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[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by JolyB

If IH is as astute as he was last weekend, it might be your abacus that could explode. Hope he hits his pick 5 again. With the Grand Slam, I keep hoping that I'll be able to hit it multiple times (assuming the pick in the final leg comes in).

Upset in Race 10 did him in and Cal's P4 too..

If you can find an upset horse during the Saratoga meet, and there will be many, you will be rewarded handsomely . . . the Mecca of upsets and the grave yard of Champions.

[Real Quiet]

Not to mention IH getting beat by a nose in race 4. 4 for 5 in the early pick 5 with his pick of a $48 horse in race 3. And then there is seconditis Ruff who was a nose short in race 3. Saratoga isn't called the Graveyard of Champions for nothing . As for me, I lose easily and without the pressure of photo finishes.

[cal828]

Truly amazing what can happen sometimes. Assmussen was probably counting his money in the 2 year old race. His horse beat the winner in their prior race by 10 lengths. Can't handicap for stuff like that. What looked like a single in both Pick 5s got beat. Not sure what the late one paid, but the early one was about 6k I think.

[JolyB]

I was already counting the number of ways I would be collecting on my Grand Slam play (it came to 8 combinations and a $6 ticket for 48 times the $1 payoff) if Gold Sweep romped home at 2-5. On paper he couldn't lose. Then the gate opened, and Gold Sweep, who was going to set the pace, broke in a tangle and by the time he got into gear Yo Yo Candy was gone. No matter how appealing a horse looks on paper, there is always the small matter of having to run around the track in order to collect.

It's going to be an interesting meet.......... or should I say "fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride."?

[cal828]

Late P5 paid 22k. One of those might get me back all the money I've lost over the years, but I doubt it. Probably like more than 2 or 3 times that.