Bradley returned to Magic City short-court Pelota action in top form on Sunday winning both of his singles games. His first win came in game 1 with a perfect game runout from the tough post 7 and then he clinched his 2nd win in game 2 from the 3-post. Those wins rewarded Daily Doubles bettors with a handsome price of $36.20 for a $2 ticket. The game 1 win resulted in a trifecta outcome of 7-6-5 which paid a whopping $883.30 for the $1 price. The “dogs” were a barkin’ on the Magic City fronton sidelines after both Bradley wins and a Golden Cesta Award for Bradley in week 16 singles would be no surprise.
The Pelota Press site has reported that Kubala is sidelined with a torn ACL with surgery and rehab to follow. SayHiLi wishes the best for Kyle and a speedy recovery. Bradley has replaced Kubala in the second doubles tournament of the year and we are expecting some more barkin’ dogs with the Bueno-Bradley team in the mix. Spinner is no longer playing Pelota (reason unknown) but will be playing in the Battle Court matches. Cool Fitness is still sidelined with his wrist injury but we expect him back soon.
Inaki was back for Sunday’s performance and had an exceptional day. Inaki-Tennessee team played in both doubles games and lost game point in game 5 but got 2nd place and had a perfect game runout from the tough post 7 in game 7. They are definitely a tough team and Tennessee is a solid backcourt player, exceeding expectations. Inaki also had a 2nd place finish in game 8 singles. Currently, Jairo-Ben lead the 2nd doubles tournament with 8-wins and Flores-Manny are second with 6-wins. Two teams which are surprisingly off to slow starts are Julen-Iriondo with a record of 23-0-3-0 and El Barba-Douglas at 32-1-1-1.
The 2023 Singles Championship is tightly packed with 8-players with 15-22 wins. Benny leads with 22-wins followed by Anderluck & Nicolas with 21-wins, CRB & Douglas with 20-wins, Goixerri (last years winner) with 19-wins, Julen with 16-wins and Jairo with 15-wins.
The first part of the 2023 Pelota season concludes on Tuesday, June 27th, where both jackpots will be forced-out. The Jai-5 jackpot wager has been a tough cookie to crumble in recent weeks and has now gone 16-consecutive performances without a single winner with all 5-games correctly selected by the bettors. The jackpot now stands at $6,548.50 for Monday’s Pelota games. The Pelota games return in the fall on September 5th and run through December 5th with a Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday schedule at 1:30-pm. Don’t forget the two big tournaments in August, USNJAC and the World Super Court.
Trifecta wagering keeps growing and several trifecta pools were close to the $3000 mark at Sunday’s games. Be sure to tune in and support the Magic City Fronton. Watch and Wager has a great betting platform so be sure to check out the watchandwager.com website. If you aren’t sure if your state is approved for Jai-Alai wagering, be sure to call Watch and Wager’s customer service line (1-800-836-2182). Their customer service is top of the line!