Suncoast Update

[Glen]

Looks like the boys are right there...One day left...


Mssg from KM:
After 2 days of the SunCoast tourney
Mike Mayo 1st
Ken Massa 15th

not yet in top 20
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Tommy Castillo
Bernie Stroum
George Smith
William Jackson

206 contestants - 1st prize = $80,000

Saturday final day of contest =
SAR, LRL, CRC, ELP, AP, LAD, MTH, DMR

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[Rick]

The SunCoast is over

HTR Member Fin Prize
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Mike Mayo 8th $4,140
Gabby Armstong 16th $2,070
Ken Massa 18th $2,070

Tommy Castillo Out 3rd Place on Friday
Bernie Stroum Out
William Jackson Out
George Smith Out

206 Players / 1st Prize = $75,000
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[George]

Congrats to all. And especial congrats to Gabby for a nice showing and I think his first
earnings from a tournament. Hope it's the first of many $$$ to come Gabby.

[MikeDee]

Way to go Mike, Ken and Gabby......you guys are making a habit out of cashing at tourneys.

[Donnie]

Nice job Guys!! I am sure the competition was extremely keen!! Keep up the great tournament efforts!

[hurrikane]

Gabby...nice showing guy. Was nice to meet you in LV...looks like you are on the way to the top...try the black hat! :D

Congrats to everyone!!!!

Tommy....I know after Friday you may be disappointed but we all know..those weekend horses drink a different tequial :D :D
Can Ken work tequila into the program?

Great job and good luck to eveyone playing the tourneys!!!

[Glen]

Some nice checks collected. Good to see a couple new faces in the tournament rounds.

[Ken Massa]

Thanks guys. Tough tourney for home run hitters. Very few of the usual HTR bombs hit. I was able to improvise and bet DMR overlays between 5/1 and 9/1 and hit several to get all my points. My longshot HTR plays at other tracks went 0 for 18 though. Winner of the tourney had just 7,500 points at the end. I had more points than that after 2 days at the Orleans (same format) and this SunCoast contest had the lowest winning total (by far) for any 3-day 'Coast resort tournament so far. Lots and lots of chalk will do that.

We'll be back in force in October for the big one at the Orleans, sure to see many more of the HTR gang there and suspect our results will improve from this one.

Did notice some interesting things in my studies and at the tourney =

There is a very strong inside early speed bias at ELP at 6.0f - get to the front, you win.

Inside speed good at MTH too - but not 100% as at ELP.

Same is true at SAR but unfortunately at SAR everyone knows the bias and the winners are all chalk.

Traditional early bias in DMR routes has turned upside down and all the winners are closers.

Rally wide types are winning most of the 1-turn miles at AP. Speed is dying.