by Bob Pandolfo
Bob Pandolfo offers his picks for the $50,000 Pick-4 at Meadowlands Racetrack on June 15, part of the U.S. Trotting Association Strategic Wagering Program.
Meadowlands Pick-4, Races 6-9, Friday, June 15, 2012
I hit Saturday night, my third Pick-4 win this meet. The Pick-4 paid $179.00 and I’m now down $33.10 on the championship meet. The nights when my longshots have come in I haven’t hit the Pick-4, the nights I hit, it paid less than $200 each time, so I’m still looking for the big one.
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 hard to hit a Pick-4 at this track.
$1 play: 37/358/1210/1256 = $72
Analysis:
Race 6: I had (7) Lady Andover at $24.00 last time and she looked sharp wiring similar. I’m going to also use (3) Brando Muscle Man who ships in and adds lasix.
Race 7: I’m using (3) Odds On Adventure and (5) Billie Bluechip, the two obvious choices, plus (8) Rub Thing, who made my list of horses to watch off a game effort last time.
Race 8: Interesting trot here. I’m using the morning line favorite and second choice but I also used longshot (1) Kenda who came up with a solid rating on my Diamond System computer handicapping method.
Race 9: This is a tough race for pacing mares so I’m using all four of my contenders.