Dick Allen dead. Richie Allen dead. R.I.P.
Controversial figure for many reasons, including for his love of horse-racing and its interference with his baseball. Remember reading in one year’s edition of the Bill James Baseball Abstract about Allen’s incredible talent but his reluctance to play by the rules. One of the parts was about how if in spring training Richie Allen didn’t want to suit-up for a meaningless exhibition game because he’d rather bet the daily double at Hialeah or somesuch, then he needed a manager who would be able to understand and manage that reality. Sort of like another Allen — Allen Iverson, though we don’t think AI’s distractions involved horses.
Also remember that Dick Allen’s brother Hank Allen trained the great 1990s Eastern Seaboard sprinter Northern Wolf.
So they shipped Richie Allen out of Philly, and then brought him back after his stint with the ChiSox. But that Bill James writeup on Richie Allen and the latter’s love for the horses, well, we remember that the most.
Yesterday:
Gulf 2
#6 Flaming Hot ($26.40, BestLine Fair Odds 4.95-1)
Gulf 7
#3 Competitive Speed ($20.40, BestLine Fair Odds 5.71-1)
Gulf 8
#1 Choate Bridge ($25.20, BestLine Fair Odds 7.20-1; daily double on Races 7 & 8 paid $181.60, for $2)
Mountain 1
#5 Island Betty ($25.80, BestLine Fair Odds 4.52-1)
There were six selected races yesterday. There were 16 win-overlay wagers, and there was a runner-up finish, by a dirty neck at 22-1. There also was a winner, at $26.40.
WMF Report / Track-Trend Notes:
WMF Report / Track-Trend Notes for Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 — @RemingtonPark 5 1/2f looks best for the front-types now.
— Cynthia Publishing Company (AIO V6 / BestLine) (@cpcbestline) December 7, 2020
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Today:
The Zongo Race Club suggests Delta 4, ParXXX 8, 9, Zia 6, 7.
