8th at Aqueduct Friday
 

2 MILES?!?

am I reading this right??

I'm already bored.

How exactly is Durkin going to stay awake for the entire running of this race?

those dudes at NYRA finally read one of my emails.

anyway, good to see Indy Storm is runnning.
and entered for a tag also.



Repent

wow Can horses last that long? I guess it's a matter of which horse is still walking at the end lol.

It's a return to yesteryear, next they'll bring back the Display Handicap.

8th Race Off: 3:45

2 Miles. 3 Year Olds And Up Allowance Optional Claiming ($25,000) Purse:
# Horse Jockey Weight Win Place Show
2 Successful Affair Desormeaux K J 120 7.30 4.30 2.60
6 Duke's Crossing Rivera H G 120 6.10 3.30
5 Delta Sea Prado E S 120 2.40
Finish Time: 3:31.74

Scratched: Indy Storm
Also ran: Determinator, War Paint, Luke's Flash, S. Cherry Legacy and F Sixteen
Winning Trainer: Contessa Gary C - Owner: Winning Move Stable
$2 Exacta (2-6) Paid $49.00
$2 Trifecta (2-6-5) Paid $127.00
$2 Grand Slam (5/7/8-8/10/11-3/6/7-2) Paid $32.20

Damn that was ugly. The stragglers barely hit the finish line.

yeah,
16f races in America are just not going to be visually impressive.



Repent

$176,809 in the win pool and $215,253 in the exacta pool. I guess people will bet just about anything.

Recap:
After a late scratch of 2nd choice Indy Storm, #5 Delta Sea was the 8/5 choice followed by #2 Successful Affair at 5/2 in a field of 8 that went postward. Luke's Flash set a blazing early pace of a mile in 1:43.25, tracked intently by Successful Affair. Luke's then wilted under the intense pressure of the mile in a quarter in an absurdly fast 2:11.53 and was eased. Successful Affair went on with it, winning a thrilling stretch drive over Duke's Crossing by 8 lengths. It was another 4 back to 3rd place finisher Delta Sea, followed by 7 more to Determinator and 11 more to War Paint. The remaining 3 did not finish. Successful Affair paid $7.30 to win after stopping the timer in a Secretariat-like time of 3:31.74 for the 2 miles.