Thursday, December 24, 2020

I've been handicapping since...

       ...since they raced dinosaurs!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS 
FROM THE FRIENDLY HORSE PLAYERS

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Champion Handicapper & Friend... Larry LaTour!

 
It is with deep sadness that I share this news... 
Our wonderful friend & champion handicapper, 
Larry "Hezethebest" LaTour has passed away.
My Handicapping Hero... Mr. Larry LaTour!

Friday, December 11, 2020

SPORT OF KINGS & HORSE TOURNEYS

It all started with a free game @ Sport Of Kings...
turned into a $20 player's prize code @ Horse Tourneys,
which luckily led to a wonderful winning streak and $600.
Thank you to the great folks @ SoK and HT... Happy Holidays!

May your next wager be a winning one!
Dell Yount - UpInClass Horse Racing Forum.

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Horse Racing Forum @ www.UPINCLASS.com

If you enjoy the great sport of horse racing...
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     I o o   I
 ( O O )   www.upinclass.com

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

CAROL OF THE BELLS

HAPPY HOLIDAYS
UpInClass Horse Racing Forum

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

TO ALL UPINCLASS PLAYERS:

We've experienced the highs and lows over these many years
and I am so very thankful that you choose to share your time
and talent here at UpInClass. I wish you and the folks you love
a happy and healthy holiday season. Be safe, my friends...🐴❤️😎
you make my life better. THANK YOU! ~ Dell Yount, aka Badactor.
May your next wager be a winning one!

Friday, November 13, 2020

my first tweet #SingWithBing

            Answering the call at #SingWithBing and @delmarracing,
I submitted an audition to Sing With Bing for the 2021 Breeders' Cup!
             I've never tweeted before... so I hope I did it right.
      If you twitter, perhaps you could tweet support for my audition. 
                 https://twitter.com/dell_yount

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

DELL YOUNT & SPIELBERG

 
 Character Actor, DELL YOUNT calls dibs on 2yo SPIELBERG
in the upcoming 2020 Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

and let's talk Breeders' Cup!

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Monday, October 12, 2020

FREE Contests @ Sport of Kings!

 
Formerly, the wonderful PUBLIC-HANDICAPPER website...
players are now invited to visit and join the new contest venue:  
Try your luck @ SPORT OF KINGS

Thursday, October 1, 2020

PREAKNESS STAKES 2020

 

Preakness 145 with track linemaker Keith Feustle’s morning line odds:

1  EXCESSION (Sheldon Russell) 30-1
2  MR. BIG NEWS (Gabriel Saez) 12-1
3  ART COLLECTOR (Brian Hernandez Jr.) 5-2
4  SWISS SKYDIVER (Robby Albarado) 6-1
5  THOUSAND WORDS (Florent Geroux) 6-1
6  JESUS' TEAM (Jevian Toledo) 30-1
7  NY TRAFFIC (Horacio Karamanos) 15-1
8  MAX PLAYER (Paco Lopez) 15-1
9  AUTHENTIC (John Velazquez) 9-5
10 PNEUMATIC (Joe Bravo) 20-1
11  LIVEYOURBEASTLIFE (Trevor McCarthy) 30-1
 

the greatest game

YES you can play the horses
and you can play the jockeys
and you can play the trainers
and you can play the numbers
and you can play the angles
and you can play the favorites
and you can play the odds
and you can play the colors
and you can play your birth date
and you can play an anniversary
and you can play vertically
and you can play horizontally
and you can play a bunch on a hunch
and you can play a little to win a lot
whatever suits you best...

handicapping horse races:
it's the greatest game!🐴

www.UPINCLASS.com

Monday, September 28, 2020

September 5th is a GREAT DAY!

I'll always remember September 5th as the day 
I had the winner of the 2020 Kentucky Derby!
 
Always Authentic,  

Saturday, September 26, 2020

MONMOUTH - Race 13


 
#5 Andrez Conquist  $319.80  $89.60  $27.40

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

2020 Kentucky Derby - My Old Kentucky Home

 
The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, 
Tis summer, the people are gay; 
 
The corn-top's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom 
While the birds make music all the day. 
 
The young folks roll on the little cabin floor 
All merry, all happy and bright; 
 
By 'n by hard times comes a knocking at the door 
Then my old Kentucky home, Good-night! 
 
Weep no more my lady. 
Oh! Weep no more today! 
We will sing one song 
For my old Kentucky home 
For the old Kentucky home, far away.
 
2020 KENTUCKY DERBY FIELD
1 50-1 Finnick the Fierce
2 30-1 Max Player
3 30-1 Enforceable
4 50-1 Storm the Court
5 50-1 Major Fed
6 20-1 King Guillermo
7 30-1 Money Moves
8 50-1 South Bend
9 50-1 Mr. Big News
10 15-1 Thousand Words
11 50-1 Necker Island
12 30-1 Sole Volante
13 50-1 Attachment Rate
14 50-1 Winning Impression
15 20-1 Ny Traffic
16 5-1 Honor A.P.
17 3-5 Tiz the Law
18 8-1 Authentic

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Artificial Crowd Noise... NO!!!!

Do you know what makes sports great?
.
It's real.
A diving catch.
A tipped ball up for grabs.
A half court shot to win the game.
A driving finish to win by a nose.
A recovered fumble. A 3-point shot.
A power play. A double play. A fast break.
A stolen base. A slaaaaaaaaam dunk!!!
All absolutely real. Each moment, pure and true.


Now, do you know what's pure crap?
Recorded crowd noise. The laugh track.
Phony pre-recorded cheers from non-existent fans.
It's awful. It's stupid. It's embarrassing.

STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grandpa, Grandson & Horse Racing

                    Introducing my grandson to the greatest sport!
                One day he will join the conversation @ UpInClass.
                               www.UPINCLASS.com

Thursday, July 9, 2020

UPINCLASS HORSE RACING FORUM ~ Established: July 9, 2004

        If you've smiled or laughed or learned or shared an opinion
        or gained an insight or added a horse and caught a winner
        because of something you read on this forum...

        If you've played in and enjoyed our challenging contests
        and if you have sponsored or plan to sponsor a contest...

        If you have participated in the conversation
        by asking or answering a comment or question
        and if you have been entertained or entertaining...

        Thank you for being part of UpInClass Horse Racing Forum!

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Monday, June 22, 2020

It begins...

After a day of swimming...
https://i.imgur.com/p0tBfya.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6B6XApw.jpg
we turned our attention to horse racing!
https://i.imgur.com/31vR7oB.jpg
...and so it begins.

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

My First Father's Day!

                   This is going to be my first Father's Day! 🐴💖
          It will be a year since I first met Stephanie (Aug. 25, 2019).
                   The most wonderful surprise of my entire life...
                 and like her father, she sings, of course, she sings!

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

I miss it.

I miss being at the racetrack. I miss getting up early and dressing in my white shirt and burgundy vest with the emblazoned words Santa Anita Park... I miss the tie, black pants and suspenders. I miss the drive... I miss arriving in the morning at Santa Anita and walking from the parking lot through the gates, up the ramp to the windows. 
I miss being a teller.

I miss the trip to Del Mar, driving the coast, the magnificent Pacific ocean on your right, heading down to where the turf meets the surf... I miss that. It's summer... bikini tops with gypsy skirts and sandals and soft summer sundresses and cool linen suits & hats and precocious young players eager for cocktails and the thrill only attending live thoroughbred horse racing can bring... who do you like in the next race? I miss working Del Mar.

I miss seeing the horses and the jockeys and the public up close... 

I miss the gamblers. I miss the horse players. I miss the old timers and the guessers, the system's players and $2 acrossers. I miss the big shots and the longshots, the winners and the losers... the whales... and the minnows. They are my favorite. The regular folks. 
The 'this is my first time at the racetrack so...' I miss them most.
I miss being a pari-mutuel teller at the racetrack...
one of the best jobs I ever had. ~ Dell Yount @ www.UPINCLASS.com

Monday, June 1, 2020

Saturday, May 30, 2020

UpInClass Horse Racing Forum

        If you love the excitement of thoroughbred horse racing...
       you're invited to JOIN THE FORUM @ www.UPINCLASS.com

Monday, May 25, 2020

When the stay-at-home orders are lifted...

                    When the stay-at-home orders are lifted...
               I want more time with my daughter & grandsons!

                      Be safe... be smart... and stay healthy!
                     Dell Yount with Stephanie, Cyrus & Mikey.