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There are so many ways to approach this
game, but one thing a bettor can do is
attempt to get ahead of the curve and make
that astonishing discovery way before the
masses. If a bettor can isolate a bias,
either in racing style, or track bias before
the entire grandstand, that bettor can
get a heads up on his rivals, the other
bettors.
We are already on record as predicting
Joe Talamo will lead the league of jocks
at the Del Mar meet, and we are not wavering.
Sure, he’ll lose his bug and his
5-pound head start, but he won’t
lose his clients with a legendary agent
like Ronnie Ebanks calling the shots.
But it won’t be easy. Michael Baze
became the youngest rider since a pretty
good chauffeur named Bill Shoemaker to
win the Hollywood
Park riding title and
he has been exuding confidence. When you
have that swagger, it transfers to the
runner and he will be right there when
the last margarita is consumed at the beach.
There are some value riders to watch and
here they are with the reasons why they
will pay and pay prices this meeting.
Leading off the 2nd tier of riders who
will offer juicy betting opportunities
is Isaias Enriquez. It has taken this youngster
awhile to hone his trade and he has had
his ups and downs, but his business is
going in the right direction now and one
of the reasons why is his agent Tom Knust.
Knust is a war veteran, he knows a condition
book, because he used to write them as
a racing secretary and he already has had
great success in his new profession as
a booking agent as he handled the enigmatic
Pat Valenzuela recently when that legend
was flying high as a kite.
Enriquez didn’t crack the top 10
at Hollypark, but he won with about 15%
of his mounts and that was with getting
about a quarter of the starts that leading
man Baze had.
The kid is improving every day and he’s
equally adept on or off the pace.
A sort of new rider that will fly well
under the radar is Agapito Delgadillo.
He was hovering around the 10 spot in the
standings late in the meeting and is the
type of rider that will generate no buzz
at the windows. What that means is that
he will usually be a bigger price than
if a guy like Baze, Talamo or Nakatani
was on the same animal.
The last kid to watch is the bug boy,
Alonso Quinonez. The 23-year-old learned
to rope cattle when he was about 8 and
he missed capturing his first riding title
at Turfway during the winter-spring meet
by one win, losing out when Julien Leparoux
took the very last race. The kid is great
out of the gate, and he listens - a trait
that more people in general should learn.
The best thing he may have going for him
is the respect he has from his own peers.
Pro rider Charlie Woods who has been around
for over 30 years had this to say about
Alonso. Woods: “He’s well-mannered
and polite. He’s really serious about
his riding. The main thing I like about
him is that he wants to learn. He asks
questions, if he makes a mistake and he
knows it, he admits to it. He steps up
like a man and takes responsibility. On
top of that, he’s got physical ability.”
With those tools, Q is certainly one to
watch.
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Posted on 7/18/2007 2:49:15 PM
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