Meow!

Well, yesterday's seemingly spontaneous method of handicapping actually worked out pretty well for me!

Here's what I did:

• Compiled a list of all horses in every race at Santa Anita with the word "Cat" either in their own name, their sires/dams, or grandparents.
• Compared that list to the handicappers in the L.A. Daily News (which we maintain a print subscription to ONLY so I can have a physical piece of newsprint to mark up)
• Picked the ones I thought had the best chance of winning or placing
• Placed my bets

I wound up betting "Place" on these horses, with these results:

Race #2:

• #4 Manando (sire Bluegrass Cat) - result: PLACE
• #5 War Academy (grandsire Storm Cat) - result:WON

Race #3:

•  #7 TRIBAL DUDE - (grandsire Storm Cat) - result: LOST

Race #4:

•  #2 CLASSY LION (grandsire Tale of the Cat) - result: LOST

Race #6:

•  #5 COULD BE TROUBLE (sire Ministers Wild Cat) - result:WON
• #7 RUN CAPTIVE RUN (grandsire Storm Cat) - result: LOST

Race #7:

•  #3 A TOAST TO YOU (grandsire Storm Cat) - result: LOST
• #9 SWEET SWAP (grandsire Storm Cat) - result: PLACED

 Not too shabby! A couple of winners and placers - I broke even, but hey, still no worse than any of my other handicapping systems, and a lot more fun IMHO!

OK - now that you see how it works - today's mystery handicapping word will be:

WARREN

Good luck!