This race, which was comprised of mostly first and second time starters, is a nightmare for somebody whose only resource is the Daily Racing Form. But I’ve cashed many big tickets in races like this and Saturday was no different. The winner, #5 Naughty Nine, shot right from the gate and led the whole way. At 17/1, his odds fell perfectly between 10/1 and 19/1 range that I was looking for, so my $200 wager was in play. However, the post time odds on the other horses I was watching, #3 Student Prince and #10 Rochelle’s Jimmy, were out of the betting zone so I didn’t touch them.
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| PGM |
PP# |
NAME |
JOCKEY |
TRAINER |
ODDS |
FN |
| 1 |
1 |
Turbo Energy (CA) |
Sutherland C |
Barocio L |
5.10 |
2 |
| 2 |
2 |
Warren’s Peanut (CA) |
Sorenson D |
Sise, Jr. C |
26.20 |
6 |
| 3 |
3 |
Student Prince (CA) |
Quinonez A |
Truman E |
41.70 |
4 |
| 4 |
4 |
You Wood (KY) |
Rosario J |
Cerin V |
4.30 |
5 |
| 5 |
5 |
Naughty Nine (CA) |
Garcia M |
Dominguez C |
17.20 |
1 |
| 6 |
6 |
Belongs to Gotham (CA) |
Gomez G |
Kitchingman A |
2.70 |
3 |
| 7 |
7 |
Fusaichi Dancer (CA) |
Delgadillo A |
Palma H |
20.90 |
7 |
| 8 |
8 |
Khurt Harry (CA) |
Espinoza V |
Abrams B |
7.90 |
9 |
| 9 |
9 |
Mark Bertrando (CA) |
Enriquez I |
Dunham D |
35.50 |
8 |
| 10 |
10 |
Rochelle’s Jimmy (CA) |
Nakatani C |
Bacorn H |
2.70 |
10 |
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| Pgm |
Win |
Place |
Show |
| 5 |
$36.40 |
$14.80 |
$7.20 |
| 1 |
– |
$6.80 |
$4.40 |
| 6 |
– |
– |
$3.40 |
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Exotic Payoffs
$1.00 Exacta paid $151.30 (5-1)
$1.00 Pick 3 paid $773.80 (9-3-5)
$1.00 Superfecta paid $18507.00 (5-1-6-3)
$1.00 Trifecta paid $779.60 (5-1-6)
$2.00 Daily Double paid $56.20 (3-5)
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The winner, #6 Dolly Daggers, just outclassed them in here. It was her 18th start, but 12 of them were in Europe and the five previous in the United States were at much higher levels. She paid a decent price at 3/1, but I instead went with a group of second-time starters that looked like they had potential to fire big. I bet $200 on #4 Sally Says So, and $100 on both #9 Coconut Telegraph and #11 No Guessing. Trained by Mike Mitchell, who is winning at 24 percent for 2008, Coconut Telegraph had a clear lead for much of the race at 5/1 before succumbing in midstretch.
Maiden King 