by Bob Pandolfo
Bob Pandolfo offers his picks for the $100,000 Pick-4 at Meadowlands Racetrack on July 21, part of the U.S. Trotting Association Strategic Wagering Program.
Meadowlands Pick-4, Races 6-9, Saturday, July 21, 2012
I’ve hit four Pick-4s so far this meet, the highest paying $238 for $1 and I’m down $424 on the meet.
For the championship meet I’m going to try more realistic, and more creative, tickets to see how that works out but be forewarned that even with much more of a spread, it’s still not easy to hit a Pick-4 at this track.
$1 play: 25/37/278/269 = $36
Analysis:
Race 6: (2) Shakerattlenrock and (5) Verdad are both obvious contenders here.
Race 7: (3) Big Bam Ray always fires. (7) Won The West takes a key drop. Again, these are two obvious contenders.
Race 8: (2) Arts Ideal Hanover is probably the fastest here but has a breaking problem so I also used (7) Rockweiller and (8) Major Bombay.
Race 9: (2) Blue Claw and (6) Windfall Blue Chip will get money and are solid contenders but I also used longshot (9) Takeshigemichi, who has a history of popping when dropped to this level.