It's bad enough when your ticket dies with the finish of the very first race of the sequence. It's even worse when your tickets dies the moment they hit the buzzer to start the very first race of the sequence.
But that's what happened with our play today, as our single in Race 7, # 8 Crop Report (Final Odds 2.5-1), hit the gate right at the start of Race 7 at Gulfstream, thus spotting the rest of the field approximately ten lengths right from the break. Crop Report didn't quit, and showed that our faith in his running ability was justified; but despite making up what seemed like acres of ground, it just wasn't enough to offset the blown start, as Crop Report finished third, a length and three quarters behind the winner, # 3 Black Onyx (9.8-1).
We had the winner of Race 8, as # 9 Dominant Jeannes (7.4-1) grabbed the lead early and then held on for dear life, finishing a neck in front of # 4 Godard (9.4-1). And our fears that Race 9, The Davona Dale, would see our play # 3 Dreaming of Julia (0.9-1) get hooked into a speed dual with # 4 Live Lively (2.1-1) proved unfounded. Dreaming of Julia simply let Live Lively have the lead uncontested; which, in the end, proved rather unfortunate for us, as Live Lively, the horse we spoke of but did not play, led the pack all the way around the track, crossing the wire a length and a half in front of Place horse Dreaming of Julia and over seven lengths ahead of Show horse # 1 Private Ensign (2.3-1).
# 4 Data Link (1.1-1) gave us our second winner on the ticket in Race 10, The Canadian Turf; thus making the case that he was indeed worthy of single status. Speaking of singles, Race 11, The Fountain of Youth, saw our other single on the ticket, # 3 Violence (0.6-1) finish a half-length behind the well-supported # 1 Orb (5.4-1, from a Morning Line of 12-1). Finally, the finale, Race 12, saw one of our selections, first time starter # 5 Forever Thing (6-1) finish a neck behind the winner, # 3 Kingofalldiamonds (19.5-1).
So two Wins, three Place, and one Show; which, as you all already know, pays absolutely nothing. Meanwhile, the correct Rainbow Pick Six sequence of 3 / 9 / 4 / 4 / 1 / 3 also pays absolutely nothing, as nobody correctly picked all six winners. The best anyone playing today could do was pick five out of six; for those who did, their reward was a return of $424.25 for the ten cent bet.
Oh well; onto the next race.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
EDIT: February 24: Looks like Violence has a solid excuse for losing Saturday's Fountain of Youth, as he sustained a fracture to his right front medial sesamoid. The injury means that Violence will not run in the Kentucky Derby. Those interested can read the full story here. - Jimbo
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