Score Big in Donn on $20 Budget (también en Español)
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Lea, above, enters the Donn Handicap on Sunday off a dominant win in the Hal's Hope Stakes in January at Gulfstream. (Photo by Leslie Martin/Gulfstream Park)
This year’s edition of the Grade 1 Donn Handicap attracted a deep field of 11 older horses, and as a horse player that means one thing: a great betting field. All eyes will be on Will Take Charge as he is looking to start 2014 with a bang in the $500,000 race, which will kick of “The Jockey Club Tour on Fox.”
Do I think Will Take Charge is ready to fire a big effort and win today? No. And that’s how I’m going to try to make some money with a $20 wager. I’m looking for a return of about $100 on this $20 investment.
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Two Bets:
$1 Exacta: 8 with All ($10)
My pick in the Donn is No. 8 Lea. He looked great in his first start of the year when winning the Grade 3 Hal’s Hope Stakes at Gulfstream Park under the direction of his new trainer Bill Mott. He was close to the lead, took control in the stretch and pulled away to a convincing win.
I like what he has going for him. He is 1-for-1 on a fast dirt track, his pedigree suggests he will continue to excel at longer distances, he gained experience on this course, he comes off the best performance of his career, he looks to have improved since moving to his new trainer and shows three workouts since his last start. Instead of just betting $10 to win on him, I am going to play this exacta and look for a longshot to finish second.
$1 Trifecta: 8 with 5,9 with 1,2,3,5,6,9 ($10)
My second bet is going to be this trifecta with No. 8 Lea on top. For second place, I am going to use No. 5 River Seven and No. 9 Bourbon Courage. River Seven comes off a good-looking win at Gulfstream when winning by more than four lengths in only his second career start on the dirt. He has the potential to keep improving on the dirt.
RIVER SEVEN
Coglianese Photos/Gulfstream Park
Bourbon Courage was most recently seen running third behind River Seven when going off as the favorite. He’s finished in the top three in 11 of his 14 career starts and shows a good series of workouts leading up to this race. Tough to ignore him.
The third spot in my trifecta will round out with No. 1 Uncaptured (wide trip behind Lea in his last race when finishing fourth), No. 2 Will Take Charge (don’t think he can win today but can pick up a piece), No. 3 Revolutionary (he was expected to win last time out, let’s see how he improves today), No. 5 River Seven, No. 6 Romansh (big win in New York, only making 8th lifetime start, has upside) and No. 9 Bourbon Courage.
WILL TAKE CHARGE
Photo by Eclipse Sportswire
$500,000 Donn Handicap
Sunday, Gulfstream Park, Race 12, 6:01 p.m. ET
4-year-olds and older, 1 1/8 miles (dirt)
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Horse
Jockey
Weight
Trainer
1
Uncaptured
Miguel Mena
116
Mark Casse
2
Will Take Charge
Luis Saez
123
D. Wayne Lukas
3
Revolutionary
Javier Castellano
119
Todd Pletcher
4
Neck ‘n Neck
Julien Leparoux
116
Ian Wilkes
5
River Seven
Joe Rocco Jr.
116
Nicholas Gonzalez
6
Romansh
John Velazquez
116
Tom Albertrani
7
Viramundo
Paco Lopez
114
Marty Wolfson
8
Lea
Joel Rosario
117
Bill Mott
9
Bourbon Courage
Jose Lezcano
115
Kellyn Gorder
10
Macho Bull
Magomet Kappushev
112
Gennadi Dorochenko
11
Joshua’s Comprise
Francisco Maysonnett
114
Barry Rose
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Marca un gol en el “Donn” con $ 20 de inversión
Este año la edición del Grado 1 Donn Handicap atrajo a un numeroso grupo de 11 caballos mayores, y como hípico y apostador, eso significa sólo una cosa: un lote ideal para una gran apuesta. Todos los ojos estarán en Will Take Charge quien querrá estar iniciando el 2014 dando en el blanco en la carrera de los $ 500,000 con la que se inicia también el “Jockey Club Tour on Fox.”
¿Que si pienso que está listo para rendir un gran esfuerzo y ganar hoy día? No. Y es por ello que voy a tratar de hacer algún dinero con una apuesta de $ 20. Estoy buscando un retorno de unos $ 100 con estos $ 20 de inversión.
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Dos apuestas:
$1 Exacta: 8 con todos ($10)
Mi pronóstico en el Donn es el No. 8 Lea. Lució estupendo en su primera carrera del año cuando ganó el Grado 3 Hal’s Hope Stakes en Gulfstream Park bajo la dirección de su nuevo entrenador Bill Mott. Estuvo cerca de la punta, tomó el control en la recta y se les escapó, en un triunfo muy convincente.
Me gusta lo que le está pasando. Está 1 de 1 sobre una pista de arena rápida, su pedigrí sugiere que continuará mejorando en mayores distancias, ha conseguido experiencia sobre este escenario, viene de hacer la mejor carrera de su campaña, parece haberse superado con su nuevo trainer, y muestra tres aprontes desde su última salida pública. En lugar de apostar solamente $ 10 a ganador en él, voy a jugar esta exacta buscando que un buen golpe llegue en segundo lugar.
LEA
Foto cortesia de Leslie Martin/Gulfstream Park
$1 Trifecta: 8 con 5,9 con 1,2,3,5,6,9 ($10)
Mi segunda apuesta va a ser esta trifecta con el N o.8 Lea en la cabeza. Para segundo lugar, voy a usar el No. 5 River Seven y el No. 9 Bourbon Courage. River Seven acaba de conseguir un admirable triunfo en Gulfstream cuando se impuso por más de cuatro cuerpos en sólo su segunda carrera en arena. Tiene el potencial para seguir mejorando en esta clase de pista. Bourbon Courage fue visto recientemente corriendo tercero detrás de River Seven siendo aquella vez el favorito. Ha finalizado en la trifecta en 11 de sus 14 carreras y muestra una serie de buenos ejercicios de cara a este evento. Difícil ignorarlo.
El tercer lugar en mi trifecta estará rondando entre el No. 1 Uncaptured (corriendo abierto detrás de Lea en su última, y rematando cuarto), el No. 2 Will Take Charge (no creo que pueda ganar hoy, pero puede reclamar su parte), el No. 3 Revolutionary (gustaba fijo en su anterior, veremos si puede progresar ahora), el No. 5 River Seven, el No. 6 Romansh (gran triunfo en New York, siendo sólo su 8va. Carrera, tiene margen por delante) y el No. 9 Bourbon Courage.
Commonly Used Gambling Terms
Account wagering – Betting by internet or phone, in which a bettor must open an account and deposit money with which to bet.
Across the board – A bet on a horse to win, place and show. If the horse wins, the player collects three ways; if second, two ways; and if third, one way, losing the win and place bets. Actually, three bets.
Bounce – An especially poor performance on the heels of an especially good one.
Box – A betting term denoting a combination bet whereby all possible numeric combinations are covered for certain horses.
Bridge jumper – A person who wagers large amounts of money, usually on short- priced horses to show, hoping to realize a small but almost certain profit. The term comes from the structure those bettors may seek if they lose the bet.
Chalk – Betting favorite in a race.
Chalk player – Gambler who wagers on favorites.
Daily Double (or Double) – Type of bet calling for the selection of winners of two consecutive races.
Exacta – A wager in which the first two finishers in a race, in exact order of finish, must be picked.
Exacta box – A wager in which all possible combinations using a given number of horses are selected.
Exotic (bet) – Any bet other than win, place, or show that requires multiple combinations. Examples of exotic wagers are trifecta, Pick 6, Pick 4.
Handle – Amount of money wagered in the pari-mutuel system on a race, full day of races, or entire racing season at a track.
In the money – A horse that finishes first, second or third.
Key horse – A single horse used in multiple combinations in an exotic bet.
Morning line – The starting odds set by the track handicapper.
On the board – Finishing among the first three.
On the nose – Betting a horse to win only.
Overlay – A horse whose odds are greater than its potential to win.
Pari-mutuel – System of wagering where all the money is returned to the bettors after deduction of track and state percentages.
Parlay – A multi-race bet in which all winnings are subsequently wagered on a succeeding race.
Part wheel – Using a key horse or horses in different, but not all possible, exotic wagering combinations.
Pick (6 or other number) – A type of multi-race bet in which the winners of all the included races must be selected. Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, Pick 6 are commonly used by tracks in the United States.
Place bet – A bet on a horse to finish first or second.
Quinella - Bet in which the first two finishers must be picked in either order.
Show bet – A bet on a horse to finish in the money; third or better.
Speed Figure – A metric that rates a horse’s performance in a race, which is determined by a combination of the horse’s performance and the level of competition he/she competed against.
Trifecta – A bet in which the first three finishers must be selected in exact order.
Trifecta box – A trifecta wager in which all possible combinations using a given number of horses are bet upon.
Underlay – Horse whose odds are more promising than his potential to win.
Win – A bet on a horse to finish first.
Wheel – Betting all possible combinations in an exotic wager using at least one horse as the key.