20 horses, 3YOs, first Saturday in May, going 10 furlongs for the first (and often the last) time, coming from racetracks all over the country, at the peak of improvement or decline in their careers, with track condition, crowd noise and trip being huge variables, won't become too predictable, IMHO.
My hat's off to the 'cappers that identify and pour the money on the right horses to get the favorites home.
But while the favorite won, what about that $19K super? How predictable was that! (note - natural odds would be $116,280, but with the favorite on top and the tri paying $141.40 (natural odds of $6840), there's something to be said for hitting the all button in the deep slot.)
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