February 26th

Really nothing of note tomorrow. I'm going to play along the same lines as today and go with a Munakata/Tanaka combination. Today's 2nd race was a major " steam" horse for his regular jockey and with Take Yutaka's mount providing a perfect anchor for the birthday boy, it provided one hell of a trifecta present for the both of them. I most definitely should have pounced on it much more. A very rare opportunity and especially one that was so easy to spot.

Nakayama 7th Race ++ ( 6-horse trio box is 20 tickets and not the 15 that I always put++

2,3,7,10,11,12 .....6 horse trio box ￥1000 15 tickets
2 with 3,7,10,11,12 ￥1000 Each-Way Exacta

February 25th

I'm going to bookend two races## #( three) keying the birthday boy Katsuharu Tanaka, and hope that the rain wont effect Just A Way showing off his miler pedantry like he did in Niigata last year.

Nakayama 2nd Race
3,4,8,10.13,15 ....6 horse trio box , ￥1000 15 tickets ￥15,000
3 with 4,8,10,13,15 Each-Way Exacta ￥1000



Nakayama 6th race

1,4,5,8,10,12 ....... 6 horse trio box , ￥1000 15 tickets ￥15,000
4 with 1,5,8,10,12 Each-Way Exacta ￥1000


12th Race

3,6,7,8,13,16 ....... 6 horse trio box , ￥1000 15 tickets ￥15,000
3 with 6,7,8,13,16 Each-Way Exacta ￥1000

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Hanshin 11 Race

2,3,7,8,9,13........ 6 horse trio box , ￥1000 15 tickets ￥15,000

13 with 2,7,8,9 ￥1000 Each-Way Exacta ￥1000
3-13 ￥2000 Each Way Exacta 3-13 ￥5000 WIDE

February Stakes

I decided to stick with proven dirt runners in this race and eliminate #4 and #13. Earlier on this year I made a conscious decision to shade Ikee's horses when appropriate, thus will not include #11. So, with a little bit extra on SILK FORTUNE, I will run with a ten ticket trio box.

TOKYO 11th

The Wager: 3,9,10,15,16 Trio Box ( 10 tickets) ￥2000 ￥20,000 Total

# 3 with 9,10,15,16 ￥1000 Each Way Exacta

FLEET STREET III

Tokyo 10th Race..#6 Fleet Street.. Trainer Sumii has the horse running well and often.

The Wager: 6 with 1,3,4,5,8,13 Each Way Exacta ￥1000

11th.. #1 & 9

The Wager: 1 with 2,3,9,10,16 Each-Way Exacta ￥1000
9 with 1,2,3,10,16 WIDE ￥1000

Lincoln Sires Come Up Big On His Birthday??

Today going with two plays both in the 9th races. Shiny Dandy is getting 20-1 after two " off the board" races in a higher class. I'm not sure why the drop in odds since he was competitive relative to his morning line of those races. Kokura's Believe Mine came in 4th last time out but looks to be better here.

Kyoto 9th Race

13
1,3,4,10,11,12
1,3,12

1,3,4,10,11,12
13
1,3,12

13 with 1,3,4,10,11,12 Each-Way Exacta

Kokura 9th Race # 11 Believe Mine

11
1,3,4,8,12,15
3,8,12

1,3,4,8,12,15
11
3,8,12

#11 with 1,3,4,8,10,12,15

Kisaragi Sho

Doing the math on this race ( yes, pun intended) I don't detect any particular speed advantage for Archimedes, but I'm loving the connections. Looking at the 3yr old classic race nominee list for Darley Farms and Sheik Mohammed, this horse is pretty much their last chance. Stablemate #1 Snowdon hasn't shown any type of potential dominance in a Graded race yet, so reiterating my point; connections factor big here. Also, a trainer( Fujiwara) without a classic horse thus far and a horse who came in 4th to Trip back in December, a horse which I feel will become one of the favorites going ahead further in the Spring meet.

Kyoto 11 Race.. #6 Archimedes

All ￥500 Trifectas ￥1000 Quinellas


6
1,4,7,8,9,10,13
1,7,9

1,4,7,8,9,10,13
6
1,7,9

#6 with 1,4,7,8,9,10,13

EXPEDITION BACK ON FAMILIAR GROUND

Kokura 11 Race...#9 Expedition ..This horse was my first wager of the year ( and first loss) back in the Kinpai Stakes in Nakayama. It was the first time at the Tokyo track,though not embarrassed he managed an uneventful 5th. Now back in Kokura, Expedition has hit the boards five out of seven career starts including four straight up wins. A wager that the good results can continue here.

All Trifectas ￥500 Quinellas ￥1000

9
3,7,12,13,16
3,12,16

3,7,12,13,16
9
3,12,16

#9 with 3,7,12,13,16 Quinellas