Race 6 - # 5 Forest Blue (Final Odds 0.80*) - "B" Selection
Race 7 - # 4 Americanize (0.70*) - "A" Selection
Race 8 - # 1 Hoffenheim (2.80) - "B" Selection
Race 9 - The Winter Challenge - # 10 California Chrome (0.10*) - "A" Selection
When the "price" horse in the sequence is a 5-2 second choice; when three of the four winners are odds-on Favorites; well, the know it ain't gonna pay much. And so it was today, as the correct Late Pick Four sequence of 5 / 4 / 1 / 10 paid $12.90 for a fifty cent wager. Since our investment was $40.00, we cash at a loss; and while that definitely beats not cashing at all, it certainly wasn’t what we had in mind when we placed our wagers.
Oh well; onto the next race.
But to be quite honest, it's all good; because today wasn't about us. Today was a day for the fans of perhaps the greatest "Horse of the People" since Seabiscuit to say goodbye, as California Chrome made what is almost definitely his final California start; and he did so going out in style, winning at the track that he has called home for nearly his entire career by as many as he pleased, with his Chromies cheering him home every step of the way. Truly a great moment for the sport.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
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