Jose Ortiz riding opening weekend

[holeinthewall]

Until Santana suspension is up.   Interested to see what he can do here and how many of the local casual players don't realize who he is.

[jdelo77]

He won the jockey title at Saratoga ! People know who he is !!! That said , you find anything with a decent price and he's riding bet it ...

[holeinthewall]

He won the jockey title at Saratoga ! People know who he is !!! That said , you find anything with a decent price and he's riding bet it ...

Oh I know but you still get the 15k people on opening Saturday that are there burning money and playing numbers or colors that won't know he is a top rider because he has never been here on a daily basis.  That said I am sure the pre race picks by Vic will drop any chance of decent odds. I use to hate that when I would have a 10-1 or higher price horse I liked and he got picked by Terry or Frank.   Just killed the will pays

[userpick]

Oh I know but you still get the 15k people on opening Saturday that are there burning money and playing numbers or colors that won't know he is a top rider because he has never been here on a daily basis.  That said I am sure the pre race picks by Vic will drop any chance of decent odds. I use to hate that when I would have a 10-1 or higher price horse I liked and he got picked by Terry or Frank.   Just killed the will pays

Vic is only giving out picks for the feature race every day

[jdelo77]

Oh I know but you still get the 15k people on opening Saturday that are there burning money and playing numbers or colors that won't know he is a top rider because he has never been here on a daily basis.  That said I am sure the pre race picks by Vic will drop any chance of decent odds. I use to hate that when I would have a 10-1 or higher price horse I liked and he got picked by Terry or Frank.   Just killed the will pays

You might but , you still get the the guys who will watch the ML and if they see money coming in they bet it , I try to stay away opening weekend but , I might look for a few betting opportunities...

[holeinthewall]

You might but , you still get the the guys who will watch the ML and if they see money coming in they bet it , I try to stay away opening weekend but , I might look for a few betting opportunities...

Good time to go after P3 if you can find a race to key and load up in the other 2.   P3 pay better at Oaklawn based on the odds than anywhere else.

[userpick]

Good time to go after P3 if you can find a race to key and load up in the other 2.   P3 pay better at Oaklawn based on the odds than anywhere else.

Will be a pick 5 this year. We all need to go after that.

[holeinthewall]

Will be a pick 5 this year. We all need to go after that.

YUP.. I had a hard enough time hitting P4 last year. I was there on 2 days when the pool went on one ticket I was 2 for 2 to start one of them both horses over 10-1.  The bombs kept coming the next 2 races and knocked me out.

[heavylifting]

Is Linda Rice sending any horses to Oaklawn Park?

Jose is married to her niece, Taylor Rice, who is also a jockey.

Scroll down to approx. Dec 21 on Taylor's Twitter feed for wedding pix -- https://twitter.com/tiny_tayb

Who knows? He might decide that he likes it in Hot Springs as opposed to South Ozone Park in the winter. And why not? More likely to find a Derby horse at Oaklawn than at Aqueduct. Cherish his time there if it turns into more than just a weekend. Like when Pat Day ruled the roost.

[Dropkick]

When is Santana's suspension over?

[holeinthewall]

When is Santana's suspension over?

From DRF 7-1-16

He will serve his days at the following tracks and on the following dates, according to a commission order: Ellis Park, July 3-4; Indiana Grand, July 5-7; Churchill Downs, Sept. 22 and 29, and Nov. 2 and 9; Keeneland, Oct. 26; and Oaklawn, Jan. 13-16 and Jan. 19.

The agreement also calls for Santana to drop an appeal he has pending in a circuit court in Arkansas.

Santana has won the last four riding titles at Oaklawn.

He made out like a bandit only serving 5 days at Oaklawn when you throw in the purse money   Oaklawn is 2-3 times what Ellis and Indiana are. Only Keeneland remotely compares.

[kingoftherapids]

he might not be the only big time new york jock coming in. stay tuned fellas