Saturday, July 01, 2006

The Beatings Continue

After filling the account past the requisite $4oo mark for the third time, we took aim at the Friday twilight Belmont and Hollywood cards.
I was unimpressed with the favorite in the second preferring the 1,2, and 4 to the 5 so I put those three over the 5...
the 5 WAS unimpressive and the 1,4,2 came in as follows!:
1 Lady Jove 13.808.105.30
4 Her Royal Nibs 10.204.90
2 Stellar Maiden 2.80
Wager Type Winning Number Pool Paid
Double 1-1 229741 65.50
Exacta 1-4 271716 94.50
Quinella 1-4 24052 52.50
Trifecta 1-4-2 214011 356.50

So a nice exacta and triple was cleanly avoided.

Insult to injury occurred in the feature in which we bet the triple with various keys, one of which was the 2-8-9. The 8 drifted out a few lanes in the stretch so the jockey of the 9 checks his horse and does and Oscar-worthy acting job as if he were just run over.
The 8 was dq-ed!
2 Society Hostess
(Gomez, Garrett K. )
120 L B 2 2 7-2 1/2 6-2 1/2 - 3-2 1-1/4 4.10
8 DQ Gilded Gold
(Castellano, Javier )
124 L 8 1 1-1/2 1-1/2 - 1-1/2 3-1 1/4 1.20*
9 Lemon Drop Gal
(Desormeaux, Kent J. )
120 L B 9 4 2-1 1/2 2-1 1/2 - 2-1 1/2 2-1 1/4 6.10
Exacta 2-9 314703 67.00
Trifecta 2-9-8 239418 175.50

Things only got worse at Hollywood.
You have to stick with the COMPETENT trainers and (at H'wood) jockeys.

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