For the Arkansas Derby. After the races, Auntie's going to get one of them "government spa treatements" at the federal facility. No we don't mean the prison, we mean at the national park. Whoooeeee. Nothing like a massage by a federal employee...
To the horses!
1) The favorite, Miss McFleet is 13-0-6-5. She has failed as the favorite 6 times. But for her trainer, she's actually been a profitable horse, earning $45,000 in the maidens! Amazing!
Try Fergie's Folly at 12-1. She draws The Lovers, and is trying OP for the first time after a woeful campaign down in N'awlins.
Fergie's at 13-1 was never in it.
2) Squelch has been getting faster and faster in the care of Mr. Asmussen.
Won, paid 4.40.
3) Chameleon is probably a good enough athlete to prosper despite being housed in a new, and not quite so good, barn.
Chameleon changed colors and lost.
4) Pretty Alice.
Missed by a neck.
5) Double Miss draws Judgement. She won her last race and was claimed.
Judgment indeed. She bled and did not finish.
6) Awesome Pro.
Dead last.
7) Harrow Land.
Placed.
8) Louis the Bold draws The Emperor. But there were many other good draws, so cautious Auntie will bet timidly on Louis the Bold. In other words, place.
Louis ran half a race and quit.
9) Portobello Road. Not only the best horse, but named for the street where Auntie practiced her trade in London. Unitl, that is, the nasty British bookies had her deported.
Showed as favorite.
10) Chatham. Auntie is betting speed on the outside? Is she crazy? Maybe, but the Tarot says Chatham so Chatham it is.
Showed.
11) You do not need a crystal ball to pick Curlin in the Arkansas Derby. However, the price will be very stingy and anything can happen in a race. Those allergic to odds-on prices might give a look at Deadly Dealer. He is second in the morning line, trained by Mr. Pletcher and ridden by his favorite boy, J.R. Valazquez. The morning line of 4-1 would be a fair price. His last race was a laugher, a 7-length romp in a Gulfstream level-one allowance. So he has no proven class.
Even terrific horses like Curlin can have a bad race...
Let's see if you bet $20 on Curlin you ought to get a whopping $24 back. Take your winnings to the spa because the next race is a bad one...
Curlin romped.
12) This is a mile-and-three-quarters race for horses that are as old as 10. It is ridiculous to beat up these old campaigners, some of whom have run more than 40 races already. This kind of race is not good for the sport, nor the horses, and Auntie is not betting.
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