Picks for Saturday August 3, 2024 -- The Hambletonian -- Saturday Afternoon Post Time: 1st race 12:00 p.m. ET; The Hambletonian where Karl is in post time at 4:45 p.m. EDT
HAPPY HAMBLETONIAN DAY EVERYONE!
YES, THAT IS CORRECT: DAY -- NOT NIGHT!
I repeat: DAY!
LET'S SPEND THE HAMBLETONIAN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MEADOWLANDS BETTING RACES AND TREAT OURSELVES TO A DOSE OF HARNESS RACING USING PARLAY BETTING!
YES, THAT IS CORRECT: SATURDAY AFTERNOON!
I repeat: SATURDAY AFTERNOON!
Post Time: 1st race 12:00 p.m. ET
With that said, we must find the third and last leg of the parlay betting and the other two legs accordingly.
LET'S DO THAT NOW!
ON THE HAMBLETONIAN SATURDAY AFTERNOON'S CARD AT THE MEADOWLANDS -- OH, BOY! -- WE HAVE TWO "CINCH" HORSES IN LEGENDARY HANOVER (ML 4/5) IN RACE 2 AND KARL (ML 6-5) IN RACE 12.
THIS MEANS THAT WE HAVE TWO CINCH HORSES TO WORK WITH FOR OUR PARLAY SPECIAL THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON!
SO WE'LL USE KARL AS OUR LAST LEG "CINCH" HORSE FOR THE HAMBLETONIAN SATURDAY AFTERNOON PARLAY SPECIAL.
The idea is to build up as much money for the last leg as you can since the last leg is a cinch horse and the odd on the last leg is likely to be a very short price horse.
In my opinion, the last leg horse Karl is a cinch horse -- meaning, he is likely to win the 12th race this Saturday afternoon at The Meadowlands.
His odd will likely be right around 3/5 as a very heavy favorite.
Now what's left is to find the other leg horse and here it is:
This is the first leg.
LET'S START THE HAMBLETONIAN SATURDAY AFTERNOON PARLAY SPECIAL OFF WITH A BANG!
A "BANG?"
OH, BOY -- DO WE EVER?
CANE PACE 3 Year Old Colts & Geldings (Declaration Fee - $5,000)
Purse: $248,000.00 | Gait: Pace | Distance: 1 Mile
Track: The Meadowlands
Surface: Dirt
Race: 2
Post time: 12:24 ET
Horse: Legendary Hanover (ML 4-5)
PP Horse Driver Year's Best ODDS
1. Captain's Quarters [Jody C Jamieson] (1:49.1) ML 6-1
2. Mirage Hanover [Tim A Tetrick] (1:49.0) ML 5-1
3. Legendary Hanover [James A Macdonald] (1:46.3) ML 4-5
4. Captain Luke [Scott Richard Zeron] (1:49.3) ML 10-1
5. Remember The Alamo [Todd P McCarthy] (1:49.1) 12-1
Last time we saw (or at least I saw) Legendary Hanover in action was on July 13, 2024, in the $650,000 Meadowlands Pace Stakes.
In that race he was off in fourth early but approaching the backstretch he moved up quickly to challenge for the lead, and by the five-furlong marker he was clearly in front by almost two lengths and going comfortably while setting very fast fractions.
He continued to race in that fashion all the way to the 8th pole where everybody else tried to give chase, but Legendary Hanover found another gear and quickened again to dominate his foes by a 5-widening lengths at the wire while setting a stakes record final time in the process.
He was very impressive despite setting quick fractions and in the end seemed to quicken again -- very impressive!
So bet Legendary Hanover (ML 4-5) to win and you should be going home as a winner.
Legendary Hanover's final odd will most likely be right around 1/5 as a very heavy favorite in the betting.
Hey, a win is a win instead of chasing some longshots in hope of a big payoff as most horseplayers often do to no avail.
This is the easiest 4/5 money you'll ever going to get on the card at The Meadowlands this Saturday afternoon or at any other racetracks on this Saturday afternoon August 3, 2024 [beside Karl, The Meadowlands race 12].
Take this easy money 4/5 (or at whatever the price is -- 1/5 is my guess) and leave the racetrack as a winner.
There you have it: Easy money!
This is the first leg of the parlay betting -- so Legendary Hanover should start off our first leg with a BANG!
This is the 2nd leg.
HAMBLETONIAN SATURDAY AFTERNOON PARLAY SPECIAL CONTINUES
DR. JOHN R. STEELE MEMORIAL FanDuel - Mares Open (Declaration Fee - $2,500) STAKES BARN by 8 pm Friday
Purse: $160,000.00 | Gait: Trot | Distance: 1 Mile
Track: The Meadowlands
Surface: Dirt
Race: 10
Horse: M-m's Dream (ML 2-1)
Post time: 3:36 ET
PP Horse Driver Year's Best ODDS
1. M-m's Dream [David S Miller] (1:51.1) ML 2-1
2. Mambacita [Andrew John McCarthy] (1:52.1) ML 10-1
3. Special Way [Tim A Tetrick] (1:53.2) ML 3-1
4. Pioneer As [Todd P McCarthy] (1:52.1) ML 12-1
5. Warrawee Xenia [Bob C McClure] (1:54.4) ML 12-1
6. Rose Run Yolanda [Yannick Gingras] (1:55.1) ML 10-1
7. Bond [Ake Svanstedt] (1:53.1) ML 5-2
8. Call Me Goo [Dexter J Dunn] (1:51.2) ML 8-1
9. Tactical Mounds [Scott Richard Zeron] (1:49.4) ML 6-1
10. Adare Castle [James A Macdonald] (1:53.3) ML 20-1
Bet M-m's Dream (ML 2-1) to win.
Yes, that is right: WIN [and no bother to bet it to place either because I feel very confident in M-m's Dream (ML 2-1) to win].
M-m's Dream's final odd will most likely be right around 7/5 as a heavy favorite.
Don't forget to bet all accumulated money on this 2nd leg.
HAMBLETONIAN SATURDAY AFTERNOON PARLAY SPECIAL CONTINUES
This is the 3rd and last leg -- the leg that pays the bills.
"PAYS THE BILLS?"
OH!, BOY! -- ARE WE EVER?
HAMBLETONIAN NO. 99 - FINAL 3 Year Old Open STAKES BARN - By 8 pm Friday
Purse: $1,050,000.00 | Gait: Trot | Distance: 1 Mile
Track: The Meadowlands
Surface: Dirt
Race: 12
Horse: Karl (ML 6-5)
Post time: 4:45 ET
PP Horse Driver Year's Best ODDS
1. Karl [Yannick Gingras] (1:50.3) ML 6-5
2. Mars Hill [Todd P McCarthy] (1:52.4) ML 20-1
3. Highland Kismet [Bob C McClure] (1:51.3) ML 5-1
4. T C I [David S Miller] (1:50.4) 1-3-4) ML 5-2
5. Security Protected [Tim A Tetrick] (1:53.0) ML 20-1
6. Bella's Musclehill [Scott Richard Zeron] (1:52.0) ML 15-1
7. Secret Agent Man [Andy Ray Miller] (1:50.3) ML 12-1
8. Sig Sauer [Andrew John McCarthy] (1:50.0) ML 4-1
9. Private Access [James A Macdonald] (1:52.1) ML 10-1
10. Amazing Catch [Dexter J Dunn] (1:53.4) ML 20-1
Also Eligible:
AE1 Situationship [Ake Svanstedt] 1:51.1
AE2 Wild Ticket [Tim A Tetrick] 1:53.2
Speed early in this race likely comes from T C I, Security Protected and possibly Private Access.
T C I has given up on this whole "trying to rate" malarky and is just trying to win races.
His effort in his elimination depicted a whole different T C I than we've seen.
David Miller later relayed that Ron Burke said of T C I, "We can fix him."
Last time we saw Karl in action was on July 27, 2024, in the HAMBLETONIAN NO. 99 Elimination, in which, he won his heat to secure a drawing of post 1 to 5.
Before that we saw Karl on July 13, 2024, in the Stanley Dancer Memorial [at The Meadowlands] in which resulted in an even third-place finish after breaking evenly in fourth place early on.
In that race, Karl's driver Yannick Gingras opted to let other speedsters to dictate the pace for the first quarter of mile, and approaching the straight away on the backstretch Gingras moved Karl furiously to the lead as he normally do in the past when coming from deep in the field.
Once he was in front they (Karl and his driver) continued in that fashion all the way to inside the 8th pole when Karl showed a sign of fatique and he was slowing down noticeably to hold on for 3rd by less than two lengths.
That race came off a lengthy layoff for Karl as he last raced was on May 31, 2024, in which, he dominated his foes by 7 widening lengths.
After that race his trainer said that she was going to give Karl some rest for a month at the farm before bringing him back to the track to train for the Hambletonian.
His race back was that race, the Stanley Dancer Memorial, in which resulted in defeat for Karl.
In that race in deep stretch we can see that Karl was out of shape and not fit due to the long layoff.
Prior to that race and again this past week his trainer said that she didn't crank Karl up 100%, however, she said she thought she'd trained him fit enough to win.
As for the Hambletonian, she said that Karl is plenty fit and ready.
Music to my ears!
So bet Karl (ML 6-5) to win.
Karl's final odd will most likely be right around 3/5 as a heavy favorite.
Hey, a win is a win instead of chasing some longshots in hope of a big payoff as most horseplayers often do to no avail.
Take this easy money 6/5 (or at whatever the price is -- 3/5 is my guess) and leave the racetrack as a winner.
There you have it: Easy money!
MAKE SURE TO USE ALL OF THE ACCUMULATED MONEY ON THIS LEG!
ENJOY THE HAMBLETONIAN DAY EVERYONE!
