To All, Had an exhilirating night at the track Sunday. One of my favorite "sure things" turned up. I have developed what I call a "leading jockey" theory. If the leading jockey is having a bad night on favorites, wait until he is riding a three-legged jackass. Then, bet the ranch on it.
We had that last night. The leading jockey had ridden favorites in several races and won nary a one. In fact, he was only in the money on one race. During the 9th race, he had a claimer that had a morning line of 12 to 1. I put the sucker into a trifecta, even though all logic said he should be in a glue factory, instead. <G>
Now, the two favorites went to the back of the pack and had a nice discussion about stud service when they retire. Since they were geldings, I don't think they quite understood the concept. <G> Meanwhile, my longshot was tearing up the track. Unfortunately, somebody forgot to tell the rider of the third favorite to strangle her horse. She won by a nose. However, even with my long shot in second, the $2 trifecta paid me $800 on a $16 ticket.
Unfortunately, my Mother and my girlfriend were with me and they also bet the tri. Now, all I have been hearing all day is, "when are we going back to the track?" <G>
MB |
