PLAYING THE PONIES
Sam Houston Race Park selections for Friday, March 13
Mar 13, 2020, 5:29 am
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Here are my selections for Friday night at Sam Houston Race Park. These are not meant to be in exact order, but merely the four horses I think have the best chance to win. For beginners, I suggest exacta boxes with three horses, using two of mine and one of your own. And you can always pick up a copy of Acing Racing 2016 to learn everything you need to know.
FIRST
7-6-3-4
UPTOWN WTF had a nightmare trip in last
SECOND
1-6-4-5
SPACE COWGIRL comes off a nice effort at Fair Grounds
THIRD
3-8-9-2
DON'T LET ME LINGER should move forward in this spot
FOURTH
4-6-3-5
GRAND TRIBUTE has a couple of OK efforts at Delta
FIFTH
5-9-8-1
PASSIVE has been off since June but has steady works and best would be good enough
SIXTH
1-6-4-2
MISLED improved in last and another step forward should get it done
SEVENTH
9-11-10-4
VALENTINE'S DAY should improve off a solid second in meet debut
EIGHTH
7-1A-8-6
THE REMAINDER has good early speed and could prove tough
NINTH
7-9-5-2
BOUNDLESS JOY drops in class and should get a good trip
TENTH
6-10-9-2
HECOULDGOALLTHEWAY is a Kitten's Joy firster on the turf; could be a good night for Sasha
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L.J. Cryer scored 28 points, Milos Uzan added 19 points and No. 5 Houston held on to beat No. 8 Iowa State 68-59 on Saturday.
Cryer and Uzan combined to shoot 18 of 27, including 8 of 12 on 3-pointers. Emanuel Sharp added 11 points for Houston (23-4, 15-1 Big 12), which won its sixth straight.
Milan Momcilovic scored all 16 of his points in the second half to lead a furious rally for the Cyclones (21-6, 11-5). Nate Heise added 12 points, and Tamin Lipsey scored 11.
Trailing by 16 midway through the second half, the Cyclones used an 18-3 run to cut the lead to 48-47 on a 3-pointer by Heise with eight minutes remaining. Houston responded with four straight points to push the lead back to five.
Takeaways
Iowa State: The Cyclones struggled offensively at times without their two leading scorers, but they did well defensively forcing Houston into a season-high 17 turnovers. Keshon Gilbert was out with a muscle strain and Curtis Jones missed the game due to illness.
Houston: The Cougars inched closer to a second straight Big 12 regular-season title, leading second-place Arizona by 2 ½ games with four games left. Houston is 30-4 in the Big 12 in its two seasons in the league.
Key moment
Iowa State closed within 58-56 on two free throws by Momcilovic with 4 ½ minutes left, but Uzan responded with a 3 and the lead never dipped below four the rest of the way.
Key stat
Houston shot 53% and went 10 of 17 from distance, while Iowa State shot 39%, including 8 of 20 behind the arc.
Up next
Houston travels to No. 9 Texas Tech on Monday. Iowa State travels to Oklahoma State on Tuesday.