Pete, Yeah, that place payoff was huge. Show wasn't as good thanks to Charles hitting third, but it was still velly, velly nice. On the Derby, I just looked at the best come from behind horses. I liked VG the best, and used Real Quiet and Halory as backup. It is hard for a speed horse to win the Derby with the overflow field and the slow track. In fact, that is true of most East Coast route races.
Coronado is a wild animal. He loves to run and he loves to run fast. He just doesn't like that mean little man with the whip to get on his back. <G> The key is whether he makes it to the gate at all and then whether or not the Lukas horse wears him down in a speed duel. I am kind of ticked off about the no-shows at The Preakness. It is hard to get decent odds if nobody shows up. Hey, so you just had surgery on a cracked kneecap. Play hurt, ya bums! <G>
I love the quarter horses. And I much prefer them for betting. No Beyer figures or Sheets to help the public overbet a good longshot I thought only I could see. <G> And unlike the tbs, they start ticking off the seconds as soon as the gate is open, not after the horses have reached full stride 10-20 yards down the track. And, most importantly, the jockeys do not seem to have as much impact, though the best-known jockeys tend to get their pick of mounts. Despite the fact that I am often a sexist, I love the idea that the top quarter horse jockey, trainer and owner were all women last year. Especially since I know Tami Purcell, slightly, who won the All-American.
What I don't like about the quarters are the puny purses, especially on the trials. I thinks that makes the odds of insiders getting into trouble for money much more likely.
I don't like the premiums, but Fidelity Advisors Korea might be a good speculation here. But it is just speculation. Don't bet the ranch.
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