Dec 12th & 13th Result

Got Hanshin 18-6 for a ￥37,000 return to squeeze out a ￥9000 profit weekend for Keibagold blog. The big returns were international however, as I scored in both of my races with a very generous $87 HK return in the Cup that came to over( both races) 4K ($U.S )total.Two more weekends to go!!!

Dec 13th Selections & Hong Kong

2yr-old fillie form cycles are highly unpredictable. What is predictable is the long term (R.O.I.) of a Ebina/Kunieda combination. Tough race but will go with what works!

Hanshin 11 Race # 18 Apapane ( ￥1000 each-way exacta)
with 6,7,8,16

Nakayama 11 Race..#7 Daiwa Delight with 5,6,11,14,16 ( same as above)

Hong Kong Mile..# 6 Happy Zero( $50 one-way exacta)( $100 quinella)
with 1,2,3,9

Hong Kong Cup..#4 Collection ( same as above)
with 1,3,5,7

please consider www.bet365.com for international wagering.

Dec 12th Selection

Nakayama ￥1000 each-way Exacta

11Race..Goto turned down Tribute Song in G3( Chukyo) to ride Air McCool. Track conditions not withstanding ,will go with#8 with 1,2,3,10,13

If Only I Had........

Experience shows that generally when you hit 3/5 winners, profit normally ensues! Not! Some tough breaks this weekend as Keibagold(blog) had what could have been an early Christmas extravaganza, end up being a frustrating result. Rock the Nation came home a winner( Munakata Turf to Dirt now hitting at a 70% clip at Nakayama) but unfortunately I didn't include enough dark horse fliers and missed out on the ￥153,000, return. Golden Ticket( at 38.9) came up just short, thwarting a 1-9 ￥2000> 360,000( exacta return)(180.1) and a ￥184,000 Quinella return. (92.0). A possible ￥697,000 day. That's racing!

Dec 6th Selections

Early Nakayama( 1st Race ) ..# Rock the Nation- turf to dirt..at 10.1
#11 each way ￥1000 Exacta with 5,6,8,9,16

Hanshin ( 11 Race) JC Dirt * see earlier post for write-up

Exactas
1-5 ￥3000
1-7 ￥2000
1-9￥2000
1-16 ￥5000
Quinellas

1-5 ￥3000
1-7￥2000
1-9￥2000
1-16 ￥10,000

Win

#1 ￥10,000

Dec 5th Selections

All Hanshin, ￥1000 Quinellas

Will have a little fun with the Super Jockey Challenge and chose Calvin Borel, as my weekend anchor. (photo: riding Rachel Alexandra)

10 Race# 8 with 3,6,7,13
12 Race # 12 with 2,4,5,7

11 Race ￥1000 one way exacta.￥2000 quinella
# 7 with 4,5,6,9,10,12 ( I Ko Piko, was on my long list for the Japan Cup until he dropped out. This definitely looks softer!

JAPAN CUP DIRT 09

One-way Exactas( 1-16,1-5, 1-7,1-9)..Quinellas( 1-16,1-5,5-16,1-7,1-9) Catch him if you can! Earning a big speed number(107) off his last race in Morioka, a well rested Espoir City, looks to go wire to wire this Sunday and capture the 09 Japan Cup in Hanshin. The race profiles showing dismal efforts with horses on or near the lead can be discarded along with the laser disks and VHS machines. Hashin race course , with the shorten distance, will create a different type of monster. There were indications in last years Cup which lacked any " credible" early speed which saw Kane Hekil have a winning line of 4 3 3 4 1, that fortunes would be reversed. The potential stretch runners in this years race have more negatives than positives, and the mid-pack stalker types have inconsistent speed ratings, compounded by class concerns. Throw in a couple of dark horse fliers, (#9 Mori trained Golden Ticket) and the front runner( #7 Tizaway..he might take to the track?) and we have a very unimaginative early speed wager!********************************************************************************

#4 Vermilion..Handicapping 101..horses 5yrs or older after a layoff of 3 months or more and after a win, have a huge potential to Bounce on their second time out.
# 2 Success Broken... had a good number in his race before last!.....last race?
# 12 Silk Mobius...if the pace falters, this horse is for you.