Tonight 10-3-05

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Turf Paradise, race 9, playing #5 Honorable Feelings.

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No excuse.

[midnight]

Remington Park race 8, playing #1.

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The only other horse with as good a final kick in this turf race was #9, who was also the favorite at 8/5 with a minute to go. #1 figured to do better here, moving inside (he had the outside post last time), saving ground on the first turn, and getting first run on the other closers, while #9, who always gets out at the rear, figured to have traffic problems with four other closers (counting #1) ahead of him. That's exactly what happened. #1 got out midpack, moved nearing the far turn, and won in hand at the end, while #9, who got out last, hung in the stretch and could only manage 4th. It's nice when a race works out the way it looks on paper.

$10.40