Hey, did you hear? Zenyatta's half-sister, Eblouissante, was scratched from what would have been her second career start, Race 4 at Hollywood Park on Saturday. Which, needless to say, is not what this post is about. Instead, we'll be focusing on two races after that one, as we continue to follow the exploits of Crown Over.
For those who are new here, Crown Over was claimed by Trainer James Kasparoff for $25,000 out of Race 9 at Golden Gate Fields on August 25, a race in which Crown Over left the gate at final odds of 32.2-1. Since the claim, Crown Over has finished in the money for Kasparoff just once.
Saturday, Crown Over competed in Race 6 at Hollywood Park. As was the case in Crown Over's previous race, this was a claiming race ($16k-$14k) for non-winners of two lifetime, run over the it's-not-real-dirt main track. Jockey Joe Talamo again got the mount. One difference to note was that Saturday's race was competed at a distance of six furlongs, while November's contest had been run at six and a half furlongs.
Crown Over went to post Saturday at Final Odds of 5.2-1. As per his usual running style, Crown Over was off a bit slow, and was eleventh (out of thirteen) at first call. Crown Over split horses in midstretch, but had no further response, finishing seventh, a comfortable six and three quarter lengths behind the winner, Tiz Dynamic. Crown Over's share of the purse for finishing seventh Saturday was $350, bringing his total purse earnings since being claimed by Kasparoff for $25,000 to $3,210.
So what's next for Crown Over? Remember, he's a gelding; so retiring him to the breeding shed isn't an option. Perhaps another class drop; or maybe a move back to turf; or perhaps a combination of those two. Or maybe a move to real dirt; Santa Anita will be opening for its Winter meet soon, and Crown Over did take the Show on a fast dirt track against stakes company at Pleasanton in July of 2011. Whatever may come, I'll keep on following this horse and reporting back here; not because I'm a sadist (well, maybe a little) but because I'm genuinely curious to see how this story will play out.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
2 comments:
Thanks for your prompt response. I just checked the payout for the 10th race at Churchill (10/1/2018) and found a discrepancy.
The Win payout of $70.20 was accurate.
The Place payouts were not.Total Place poll= $52,041 (minus takeout of 17.5%)= $42,933.
The Winner, Horse #8> $919 bet.
Place, Horse #5,> $5395 bet.
$919 + $5395 = $6314.
$42,933 - $6314 = $36,619. divided by 2 = $18,309.
Horse #8> $18,309 divided by $919 = $19.92> after breakage $19.90> x 2 = $39.80> plus $2.00 = $41.80
The actual Place payout for Horse #8 was $42.60.
Horse #5> $18,309 divided by $5395= $3.39> after breakage $3.30> x 2 = $6.60> plus $2.00 = $8.60
The actual payout was IN FACT $8.60
There was a discrepancy in the Show Payout also. I won't run the numbers, but the Place payout for the winner (Horse #8) should have been $16.80, but was actually $17.80
The Place payout for the place horse (Horse #5) should have been $5.80 and was IN FACT $5.80.
The place payout for the show horse (Horse #3) should have been $4.00, but was actually $3.80
I am curious as to what is going on here. If you can't trust your Race Track, who can you trust? LOL.
Heh. Indeed!
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
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