1,000 BP Challenge update
This week I had two horses running on the track, with hopes to add to my 40 BP bankroll. Hold The Lead, a horse I acquired for one-buck in the auctions ran in West Virginia. I pointed her to the turf after a terrible career debut on the dirt. She was 6-1, the fourth choice in the 8-horse field, giving me hopes of getting something with a top-five finish. She finished dead last a good 18 lengths back. Good thing it was only 7.5 furlongs otherwise she’d still be running if it was a longer distance. For a buck it was worth to see if the grass would work. Back into the auction she went and I got my buck back. So I broke even on the deal. Well, I did have boarding fees, so I suppose I actually loss some.
Foxzzene is another one obtained from the auction and is also another one I flipped surfaces on. She was pushed over to the dirt after four uninspiring grass efforts. I also dipped her to $15k claimers, the lowest of her short career. Neither the class drop or the change to dirt worked. In the full 14-horse field going a short 4.5f, she ran dead last early on and picked up a few spots finishing 11th, but not gaining ground on the winner. She’s a slow starter so I’ll be thinking of having the jockey push her more in the earlier stages and may try a mile in distance. Definitely going back to grass next start.
STABLE CHANGE
With Hold the Lead leaving the stable through the auctions, which frees up a spot on the roster. I’ve got three others sitting in the barn and I’ve opted to bring High Candy out and he is now training to race in a few weeks. He hasn’t raced since the spring of 2011 and I’ve got hopes that time away will be very generous to his return.
OTHER
I made one claim attempt this week on THAT’S NO DOUBT, a decent turf runner dropped in for a cheap tag of $2,000. Horse won in the race which was good for the runner. Not good was that I didn’t win the horse.
Total BP’s are holding at 40.
Hey Ken!
Here’s my quick update. Started last week with 100 points, $100k, brand new stable –
* Acquired 6 Breeding shares for 63 points – Current : 37 points
* One new horse, Roxy Challenger, won a hot race for 12 points – Current : 49 points
* Claimed Oildale Bimbo for 10 points, Grands Last Call for 8 points, Circular Angel for 8 points, Coaltes for 5 – Current : 18 points
* Run It’s A Ghost – Original horse, 2K claimer, unclaimed – Winner for 40 points – Current : 58 points
* Majestik Prince – Original Horse, 5k claimer, unclaimed – 4th place for 10 points – Current : 68 points
* Quad Yeah – Original Horse, 2k claimer, unclaimed – Winner for 40 points – Current : 108 points
* Crystal Cube – Auction purchase for $1 -3rd place for 10 points – Current : 118 points
* Umar – Original Horse, 2.5k claimer, CLAIMED – 2nd place for 30 points – Current : 148 points
* Run It’s A Ghost – 4th place bt 10pt travel zapped points (2k SA, seemed like a good shot) – Current : 148 points
* Rough Quest – $1 Auction horse – 2.5k claimer, unclaimed, 7th place – Current : 148 points
* Oildale Bimbo – claimed for $5k (10 pnts) – 4k claimer, unclaimed, 2nd place for 27 points – Current : 175 points
Pretty happy so far with my week! 🙂 A tired stable will slow me down this week, but I’m hoping for some more low-claimer point scraping!
–Mike
That’s a very good start!!!