Tag Archives: Summer

Life As A Low Roller

Posted on September 2, 2019 by turfcapper

I have been interested in contest play for a while now, but the DRF folded their contest site just as I was looking to get involved, and several of the others ask for a $50 membership before you even have … Continue reading →

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Perfectly Wrong

Posted on August 25, 2019 by turfcapper

Well, that didn’t work. My spot play on Scars Are Cool did not pan out, as he ran a to a mid pack result about 10 lengths behind Code of Honor, who stamped himself as one of the two best … Continue reading →

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Hey Hey, It’s A Wild Weekend

Posted on July 22, 2019 by turfcapper

What a long, hot, and almost grueling weekend of capping. Couldn’t have gotten much weirder with the heat cancellations on the East Coast and Monmouth’s disastrous Haskell Delay on Saturday. After all that, I scored out on playback Lostintranzlation in … Continue reading →

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Tough Way to Earn Pizza Money

Posted on June 17, 2019 by turfcapper

I ate the chalk big time this weekend on something I don’t normally do – I fired it in in the show pool on Maximum Security to earn pizza money. I was more nervous than Jason Beem when the big … Continue reading →

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Swing Harder – A Summer Recap

Posted on September 9, 2018 by turfcapper

This year was clearly the most locked in I have ever been on my handicapping, and on Saratoga and Del Mar in particular. My betting at Saratoga was not memorable from a total ROI perspective, but actually illustrated a number … Continue reading →

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Halfway at the Spa

Posted on August 8, 2018 by turfcapper

Two trips to the Spa down, two to go  . . . . as i have not posted as much as I hoped to, lets check in on the players guide we posted before the meet. The George Weaver angle … Continue reading →

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Saratoga Player’s Guide

Posted on July 17, 2018 by turfcapper

I’m as excited as the rest of you for the start of Saratoga this weekend.  The next six weeks will play a big role in the outcome of my handicapping year. With that in mind, here’s a primer with angles … Continue reading →

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A Summer Freshening with 10 Days Until the Spa !

Posted on July 10, 2018 by turfcapper

The ‘capper took a break from the Handicapping grind for a few days over the Fourth of July, call it a “freshening” for Saratoga if you will. Traveled to Bar Harbor, Maine, and Acadia National Park for a few days. … Continue reading →

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