Remember the old saying “class laughs at pace”? I think this was a perfect example. The more I look at it, the more it pisses me off. I hit this exacta fairly hard but should have CRUSHED it. Revenge and Bernie were the only two black type winners in the race and should have run 1-2 regardless of pace. Look at the field again. Claiming horses and n1X and that includes Imperial Council. I need to move on now for my own well being. After all, lots of racing today. :-)
Yes. In closing, I will quote James Quinn, from one of the first truly sophisticated handicapping books, from about 25 years ago, THE HANDICAPPER’S CONDITION BOOK. So much in that book opened my eyes, and remains with me to this day, MORE than 25 years ago, I think. One thing in particular: “Grade One races are only won by Grade One horses.” So , the implication of Quinn’s was “don’t go jumping on flimsy bandwagons following flashy looking on paper but underqualified nags that you want to think have a chance at long odds”, etc.
The only exception to this occurs when you have foreign horses, always hard to gauge, mixed in with our own. That’s how Arcangues won the BC race, I suppose, and paid , what $200??