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Last day at Saratoga, I had my moment of Zen.
I hadn't capped the Hopeful at all but I knew most of the main players even including Tom Amoss's Kevin Folly. Looking at the odds I pondered the 11-1 on Gunite, remembering how far he has come. I figured him to be 3-1 or 7-2. Then I thought about Echo Zulu getting 7F yesterday and Asmussen with his Grade I wins this year and I threw down on Gunite to win.
Last year I would have spent three hours handicapping the race and then reluctantly bet $2 WPS. Or maybe I'd made some stupid show bet on Gunite and/or Wit. When the race went off, I'd have be all butterflies in the belly wondering if I made the right choice.
What a difference a year makes. Calm and collected, I pounded him to win and while I got excited when he drew away, I was prepared to see Wit win, if he made his classic late move. Wit didn't and I did my little victory dance.
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