Posts Tagged breeders cup
The long day…………..
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on November 4th, 2011
Today we have an interesting session. UK racing trundles on from afternoon to evening racing, then the Breeders Cup meeting comes on line in the US. As the Breeders cup meeting on the Friday draws to a close, we then morph to Australian racing and the final day at the Melbourne cup meeting. The remarkable Black Caviar runs again tomorrow and is a incredible 1.06 to win it’s group one race. I think that’s untradeable, but I am tempted to watch the race and hype surrounding this horse.
In previous years I’ve had mixed results in the Breeders cup meeting so I’m not sure if I will hang on till late into the night to give it a go. The Saturday is the better day so that should be your focus but you may be able to squeak something out of the Friday as well. Anyhow, if you choose to all available it will be a looooong day. But hopefully a very rewarding one!
Zenyatta – History not made
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on November 6th, 2010
A real disappointment to see Zenyatta not make history this evening. But an odd ride by the jockey who was trailing by some distance for most of the race and only produced Zenyatta on the last bend. While I can’t claim to be a jockey or understand racing that well, with such a huge prize on offer, it seems odd to have ridden the race like that.
Pretty liberal use of the whip late on as well as it was obvious he had left it too late. The debate will rage on for some time I reckon.
Fireworks at Churchill downs
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on November 5th, 2010
Interesting start to Breeders Cup weekend!
No fireworks
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on November 8th, 2009
Don’t get me wrong, there were plenty of fireworks around yesterday. We are very lucky to live just across from a field where a big annual display takes place, very useful. But at the Breeders Cup last night it felt like I’d only been given a couple of sparklers in the back garden.
For some reason while this meeting is a decent betting heat it never really seems to catch fire from a trading perspective. I did just fine last night, but for such a big meeting it just never seems to really take off spectaculary and I would expect more from it.
We collected some data from the meeting so will have a good look to understand why, C’est la vie. Despite not getting a great deal of pleasure of out last night the end result is that it will drive me forward again. I love exploring the markets and trying to learn why things happen and how. If I’m honest, that’s what I enjoy the most; the exploration of new territory. I am sure if I was born in the 15th centry I’d be on some wooden ship discovering the new world. As it is, while I still travel a lot, I’ll have to settle for something more mundane.
Breeders cup
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on November 6th, 2009
There are not many races I tend to do in the US, but the Breeders Cup is one of them. I’ve often looked at key races in the US but there just doesn’t seem to be enough interest in them. Even the Kentucky Derby barely registers on the trading Richter scale from a volume perspective.
However, the Breeders Cup is different and is worth a look. One of the problems you will have is that the key races tend to take place near midnight, so it’s definately one for the night Owls. Fridays have never done much for me on the Breeders Cup and last year neither day produce a decent result, despite doing well in prior years. I think that is the problem with infrequent events, you just never now quite how they will behave until you arrive at them. Based on last years efforts, I don’t have any immediate recommendations for this year.
This year, all I am hoping to do is better than last years effort. The only special thing I remember from last year is that it was snowing in the UK.