Picks for 1-28 Aqueduct - Tampa & Bay Meadows

[Bigdavem]

Beware I am sober today

Aqueduct
R1 6-2-4
R2 1-2-1a-5
R3 7-2-4
R4 10-4-11-3
R5 6-8-9
R6 4-6-5
R7 8-5-1a-7
R8 2-4-7
R9 6-4-9-3

Tampa
R1 2-8-5
R2 6-4-11
R3 6-10-7-4
R4 2-6-10-1
R5 4-6-1-3
R6 8-4-1-7
R7 5-7-3
R8 1-6-3-7
R9 7-1-12-5
R10 10-6-3-2
R11 7-9-4-1

Bay Meadows
R1 2-1-4
R2 3-1-2
R3 5-2-6
R4 1-2-4
R5 8-11-4-5
R6 2-7-1-11
R7 1-3-7-8
R8 8-6-1-4
R9 3-1-5

Good luck, bigdavem

[ken]

I'm glad to see my conest picks races 1-4 are some WPS of yours. Helps my confidence!

[Bigdavem]

Heres wishing you good luck on the contest

[horseplayer]

Nice to see more opinions. We handicappers are a very opinionated lot. I like to see conclusions of others to use as a check and balance against my own thoughts. Here are my thoughts for todays contest races at Tampa.

1st- The initial pace should be controlled by the 8 with the 2 sitting right off the pace overcoming the 8. 2 looks solid here by the numbers, imho. Things that make me scratch my head. 2 off 739 days and 8 off 211. The 4 off 102 days looks like Trainer has upset thoughts and the 6 (FTS) appears to be bred to win at first asking. This race could be as simple as it looks by the numbers but obviously there are at least 2 non believers. We'll see.

2nd- The initial pace should be controlled by the 11 off 758 days with the 4 just off the pace and the 2 slightly further back. I like the 4 to come on to win and the 2 to pick up the second spot.

3rd- The initial pace will be controlled by the 6 off 50 days and 10. I like the 10 by the numbers here. The 4 is bred to be better than it shows and might be a good addition in this race.

4th- The 6 off 145 days should be able to control the pace here. The 2 off 115 days should be sitting in the catbird seat just off the pace and the 3 a little further back prepared to run em down. I expect the 3 to win and the 6 to hang on for place followed by the 2.

There you have the contest race analysis from my point of view. Good luck to all. Hope this helps in some small way.

[jchach]

GL today Dave

I'll have a few in your place

[Steve]

Thanks Horseplayer. Missed your picks?

Steve
TW

[horseplayer]

Steve- No time to look up this week as office kept me tied up. Will always contribute as much as possible. Nice to know there is interest. Thanks.