Oaklawn 2-23-2018
So we all witnessed a 21-1 setup in the 2nd race yesterday by Villafranco/Vazquez with EIDOLON. In the horse's previous race the chart caller noted "steadily faded" which was way off the mark. Watching the replay (after the fact) the horse never faded at all but ran mid-pack to past mid-turn and then Vazquez pulled the reigns hard, with horse's neck bowed, and slowed the horse to a gallop.
I must not have watched that race live or would have had that one in my watchlist. Our other clue should have been jockey riding horse back after such a poor performance. So yeah, I dropped the ball on that one big time.
Today we should have rain until 1:00pm.
race #1 - 6f
#5 8-1 QUIETLY CUBA
#8 2-1 AVA'S PARKER
#6 20-1 REVEREND DON
race #2 - 8.5f
#3 5-2 STANZA - logical if ready
#13 12-1 CROOKED AS CAN BE
#4 15-1 RUNNINGUNNINRASCAL
race #3 - 8f
#4 7-2 FACTOR ME IN - claimed by McKnight from honest trainer with only 4 horses in barn ... expect magic improve now
#10 5-2 TRADING CASH
#1 8-1 ARIZONA
race #4 - 9.5f
#2 6-1 GET THAT BOX
#7 8-1 FAR OUT KAILEE
#4 5-1 PERFECT PARADE
race #5 - 6f
#2 7-2 DRY MARTINI
#1 9-2 COASTAL HIGHWAY
#4 4-1 EL MAS PURO
... rest to follow shortly ...
So we all witnessed a 21-1 setup in the 2nd race yesterday by Villafranco/Vazquez with EIDOLON. In the horse's previous race the chart caller noted "steadily faded" which was way off the mark. Watching the replay (after the fact) the horse never faded at all but ran mid-pack to past mid-turn and then Vazquez pulled the reigns hard, with horse's neck bowed, and slowed the horse to a gallop.
I must not have watched that race live or would have had that one in my watchlist. Our other clue should have been jockey riding horse back after such a poor performance. So yeah, I dropped the ball on that one big time.
Today we should have rain until 1:00pm.
race #1 - 6f
#5 8-1 QUIETLY CUBA
#8 2-1 AVA'S PARKER
#6 20-1 REVEREND DON
race #2 - 8.5f
#3 5-2 STANZA - logical if ready
#13 12-1 CROOKED AS CAN BE
#4 15-1 RUNNINGUNNINRASCAL
race #3 - 8f
#4 7-2 FACTOR ME IN - claimed by McKnight from honest trainer with only 4 horses in barn ... expect magic improve now
#10 5-2 TRADING CASH
#1 8-1 ARIZONA
race #4 - 9.5f
#2 6-1 GET THAT BOX
#7 8-1 FAR OUT KAILEE
#4 5-1 PERFECT PARADE
race #5 - 6f
#2 7-2 DRY MARTINI
#1 9-2 COASTAL HIGHWAY
#4 4-1 EL MAS PURO
... rest to follow shortly ...