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Monticello Picks For Thursday, January 9th

1ST RACE: 2-8-4-6

2ND RACE: 4-2-8-6

3RD RACE: 4-2-3-7

4TH RACE: 4-2-6-3

5TH RACE: 4-2-5-6

6TH RACE: 2-1-4-3

7TH RACE: 2-6-4-5

8TH RACE: 4-1-3-6

9TH RACE: 1-6-2-4

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Sam Houston Live Meet Starts Friday, Jan. 10th 2020

Just a quick reminder that the 2020 Sam Houston Thoroughbred Meet begins this, Friday, January 10th and continues through Saturday, March 28th with 39 days of live racing.   Opening weekend has drawn QUALITY FIELDS and the increased purses for 2020 have attracted top horsemen from across the country.   Attached are overnights for opening weekend.

You’ll certainly want to join us for the Houston Racing Festival on Sunday, January 26th.  Highlighted by the $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic (G3), the Houston Racing Festival has a special first post at 1pm Central. Other stakes include the $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup (G3), $200,000 Texas Turf Mile, $100,000 Frontier Utilities Turf Sprint, $75,000 Jersey Lilly Turf, and $75,000 Stonerside Sprint.

Thank you for your continued support of Sam Houston and IdaBet.com!

Yonkers Peek At Program- Thursday, January 9th

Some insights into tonight’s racing program for our IdaBet players:


1 ST RACE – (6) BLUEBERRY HEAVEN returns to land of the claimer after
some good work upstate. Part of gang that went 14-for-227 in 2019, demand value.

3 RD RACE – (2) MISS YOU KELLY tries it as fresh Lasix, which may very
well be sufficient here. Pocket third as fave last time locally, surmise lass leaving.

5 TH RACE – (6) MIGHTY MR. SHARKEY N ought to be low-hanging fruit
as bottom-feeder. There’s nothing either side preventing him controlling this octet.

6 TH RACE – (5) MORE THAN MANY was seasonal 1-fer in ‘19, outracing
her odds in last try. Remains at max competence level, always ignored at windows.

7 TH RACE – (2) ABERDEEN HANOVER is a lovely horse if you own him,
lousy horse if you bet him. Long time between wins, intrigues slipping to bottom.

10 TH RACE – (7) DONGAL RUNDLSCRK N is a number four-eyeballed in
previous tries. Sort of read-between-lines gaze, obviously needs way in from here.


2020 $2 +/- – 1 win ($5.20) from 6 ($12) selex (-$6.80, and so it begins)
highest/lowest-priced winner – APEX SEELSTER ($5.20)

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Monticello Picks For Wednesday, January 8th

Here are the picks for our IdaBet players:

1ST RACE: 4-2-6-1

2ND RACE: 5-2-6-3

3RD RACE: 2-7-4-5

4TH RACE: 6-4-3-7

5TH RACE: 6-7-3-2

6TH RACE: 1-6-2-7

7TH RACE: 7-6-1-3

8TH RACE: 2-6-7-5

9TH RACE: 1-3-2-7

Happy Wagering!

2020 Dubai Racing Carnival – Thursday 9th January

2020 Dubai Racing Carnival – Thursday 9th January

Jan 8, 2020

The second meeting of the 2020 Dubai World Cup Carnival takes place tomorrow, please find below the Week 2 Meydan Overview and bet selections written by Racing TV’s Angus McNae.

Meydan Overview & Selections – Week 2:

Week 1 of the Dubai International Carnival brought with it an outstanding performance from the three year old filly Final Song. She posted a really good Timefigure which makes her the outstanding candidate for the UAE 1000 Guineas. This division is traditionally quite weak but this filly looks to be an outstanding leader of the group and the two fillies that finished behind her are clearly useful too. The Doug Watson team are hopeful that Rio Angie can turn the form around in the Guineas but there can be little excuse for her defeat here and at the moment Final Song clearly heads up this group.

Secondly from last week my eye-catcher for your trackers is Dubai Legacy. He finished 5th to Major Partnership on the turf and did well to finish so close having been slowly away and last turning into the home straight. This looks to be a strong race and Dubai Legacy looks to be a future Carnival winner.

Week 2 brings with it a superb renewal of Round 1 of the Al Maktoum Challenge which figures on an excellent eight race card.

As ever, four selections for you:

10:05am Meydan – Ekhtiyaar

This horse improved a good deal on the turf towards the end of the Meydan 2019 season and he can regain the winning thread here. He was impressive in victory here last February and thereafter was deemed good enough to contest the Al Quoz sprint. He finished 9th in that Group 1 and was subsequently rested before reappearing on the dirt behind Ibn Malik at a domestic meeting here at Meydan. He will strip fitter for that and a run on the dirt will have really sharpened him up for a return to his favoured turf strip here at Meydan.

11:15am Meydan – Benbatl

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Lock It Up Today At Northfield Park On Race 3

Tonight’s “Lock” is at Northfield Park on race 3 with the #2-Lucky Over Andover-Nice looking Trotter should win with ease in this group. Chris Lems drives.

Last “Lock” ran 2nd. Howard’s record now stands at: 513 of 820 wins with 149 seconds and 49 thirds.

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