Paul Tuon
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Paul Tuon 15 hours ago
Pick for Sunday October 1, 2023:

Zenyatta Stakes

1 1/16 Miles | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up | G2 STAKES | PURSE: $200,000

Track: Santa Anita Park
Race: 4

Horse: Adare Manor (ML 2-5)

Field (in post position order):

1. Adare Manor (ML 2-5)
2. Micro Share (ML 5-1)
3. Desert Dawn (ML 4-1)
4. Window Shopping (ML 5-1)


Yes, a four-horse field and a likely 1/9 favorite horse.

Hey, a win is a win rather than chasing some longshots in hope of a big payoff as most horse players often do to no avail.

Bet Adare Manor (ML 2-5) to win.

Yes, that is right: WIN.

Adare Manor (ML 1-5) will win the Zenyatta Stakes.

So put a lot of money on Adare Manor to win to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

This is the easiest money you'll ever going to get on the card at Santa Anita Park or at any other racetracks on this Sunday October 1, 2023.

This is like free money.

Take that easy money 2/5 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.

BONUS: Also play exacta (straight - no boxing): Adare Manor (ML 2-5) over Desert Dawn (ML 4-1).

This is the easiest exacta money you'll ever going to get on the card at Santa Anita Park or at any other racetracks on this Sunday October 1, 2023.

Again, you might need to put some considerable amount of money for the WIN bet on Adare Manor (ML 2-5) to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

Take this easy money 2/5 (or at any price -- 1/9 is my guess) and leave the racetrack as a winner.
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15 hours ago
Paul Tuon 18 hours ago
Pick for Saturday September 30, 2023:

Vosburgh Stakes

7 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up | G2 STAKES | PURSE: $250,000

Track: Belmont At The Big A (also known as Aqueduct)
Race: 3

Horse: Cody's Wish (ML 1-5)

Field (in post position order):

1. Great Navigator (ML 20-1)
2. Cowan (ML 20-1)
3. Sheriff Bianco (ML 10-1)
4. Accretive (ML 9-2)
5. High Oak (ML 12-1)
6. Cody's Wish (ML 1-5)

Yes, a six-horse field and a 1/9 favorite horse.

A win is a win rather than chasing some long shots in hope of a big payoff as most horse players often do to no avail.

Bet Cody's Wish (ML 1-5) to win.

Yes, that is right: WIN.

Cody's Wish (ML 1-5) will win the Vosburgh Stakes.

So put a lot of money on Cody's Wish to win to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

This is the easiest money you'll ever going to get on the card at Belmont At The Big A (also known as Aqueduct) or at any other racetracks on this Saturday September 30, 2023.

This is like free money.

Take that easy money 1/5 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.

BONUS: Also play exacta (straight - no boxing): Cody's Wish (ML 1-5) over Sheriff Bianco (ML 10-1).

This should be an easy exacta.

This should be somewhat of a good exacta payoff as Sheriff Bianco (ML 10-1) is the fourth choice in the field full of capable second place runners behind Cody's Wish (ML 1-5) -- the very heavy favorite and a cinch to win the Vosburgh Stakes.

Again, you might need to put some considerable amount of money for the WIN bet on Cody's Wish to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

Take this easy money 1/5 (or at any price -- 1/9 is my guess) and leave the racetrack as a winner.
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18 hours ago
Paul Tuon 22 hours ago
Pick for Saturday, September 30, 2023:

Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes
6 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up | G2 STAKES | PURSE: $200,000

Track: Santa Anita Park
Race: 6

Horse: Dr. Schivel (ML 9-5).

Field (in post position order):

1. American Theorem (ML -1)
2. Dr. Schivel (ML 9-5)
3. Arabian Lion (ML 5-2)
4. Fort Bragg (ML 6-1)
5. Visitant (ML 8-1)
6. C Z Rocket (ML 12-1)
7. Sir Atticus (ML 6-1)
8. Speed Boat Beach (ML 12-1)
9. Spirit of Makena (ML 6-1)


Bet Dr. Schivel (ML 9-5) to win and place.

Yes, that is right: WIN/PLACE.

Dr. Schivel will WIN the Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes.

This is easy money.

So put a lot of money on Dr. Schivel to WIN/PLACE to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

Dr. Schivel's final odd will most likely be right around 6/5 or even lower (in my opinion).

Take that easy money 9/5 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.
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22 hours ago
Paul Tuon 1 day ago
Pick for Saturday, September 30, 2023:

Woodward Stakes
1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up | G2 STAKES | PURSE: $400,000

Track: Belmont At The Big A (also known as Aqueduct)
Race: 7

Horse: Charge It (ML 7-2).

Field (in post position order):

1. Charge It (ML 7-2)
2. Law Professor (ML 12-1)
3. Algiers (IRE) (ML 6-1)
4. Zandon (ML 2-1)
5. Pipeline (ML 20-1)
6. Costa Terra (ML 15-1)
7. Un Ojo (ML 30-1)
8. Tyson (ML 5-1)
9. O'Connor (CHI) (ML 8-1)
10. Film Star (ML 12-1)


Bet Charge It (ML 7-2) to win and place.

Yes, that is right: WIN/PLACE.

Charge It (ML 7-2) should WIN the Woodward Stakes.

This is easy money.

So put a lot of money on Charge It to WIN/PLACE to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

Charge It's final odd will most likely be right around 5/2 or even lower (in my opinion).

Take that easy money 7/2 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.
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Paul Tuon 2 days ago
Pick for Friday September 29, 2023:

Chillingworth Stakes

6 1/2 Furlongs | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up | G3 STAKES | PURSE: $100,000

Track: Santa Anita Park
Race: 9

Horse: Kirstenbosch (ML 8-1)

Field (in post position order):

1. Clearly Unhinged (ML 4-1)
2. Home Cooking (ML 12-1)
3. Kirstenbosch (ML 8-1)
4. Elm Drive (ML 3-1)
5. Eda (ML 4-5)
6. Violent Runner (ML 30-1)
7. Lady T (ML 12-1)



Bet Kirstenbosch (ML 8-1) to win and place.

Yes, that is right: WIN/PLACE.

Put a lot of money on Kirstenbosch to win and place, particularly to PLACE since she has a very good chance to at least place.

I expect Kirstenbosch to run big and win the Chillingworth Stakes Friday September 29, 2023.

So put a lot of money on Kirstenbosch (ML 8-1) to place since her final odd will probably be right around 5/1 fourth choice [behind Eda (ML 4-5), Elm Drive (ML 3-1), Clearly Unhinged (ML 4-1)], and that makes a good place bet strategy.

Yes, this qualifies as my "Longshot Play of the Week" -- if not for the month, year, or century -- because I rarely pick longshots.

It's not my type of plays to play (too many) longshots (but only occasionally).

And this one is one of those rare occasions that I pick a longshot.


Again, play Kirstenbosch (ML 8-1) to WIN/PLACE.

Take the easy money by putting a lot of money on Kirstenbosch to place to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

This is easy money.

Take that easy money 8/1 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.


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BONUS: Also play exacta (box): Kirstenbosch (ML 8-1) and Eda (ML 4-5).

Yes, that is right: EXACTA BOX -- because Eda (ML 4-5) is a very good horse and she is not going down in defeat without a fight.

So playing an exacta box is a good strategy.

This should be somewhat of a good exacta payoff as Eda (ML 4-5), the heavy favorite, is also part of the exacta combination, particularly for the bottom combination.

On top of that combination is the fact that Kirstenbosch (ML 8-1) is the fourth choice in the betting.

Both Eda (ML 4-5) and Elm Drive (ML 3-1) exacta combination will get bet heavily, leaving the combination of Kirstenbosch (ML 8-1) and Eda (ML 4-5) with a good payoff.
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2 days ago
Paul Tuon 4 days ago
Next Dominated the Grade 3, $200,000 Greenwood Cup Stakes By 25 Lengths

Next earned a 104 Beyer Speed Figure for his Greenwood Cup victory.

On a rainy, windy, and raw Saturday (September 23, 2023) at Parx Racing, Next was as nasty as the weather.

Or should I say Next was as spectacular as Secretariat when he won the Belmont Stakes way back in 1973.

The 5-year-old gray gelding, universally considered the best dirt marathoner in North America, dominated the Grade 3, $200,000 Greenwood Cup Stakes for 3-year-olds and upward at 1 1/2 miles, winning by a whopping 25 lengths over a sealed, sloppy track.


If you had tuned in to my pick for "members only" last Saturday (September 23, 2023), you would have made some money.

Here is the pick I've made for that Saturday:

Pick for Saturday September 23, 2023:

Track: Parx Racing
Race: 7

Horse: Next (ML 8-5 and more likely 4-5 favorite)

Bet Next (ML 8-5) to WIN.

Put a lot of money on him to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

Next will WIN the 7th race. So put a lot of money on Next to WIN.

Take that easy money 8/5 (or at any price: 4/5 is my guess) and leave the racetrack as a winner.



Result:

Next 2.60 2.40 2.10
My Imagination 27.60 10.60
Ridin With Biden 2.20




Ridden by Luan Machado for trainer William "Doug" Cowans, Next immediately went to the lead heading into the first of three turns and soon settled into a steady pitter-patter.

He controlled the race through fractions of 25.72, 50.12, 1:15.51, and 1:40.91 while lightly hounded from the outside by Ridin With Biden.

Machado lowered his hands slightly entering the final turn and Next responded.

In the blink of an eye, he was clear of Ridin With Biden, while racing well off the rail.

During the stretch run, all Machado had to do was stay tied on and pose for the picture.

Next (104 Beyer Speed Figure) finished the mile and a half in 2:33.28 and returned $2.60 as the overwhelming favorite.

Ridin With Biden was well clear of the rest at the furlong pole, but jockey Paco Lopez appeared to pull the 2022 Greenwood Cup winner up approaching the wire.


That allowed 84-1 shot My Imagination to grab second by a nose.

Ridin With Biden held third, three-quarters of a length ahead of Forewarned.

Forewarned was followed by Fowler Blue, Calibrate and Suigu Star. Bear Oak scratched.

Ridin With Biden's trainer, Butch Reid, appeared furious with Lopez during the unsaddling process; perhaps, for allowing a 84-1 shot, My Imagination, to grab second by a nose at the wire.

"It was the same plan as always today," Cowans said. "Get him in a rhythm, and once in his rhythm, I think he does his thing.

I didn't care if he went to the lead or sat third. He broke sharp right away and went into his rhythm."

When asked if there was a temptation to step Next up in class against some of the top handicap horses in the country, Cowans shook his head.

"It has not been a thought process up to this point. At the beginning of the year, there was a five-race plan for the horse, and so far, he's made every one."

Cowans claimed Next for $62,500 last fall for owner Michael Foster out of a ninth-place effort in a seven-furlong race at Keeneland.

Since then, Not This Time gelding has won six of eight starts, including stakes at Delaware Park, Keeneland, Belmont Park, and Saratoga.

Cowans indicated that Next's next start will come in the Grade 2, $250,000 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes at 1 5/8 miles at Santa Anita on Nov. 4.

Stay tuned!!!
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4 days ago
Paul Tuon 1 week ago
Pick for Saturday, September 23, 2023:

Cotillion Stakes
1 1/16 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds | G1 STAKES | PURSE: $1,000,000

Track: Parx Racing
Race: 12

Horse: Defining Purpose (ML 4-1).

Field (in post position order):

1. Foggy Night (ML 12-1)
2. Ceiling Crusher (ML 5-1)
3. Pretty Mischievous (ML 2-1)
4. Hoosier Philly (ML 6-1)
5. Occult (ML 6-1)
6. Just Katherine (ML 12-1)
7. Defining Purpose (ML 4-1)
8. Imonra (ML 10-1)
9. Majestic Creed (ML 30-1)


Bet Defining Purpose (ML 4-1) to win and place.

Yes, that is right: WIN/PLACE.

Defining Purpose (ML 4-1) will WIN the Cotillion Stakes.

So put a lot of money on Defining Purpose to WIN/PLACE to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

Defining Purpose's final odd will most likely be right around 5/2 or even lower (in my opinion as the fourth choice in the betting behind Pretty Mischievous (ML 2-1), Ceiling Crusher (ML 5-1), and Hoosier Philly (ML 6-1)).

This is easy money.

As soon as the race is over, cash out your tickets and take that easy money 4/1 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.

Don't stick around and losing back your winning money!!!

Again, you might need to put some considerable amount of money for the WIN/PLACE bet on Defining Purpose to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

Take this easy money 4/1 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.
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1 week ago
Paul Tuon 1 week ago
Pick for Friday September 22, 2023:

1 1/16 Miles | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up | ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING : $80,000 | PURSE: $134,000

Track: Churchill Downs

Race: 6

Horse: Chop Chop (ML 8-5).

Field (in post position order):

1. Selina Kyle (PER) (ML 8-1)
2. Jag Warrior (ML 12-1)
3. Music Street (ML 8-1)
4. Skratch Kat (ML 3-1)
5. Ice Orchid (ML 2-1)
6. Chop Chop (ML 8-5)


Yes, it's a six-horse field!

Bet on Chop Chop (ML 8-5) to win.

Yes, that is right: WIN.

Put a lot of money on Chop Chop to win since her final odd will probably be right around 4/5 favorite; and thus, making the trip to the racetrack more worthwhile and justified.

This is easy money.

As soon as the race is over, cash out your tickets and take that easy money 8/5 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.

Don't stick around and losing back your winning money!!!
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Paul Tuon 2 weeks ago
Pick for Saturday, September 16, 2023:

Pocahontas Stakes
1 Mile | Fillies | 2 Year Olds | G3 STAKES | PURSE: $300,000

Track: Churchill Downs
Race: 7

Horse: V V's Dream (ML 5-2)

Field (in post position order):


1. Empire Island (ML 5-1)
2. Peignoir (ML 20-1)
3. Riperton (ML 12-1)
4. Raining Sugar (ML 20-1)
5. Regal Rumor (ML 12-1)
6. V V's Dream (ML 5-2)
7. Youalmosthadme (ML 2-1)
8. Courbe (ML 10-1)
9. Hot Beach (ML 7-2)


Bet V V's Dream (ML 5-2) to win and place.

Yes, that is right: WIN/PLACE.

V V's Dream (ML 5-2) will WIN the Pocahontas Stakes.

So put a lot of money on V V's Dream to WIN/PLACE to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

V V's Dream's final odd will most likely be right around 2/1 or even lower (in my opinion).

Take that easy money 5/2 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.

BONUS: Also play exacta (straight - no boxing): V V's Dream (ML 5-2) over Youalmosthadme (ML 2-1).

This is the easiest exacta money you'll ever going to get on the card at Churchill Downs or at any other racetracks on this Saturday September 16, 2023.

This might not be as good of an exacta as I would've liked because of the fact that the exacta contains two very heavy favorites (albeit in reverse).

This should be somewhat of a good exacta payoff as V V's Dream (ML 5-2) is the second choice in the field full of capable runners.

Again, you might need to put some considerable amount of money for the WIN/PLACE bet on V V's Dream to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

Take this easy money 5/2 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.
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2 weeks ago
Paul Tuon 2 weeks ago
Pick for Saturday, September 16, 2023:

Iroquois Stakes
1 Mile | Open | 2 Year Olds | G3 STAKES | PURSE: $300,000

Track: Churchill Down
Race: 9

Horse: Risk It (ML 2-1).

Field (in post position order):

1. Liberal Arts (ML 20-1)
2. West Saratoga (ML 8-1)
3. Union Roll (ML 5-1)
4. Edified (ML 8-1)
5. Market Street (ML 8-1)
6. Seize the Grey (ML 10-1)
7. Gettysburg Address (ML 12-1)
8. Risk It (ML 2-1)
9. Patriot Spirit (ML 7-2)


Bet Risk It (ML 2-1) to win and place.

Yes, that is right: WIN/PLACE.

Risk It will WIN the Iroquois Stakes.

This is the easiest money you'll ever going to get on the card at Churchill Down or at any other racetracks on this Saturday September 16, 2023.

This is easy money.

So put a lot of money on Risk It to WIN/PLACE to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

Risk It's final odd will most likely be right around 6/5 or even lower (in my opinion).

Take that easy money 2/1 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.
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