Saturday, August 28, 2010

Doghouse Posted for Sunday, August 29, 2010

Posted the Sunday Doghouse at Meet Mr. X. Not a great card so take it easy.

Rachel is no cinch at 10f. I'm expecting her to get beat.

Not doing so well all of a sudden. Now down for the meet after a very bad day Friday which was the 25th anniversary of the Doghouse Confidential.

Did hit a saver exacta in the Travers, so made a few bucks.

Good luck.

Mr. X

Friday, August 27, 2010

Travers Spot Play, Saturday, August 28, 2010

Interesting match up of horses from the Haskell and the Jim Dandy. Most of the pundits think that the Haskell was the stronger race. My numbers say that the Jim Dandy was the better race.

5 A Little Warm looks like the horse to beat. Won the Jim Dandy in good time, but has the right energy distribution to go the 10 furlongs. The main danger is 8 Fly Down who closed well at 36.6 seconds for the last three furlongs even though he took up sharply in the stretch.

All the other horses seem to be well-matched. But I like some longshots to close, maybe hit the exacta, and hopefully fill out the trifecta. 7 Afleet Express has good numbers to close with a good final time in the Jim Dandy. I can't dismiss 6 Ice Box who has showed nothing since his win in the Florida Derby which I cashed. But he had great numbers in that race and hit the gate in the Haskell. I'm looking for him to bounce back. The final horse is the dark one, 3 Admiral Alex. With only one start, his energy distribution and final 3 furlong times are very good. In fact, he had the second best closing time. While his final time wasn't great, he could improve and surprise by getting in the money.

The bet:

Ex: 5-8 with 3-6-7

Exbx: 5-8

Tri: 5-8 with 3-5-6-7-8 with 3-5-6-7-8

Good luck!

Mr. X

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Friday, Minerals Track Day, August 27, 2010

Friday is Minerals Day and the birthday of the Doghouse Confidential. This is the day that it began back in 1986.

As always, go to the Meet Mr. X page and click on the red Doghouse Confidential button.

Didn't listen to myself yesterday. On the Doghouse in the 7th race, there was a scratch of one of the key horses. Instead of moving up my selections, I checked the board at the track and used the favorite which I didn't like in the first place. Turned out to be a $112 exacta and a $1050 triple (both missed). Hope someone had it from the sheet.

Weather is gorgeous and will get hot next week. Better than rain.

Good luck to everyone, especially my old friends and colleagues at Minerals.

Mr. X

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Doghouse Posted for Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Posted the Doghouse for Wednesday. Difficult to handicap because races may be taken off the turf.

Not many horses in the early races either.

As always, go to Meet Mr. X and click on the red Doghouse Confidential button.

Will likely post another Doghouse for Friday.

Still positive although less so for the meet.

Good luck.

Mr. X

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Wednesday, August 18 Doghouse Posted

Just posted the Doghouse for Wednesday. Note that the date on the Doghouse is wrong - says August 16 instead of August 18.

Doing very well since Thursday. Hit ten $1 triples out of twenty triple bets. Don't wake me up.

As always, go to Meet Mr. X and click on the red Doghouse Confidential button.

More positive for the meet.

Mr. X

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Sunday Doghouse Posted - August 15, 2010

Posted Sunday's Doghouse Confidential at Meet Mr. X.

Hit a couple of exacta's and two triples to bail me out (last race was not on the Doghouse).

Really not a good card for Sunday. Many maidens again.

Still positive for the meet. The weather is just fantastic.

Good luck.

Mr. X

Friday, August 13, 2010

Doghouse Posted for Saturday, August 14, 2010

Posted the Doghouse at Meet Mr. X.

Very poor card for a Saturday. Too many maiden races and the other dirt races are very weak and difficult.

Still positive for the meet.

Good luck.

Mr. X

Doghouse to be Posted for Saturday, August 14

The Doghouse will be posted before 10 am tomorrow.

Had a great day yesterday hitting three triples and a $23 horse to win.

Mr. X

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Doghouse Posted for Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Just posted the Doghouse Confidential with two Ticketmaker pages for the early Pik 4 and the late Pik 3.

Go to the Meet Mr. X page and click on the red Doghouse Confidential button.

Miracles of miracles - still positive for the meet.

Good luck!

Mr. X

Doghouse for Wednesday, August 11 to be Posted

Will post either late tonight or before 10 am tomorrow.

Mr. X

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Doghouse Posted for Sunday, August 1, 2010

I have posted the first Doghouse for Saratoga. Go to the red Doghouse Confidential button at Meet Mr. X.

Watch for speed on dirt to hold today.

Been doing well. Gave a bit back yesterday, but positive for the meet.

Good luck!

Mr. X