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Originally Posted by DerbyCat
Having the Hollendorfer horse win was so appropriate, it would have been wrong for a SoCal invader to win the final race at this historic local track.
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DerbyCat
True story, I decided spontaneously to go to the OTB to play the late races at Emerald Downs yesterday. That part worked out pretty well.
I really had no intentions on playing Bay Meadows, and full expected to just come home and watch the last race on TVG.
But when I looked at the form for the last race......and saw the previously shared DRF comment....I decided it wouldn't be right not to be at least a betting participant in the final race.
I decided to toss $20 on
You Lift Me Up with no concern of winning or losing.
I'm old school when betting and prefer to interact with real ticket sellers.
I bet the 10th race two races early, so I could head home to watch.
To my great surprise, as I walked up to the ticket seller to call out "the 10th at San Mateo," I actually had a hard time getting the words out. I paused, collected myself, and sort of pointed at the program and gave it one more verbal try that somehow got me my ticket.
I cashed it for $92, of course.
But, through benevolence and the gift of gab, I have the canceled ticket back. I think it's going to be framed with the final day's program cover, the program's last race, possibly the DRF from before the race, and perhaps the chart.
I'm still working on it.