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Originally Posted by theiman
Hard to disagree with a NY Giants fan, however.
The three horses who came in the money were a combined 1 for 21 in 2008
In the two elimination races from last week(top 5 from each elimination made this weeks final) the three fillies in the trifecta came in 4-4 and 5th last week.
Both parts of the 1/5 entry have not been off the board this year including one part being 6 for 8 in wins and the other 8 for 11 in wins. The filly with Jody Jameson was 5/1 last week in the elimination and lost by a neck, and in 6 starts this year has a record of 6/2-3-0
Realistically, this was a one or two ticket winner of a trifecta pool. If this wasnt a one or two winning ticket pool then when is it? If 5 winning tickets hit I might be amazed. However, 34 winning tickets?
No way. I have been to the races to many years to know when something smells, including many years at BigM, Roosevelt/Yonkers when I lived in NY area. Something stinks in the swamplands and it isnt Hoffas body.
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I just watched the race and this is what I got out of it. First thing was there was alot of moisture on/in the track. I don't know how many of these fillies have ever caught a wet track and I don't know how it affected them and the track. But I think "good" was a bit of a stretch. They went very fast early. The other thing I noticed was about the entry. As soon as Campbell on one half of the entry finally cleared, it looked like he tried to hold his filly back to the point that the horse behind him (the 5) ran right up an him. The horses mouth was literally on his helmet. But he was also looking around for the other half of the entry. Because right after he cleared Tetrick pulled out and made a run for the front. As soon as he cleared the other half of the entry the anchor came out on Tetrick's horse and they were both shuffled to the back taking the 1-5 entry right out of the race. Maybe the pace just fried Tetrick's horse and Cambell was in the wrong spot, maybe it was the track or maybe it was a boat race (being the Yonkers/
ROOSEVELT vet that you are, you should know what that means). Watch the race again and tell me what you think, but I thought it was funny the way Campbell was looking around. A little fishy, but it could have been the pace and the moisture. Or maybe some of those 30 something tickets were cashed in by people on the backstretch.