Saturday, grim Saturday…
BestLine Racing Society Recap:
Del Mar, Ellis Park, Louisiana, Monmouth, Saratoga & Woodbine earlier.
Starting in Henderson, Ky., where more than half your field was unraced in Race 2; nevertheless, if you did not have any fear in taking a stand against the inexperienceds, #5 Bella Haze (.809 Win Prob / 0.24-1 Fair Odds / 0.48-1 Premium Odds) was your play at $4.86. Similarly, nearly half the field was on-debut in Race 4; nevertheless, if you were cavalier about this — and, hey, why not?! — then #9 West Saratoga (.414 / 1.42 / 1.90) was fit for consumption at $9.82.
Going to Bossier City, La., now for their Race 2; in it, #1 Norah G (.114 / 7.77 / 11.28) got the W at $44.80.
At Oceanport, N.J., there were a couple first-timers in Race 3, but if they did not deter you, then #1 Madame Mischief (.326 / 2.07 / 2.68) was OK at $9.20.
Race 2 at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., had seven firsters, but only the high-octane chancers & other assorted low-affect daredevils bought the ticket and took the winning ride with #11 Just Steel (.787 / 0.27 / 0.52) at $12.80. Then in Race 5 there, #10 Straight Arrow (.219 / 3.57 / 4.48) hit the target (lazy wordsmithing there, but really how else could you have cast this?) at $11.80. In the ill-fated Race 8 there (R.I.P., Maple Leaf Mel; your death was not in vain; your valor will never be forgotten), #1 Pretty Mischievous (.417 / 1.40 / 1.88) won at $5.70, 6¢ under the premium price; we do not blame you for taking that chance, obviously — we report, you decide. Race 10 saw #5 White Abarrio (.181 / 4.52 / 6.73) in-the-black at $22.40; completing your winning $79-even exacta was #1 Zandon (.256 / 2.91 / 3.69) — the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) was $63.12. Next race there, the 11th, had #7 Everso Mischievous (.297 / 2.37 / 3.04) and #1 Cape Trafalgar (.128 / 6.81 / 9.94) combining on your winning $75.50 exacta whose premium price was $66.51. Finally, Race 12 concluded your eventful card, and #6 Fair Dinkum (.270 / 2.70 / 3.44) scored the honest upset at $33.80; your winning $174-even exacta was completed by #12 Beuys (.121 / 7.26 / 10.57), with the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) being $79.60. On various levels, quite a day up there.
Finally, from Etobicoke Int’l., #7 Might Bee Speedy (.310 / 2.23 / 2.87) surely was sufficiently so in the opener at $16-even. Later, #8 Taradar (.261 / 2.83 / 3.60) took the fifth at an unimpeachable $28.60.
BestLine Racing Society Nightcap:
Chas. Town again.
Strongshots
Race 2
#6 Tuskegee Cat (.388 / 1.58 / 2.09)
Race 3
#5 Sing a Lullabye (.406 / 1.46 / 1.96)
Longshots
Race 5
#3 Great Googlymoogly (.177 / 4.65 / 6.91)
#7 Mims Second Chance (.150 / 5.67 / 8.33)
#5 Bashdaflash (.145 / 5.90 / 8.66)
#4 Bucks Lodge (.127 / 6.87 / 10.02)
#2 The Clown (.126 / 6.94 / 10.11)
Race 8
#6 Auburn Mill (.194 / 4.15 / 5.19)
#1 Another Victory (.167 / 4.99 / 6.19)
#3 Krachenwagen (.156 / 5.41 / 6.69)
#10 Indiana Red (.117 / 7.55 / 10.97)
#7 Scottsdale (.115 / 7.70 / 11.17)
#4 Royal Thunder (.111 / 8.01 / 11.61)
