Just 1 of my 6 bad-trip horses prevailed at Saratoga from August 26-30, with Kipros salvaging the week with a win in the third on Sunday to keep my ROI positive (+1.4%) for this particular exercise.
At least it's positive ground, and playing Kipros helped me secure 18th-place (of 245) and $2,500 in this weekend's Spa & Surf Showdown on HorseTourneys.com! More on that in a future post.
(I also used Queen of Hawaii, but she wasn't quite ready for such a big jump in competition and didn't hit the board.)
Entries, Closing Week
Here's what we've got so far and early thoughts. I'll update as fresh information becomes available.
- Motorcycle Cop (12-1): Wednesday, September 2, Race 6
- Rufus the Red (9-2): Thursday, September 3, Race 2
- Ratu Jawa (12-1): Thursday, September 3, Race 6
- Odds fair considering stiff competition in Annascaul if the race stays on turf (midweek rain in the forecast) but don't love quick turnaround after finishing second in August 21 race; connections must really want a win at Saratoga
- Mo Misery (4-1)*: Thursday, September 3, Race 4 at Kentucky Downs
- Will not use for our exercise but worth watching, $100k MSW
- Bosun (TBD): Friday, September 4, Race 8
- Love the post position (#2) outside of speedball What's Up Bro
- Gum (TBD): Friday, Sepember 4, Race 11
- Claimed for $85k but not a fan of the connections; tall order versus stiff competition
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