May, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Champ and BC Winner Meet Again at Churchill

Champion Jackie's Warrior (Maclean's Music) and GI Breeders' Cup Sprint upsetter Aloha West (Hard Spun) face off once again Saturday in the GI Churchill Downs S. Winner of the GII Pat Day Mile on this card last year, Jackie's Warrior came up a neck short in Belmont's GI Woody Stephens S. in June and romped in Saratoga's GII Amsterdam S. next out Aug. 1. Defeating MGISW Life is Good (Into Mischief) by a neck after a gritty duel in the Spa's GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S. 27 days later, the bay demolished his competition in the GII Gallant Bob S. at Parx Sept. 25. Favored in the BC Sprint, Jackie's Warrior did the heavy lifting early, but came up empty in the stretch, fading to sixth. He had done enough to earn the Eclipse Award as top male sprinter and kicked off this term with a front-running score in a sloppy renewal of Oaklawn's GIII Count Fleet Sprint H. Apr. 16. Jackie's Warrior's Amsterdam win was also in the slop and he may face a similar conditions Saturday given the current weather predictions.

Aloha West captured a pair of optional claimers at Saratoga last summer and rallied to be a neck second in Keeneland's GII Phoenix S. Oct. 8. Dispatched at 11-1 in the Breeders' Cup Sprint, the dark bay closed strongly to spring the upset by a nose at Del Mar Nov. 6.

Godolphin's 'TDN Rising Star' Prevalence (Medaglia d'Oro) enters this of a good-looking score in a sloppy renewal of Keeneland's GIII Commonwealth S. Apr. 9. Fifth afer a bad start and wide trip in his seasonal bow at Gulfstream Feb. 5, he romped in a one-mile event there exactly one month later.

Also worth a look here are GI Carter H. second- and third-place finishers Reinvestment Risk (Upstart) and Mind Control (Stay Thirsty). 'TDN Rising Star' Reinvestment Risk was second to Jackie's Warrior in both the GI Hopeful S. and GI Champagne S., while Mind Control is a two-time Grade I winner.

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Ethereal Road Out, Rich Strike In

The feel-good story of Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas adding another GI Kentucky Derby win to his repertoire this year is not to be, as his GII Rebel S. runner-up Ethereal Road (Quality Road) has been scratched from Saturday's race, as first reported by Daily Racing Form's Marty McGee. The defection of Ethereal Road at scratch time for the Derby permitted also-eligible Rich Strike (Keen Ice), most recently third in the GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks S. at Turfway, into the field. Bred in Kentucky by Calumet Farm, Rich Strike is owned by Richard Dawson's RED TR-Racing, LLC and is trained by Eric Reed. Sonny Leon has been tabbed to ride.

GI Breeders' Futurity winner Rattle N Roll (Connect) was behind Rich Strike on the also-eligible list and was also scratched.

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Veteran Racing Writers Pick 2022 Kentucky Derby Superfecta

Bob Ehalt and Tom Pedulla became fast friends when they met on their first day at Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx, N.Y., in 1970. Bob soon introduced Tom to the joys of Thoroughbred racing.

Poker Is A Fun Game

A home game of poker with friends can be a great deal of fun with your friends or family. You can also find lots of different and fun poker games online if you are a friendly and respectful player yourself. The secret to a fun game is the players in the game. One jerk can ruin a game and a table of polite players with a sense of humor can be great fun.

The game is the same in a polite game as a nasty game. The difference is the atmosphere of the table can help keep players at the table longer if they are having a good time. Watch the classy tournament players on TV and you can see for yourself the difference between a fun table and an ugly table. Verbal fights in poker are not uncommon, but some players can carry them to extreme.

Poker is an intelligent person’s game. People who are good with numbers have an advantage and people with a sense of humor add to the enjoyment of the game. When people are laughing and having a good time their current losses do not prey on their mind. They may stay longer and lose more if they are happy with the game. Playing well is also a way to have fun. Reading the other players and catching the bluffer will enhance your fun. Getting a rush of good hands that hold up will also make for a fun game. The best fun of all is winning and being ahead when you leave the table. Second most fun is getting even after you have been seriously down most of the evening. Knowing how to play well and then putting it into practice makes the game more fun for the player.

At some of the online poker sites you can set up your own private games and invite your friends to play. This is a great way for friends to get together who live miles apart. This obviously would be more fun than playing with strangers.

There are some new games being offered on some internet sites that are a mixture of games. There are also some mixed tournaments being played on some of the popular online sites. It is always fun to win a bit of money when you’re gambling or at least ending up close to even at the end of a sessions play.