They Knew

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

Just who is they? And can I just once be "they" and know what they know?

Sadly, and brace yourself, you will never be " they. "

At some point " they " may tell you....but " they " won't include you in their group.

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Sadly, and brace yourself, you will never be " they. "

At some point " they " may tell you....but " they " won't include you in their group.

I kind of figured that. I had the chance to be they once, but the tip seemed so outrageous that it didn't seem possible. It was probably 9-10 years back and it was a turf race at Saratoga when a seperate Leo O'brien entry came 1-2. One was the favorite and the other was a bomb. The bomb won and the favorite came in second. The guy that gave me the tip had me place the bet for him becuase he was bartending. He got the tip from "they". "I", like an idot didn't play it.

[asudevil]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Sadly, and brace yourself, you will never be " they. "

At some point " they " may tell you....but " they " won't include you in their group.

It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma

[the_fat_man]

On a somewhat related note, I see that Precious Too finally won today. Yes, Precious. I imagine that many of us have followed this enigmatic runner in her, well, almost comical career as a race horse. Some were there early (moi), others were still with her late. TODAY, she rewarded those STILL with her with a nice 8:5 mutual. She won for fun, too. Never let it be known that this game isn't fair.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

On a somewhat related note, I see that Precious Too finally won today. Yes, Precious. I imagine that many of us have followed this enigmatic runner in her, well, almost comical career as a race horse. Some were there early (moi), others were still with her late. TODAY, she rewarded those STILL with her with a nice 8:5 mutual. She won for fun, too. Never let it be known that this game isn't fair.

She was off a claim by Bruce Levine from Robbie Bailes. Enough said.

She was probably an overlay at 8:5.

[NoLuvForPletch]

I like the one's that think THEY are the THEY that know...like the one's that made Contessa's 1ster in the MdnClm (when are they going to stop betting his 1sters in MdnClm's, he like 3%?) 5/2 fav, bet down from 15/1 in the opening flashes...

I unfortunately went to Ass and Stew...shouldn't have been caught at that track today

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

I like the one's that think THEY are the THEY that know...like the one's that made Contessa's 1ster in the MdnClm (when are they going to stop betting his 1sters in MdnClm's, he like 3%?) 5/2 fav, bet down from 15/1 in the opening flashes...

I unfortunately went to Ass and Stew...shouldn't have been caught at that track today

What was interesting about that horse is that while it was 12-1 early in the betting it was basically the favorite in the exacta throughout the betting.

[NoLuvForPletch]

It was a sick race to bet...the winner, who had never hit the board before his last race, was 3-1...how do you take 3-1 on that horse when he was 50-1 last time? and then he jumps up and catches me...tough one

[zippyneedsawin]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

What was interesting about that horse is that while it was 12-1 early in the betting it was basically the favorite in the exacta throughout the betting.

That is usually a better indicator of who is actually the betting favorite. I always keep a close eye on that when a horse opens up much higher or lower than expected.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

I like the one's that think THEY are the THEY that know...like the one's that made Contessa's 1ster in the MdnClm (when are they going to stop betting his 1sters in MdnClm's, he like 3%?) 5/2 fav, bet down from 15/1 in the opening flashes...

I unfortunately went to Ass and Stew...shouldn't have been caught at that track today

Anyone who bets a 1ster in a MCL race during the AQU Inner meet deserves to have their hat handed to them.

Hopefully, for their sake, the hat comes with a free bowl of soup.

[ArlJim78]

for this year, first time starters in maiden claiming races at AQU are 2 wins from 58 attempts, .0345 percent.

straight maidens are even worse where firsters are 2 for 93.