OK, so first the results: yesterday I picked #4, Buenos Dias, in Santa Anita's race 4; he came in DEAD LAST. Sorry!
However, I hope this made up for it: at Turf Paradise, I recommended #5, Lord Avalon, in race 6, and he WON! Good horsie, good horsie! Now since Santa Anita won't have any more races till Wednesday, I'm going to take a couple of days off. Let me leave you with this gem from the Three Amigos - er, the Three Stooges: "Playing the Ponies" (1937)! (You'll never order filet of sole from a restaurant again - nyuk nyuk!)
OK, I didn't do TOO bad for my first handicapping try. Actually did better with Turf Paradise than Santa Anita ... hmmm ... maybe a sign that ... NO!!! I'm NOT moving to Phoenix!! Noooooo!! Ok, sorry about that! Anyway, here's what happened to the horses I bet on today: Santa Anita: Race 2: #2 Candy's Jewel came in 4th. Race 3: #1 Grand Giant came in 4th; #7 Wild Student came in 7th. Race 7: #4 Surfcup WON!!! Turf Paradise: Race 1: #6 Moon Valley Babe came in 7th. Race 2: #5 Black Storm Regard WON! Race 5: #7 Adriatic Moon PLACED! Race 8: #4 Waronthehomefront PLACED! So if you were with me, we had 4 out of 4 horses run in the money - not too bad for a first try, eh? I'll be back tomorrow morning with more picks for Saturday's races!
