Santa Anita Race 4 5/18
 

So not sure anyone saw today's 4th at SA.

So two minutes to post the :7: was 6-1. Golden Gate shipper, first time dirt, coming off a speed and duel and fade.

First time dirt and blinkers today suddenly the horse takes money. Big money. From 6-1 to 3-1 in 2-3 minutes. Hit again during load to 5-2.

Clears the field out of the gate. Opens five on the turn. Never really a anxious moment.

And Wrona was all over it. If you watch the replay He talks about the big money the last "3-4 minutes" on the load. During the call he references "some big wagers" and that he was "bet like he couldn't lose."

Someone or some people made a huge score.

They even pulled the ole fake-out bridle adjustment at the gate to make you think something was wrong! Genius!

It wasn't that I believe they added a shadow roll at the gate. I didn't get it. Was the horse suppose to have it on the whole time or are we now added them at the gate?

re: The bolded part of the above quote:

Perhaps two became five when the rider of Peter Miller's horse (the only other early speed in that race) decided to 'grab' and take back.

Maybe the 7 was destined to win.

Maybe the #1 was only entered to help make the race "go." (I really have no way of knowing.)

But if I'm Peter Miller - and if I had any aspirations about earning some purse money in that race -- after watching that ride -- I'd be pissed.



-jp

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I think the bridle 'accidentally' came undone at the load.

Did they add a shadow roll? I didn't notice .

I think a lot of cappers would have viewed race different if we knew the 1 wasn't going to be ridden like his form suggests he's normally ridden.

Good for Wrona. That's really easy for an announcer to miss (remember, they are usually probably confirming their memory of the horses' silks in the minutes leading up to the start).