June, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

‘He’s Definitely Enjoying Himself And Came Back Really Perky’: Rich Strike Focused In Sunday Gallop At Belmont

Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich Strike showed focus and professionalism in his daily exercise over the main track on Sunday at Belmont Park, the latest move in his preparations for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) June 11.

Rich Strike schooled in the Belmont paddock before waiting patiently in the tunnel for his spin around Big Sandy. The Keen Ice chestnut took a few turns around the tunnel in the company of about a half-dozen other trainees and remained unfazed.

Regular exercise Gabriel Lagunes then guided Rich Strike to the center of the racetrack and asked him to gallop one lap around the 1 1/2-mile oval, a cutback from Saturday's two-mile exercise. Rich Strike motored down the lane with his head down and fully focused on his work, digging into the fast dirt as he passed the finish and eased up just before the turn.

“We backed him up a half a mile today and tomorrow we'll probably let him have another two-mile gallop,” said trainer Eric Reed. “He's definitely enjoying himself and came back really perky. He's appreciating everything.”

Rich Strike is expected to continue his daily routine of galloping and schooling up until the Belmont Stakes. He will likely school in the paddock during the races on Thursday or Friday.

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Poker Tilt: How It Can Ruin Your Game

In the ever growing world of poker, being on tilt can be a poker players’ biggest fear. Poker players are said to be on tilt when they are just not at their best game. They often play many hands, the majority of them being losses, place bets on bad hands, place off the wall high bets on mediocre hands, or out of desperation try wild, obvious bluffs. Players on tilt are often reckless, and make bad decisions and errors uncommon to them. Once a player goes on tilt, it is very hard to break the cycle.

More often than not, by the time a player realizes they are on tilt, it is too late to avoid it. Many players have lost their entire stack before they would admit they were on tilt and walk away. It is important to look for warning signs of possibly going on tilt, so that you can stop before it is too late. Playing when you are tired is one of the most likely causes of tilt. When you are tired, you aren’t at your best no matter what you are doing. Your ability to make good decisions is impacted, and since that is a crucial skill in poker playing, you really should not play when you are overly tired. When you start to get sleepy, and feel your fatigue level rising, it is important to stop playing and rest. You can always come back later, and will probably play better because you will be well rested and wide awake, hence, making better decisions. This is a likely cause of tilt that you have control over and can stop before it starts.

Many players let their tempers get them on tilt as well. They often let comments made by other players get under their skin, which sets them on edge and makes them more likely to make costly mistakes. Mane poker players will do this on purpose to throw their opponents off their games, so it is easier for them to win. These obnoxious players are easier to ignore when you are playing online poker, you can always close off your chat screen, or many websites now have features where you can ignore chat from a particular player. For this reason, players who play online are less likely to go on tilt due to comments from another player.

If you seem to be in a cycle of getting bad cards, making bad bets, or catching yourself making mistakes that are uncommon for you, it should be considered an early warning sign of going on tilt. The more annoyed you become at the situation, the worse your game will be. As your game gets worse, your frustration level will rise even more, which will put you on a fast path to going on tilt. This is one of those crucial moments where you should be the responsible player and realize it is better to walk away than to keep playing and hope things will get better. Chances are that even if you do get better cards, or you do make better bets, you will still lose because you are already to the point of being off your game and on tilt.

During any poker game it is important to keep your attention focused on what you are doing. When you get distracted, you are more likely to make costly mistakes. With every mistake you make, you put yourself one step closer to going on tilt. So, when you catch yourself losing your focus, walk away for a few hands and come back, or try to remove whatever it is that is causing you to lose your concentration.

As a general rule of thumb, if you are having a bad day, or you feel as though things just aren’t going well, you should not allow yourself to play. Things that happen in our day to day lives affect everything we do, and are sure to impact our focus, concentration, and decision making abilities, therefore making players more likely to go on tilt. When things seem to be going wrong for you, it is hard to take your mind completely off of them no matter what you do. It is better to work out your problems before you play, so that you will have all attention on what you are doing, and can avoid the feared being on tilt.

It is important for every poker player to be aware of what tilt means and how to avoid being impacted by it. Everyone will have a bad game now and then, but when it is more often than not, chances are there is something else going on that is causing you to be off your game. Good players learn to recognize the difference between bad luck and tilt, and they know when to walk away.

Devious Dame Among Six Juvenile Fillies Set For Astoria At Belmont

John C. Oxley's Devious Dame leads a promising field of six juvenile fillies in Thursday's $150,000 Astoria, a 5 1/2-furlong sprint at Belmont Park.

Thursday's card lifts the curtain on the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival which features three stakes races, including the $200,000 Wonder Again (G2) at nine furlongs on turf for sophomore fillies; and the $150,000 Tremont at 5 1/2-furlongs on the main track for juveniles.

Devious Dame, trained by Norm Casse, drew off to a 5 1/2-length debut score under Joe Talamo, sprinting five furlongs in :58.09 over a fast main track on May 5 at Churchill Downs.

“We knew she was talented, but we never get overly excited with first-time starters until they run. She seems like she has all the tools to be a talented horse,” said Casse.

Casse said it was impressive that the dark bay was able win going short being by multiple graded-stakes winning router Girvin and out of the Quality Road mare The Shady Lady.

“She does train and act like a two-turn horse, but she's obviously quick enough to win sprint races. Usually, that's a pretty potent combination,” Casse said.

Devious Dame's score marked the first for Casse and Oxley in tandem.

“When she won it was really a dream come true to see one of our horses win in Mr. Oxley's colors. We're really excited to have the opportunity,” Casse said.

Devious Dame has breezed back three times since her impressive score, including a bullet half-mile in :47.40 on May 26 at Churchill.

“She's doing well,” Casse said. “She's a beautiful filly. She's well-balanced and super athletic.”

The $240,000 OBS March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training purchase will exit the outermost post 6 under Joel Rosario.

“Mr. Oxley and I spoke about it and decided it would be best to use somebody that's based at Belmont full time. Joel Rosario is a world-class rider and he'll suit her really well,” Casse said.

Shadybrook Farm's Florida homebred Girl Bye posted a front-running 6 1/2-length debut score sprinting 4 1/2-furlongs on April 21 over the main track at Gulfstream Park.

The Cajun Breeze chestnut, with returning rider Marcos Meneses up, marked off splits of :22.33 and :46.20 en route to a facile score in a final time of :52.75.

“She ran very well. I thought she was very professional,” said trainer Michael Yates. “It's always a bit of a guess when you're running early, but she had worked well prior and I expected her to do what she did with those horses.”

Girl Bye has worked back twice out of her maiden score, including a half-mile effort in :48.98 over the Gulfstream main track on May 28, prompting Yates to look for another opportunity to run the talented filly.

“She's had a couple of nice works back-to-back after running and tipped her hand that she was doing well and moving forward. So, rather than give her time off I started hunting through condition books,” Yates said.

Yates said he will let Meneses work out the trip, but noted the filly has shown an ability to rate if needed.

“She acts like she has a lot of class,” Yates said. “When she works, she waits on the rider. She's not just a run off. She'll wait for her cue. But that's in the morning, so we'll see how that translates to the afternoon.”

Girl Bye will leave post 5.

Matthew Schera's Alexis's Storm, by Race Day, was a ridden-out 4 1/4-length winner in her April 30 debut at Laurel Park in a 4 1/2-furlong maiden special weight sprint.

The Kentucky homebred, with apprentice Jeiron Barbosa up, showed speed from post 4 and outdueled Cocktail Dreaming to the half-mile in :47.41 en route to a sharp score in a final time of: 54.27.

Alexis's Storm will emerge from the inside post under Trevor McCarthy.

Rounding out the field are maidens Magic Beauty [post 2, Jose Gomez], Born Dapper [post 3, Luis Saez] and Shaymyname [post 4, Eric Cancel].

The Astoria is slated as Race 6 on Thursday's nine-race card. First post is 3:05 p.m. (ET).

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Blame Stakes Winner Dynamic One Could Be Foster Bound

Repole Stable, Phipps Stable, and St. Elias Stable's $200,000 Blame Stakes winner Dynamic One could target the $750,000 Stephen Foster (G2) on July 2 as his next start, according to his Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.

“We've always had high expectations for him and always felt like there's enough talent to break through to the next level,” Pletcher said. “I think yesterday was a step in that direction. He showed it in the Curlin and showed it when he just missed in the Wood Memorial (G2). It seems like he's improved a bit with each start and has been more consistent. Hopefully he continues that upward trajectory.”

Pletcher also noted the $400,000 Suburban (G2) at 1 ¼ miles at Belmont Park on July 9 could be an option for Dynamic One, a 4-year-old Union Rags colt out of the Smart Strike mare Beat the Drums.

Dynamic One recorded a Brisnet Speed Rating of 101 for his win Saturday, only one point off his career best in last year's $120,000 Curlin at Saratoga.

Saturday's one-length win in the Blame Stakes was one of four victories on the card for his jockey Tyler Gaffalione.

“It was a really big day to win both the Blame and the Aristides (aboard Bango) and two others,” Gaffalione said. “Dynamic One really seems like he's figuring things out.”

The Stephen Foster is a Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” event toward the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) held Nov. 5 at Keeneland. Nominations for the 1 1/8-mile Stephen Foster close Saturday, June 18.

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