Forum: General Discussion
04-08-2023, 06:41 PM
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Belmont with Lt. Tim
When you go to the track with Lt. Tim, you don't have to handicap, you just have to ask him. We're smiling because he had just given me another winner.
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Forum: General Discussion
04-08-2023, 12:58 PM
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Views: 1,716
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Forum: General Discussion
04-07-2023, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,716
50 Years at Keeneland
It’s opening day at Keeneland’s Spring Meet and it’s the 50th anniversary of my first meet in 1974. I’m in the Track Kitchen having a cup of fresh, hot coffee with grooms, exercise riders, hot...
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Forum: 2023
04-02-2023, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 17,587
Photos - Aug 2017
I have a lot of photos of Saratoga. Here are just a few from August 2017. Our friend Bill Ziemba (aka Dr. Z) who bet more on a race than I bet in a month. At Tom Morley's barn to see Bill's new...
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Forum: 2023
04-02-2023, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 17,587
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Forum: General Discussion
11-03-2022, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,387
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Forum: General Discussion
08-20-2022, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,776
Hi, Charlie.
My very best wishes to you and...
Hi, Charlie.
My very best wishes to you and Missy on your 50th anniversary. It's Alabama Saturday and I'm a long way from the Spa but I have wonderful memories. Hope we have the opportunity to make...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-17-2022, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 0
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Penny Breakage at Ellis Park
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/261362/penny-breakage-payoffs-underway-at-ellis-park
Kentucky has done something good for us bettors.
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Forum: General Discussion
07-07-2022, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,694
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Forum: General Discussion
07-01-2022, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,482
Mitch,
As you know, he never made any...
Mitch,
As you know, he never made any pretense about being a handicapper. He was a BETTOR, in capital letters. He had about half a dozen sources that he trusted and from their opinions, he put...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-30-2022, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,559
Stormbringer,
I didn't answer your question...
Stormbringer,
I didn't answer your question and upon re-reading my post, it seems somewhat abrupt. I apologize.
Adding to responses by rdiam and others, I would recommend Dick Mitchell's...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-30-2022, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,482
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Forum: General Discussion
06-29-2022, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,482
After Dr. Z invited me and Lt. Tim to Thomas...
After Dr. Z invited me and Lt. Tim to Thomas Morley's barn that evening in Saratoga to see his new filly, Bill and I began to correspond on a regular basis. He invited me to his horse farm in...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-27-2022, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,559
In 1984, when Bill Ziemba published "Beat the...
In 1984, when Bill Ziemba published "Beat the Racetrack," a knowledgeable bettor could find "inefficiencies" in the Place and Show pools and exploit them. Today we have betting syndicates,...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-26-2022, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,482
Bill Ziemba passed away
https://kearneyfs.com/obituaries/william-thomas-ziemba
He was a friend of the Pace and Cap family and often joined us at Saratoga. Extraordinary individual.
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Forum: Selections
04-20-2022, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,797
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Forum: General Discussion
04-05-2022, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,387
Missing Saratoga
This morning I was thinking about Pace and Cap friends and the great times we've had at the Spa, when I came across this old photo. It's not of Saratoga, but it's in the neighborhood. This is the...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-23-2021, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,662
Tim,
Thank you for this thread. Several...
Tim,
Thank you for this thread. Several years ago, I was at Woodbine with Ted, Charlie, Missy, Barb, The Pook, and others and you invited us up to your "office" on the roof. You demonstrated the...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-12-2021, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 18,978
What a good human being! Dick Mathie was always...
What a good human being! Dick Mathie was always generous with his time and his knowledge and he shared a lot of both with me. For those who didn't know him, he was a seriously good horse player too....
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Forum: General Discussion
07-31-2021, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,718
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Forum: General Discussion
07-29-2021, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,815
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Forum: General Discussion
07-29-2021, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,815
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Forum: General Discussion
07-23-2021, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,815
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Forum: General Discussion
07-22-2021, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,815
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Forum: General Discussion
07-21-2021, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 11
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I Miss Saratoga!
Just needed to get that off my chest (now that the stitches are out of my foot). With Ted on the other side of the continent, we may never have another P&C gathering at that wonderful place....
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