Belmont Day
It looks like a beautiful afternoon in New York, but 300 miles to the north, heavy rain is falling for the fourth day in a row and Suffolk Downs is closed due to a power outage, so I'm watching the races at home and playing along on TVG. So far, the racing on the Belmont undercard hasn't disappointed. (The Just a Game was especially exciting, the way Gorella pounced on pacesetter Pommes Frites in the final yards to win by a neck.) I'm playing a Pick 4 today -- a rare wager for me -- and won the first leg with Songster in the Woody Stephens. In the Acorn, I'm playing Bushfire, Teammate, and Ermine; in the Manhattan, Relaxed Gesture, Grey Swallow, and English Channel; and in the Belmont, just Bob and John. That's right -- I'm leaving out both of trainer Todd Pletcher's starters, passing on Steppenwolfer, and singling Bob and John. I'm willing to forgive him for finishing 17th in the Kentucky Derby ...
Posted by JC, Jun 10, 2006 04:00 PM
