Welsh National: David Prichard guides The Two Amigos to victory at 16-1
The Two Amigos won the Welsh National at 16-1 at Chepstow Racecourse with Welsh jockey David Prichard giving home fans a festive win to cheer.
Month: December 2022
Time To Buy Poker Chips? – Poker Chip Set Buying Guide
If you’re in the market for poker chips, it’s a good idea to get the chip which best suits your needs. Poker chips come in varying weights and are made from different types of materials. The intended use should be the primary factor taken into consideration while making your poker chip purchase.
Poker chips come in different sizes which are measured by weight in grams. The most popular chip used in casinos is the 11.5 gram chips which are 39mm in diameter. These poker chips are used for their pleasing weight and size, plus they are not the most expensive poker chips on the block. With the amount of handling and abuse poker chips suffer, casinos would rather not shell out the extra money for the most expensive poker chips.
Actually, who could blame the casinos for wanting to reduce the costs involved in keeping an item which can be put in the players pocket and taken from the casino? Collecting poker chips is growing in popularity, so logically the amount of poker chips leaving the casino premises would also be on the rise.
If you’re in the market for a regular game night with your friends type of chip, you may want to go with a less expensive poker chip yourself. If that is the case, then you have the option of going with the low budget ABS plastic poker chip. If you’re intent is to impress your friends, or have a local charity poker night gala, then you may opt for the next step up the ladder which is the mother-of-pearl chip. The mother-of-pearl chips are also referred to as ‘plaques’.
The clay chip is next in line, and most of them are made of ABS plastic with a metal insert to give it an extra bit of weight, which makes for a more pleasant feel to the hand. Some clay poker chips are made of a ‘clay composite’, and are what is currently considered to be the top of the line in poker chips.
A new poker chip to make it on the scene is called ‘Nexgen’, which is made up of a type of clay composite material with a metal insert added to give it a weight of either 13gm or 15gm. It is yet to be seen whether this new poker chip will become the next favorite among avid poker players, or become the new choice for casinos.
You can purchase poker chips at novelty stores, online auctions, casinos and online gaming and hobby stores. Of course the price you pay for your poker chips will depend on the type of chips you choose, and the vendor. Before buying any of the higher end poker chips you should always do your research, and also ask other poker players where they purchase their poker chips.
Pretty Mischievous Cruises Clear In Untapable At Fair Grounds, Tallies First Stakes Win
Pretty Mischievous settled nicely in the pocket, then split foes to take over and win the $100,000 Untapable by 3 1/4 lengths Monday at Fair Grounds and earn 10 points towards qualifying for the 2023 Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1).
A Godolphin homebred by Spendthrift Farm's leading sire Into Mischief, Pretty Mischievous clocked one mile and 70 yards over a fast track in 1:41.98 under Brian Hernandez Jr., who rode the winner for trainer Brendan Walsh. The Walsh barn won two other races on the Road to the Derby Kickoff Day card – the Joseph “Spanky” Broussard Memorial with Moon Swag and a maiden special weight rout with their promising 2-year-old colt Banishing, also a Godolphin homebred.
“She won sprinting early but (we) always thought that she would stretch out,” assistant trainer on the grounds Paul Madden said of Pretty Mischievous. “She ran very well at Churchill (in the G2 Golden Rod) against a really good filly (Hoosier Philly). Brendan (Walsh) wasn't sure about running in here, but she had a really good workout two weeks back and he said it's time to run. She has a great pedigree. It's a good win for Godolphin, a good day for the team, and I'm glad to be part of it.”
The odds-on favorite Vahva stumbled out of the gate and was relegated to last, more than six lengths behind the pacesetting longshot All About Me, who rushed out and took the lead over the field of nine through early fractions of :24.26 and :48.31 while taking pressure from Hayunevano.
Pretty Mischievous settled in nicely along the rail and made a bold move to split the two leaders at the half-mile pole. Hayunevano kept on with Pretty Mischievous through the turn but it was a sweeping move by The Alys Look that posed the biggest threat to the eventual winner, ranging up on the outside but failing to make a serious bid for the lead as Pretty Mischievous opened up and continued to add distance between them. Vahva battled with Hayunevano and edged that one for a distant third.
“She was the best filly today,” Hernandez said. “Going around the turn we were tucked in, but when she saw daylight she dragged me between horses. She basically did it all on her own and I just had to be a good passenger.”
The Untapable is a Kentucky Oaks qualifier and awarded points on a 10-4-3-2-1 basis.
Pretty Mischievous' impressive victory was worth $60,000 and improved her overall record to 3-0-1 from four starts and earnings of $241,310. Combined with the 3 points she earned coming in third in the Golden Rod (G3), Pretty Mischievous is in third place on the Kentucky Oaks leaderboard with 13 qualifying points.
The 8-5 second choice, Pretty Mischievous returned $5.40 for the victory. Behind The Alys Look (4 Oaks points), Vahva (3 points), and Hayunevano (2 points), it was Hang the Moon (1 point), Just like Magic, Cotton Candy Annie, Two Minute Drill, and All About Me who completed the order of finish.
Pretty Mischievous was produced by Grade 1 winner Pretty City Dancer, by Tapit.
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Santa Anita Sets All-Time Opening Day Handle Record, More Than 41,000 In Attendance
With idyllic weather conditions and a full menu of world class racing highlighted by six graded stakes, Santa Anita Park established an all-time record Classic Meet opening day handle mark of $26,315,016, a 35 percent increase over last year's opener.
An on-track crowd of 41,446, the Arcadia, Calif. oval's biggest on-track gathering since opening day, Dec. 26, 2016, contributed to a festive atmosphere that accompanied a truly unforgettable day.
With three Grade 1 stakes included among the six graded offerings there were a number of tremendous performances, none topped by Taiba's 4 ¼-length triumph in the Grade 1 Runhappy Malibu, making him North America's only sophomore to win three Grade 1 stakes in 2022 and thus bolstering his case in the running for Eclipse Award honors for champion 3-year-old male.
“It was a fantastic day,” said Santa Anita Senior Vice President and General Manager Nate Newby. “Today, Santa Anita Park again proved why we are indeed 'The Great Race Place.' We'd like to thank our fans and horseplayers around the country and those that were with us here on-track for their continued support of our program.
“We'd also like to thank our horsemen, horse owners from around the world, our Hall of Fame jockey colony and our racing department for putting together one of the best cards run anywhere this year. Combining it with picture-perfect weather, it was just a great start to our Classic Meet.”
Taiba, trained by Bob Baffert, provided the Nogales, Arizona native with his second Grade 1 stakes win of the day, his third graded win and was just one of five overall victories for Santa Anita's all-time leading Hall of Fame conditioner.
European superstar jockey Frankie Dettori, who has committed to riding full-time at Santa Anita for the first time in 35 years and who has also announced that he will retire following the Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 3 & 4 at Santa Anita, had a riding triple, including victory aboard North America's leading active money earner, Country Grammer, in the Grade 2 San Antonio Stakes.
Speaking of jockeys, Santa Anita's defending Classic Meet leader, Juan Hernandez, capped his opening day off with victory aboard the Phil D'Amato-trained Rhea Moon in the Grade 1 American Oaks, his second Grade 1 tally of the day and his fourth overall opening day win.
Racing resumes at Santa Anita on Friday, with first post time set for 12 noon (PT) through Monday, Jan. 2.
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