7/29: Saratoga (Day 5) No plays..

[Kasept]

The weather dolts said it was supposed to be a miserable day with driving rain, occasional fire and intermittent brimstone. Instead, it was one of the most gorgeous days I think I recall at Saratoga... The racing was wild with bombs flying and many people around Carolina Barbecue celebrating monster scores. Not me.. but many.

Lawyer Ron ran away from the Whitney field dashing the P4 in the final leg on a track that was giving off the pace runners no hope. Having My Typhoon and Ginger Punch as on top winners wasn't any stroke of genius Saturday, but the one that excruciatingly got away from my own wagers was the Vanderbilt. The opinion was strong utilizing 13-1 Attila's Storm and 9-1 Simon Pure with Diabolical and Commentator. But I opted to plunge on a sizeable straight win bet on my top choice of Attila, and came away with nothing in a race that produced a $519.00 trifecta. This one will not be forgotton any time soon. Hope you zigged while I zagged.

Taking a pass on a typical giveaway day Sunday... Back Monday with a card Seth Merrow and I will cover on our Capitol OTB TV-12 show "Keyword: Saratoga" 9:45-10:45. Steve Haskin (Blood-Horse) and Ed Fontaine (N.Y. Post) will be our guests. I believe you can watch the show on the stream at http://www.capitalotb.com .