ANOTHER Good Day At Woodbine!
Yes, my handicapping prowess continues at Woodbine - with the exception of Woodbine Mile Day - as I scored with three more winners today, including my BEST BET of the day. On this Friday card I had five selections from nine races including three with added investments. The first of those came in the opener, a Maiden Special for two-year-olds going two turns at a mile & 70 yards. Niigon's Legacy loomed very large after a narrow loss in his debut going the difficult and demanding distance of seven furlongs. On top of that he had left the gate slowly and was forced to rally four-wide. Despite all of these obstacles he was only 3/4 of a length off the winner while gaining ground. Since that start he'd posted a best-of-69 bullet work in a sharp :47.2 over four furlongs. I just didn't see anyone else jumping up so surprise the 7/5 program favorite. The gates opened to start the day and he was immediately on the front. He was clear until deep stretch when they were finally beginning to gain ground on him, but he held on to score without issue.
I had doubled the bet so I was cashing for well over $15 to kick off the racing card. Right back in the third with what looked like another short-priced winner. The problem with my pick, Wild Catomine, was that she appeared at first glance to be a "play against" type because he'd already burned a lot of bettors' money, having gone down as the short 4/5 and 8/5 favorite in his last two and the odds-on choice in four of her last six starts. But trainer Mark Case had been hot of late and both of her most recent losses saw her well clear of the show runner that came right back to win. I also liked that her pace figures were multiple lengths clear of the only two rivals who had Beyer figures that were competitive with hers. She, like my Race 1 choice, set sail on the front end, but she was all out through the final one hundred yards to hold on gamely. But hey, a win is a win! Because of her unreliability I only bet the minimum, so I cashed for less than ten dollars.
In the fourth I thought Conquest Sabre Cat looked strong in a 2yo MSW on the turf. He rallied strongly while EIGHT wide, but was not good enough to catch my second choice and finished third. The sixth was my BEST of the day. Southern Ring was listed at an absurd 12/1 by the DRF linemaker and I knew that wasn't even remotely close to what she'd go off at today. She was a second time starter who'd chased home a decisive winner tat had earned a near triple-digit figure AND had come right back to beat winners. Southern Ring was six lengths clear of the field with a 95 BSF and got top rider Eurico DaSilva. Even if you doubted her ability to handle the turf (her debut was on the main) could you in your wildest dreams see her at double digit odds? Duh. Right to the front and set a swift pace into the lane. Two runners had dead aim on her as she approached the furlong marker but DaSilva gave her the "GO" sign and it was all over but the shouting as she absolutely crushed the field in an impressive effort under a hand ride to the wire!
I had gone "prime time" on the investment and collected a cool $30. Passed the 7th and 8th and in the finale my top choice, Bear At Last rallied some six wide down the lane at 9/5 odds but just missed, second. On the day, a superb 3-for-5 with a second and a third; and a profit on the day :)
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