Yesterday...

We had a big day Thursday -- but boy-oh-boy could it have been bigger. In the early double one of our selections won the first and paid $20.60. In the second race we were right there with dead aim at the top of the stretch and still plugging away through the lane -- but we just couldn't get there and had to settle for second-place at 12-1. The winner of the 2nd was the 5-2 second-favorite and the double paid $80.50/$2. Our 12-1 shot was the second longest price in the field -- we didn't see the will pays for the double but we have to imagine the price would have been extremely lucrative.

In the 4th our top pick scored at 10-1, and we were disappointed -- for a couple of reasons. First, the winner, City Attraction, was making only his second lifetime start. His first start, on Aug 20, was a complete dud, finishing tenth of eleven at odds of 63-1. As such, it was a head-scratcher to watch this guy hover at 8-1/9-1 until just before post when he bumped up to 10-1. Sure, there were some subtle things to like -- otherwise we wouldn't have used him, but 10-1??? We were hoping for a significantly better price.

The second reason for disappointment in that race was the play we made below in the Race 3-4-5 P3. We used ALL to bookend around City Attraction -- only to watch our top picks in both of those races win: 7-5 Evasive and 2-1 Stolen Identity. So we could have played it cold. But there's no denying it's a much better feeling going into that last leg knowing it's a sure thing. And even though Stolen Identity got up to win the 5th, it was a four-horse battle within the last sixteenth and the horse that ran second, 10-1 Americani, would have completed a $2800+ P3 -- and that would have made the meet for the Best Bets Bankroll Challenge!

Ah well, still a very good day...

Thursday only note: Ignore our usual "turf only" exception below. All bets are "on" -- despite any off-the-turf situations.
RACE 1-2... $2 DD... R1/Exaggerate This/Make My Day Jur/Battle Hero/Smokin' John... R2/Market Force.
Ran R1/Won [$20.60] -2-57... R2/2nd at 12-1.

RACE TWO... $5 WP on Market Force.
Collected $27.00 on the WP (xxx, 10.80).

RACE 3-5... $1 P3... R3/ALL... R4/City Attraction... R5/ALL.
Collected $166.25 on the P3.
Ran R3/Won [$4.80]... R4/Won [$23.80]... R5/Won [$6.70].

RACE FOUR... $6 WPS on City Attraction.
Collected $125.10 on the WPS [$23.80, 12.20, 5.70].

...$2 quinella box... City Attraction/ALL.
Collected $76.00 on the quinella.

RACE 8-9... $10 DD... R8/Judy Soda... R9/He Dicho.
Collected $43.00 on the DD ($8.60/$2).

...$4 DD... R8/Judy Soda/South Wing... R9/He Dicho/Spin Factor.
Collected $17.20 on the DD.

Profit for the day... $328.55

Today

RACE 1-2... $5 DD... R1/Hirapour/Paradise's Boss... R2/Larger Than Life.
...$2 DD... R1/Hirapour/Paradise's Boss... R2/Lasik/Pavlina.

RACE THREE... $5 WP on Stream Cat.

RACE SEVEN... $5 exacta box... Cab/Testimony.

RACE 7-10... $1 P4... R7/Cab/Testimony... R8/Southern Protocol/Ready to Talk... R9/Ten Carat Ruby... R10/Towering Palace/Yes Please/Spring Deelite/Jenny Joy/Moonshine Gal/Racing Heart.

RACE 9-10... $5 DD... R9/Ten Carat Ruby... R10/Towering Palace/Yes Please.

RACE TEN... $1 tri box... Towering Palace/Yes Please/Spring Deelite/Jenny Joy, sub Moonshine Gal/Racing Heart respectively if scratch.

All turf wagers are turf only

Total bet...$96.00

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