Didn't expect Rosario to get shuffled back. Maybe that helped slow the pace. My best assessment was that they might run a bit hotter with longshots trying to steal it, but more likely those shots just wouldn't be fast enough to use up the other frontrunners. Odds on
were ample to cover the small risk of a hot pace, so that's where I went.
I actually lost 27 cents on $66.10 of exotics. When
held up at 5-1, I put $11 on him to win, and threw in a few extra exactas with
on top, including two on the winning pair.
That turned the $85 investment into an even money proposition. I had a good bit of upside, so I'll take it.
I even played the super for a whopping 20 cents. I'm gratified to hit it. But it was just too chalky to pay much. That wound up 1-2. The trifectas 1-1, and the exactas 2-1.
Hard to understand the final odds. The
actually went off third choice, and the second choice was 5-1, up a bit from her ML. Only one higher than 14-1. They bet Happy Jack again. And Fenwick?
Glad I didn't toss the
Creative Minister. It turned out to be the "surprise," rather than
. Both way more likely than
and
.
The
Simplification was a disappointment.