11/5/21 Del Mar All BC Late Pick Four - Results

Race 7 - The BC Juvenile Fillies - # 6 Echo Zulu (Final Odds 0.80*) - "A" Selection

Race 8 - The BC Juvenile Fillies Turf - # 1 Pizza Bianca (9.90) - "B" Selection

Race 9 - The BC Juvenile - # 12 Corniche (1.40*) - "A" Selection

Race 10 - The BC Juvenile Turf - # 4 Tiz the Bomb (7.80) - "C" Selection

In was can only be described as (bad) racing luck, prior to the start of the nightcap, # 2 Albahr (GB) flailed about in the starting gate; so much so that Albahr wound up getting himself caught under the gate.  Thank the good Lord, both Albahr and Jockey Frankie Dettori are okay; and while an assistant starter was injured during the rumpus, the assistant starter was able to walk off the track to the ambulance to receive medical treatment (as I type this there has been no further update on the assistant starter's condition).

During the hullabaloo, my "A" Selection for Race 10, # 1 Modern Games (GB) was inadvertently scratched by the stewards.  Since this year's Breeders' Cup races are being run at Del Mar, they are subject to the rules of the California Horse Racing Board.  CHRB Rule 1974 B states: “If a horse is removed from the wagering pool due to a totalizator error, or due to any other error, and neither the trainer nor the owner is at fault, the horse shall start in the race as a non-wagering interest for the purse only and shall be disregarded for pari-mutuel purposes.”

So because he was scratched in error, my "A" Selection Modern Games ran for purse money only.  And because he was much the best, Modern Games easily won the BC Juvenile Turf.  Which, unfortunately, was of no matter to my play; because, as far as wagering was concerned, Modern Games was scratched.  In place of Modern Games (and Albahr, who had also been on my ticket) I received the Post Time Favorite # 3 Dakota Gold (2.70*), who crossed under the wire fifth (officially fourth in the wagering, as, again, Modern Games was running for purse money only).

Had Modern Games not been inadvertently scratched, I hit the Late Pick Four.  For that matter, had my "A" Selection in Race 8, # 12 Malavanth (Ire) (17.70) been a half length quicker in getting under the wire, I would have hit the Late Pick Four.

And so it goes.

Oh well; onto the next race.

Meanwhile, those who had the correct All BC Late Pick Four sequence of  6 / 1 / 12 / 4  were rewarded with a payout of $419.25 for their fifty cent wager.  May God bless them as they spend their winnings.

Peace and Love,

Jimbo