Ha I bet Mystik Dan at the last second on a lark. I did it on the "mystical angle" on the heels of Mage last year, in which a psychic type I met on line picked Mage (meaning "magic") in her first ever Derby bet. Anyway it barely covered a bunch of exotics we were pooling. Oh well, you win some you lose some. I waxed last night at Louisville Caesars about a possible dead heat in the Derby, with my Derby chip card guard and Churchill Downs scratch pad. Almost. That's only my second Derby winner ever, I think.

Grats on the win. Fun race, those two in the middle ran him down but ran out time.

What a finish! So much drama.

There we go. Running hot on derby donking.

Secretariat wins by twenty lengths. Literally.

Damned impressive for a horse that's been dead for 35 years. Literally.

Wow no love or interest for the Preakness on here. This lady that picked the Derby winner long shot Mage last year in her first ever horse bet, this year her Derby pick Just a Touch finished dead last. That's so classic I played her pick for the Preakness: Seize the Grey. Got 13/1. Cha-ching.

Fun race in a little mud! 2570 owners of the winner!

My dogs watched it like someone with Alzheimer's. They enjoyed the replay as much as the live showing--apparently had no idea it was the same race.

Even I'm allowed to win once in a while

.
.
gonna make a wimpy bet to show today on the Belmont Stakes (which is being run at Saratoga due to construction at Belmont) on the the morning line favorite - Sierra Leone

he's never finished worse than 2nd - he lost by a nose in the Derby - he always tries hard - and his connections upgraded to one of the top jocks in the country

he's a closer who comes running late

with all of the soft money who usually love the shots I believe the show prices on low odds horses will be better than average - especially since there is no possible Triple Crown winner to attract attention

.

I'm spreading $20W $50P $50S on Mindfarme (7/2) and Antiquarian (12-1). Both trained by Todd Pletcher.

Quotes by Todd Pletcher

Mindfarme coming out of the 10 hole is not ideal, but he doesn’t know how to lose yet, all-be-it 2 wins against lesser competition.

Antiquarian (my long shot) just seems to be on the right trajectory to hit the board. Hopefully no worse than 2nd.

Because I'm doing a $4 Exacta Box with Sierra Leone (9/5), Mindfarme (7/2), Antiquarian (12-1) and The Wine Steward (15-1). Most likely a punt, but I hate money.

Obviously fading Mystic Dan (5-1) and Seize the Grey (8-1), so if you want free money, you should work them into your lineup.

I'm backing Sierra Leone win (2/1) and The Wine Steward ew (25/1), gl!

wouldve liked sierra leone at the traditional 1.5mi belmont stakes distance, but mile and quarter at speed favoring toga puts me in cowboycold's camp with 5&10

Should probably get a mod to merge the 2 threads

Dang. Should've taken Donoch in my exacta instead of Wine Steward. Not one thing I read or talking head gave that horse a chance. Cooda wooda shooda don't Cash no tickets.

Book hasn't resolved bets yet, but place and show on Mindfarme not likely to cover the investment.

Edit: Good news is I chickened out an only did a $2 exacta box. After the dust settled, looks like an $11 win! Vegas Baby!

I did ok

Thanks for the heads up.

Yah, where the **** were you at 4 jfc.

I see multiple horse racing threads when I search in the SE Forum.


Please let me know which 2 exact threads you want merged.

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/4...thread-447098/

Just realised it's in a different subforum so if they can't be merged dw about it, not much traffic in either thread anyway.

Yeah I'm only a moderator in SE so can only do SE stuff.

bump for merging

I bumped an older Kentucky Derby thread so if you want to merge this and that thread,

flavien prat is a great jockey but that was a s**tty a** ride he gave sierre leone in that race. He should have saved as much ground as possible after breaking slowly but instead he went 700-wide around the entire track. and this caused him to get intentionally lugged into by loltyler gafflione's horse turning for home and lose action. he only gets beat 1.5 lengths in the end. If he saves any ground at all, he wins.

also one more rant - this is a fake belmont stakes at 1 1/4 miles and they should cancel the triple crown until Belmont Park re-opens in a couple of years. Saratoga already has a 1 1/4 mile race for 3 year olds. Saturday's race should have been the Travers instead of running it (again) in August.

They are Merged. Does this mean I don't have to go ahead and come in on Saturday now too?