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Originally Posted by GPK
Jacob's Lighthouse (off at 30-1) actually finished 2nd in a scratched decimated field where the show wagering was cancelled. A 10 horse race scratched down to 5.
CJ Cherokee finished 3rd at 50-1 in a 9 horse field.
Hearts Don't Lie (40-1) just got a nice ground saving trip by Wilfredo Arroyo. Finished 5th, but was maybe only 4 lengths off the winner.
Doug, I think like you said, the hardest part has to be doing this 24 hours in advance, pre-scratches.
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The record right now is 281 starts 0 wins 3 seconds 2 thirds and 3 fourths.
Yeah -- CJ Cherokee may have finished 3rd -- but she was beaten 15 lengths and never tried to win ... just grinded past the quitters.
Like you said, half of the field scratched at Arlington. You're left with 5 horses and one of the bums finishes 2nd in what became a real weak race.
One of the horses at Monmouth went off at 15/1 odds and got buried.
This is trickier to do than people think. Rock Hard Ten told me he was absolutely sure he could beat 100 straight morning line favorites -- he quit after just three -- two of them won and the other finished 2nd.
281 down, only 719 more to go.