versus the par for 3 yo colts of 101). That number dwarfed the numbers for the other entrants in the 6th race. (The highest next number was less than 100.) Common wisdom says that maiden winners have difficulties competing against allowance horses first time back. Yet, SUMMIT won easily and paid $10.40 to win by several lengths. Getting 4-1 on solid bets is what this game is all about. The 3rd race was won by BANDEIRA UNION with a nice Grade B workout paying $10.20.
On Sun Mar 8 at Santa Anita, all of our handicapping tools were on display again. Horses to Watch lister from our Trip Notes PRETTY UNUSUAL won the 4th paying $16.80. SOLO PERFORMANCE won the 5th race with the highest recent local performance rating paying $12.00. The 7th was won in a remarkable performance by the first time starter EXCESSIVE BLEND, after completely blowing the break, paying $11.40. She had a recent Grade B+ workout "a very good move...appears to have lots of talent" and 3 Grade B works. The horse finishing 2nd in that race was IRRIDESCENT RED, a Horses to Watch lister @ 18-1 and the 3rd horse was ASANTI with 2 recent Grade B workouts. The trifecta paid $395.00.
On Sat Mar 7 in the 2nd race GOLD STAR STATUS with a recent Grade B work won and paid $24.80. Our other good workers (Grade B+) in the race, HARD BILL (CHI) and LUCKY HONEY, ran 2nd and 3rd with the trifecta paying $463.60. We had a bit of bad luck in the 6th race with our Fit and Ready lister RAINGEAR running 2nd @ 43-1 and in the 8th race with our Horses to Watch lister RUNFORTHEDOE (BRZ) running 2nd @ 39-1.
At Aqueduct our workouts have been producing some decent results as we come out of the difficult winter season in NY. On Wed Mar 11 in the 7th race CALLING MY COLORS with 2 recent Grade B workouts easily wired her field paying $16.40. The 8th and 9th were won by good HR workers ACCREDIT @ $6.50 and SUNDAY DREAMER @ $6.90 with the pick 3 paying $75.00. On Sun Mar 8 we pushed 3 winners including the early double with ZIP OF FOOLS winning the 1st race with a good Grade B work paying $9.20 and Fit and Ready lister L. C. BULGARI winning the 2nd with 2 good Grade B works @ $9.10. The double paid $52.50.
On Thurs Feb 26 in the 8th race at Santa Anita there was a great example of how all of the HR info can work together to produce fantastic results. The winner was SMART OF WAR with a recent improved Grade B workout while taking the blinkers off. He got up at the wire paying $40.00 to win. The 2nd horse was JUDGE KENT with the highest recent Performance Ratings. The 3rd, 4th and 5th horses were Horses to Watch from our Trip Notes. The pentafecta paid $15,728.60. Other recent double digit winners included ALWAYS AUDITIONING in the 8th on Fri Feb 27 with 2 Grade B workouts @ $13.60, RAILROAD in the 2nd on Thu Feb 26 with a Grade B @ $13.00, BROKEN RECORD in the 6th on Wed Feb 25 with a Grade B @ $15.00, HE'S REALLY BIG on Feb 22 in the 3rd with a Grade B @ $11.80 and SPRING HOUSE in the 8th with a Grade A- @ $15.20.
On Thurs Feb 26 at Aqueduct our Fit and Ready lister TELL ME FIRST ran away from his field in the 7th race and paid $26.60.
Super prices continue at Santa Anita for the HR information. On Sun Feb 8 in the featured 8th race, a Handicap for older horses, MAGNUM had gotten a nice Grade B workout from our clocker "set for a big effort in the afternoon" prior to his first race back since Del Mar. He had been gelded during his layoff and earned an HR Performance Rating from that comeback race equal to that of the favorite for this race. He improved as expected and won off paying $35.80. On Sat Feb 7 the 7th race, a stakes race, was won by MATTO MONDO (CHI) with a Grade B+ drill from the HR clocker paying $14.20. GLOBAL HUNTER (ARG) ran 2nd with a Grade A- work @ 6-1 with the exacta paying $47.90. In the 8th race, a stakes for 3 year olds on the Derby trail, we had 2 Fit and Ready listers entered. PAPA CLEM almost pulled off the upset @ 17-1. Our other F&R lister with 3 Grade A- works just got up at the wire paying $5.40. The exacta paid $38.00. The Strub Stakes in the 9th race was won by COWBOY CAL with the highest HR Performance Rating by 3 points over the other entrants in the race (vs a low comparative rating from other well known rating services). He won fairly easily @ $8.60. Our good worker SAILBOAT SAM (a Grade B on a dead track) won the 10th race @ $8.40 with the pick 4 paying $378.50. On Wed Feb 4 we had back to back scores in the 5th and 6th races as TOX DEE BEE returning from a 7 month layoff with 2 Grade B workouts from our clocker won the 5th paying $19.20. VAN BRIT with a recent Grade B drill followed up with a nice score in the 6th paying a whopping $34.40. The double paid $145.40.
On Sun Feb 1 MR. HOT STUFF with a Grade B prior to his last start won the 5th paying $20.00, LEASE OF LIFE with a Grade B workout won the 6th @ $9.00 and NO THINKIN ALLOWED won the 9th with a recent Grade B paying $12.40. On Sat Jan 31 Fit and Ready lister DODGEN BULLETS with a Grade A- workout won the 6th @ $27.60, while JERANIMO won the 5th with a Grade B prior to last race paying $26.60 and JOE CARL with a couple of Grade B works prior to last race won the 2nd paying $20.20. On Fri Jan 30, DEFYING LOGIC with a Grade B+ prior to last race won the 1st paying $19.60 and SO BEHOLD won the 8th as a Horses to Watch paying $15.60.
On Sun Jan 11 in the feature race at Santa Anita our Fit and Ready lister CENTURY PARK went wire to wire to reward the HR backers at a huge $51.40. CENTURY' had gotten the comments "recorded a strong 6f move...showed big response in deep stretch...appears to be sitting on a win in the afternoon" in her recent 12/29 workout. At Aqueduct on the same day our NY clocker pushed two nice winners. In the 3rd J. J. CUVEE with a recent Grade B drill won and paid $12.20. In the 6th 1st time starter KARAKORUM FUGITIVE with a Grade B workout in tow won and paid $11.40.
On Fri Jan 9 we had super results on both coasts. At Aqueduct our Fit and Ready lister AWESOME ASHLEY won the feature easily paying a super $24.20. Our other good worker in the race DEVIL HOUSE ran 2nd @ 5-1 with the $1 exacta paying a fat $73.00.
At Santa Anita, in addition to a number of 2nd's at nice prices, we pushed 1st time starter SHANTIKA'S DREAM in the 4th with 2 Grade B workouts. She won easily and paid $36.20. In the 6th MAGIC MIKE with a recent nice Grade B drill won and paid $17.20. Two pretty nice payouts for the big carryover pick 6. On Thurs Jan 8 we opened with Fit and Ready lister HI FLYIN INDY winning the 1st @ $5.60, then followed with TAVERN in the 4th with a good Grade B that won and paid $50.60. Although Tavern followed this drill with a C+ warmup to his first race, we have often mentioned that the last work prior to a first race may be the least consequential one since a trainer is often just giving his horse a maintenance move at that point. After SUGAR MINT (IRE) won the feature in her 1st start in the country with recent Grade A- and B works paying a bet down $4.00, 1st time starter AFRICAN GRAY won the 8th nicely with a good Grade B work (our only good worker in the race) paying $27.20.
Our Trip Notes have produced 5 Horses to Watch winners in the first several days of Santa Anita. On Sun Jan 4 TASTE'S SIS won the last race paying $8.20 with our other HTW in the race finishing 2nd for a $27.50 exacta. In the last race on Sat Jan 3 SLEEP TIGHT won and paid $8.00. In the last race on Thu Jan 1 (a pattern developing for the p6, p4 and super high 5 race?), JAYLO'S MARK won and paid a nice $22.60. AITCHO won the 1st race on Wed Dec 31 as the favorite and PAPA CLEM won the 6th race on Mon Dec 29 paying $8.40. Add to these winners the two HTW scores on closing day at HP, ACCLAMATION @ $25.40 and NORDIC STORM @ $14.20 and the two on Fri Dec 19, including MAT THE MAITER'D @ $27.20, our HTW are red hot the last two weeks.
Opening Day Fri Dec 26 at Santa Anita was a great day for the HR clocker. URBAN CAT won the opener with a Grade B paying $27.60. LOCKFORD completed the daily double @ $7.20 with the double paying $82.00. The 3rd went to the awesome POINT ENCOUNTER with a Grade B+ work at a bet down $4.60. Finishing 2nd with a nice Grade B+ was UNIONIZE @ 15-1 with the exacta paying $20.80. The 5th went to STAND TALL @ $14.00 with a good Grade B and we finished off the day in the featured Malibu Stakes with Fit and Ready winner BOB BLACK JACK paying a nice $12.00 with a Grade A- drill. Other nice workout winners in the first several days at Santa Anita included MATTO MONDO (CHI) with a Grade B in the 4th on Sat Dec 27 paying $28.40 and FLASHMANS PAPERS (GB) with a nice Grade B on the same day in the 7th paying $14.20. On Sun Dec 28 in the 7th UNUSUAL SPIRIT with 3 Grade B drills won and paid $15.20. BOOTED with a Grade B won the 8th on Thu Jan 1 paying $11.60. On Sat Jan 3 SPINNING YARNS went wire to wire in the 6th with a Grade B prior to last race paying $14.40 with DARLING MAMBO finishing 2nd with a Grade B @ 20-1 with the exacta paying $130.60. In the 8th JIBBOOM won the feature with recent Grade B+ and B workouts @ $5.40, but was lucky to do so. CHRISTIANA'S HEAT finished 2nd @ 18-1 with the exacta paying $45.80, but LETHAL HEAT was much the best as she was buried the length of the stretch and just missed to finish 3rd with a Grade A- work with the trifecta paying $218.20.
The Winter/Spring meet at Aqueduct got into gear on Dec 26 and we have had 5 Fit and Ready winners in the first 9 days, including KISS AND FLY in the 5th on Fri Jan 2. Other price winners include AWESOME I AM in the 3rd on that Fri with a nice workout prior to last race paying $11.20 and BARRIER REEF in the 8th with a nice Grade B amongst his several works paying $13.00. On Wed Dec 31, it was a Grade B bomber highlighting the day for HR customers in the 6th. PERSONAL GOOD snuck up the rail and pulled off to an easy win paying $71.00. On Sun Dec 28 R CLEAR VICTORY with a Grade B prior to last race won the 8th paying $23.80. On Sat Dec 27 ZIP OF FOOLS won the 4th with a good Grade B paying $16.80.
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