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Originally Posted by cal828
You may be on to something. Just look at the horses I throw out with a disdainful "hasn't got a chance" and box them. Probably would show a positive ROI.
The scene in our family room yesterday was probably typical of many homes during the Derby stretch run. My wife and I were watching, and I was intently watching the duel of Epicenter and Zandon as they approached the wire. Both of them seemed to be struggling to get the final 1/16th. I was alive to both of them in the Oaks/Derby Double and was already calculating the will pays. I think that I shouted, "who's that on the rail" and after seeing a #21 (didn't recognize the saddlecloth color) proceeded to throw my clipboard and pen into the air and sit there dumbfounded. Leon gave his horse an incredible ride through traffic, passing numerous very tired horses.
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Like everybody else, I had no clue about that horse, but I didn't think he would finish last. He looked like a closer and I thought he would likely finish midpack at best. Have to say I wasn't entirely enamored with Zandon and Epicenter either, but they were the real deal. I figured the winner would be one of the California horses. More often than not, the winner has to have at least a 100 beyer figure and those two and Epicenter, I think, were the only ones that did. I guess, a Mine That Bird type horse has to come along every 15 or 20 years. Will be interesting to see how he fares should they choose to go on with the Triple Crown. Mine that Bird showed in the Preakness that he was no fluke. That is the only race I can claim that I had the cold tri, but unfortunately for only a buck. Ifi I had only known.
