Desormeaux Ends 0 for 54 Skid

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Johnny nailed his ass good in the 2nd race yesterday.

I thought I was home-free on that first-timer in the 2nd race yesterday. I had $200 to win and place on that horse. That was a heart-breaking loss. It's pretty rare to lose a race like that. How often does a horse that you blow by at the 1/8th pole come back and beat you? I can't fault the ride. It was a case of Pletcher's horse being fitter than Weaver's horse. Weaver is not a guy that has his first-timers cranked up. He only wins with first-timers at a 7% clip. I knew that going in but I had seen that horse work at the Ocala Feb Sale and I thought the horse could run so I bet him despite the fact that I thought he might be a little short.[/quote]
I just watched that race again. I still can't believe I lost that race. He blows by that horse at the 1/8th pole by 2 lengths and that horse comes back and beats him. That was a tough beat. The $5.10 he payed to place was a little consolation but not much. You expect to win those kinds of races.