WELL===what do I know? Once again Mike Smith, who must think he was riding Bodemeister in the 2012 Derby, went out and sent a blistering pace, changing the whole complexion o the race 4 the entire *ield. THIS time though, he wound up 10th rather than the 2nd he did in last year’s Derby and Preakness.
I only made about $24 worth o* bets and blanked on the win,exactas and supers. (Obviously) 2 days ago, Orb was my horse o choice, but I tend to get seduced by imaginary revelations like my championing o the Brit invader Lineo*Battle, who ran pretty well considering his odds.
Interesting, in a email I sent last night to a couple people, the only longshot I couldn’t quite throw out completely was Golden Soul, who wound up in 2nd place.
Like I said, all it took 4 big payouts would be a longshot to get in there somewhere, and the *act that Golden was SECOND is what made it a $981 exacta, and a 28THOUSAND dollar super. I now believe all the talk about ORB. There
was someone I read yesterday who’d already anointed him as
the 1st real potential Triple Crown winner since 1978.
I now believe it-—he’s gotta stay healthy, though.
I think Golden Soul was the only long shot I didn’t bet on to show. I bet an exacta with orb/itsmyluckyday. I bet around $30 on $2 bets, the only thing I won was a show for revolutionary. Well, Preakness in 2 weeks; we’ll have to exchange notes again! Maybe a 2013 triple crown in the making.