Race 1 - # 1 Rosewhitenblue (Final Odds 1.90) - "C" Selection
Race 2 - # 3 Sunny Kat (5.30) - No Selection
Race 3 - # 6 Heyyoucan (23.70) - No Selection
Race 4 - # 3 Om (22.40) - "A" Selection
Race 5 - The La Jolla - # 6 Enterprising (1.50*) - "A" Selection
We had a nice finish, bringing two "A's" home in the final two legs. Om showed that being the only experienced runner with early speed makes for a nice advantage in a Maiden race, while Enterprising proved that "class on the grass" is still a valid precept. We also started well enough, getting home one of the two horses that we used in the opening leg; albeit our "C" Selection.
But Races 2 and 3; man, each of those was a big swing and a miss.
As strange as this may sound, I think omitting Heyyoucan from the ticket was a bigger mistake than not using Sunny Kat. Heyyoucan was one of only two runners in Race 3 that had previously won on the Del Mar main track. In addition, Heyyoucan had a clear pace advantage over the field, being the one legitimate closer in the field (yeah, # 2 Pressure Time (3.00) had also shown the ability to rate, but he was adding blinkers today, while Heyyoucan was shedding the hood). So Heyyoucan is one that really belonged in our play.
On the other hand, Sunny Kat is one that I can forgive myself for not using. Yes, Sunny Kat is by Kitten's Joy, so naturally the turf breeding is there. But Sunny Kat had four races on the grass prior to today (two of which were at today's distance) and managed to finish out of the money in all four. I'm not quite sure how I could have deduced that today would be the day that the turf gene would finally kick in. Of course, it could be said that I simply totally mis-handicapped this event. After all, the four runners that I used in this field of seven were the four runners that finished out of the money.
Oh well; onto the next race.
Meanwhile, those who had the correct Pick Five sequence of 1 / 3 / 6 / 3 / 6 were rewarded with a payout of $53,812.05 for their fifty cent wager. May God bless them as they spend their winnings.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
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