MC Oct 10 by The Pook (4FFFFF!s)
 

Say this four times fast with your teeth out!
4 (F@#&%@ing!) Fast Five Furlong Fields

Prepare yourself for some quick figuring on Saturday Oct 10th. There will be four sprints posted in the five furlong range for your Matching pleasure.

Pook

What
 

track or tracks pook?

Bob

Not sure yet. Depends what I find. Should be able to find four somewhere.

Pook

I found a few qualifiers and couldn't choose so I posted six for you to choose from. There is 2 1/2 days to work these with a range of times from 2:00 PM to 9:30 PM Eastern. So plenty of time. Usual rules apply.

Saturday October 10th

Pick up to any
four only
of the following six races to Matchup.

Finger Lakes New York, Race #3 at 2:10 PM Eastern Attachment 39314

Delaware Pennsylvania, Race #4 at 2:45 PM Eastern Attachment 39315

Zia Park New Mexico, Race #5 at 4:07 PM Eastern Attachment 39316

and/or

Retama Park Texas, Race #3 at 8:39 PM Eastern Attachment 39317

Retama Park Texas, Race #5 at 9:33 PM Eastern Attachment 39318

Mountaineer West Virginia, Race #8 at 9:34 PM Eastern Attachment 39319

Races
 

Race 3 at Finger Lakes I will go with 4-8
8 is the speed off a 22.1 and a NTL horse and the 4 can win off a 22.1


Race 4 DEL. WOW!!! can you say speed speed and more speed. I will go with the 7-6. The 7 is the speed of speed 21.2-21.4. The 6 can win off 21.4 46 and is lightly raced. The 4 is also lightly raced and can go 22 45. but we can only use 2 horses.


MTN Race 8. 2 and 7 will be the fav. the 2 taking a big class drop. Tom Brohamer once said you can have those horses at 6/5.
I will go with the 1-5. The 5 will have the lead 22. the 1 could run him down having run off a 22.1. The Hat once said if your confused on the lead horse count the 1's they run at the first call.


Retama Race 3. Will go with the 8 and 4. 8 should take the lead in 21.1 and the 4 maybe running him down.

Bob

Finger Lakes race #3
 

There are not many speed horses in this race. The 8 is the only true need to lead horse in the race, and the 4 showed a wire to wire on an off track two races back. I am projecting the pace to be a 22.3 46.3. Based on that pace I will eliminate the 2, 3 and 7. The 2 and 3 have shown nothing against this pace, and the 7 looks like after the first layoff he has become a slow horse. I have the 1 and 6 as sustained runners, and I do not think they will be able to catch up, so they are out as well. The 8 will get the early lead, and the 4 will be up close.

My picks for this race are the 8 and 4, but that could change after the scratches or if the weather is bad.

Delaware race #4
 

The pace setter of this race should be the 7 in about 22 46.1. Based on the pace I have eliminated all of the horses except the 2, 4, 6 and 7. The 2 and the 4 both battled each other for the lead in their last race with the 4 beating the 2 by two lengths. The opening fractions in that race was 4/5's of a second slower than the projected pace here. I believe the race will come down to the 6 and 7 and so those are my picks pending scratches.

Zia Park race #5
 

I am not real familiar with this track, but I will give it a shot. The pace setter in this race should be the 3. Based on the pace from the 2 and 3 I have narrowed my contenders down to the 2, 3, 4 and 7. The 3 broke his maiden over a sloppy track, then came right back and won an allowance race with some blazing fractions. I don't think he can get those fractions again, but should be competitive here. I believe the 2, 3, and 4 will be setting the pace with the 7 sitting right off the leaders. I think the 7 will catch them all late. My picks for this race are the 7 and 4.

Mountaineer race #8
 

There is a lot going on in this race :). The 1 and 3 are fast horses, but they both taking a jump in class, and I don't think they will be able to run their race here. The 6 only has one race on the dirt, and didn't do well, also he really hasn't done much at all recently. The 5 is interesting, he seems to run fast, but on off tracks and the turf. On a fast dirt surface he cannot keep up with the other horses in this race. The contenders are the 2, 4, and 7. I feel the 7 will be setting the pace, and even though he is not a contender the 3 will be pushing him. I think the 4 will come late, and take the race. My picks would be 4 and 7.

Finger Lakes Race 3

It is easy to center on 8 as the speed. I think he will get the lead but at what cost? Bob and George I agree with your call on 8. Any concerns coming from that outside spot running only 5.5. The turn comes relatively fast. Not as bad as 5 furlongs but......

If he is scratched the race is nothing. I think I will wait to see odds but I would be interested in your thoughts on the above.

Pook

I can see the 8 getting clear, or at worse the 2 path by the turn. This is the second race off the lay off, and the freshening race was at a higher class. The horse inside of him that could keep him from the rail is the 4, and even that horse on a fast track was 2 lengths back of a 22.1, so the 8 if he runs his race should be clear. This is racing though so anything can happen :cool:

Fl
 

Race 3:
Pace: 22.1 - 46
Contender: 6-8-9
Run: Early - This is a one horse race, however in racing anything can happen. In the event there is a bad break, I will look at a Presser.

Win 8-6

Del R4
 

Pace: 21.4 - 46.1

Run: Early

Speed and more Speed

Win: 7-6

Ret
 

Race: R5
Pace:21.4 - 45
Contenders: 1-4-8

Win: 8 - 1

Mnr
 

Race 8
Pace: 22.3 45.5
Run: OTE

Win: 2 - 1

Delaware race #4
 

The 4 is scratched in this race, but I don't think that is going to effect my picks so I will stay with the 6 and 7

Scratches
 

No scratches at FL
Scratch #4 in race 4 at Delaware (I don't think Delaware is in Ohio!)

Fl #3
 

I see this race running early with the 8 taking it. The 8 to win....

Finger Lakes #3
 

The 8 and 4 look like the speed here. Based on the start position and the number of times the 8 has been in the lead at the first call, I think the 8 will go WTW.

The 8 is my choice to win.

Oops...Delaware Racetrack is in Pennsylvania. Sorry. Corrected it. I'm Canadian, I don't know all the details about down there.


Pook

Delaware Park--4
21.6--45.4--1:05.4
1. S no form—out
2. EP—out
3. E no form—needs lead—out
4. Scratch
5. E needs lead—out
6. EP—contender—needs to press
7. E—contender—pace setter--wire to wire?
8. E—needs lead—out
9. S—no form—out
My picks: 6 and 7

Finger Lakes---3
22.4--46.0--1:06
1. SP—not in time—out
2. EP—out
3. S no form—out
4. EP contender
5. EP contender--out
6. EP contender —needs to press
7. SP no form—out
8. E—contender--pace setter--out
9. EP—out
My picks: 4 and 6

Finger Lakes 3

The 8 is lone E. Got to go with him alone.

8

Delaware 4

3 and 7 are Early in the 22 range. I think the 7 should smoke 3. Of OTE's I got 6 and 5 of which I will go with 6 which looks strongest to me.

6 and 7

mount r8...# 2 win.....should get a sub 45 to run at...saves ground..closes on the field full of early

zia race 5. #1 win...only horse to be running close to pars...nice work here..another here with a ground saving off the pace run

Ret #3
 

The 8 is early. All those times he got the lead were in maiden races. The 2 ran a lot of noise in between but the 1st and last race in the form show he can fight against a fast 1st quarter. The 2 is in tandem with the 4 who can close.

The 2 is my choice to win the race.

Multiple winners over the six races! Congratulations to all. Will put up the details when I do the standings update. Here are the results.

Pook

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