I wasn't really surprised when Chad Brown runners finished first and second in the G1 Joe Hirsch on the Turf at Belmont.
Nor was I all that surprised when Chad Brown pulled off the same feat again about an hour later in the G1 First Lady at Keeneland.
But I was kind of shocked at the odds.
Code:
ODDS RES WIN PLACE SHOW DATE/Track/Race#/Surf/Dist HORSE/JOCKEY/TRAINER
015.60 1st 33.20 10.80 5.40 10/9/2021 BEL 7TH T FM ROCKEMPEROR (IRE)/CASTELLANO JAVIER/BROWN CHAD C
014.80 2nd 13.00 6.40 10/9/2021 BEL 7TH T FM SERVE THE KING (GB/ORTIZ JR IRAD/BROWN CHAD C
005.30 1st 12.60 6.40 4.80 10/9/2021 KEE 8TH T GD BLOWOUT (GB)/PRAT FLAVIEN/BROWN CHAD C
005.80 2nd 7.40 5.00 10/9/2021 KEE 8TH T GD REGAL GLORY/ORTIZ JOSE L/BROWN CHAD C
Speaking strictly for myself --
As long as the makeup of a race (G1 or otherwise) can be described as a
deep contentious field: I'm in.
But races when the setup is a dominant horse like Letruska (KEE R9 10-10-2021) vs. a bunch of weak horses:
I'm out.
Every single time.
-jp
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