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Thursday, 10 November 2005 |
Another profitable week but nothing to get the pulse racing, either. Play Ballado wasn't a good filly we were trying to beat last Wednesday; she may be a budding star. It took an exceptional filly to beat Classy Charm, who fired strongly into the stretch, like a drum. Kimmel's filly was clearly no match for Ward's. Too bad. Classy Charm was 7-1, but did complete an $11 exacta in a five horse field with the odds on favorite. That's good value, believe it or not. Thank you Chief (H. Allen Jerkens) for Actcellent, who returned an excellent $10.40 Thursday. No play Friday when Pleasant Laughter was a late scratch nor Saturday when we could neither bet on or against what we thought was an unbeatable favorite. Latice was terrible, not the same filly we saw in Saratoga and, frankly, it was not great management by Jonathan Sheppard. Even a Hall of Fame horseman can let one get away from them once in a while. Bad selection on Sunday. Let Her Be might have had excuses with a poor, bothered start, but she was too slow and we should have known better. The fact she was 12-1 confirms that I made a bad read. Thought she'd be half that price--and good value at that!
Anyway, net for the week was 1-for-3 for a plus $4.40. Since inception--we've been selecting the NYRA feature race daily, with few exceptions, since March--this space is a cumulative 23-for-75, plus $48.60.
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