HANDICAPPING HEROES -- SELECTIONS FOR 8/6/16

The Handicappers have studied the last four races at SARATOGA for today's selections and have come up with some very interesting picks! 

SCOTT HARRIS 

RACE 8 -- 7 FURLONGS -- THE TEST (G3) $500,000

(3) Kareena gets the nod in this highly competitive bunch. Javier Castellano teaming up with trainer Chad Brown is always a combination to keep an eye on. (7) Off The Tracks will draw a lot of betting interest and has wins over several of these. (5) Lighthouse could pick up the pieces if these top two fail and (6) Lewis Bay, destroyed by Off The Tracks last time out, can run better...the question is will she today? 

SELECTIONS  3-7-5-6

RACE 9 -- 1 1/2 MILES -- THE WAYA (G3) $200,000

(4) Real Smart gets Johnny V. in the saddle. He could wire these at a nice price. (6) Guapaza should end up the betting favorite and is probably the horse to beat based on her last. (8) Al's Gal can compete with these and might reward you quite handsomely if she scores. (9) Trophee could round out the trifecta if she's "on" today. 

SELECTIONS  4-6-8-9

RACE 10 -- 1 1/8 MILES -- THE WHITNEY (G1) $1,250,000

In what looks to be a two-horse race, Scott gives us (6) Effinex over (4) Frosted. Both are certainly capable of winning big...Frosted looked other-worldly in the Suburban but Effinex can run like a superstar when he's right. Picking up the minor awards per Scott will be (5) Noble Bird and (2) Comfort. Six very talented horses go here...but Effinex and Frosted appear to be a notch above the rest. 

SELECTIONS  6-4-5-2

RACE 11 -- 1 MILE -- DE LA ROSA STAKES $100,000 (TURF)

They head to the grass for the final at Saratoga and Scott selected a definite longshot in (8) 
Akatea. this Ireland-bred lady dead heated for first in an optional claiming race last time out and Joel Rosario returns to ride for Christopher Clement. (1) Roca Rojo is another Irish bred who looked good in an optional claiming affair at Belmont with Johnny V. in the saddle and returns to ride for Chad Brown. (10) Zindaya will likely be the favorite and Javier Castellano returns for Chad Brown's other entry in this race. (9) Robillard is another optional claiming winner from Belmont and could challenge for a minor reward. 

SELECTIONS  8-1-10-9

ARCHIE KAREL SELECTIONS

RACE 8 -- (6) Lewis Bay (5) Lightstream (3) Kareena (8) Kinsley Kisses

RACE 9 -- (3) Suffused (6) Guapaza (1) Photo Call (4) Real Smart

RACE 10 -- (4) Frosted (6) Effinex (2) Comfort (5) Noble Bird

RACE 11 -- (1) Roca Rojo (3) Stormy Victoria (9) Robillard (10) Zindaya

Catch today's broadcast at noon on WCHQ 100.9 FM and live on the Internet at www.crescenthillradio.com

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paulie
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HANDICAPPING HEROES -- RESULTS FOR JULY 30th

The Handicappers took on four very challenging races at Saratoga Saturday and had varied results. SCOTT HARRIS fared the best in the picking over ARCHIE KAREL...here's his totals:

SCOTT had nine of his 16 horses hit the board. The best possible would have been twelve....so his 75% success rate and 56% overall is pretty impressive for such a tough card. He had three winners, three come in second and also three third place horses. For good measure, he also gave us three exactas and a trifecta in his picks. We score him out with 26 points on the day.

Putting $2 across the board on all sixteen of his picks would have cost $96. You would have been paid $85.60. His exactas and trifecta returned a total of $155.45...based on a one dollar wagering format. You would have spent $144...so that's a profitable venture. 

ARCHIE had a rough go of it Saturday. Only five of his sixteen horses brought back money. 31%. One winner, two places and two shows for Archie. No exactas or trifectas. We score him out with 9 points on the day. 

Archie's $96 investments in the win, place and show bets would have returned $37.30. Betting exactas and trifectas would have been a bad idea with Archie's selections. He didn't hit any.

PAULIE was having success with Scott's selections but going for the" deep sea fish" in chasing a couple of pick threes, pick fours and a pick six, he only hit a pick three and it barely covered the cost to bet it. Not a stellar day. Pretty much the same for the rest of the I'll Have Another gang. 

I've been asked to update the overall points standing for the guys. Scott has 226 points after nine weeks. Archie has 180 points over those same nine weeks. 

In all fairness, the 10th race at Saratoga Saturday was a unforeseen longshot fest. The winner paid $56. Our guys could do no better than third in their picks for that race. 

We'll see how they do in the Haskell today.

You can hear the replay of the Saturday broadcast at the link below:

LINK: https://soundcloud.com/chradio/handicapping-heroes-7

paulie
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HANDICAPPING HEROES -- JULY 30 selections and The Haskell

The Handicappers head back to Saratoga to dissect and offer their selections for four races on a Saturday card that looks really challenging. They've also looked at Sunday's Haskell Invitational at Monmouth. 

SCOTT HARRIS 

RACE 4 -- 6 1/2 Furlongs. AMSTERDAM G2 $200,000

(7) KING KRANZ is Scott's top pick here. He's looked good the last two times out on a wet surface and the value goes up here if Saratoga is sloppy. (2) MANIACAL could provide a challenge in the stretch (8) MIND YOUR BISCUITS was impressive in destroying allowance company last time out. (6) UNCLE VINNY scratched yesterday to run in this one, sheds the blinkers and gets hot jock Irad Ortiz, Jr. on his back.

SELECTIONS -- 7-2-8-6

RACE 8 -- 1 3/16 Mile. Allowance $85,000 TURF

(5) RAY'S THE BAR has had some tough luck in the past but looks solid today against these. (1) CAPTAIN MOSS will have a big price under him and jockey Manual Franco excels in situations like this. (3) IDIOSYNCRATIC should be flying down the lane. (4) MUHAAWER broke his maiden in impressive fashion and rates a chance.

SELECTIONS -- 5-1-3-4

RACE 9 -- 6 Furlongs. AG VANDERBILT HANDICAP G1 $350,000

(3) DELTA BLUESMAN has won four in a row, including a Grade 2. Come catch him if you can. (7) REQUITE will try and gets top jock Javier Castellano. (4) A.P. INDIAN will offer an attractive price and track the pace hoping to fire late. (5) HOLY BOSS could turn the table if the speed burns out. 

SELECTIONS -- 3-7-4-5

RACE 10 -- 1 1/8 Mile. JIM DANDY G2 $600,000

(4) DESTIN returns to the track after a rest since the Belmont Stakes and will try to keep his nose ahead of Creator this time. (1) CREATOR was so impressive in the Belmont Stakes, Irad Ortiz, Jr. returns to ride. Is the distance too short for his magical kick? (5) GOVERNOR MALIBU faces his biggest test, will a clean trip give him the win at what's sure to be a nice price? (3) MOHAYMEN could pick up a minor share. 

SELECTIONS -- 4-1-5-3

SUNDAY'S HASKELL. SCOTT LIKES GUN RUNNER, NYQUIST, AMERICAN FREEDOM and SUNNY RIDGE


ARCHIE KAREL has been busy crunching the numbers and the stats as well. His picks. 

RACE 4 -- (2) MANIACAL (4) READY DANCER (5) ITS ALL RELEVANT (7) KING KRANZ

RACE 8 -- (4) MUHAAWER (5)  RAY'S THE BAR (6) CIRCUS PERFORMER (9) BINGO KITTEN

RACE 9 -- (1) ANCHOR DOWN (3) DELTA BLUESMAN (5) HOLY BOSS (7) REQUITE

RACE 10 -- (1) CREATOR (4) DESTIN (3) MOHAYMEN (5) GOVERNOR MALIBU

SUNDAY'S HASKELL: AMERICAN FREEDOM, NYQUIST, EXAGGERATOR, GUN RUNNER

YOU CAN HEAR the broadcast today at noon on WCHQ 100.9 FM in Louisville and also on-line at Crescent Hill Radio. LINK below:

LINK: www.crescenthillradio.com

paulie
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Handicappers results from 7/23

The Handicappers gave it a great effort yesterday trying to predict four very challenging Saratoga races.  Let's see how they did!


SCOTT gave us 16 horses that he thought had a chance to hit the board. Out of those, there was a scratch...so with 15 chances, he had six pay out. 40% for him. Three of his picks won, two got second and one finished third. He also hit an exacta. He nearly had a second (and potentially huge) exacta that went through a injury/objection review in race 10...where a horse that should have been taken down wasn't. He finished with 16 points based on our grading scale. Putting $2 on each of the fifteen horses across the board would have cost $90. The return was $82.50. 

ARCHIE has stats that are almost identical to Scott's. He, too, gave us 15 horses to consider. Six of them paid off. Three winners, two seconds and a third. 40% for him. He also had an exacta in his picks. Give Archie 16 points also. Putting $2 across the board on his picks would have cost $90. Your return would have been $87.60. 

Archie also gave us a race at DelMar. The SAN CLEMENTE Handicap. He gave us a winner that went off at 7-1 odds! Out of his four horses to watch...he had a winner, third place and fourth place.  

(I'll point out that I was also big on this 7-1 winner MOKAT at DelMar in the SAN CLEMENTE. It was my favorite and top pick. Ol' Paulie can pick 'em too...) 

Here's a link to hear the rebroadcast:

LINK: https://soundcloud.com/chradio/handicapping-heroes-6

paulie
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HANDICAPPING HEROES PICKS FOR Saturday , July 23rd

The Handicapping Heroes take us to Saratoga and DelMar today for their selections. 

SCOTT HARRIS starts us off with the selections at Saratoga.

RACE 2 --1 1/16th. MSW. 2 year olds

Scott has (1) MASTER MERION has his top pick. He sees (8) KEYNESIAN getting on the board and (7) OUR STORMIN NORMAN in contention for the trifecta. (6) ONE OF A KIND could pick up the pieces for his superfecta

Selections: 1-8-7-6

RACE 6 -- 5 1/2 furlongs. MSW. 2 year olds

Top choice here is (8) ONE LINER who is a first timer for Todd Pletcher and gets Johnny V on board. (7) ROYAL COPY could upset at a price. (1) CONQUEST REFORMO will be in the thick of it and (6) FORGE is an impressive first timer with solid works. Chad Brown and Javier Castellano team up. 

Selections 8-7-1-6


RACE 7 -- 1 1/16th. Opt. Claiming (Turf) 3 year olds and up 

A definite longshot in (5) HOTHERSAL is the choice here. (2) INORDINATE will be in the thick of it. (8) ASCEND is just as good as any of these. (9) ADIRONDACK DANCER rates a shot

Selections 5-2-8-9 

RACE 10 -- 1 1/8th. THE DIANA GRADE 1 (Turf) 

(2) MISS TEMPLE CITY is still on the rise and shows no signs of slowing fown. The pick. (6) DACITA can't be ignored with Irad Ortiz, Jr in the stirrups. (9) RAINHA DA BATERIA could surprise all ten runners at a huge price. (4) WEKEELA should be flying at the end. 

Selections 2-6-9-4

ARCHIE KAREL GIVES YOU THESE

Race 2  1-2-6-7

Race 6   6-1-8

Race 7   2-8-9

Race 10  2-7-1-10-4

His bonus race in the San Clemente at Del Mar. He likes (10) STAYS IN VEGAS (9) MOKAT  (1) BELVOIR BAY (3) BE MINE

Good luck to our handicappers today! 

LINK TO TODAY'S REBROADCAST: 

HANDICAPPING HEROES July 23rd

HANDICAPPING HEROES -- 7/16/16 RESULTS

The Handicappers had a great deal of success in the Indiana Derby races they handicapped. Unfortunately, they couldn't pick the prices they wanted to get paid...but the effort was very good! 

Let's see how they did. 

SCOTT gave us 16 horses to consider and 10 hit the board for payoffs. He had four winners, four places and two shows. That's a sizzling 62%. He also had four exactas and a trifecta in his picks. 

Based on our point system ( 3 for a win, 2 for a second, 1 for a third, 3 for a trifecta and 2 for an exacta) he ended up with 38 points. Not bad work at all. If you had bet each of his selections with a $2 across the board, you would have spent $96 dollars. Your return would have been $80.50. Once again, we can pick the winners but we can't control the odds. 
His $1 exactas and $1 trifectas paid back a total of $112.60 and would have cost $144. He also had the late pick 4...which paid $41.05 on a 50 cent wager. 

ARCHIE gave out 14 horses he liked and out of those 6 finished in the money. He had four winner also and a place and show. One exacta for him also. He ended up with 17 points. He also predicted the late pick four. Of an interesting note...he ran first, third and fourth in the final race...narrowly missing a superfecta. 

PAULIE also had success in his picks...hitting the late PK 4 as well and a couple of exactas and a trifecta. His big success came very early on the day of racing at Indiana...spending a mere $20 on the early pick three resulted in a payout of $176 !! 

On a day where the favorites or "chalks" filled the blackboard of results, the guys had some greats picks but the payoffs just were not there. Hey, it's better than losing it all and just goes to show that these guys know their horses! 

We'll see you next week and make sure to catch the rebroadcast of HANDICAPPING HEROES at this link...  handicapping heroes 7/16/16

paulie
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HANDICAPPING HEROES -- 7/16/16 EDITION

Today our Handicapping Heroes head over the I-65 bridge and set a course to Shelbyville, IN to dissect the INDIANA DERBY card at Indiana Grand Racetrack. Four very good stakes races await them tonight, a tough challenge for SCOTT HARRIS and ARCHIE KAREL.

(Today's rebroadcast can be heard at):

https://soundcloud.com/chradio/handicapping-heroes-5


SCOTT sees them like this: 

RACE 6 - THE MARY HULMAN GEORGE. A MILE AND SIXTEENTH. $100,000

(7) BROOKLYNSWAY is his top choice. She's been consistant for Robbie Albarado and Bernie Flint when the two team up and they're together again this evening.. (1) LADY FOG HORN has won five out of her last six at Indiana Grand under Albin Jiminez and gets him on board tonight. (2) CONQUEST CURLGIRL won two out of three at the Churchill meet and Julian Leparoux returns for Mark Casse as the rider. (5) PANGBURN has a clsoing styl that fits this track and Luis Saez comes in to ride for new trainer William Van Meter.

SCOTT'S SELECTIONS -- 7-1-2-5

RACE 7 - MICHAEL G. SCHAEFER MEMORIAL. A MILE AND SEVENTY. $100,000

(5) ROCKET TIME has had success at several different tracks this spring and hot jock Corey Lanerie gets the assignment from Al Stall. (8) GEOTHERMAL has been kncking at the door...could tonight be the night? Robby Albarado stays in the saddle for Steve Margolis. (9) BIG CHANGES has won his last three at Churchill and Oaklawn...out of the hot Brad Cox barn. (1) GENERAL A ROD won in closing fashion at Churchill last time out and is a recent transfer to Michael Maker's stable. 

SCOTT'S SELECTIONS -- 5-8-9-1 

RACE 8 - THE INDIANA OAKS. A MILE AND SIXTEENTH. $200,000

(7) FAMILY TREE will draw the bettor's interest and Julian Leparoux climbs on for Wayne Catalano. No worse than third in her last six attempts. (3) MINES AND MAGIC could surprise at a big price...she was 2 for 2 at Churchill and Robby Albarado returns as rider. (1) DREAM DANCE is the class of these fillies Brian Hernandez Jr. rides and knows her well. (6) EMMZY invades from California for this race. Won her last two at Santa Anita and Rafael Bejarano rides for Bob Baffert. 

SCOTT'S SELECTIONS -- 7-3-1-6

RACE 9 - THE INDIANA DERBY. A MILE AND SIXTEENTH. $500,000

(5) THE PLAYER looked good winning his last two at Churchill and will pay his backers well if he continues the streak. (11) CUPID is another Baffert shipper with Bejarano...this hard-knocker will try to take them wire to wire? (7) SEEKING BLAME broke his maiden in impressive fashion at Churchill...is he ready for this big a jump in competition? (2) CHERRY WINE chased Exaggerator in the Preakness and Creator in the Belmont. He should enjoy today's slightly easier competition and distance. 

SCOTT'S SELECTONS -- 5-11-7-2

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ARCHIE gives us the same four races...he counters with

RACE 6

(1) LADY FOG HORN on top...(2) CONQUEST CURLGIRL a definite contender and he's seeing prohibitive favorite (7) BROOKLYNSWAY to round out the trifecta. 

ARCHIE'S PICKS -- 1-2-7


RACE 7  

(1) GENERAL A ROD should love the stretch at Indiana Grand and is his top pick. (3) DEPARTING gets Brian Hernandez, Jr. and is at his best around two turns. (9) BIG CHANGES could shock these at a very generous price and has won his last three. (8) GEOTHERMAL has been knocking at the door for Steve Margolis and deserves a close look today. (4) ACES HIGH is another Steve Margolis horse that should benefit from the short stretch...how he handles two turns remains to be seen? 

ARCHIE'S PICKS -- 1-3-9-8-4

RACE 8 

Archie narrows it down to three horses again in this race...(6) EMMZY invades from Santa Anita and is here for a reason. Bob Baffert and Rafael Bejarano add to the appeal. (7) FAMILY TREE is consistantly in the top two when she runs and should be again today. She won the Iowa Oaks. (2) DOTHRAKI QUEEN could produce a huge payout if she can regain last summer's form. A return to the dirt from the turf is a positive indicator. 

ARCHIE'S PICKS -- 6-7-2

RACE 9 

(11) CUPID also ships in from California for Baffert and gets Archie's checkmark as the top one here. (2) CHERRY WINE has been facing better than these and should be battling for the win at the wire. (8) WHATEVERYBODYWANTS comes in after an impressive Prairie Mile win and the added two furlongs should not be a problem for this closer, Robbie Albarado and Kellyn Gorder. (12) STAR HILL likes to come from just off the pace and close strongly...the outside post improves his chances to do that today. 

ARCHIE'S PICKS 11-2-8-12

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