‘There’s gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know!’<\/em>), over to Race 2 at the Golden Gate. In it, Handful of Pearls was the lone touted issue, 8-1 on the morning line. Handful of Pearls was second-ranked on the V6 Betting Line, Fair Odds of 3½-1 and the second-best LifeLiner Speed Column rating in the field, 93. Handful of Pearls somehow got away at 18-1 by the close of the public wagering — and finished second! Second, just like Big Tire! Half a length behind the winner, just like Big Tire. Handful of Pearls, meet Big Tire. You two have much in common!<\/p>\nIn Handful of Pearls case, however, the horse who beat him, the 2-1 second-choice on the toteboard, was also the top-scoring horsey on the LifeLiner Speed Column numbers, 95. The saver exacta, 2-1 over 18-1 in a compact six-horse field, returned $78.<\/p>\n
Next example, a half-length to the good this time, a winner. Tampa 4, sole-touted Armagnac, strong on the V6 Betting Line at a prohibitive 2-1 (the next rated Betting Line horsey was 6-1 Fair Odds) was 8-1 on the morning line and a good-enough 82 on LifeLiner Speed Column. Armagnac had hard pressure throughout to keep the 2½-1 race-favourite at bay. Armagnac paid $15.60 straight. That runner-up was the top LifeLiner Speed issue in the field — indeed, the top two finishers were the only LifeLiner Speed Column qualifiers in the lineup — and the longshot-on-top exacta paid $79.20.<\/p>\n
Four horseys were touted in the Turfway Park opener, and one of those four ended up winning. Hey, it happens. <\/p>\n
Second Bonkersmate Brother Stuart, Fair Odds of 6-1 on the V6 Betting Line and 15-1 on the morning line, got off at 17-1 and ran down the runaway leader to prevail by a widening 1¼ lengths at $36.60. <\/p>\n
The 16-1 runner-up was OK on LifeLiner (though untoutable due to an insufficient 6-1 morning line), and this wild one-two finish paid $289.60 in an eminently makeable perfecta. Indeed, the first four finishers were LifeLiner Speed Column-eligible, and the trifecta paid $1,240 (for $2) and the super-duper paid $6,244 (again for $2).<\/p>\n
Finally, the day’s payoff race came in the seventh at Oaklawn. Sole-touted Lenapah, 10th of 11 on the conventional V6 Betting Line — a Betting Line that started at 6-11 — nonetheless qualified for consideration because of his top score of 97 on the LifeLiner Speed Column. <\/p>\n
Lenapah, 15-1 on the morning line, got away at better than twice that, at 31-1, and ran sufficiently fast late to win by 2¼ lengths at $64.80 up top. <\/p>\n
At the other end of the day, at the opposite extreme of the price spectrum, a King of The NetCapper Bulliesz Special at Sam Houston Race Park: top-touted Miss Marietta, 10-1 on the morning line, got heavy, heavy, heavy play, down to 2-1, and did not disappoint all the bandwagoners, returning $6-even.<\/p>\n
Probably better to have the $64 horse, though, no?<\/p>\n
WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\nEarly<\/em>
\nLaurel<\/strong> 6f
\nOaklawn<\/strong> 6f
\nKeystone<\/strong> 6f
\nSanta Anita<\/strong> 6f
\nTurfway<\/strong> 6½f<\/p>\nNocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Sifting through the wreckage…<\/p>\nThank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Take care now. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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