Horse Race Pick of the Day, 2/21

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Rick G — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:09:55 GMT

9th Race - Philadelphia Park - Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

Conditions: Allowance, $31,000, Open 4 yo's up, 1M, Dirt.

Off Time: 3:48 Start: 5 went. Good for all. Ridden out. Track: Fast Weather: Clear 47o

Pedigree: 6 - Shmooo, Bay Gelding, 5, by Real Quiet - Flying in the Lane by Flying Victor

Fractions: :234, :473, 1:114, 1:361 (:23.90, :47.77, 1:11.80, 1:36.36)

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6ShmoooVega Harry 1173.202.402.10

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Rick G — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:02:55 GMT

four4me, thanks for that update. Unreal...but notice how they got the 6th race off before they started evacuating? funny.

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four4me — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:36:51 GMT

Rick apparently there was a fire at the track and the last 4 races were cancled

http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com/news/track_news/track_news_02202007.html

Fair Grounds Cancels Final 4 Races of Mardi Gras Card

NEW ORLEANS, LA. (February 20, 2007) -- Fair Grounds Race Course canceled the final four races of its Mardi Gras Day card Tuesday after a fire broke out in the men s restroom on the east end of the second floor of the grandstand.

Upon arriving on the scene, New Orleans Fi... [ More ]

Horse Race Pick of the Day, 2/21

Rick G — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:22:02 GMT

For some reason, Fair Grounds canceled racing after the 6th race so yesterday's race wasn't run. It appeared to be a computer problem.

Today's race is the 9th race at Philadelphia Park.

It is a one mile allowance race. I'm not very good at handicapping routes. I prefer sprints on fast dirt. But let's give it a shot.

My two favorites in this race are # 2 Oligopolist (4/1) and # 1 Ready Eddie (3/1). This race starts very close to the first turn and favors the rail posts and earl... [ More ]