Race 6 - # 9 Moe Candy (Final Odds 4.30) - No Selection
Race 7 - # 9 Start a Runnin (11.70) - "B" Selection
Race 8 - The Cary Grant - # 9 Solid Wager (2.80) - "C" Selection
Race 9 - # 4 Sugary (3.30*) - "A" Selection
We saw three nines kick off the sequence; and while it's certainly not the norm for the same program number to sweep a Pick Three, what made it even more of a curiosity was that all three nines were ridden by the same jockey, Victor Espinoza. I don't know if anyone has access to a database where they can see when was the last time a jockey drew the same program number in three consecutive races with fields containing at least nine runners, but I imagine it's quite rare; and it's got to be off the charts unusual to have the same jockey win with the same program number in three straight contests (again, with each race having at least nine assigned program numbers).
Anyway, the nightcap saw the end to both the streak of # 9 and the streak of Victor Espinoza aboard the winner; as Espinoza's ride in the finale, # 10 Onzaway (6.30) crossed the wire fifth; while # 9 Could Be Magic (3.90), ridden by Mike Smith, was the last one home. How rare a feat would it have been for Espinoza to sweep The Pick Four? I don't know; but I do know that Corey Nakatani pulled it off on Oct 12, 2013 at Santa Anita.
As for our play, we ran the gamut, bringing home one each of our "A", "B", and "C" selections, as well as suffering the ignominy of having a total whiff in the very first leg. Add it all up, and it results in today being a day for us to contribute instead of collect.
Oh well; onto the next race.
Meanwhile, those who had the correct Pick Four sequence of 9 / 9 / 9 / 4 were rewarded with a payout of $826.90 for their fifty cent wager. May God bless them as they spend their winnings.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
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