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Originally Posted by VOL JACK
I have never made a future bet in my life but, I just might dabble in the Oaks pool if these prices stay close to the same.
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Probably the single most disappointing performance by any horse this year was Amen Hallelujah's first dirt race last weekend.
This is a horse that won on synthetic for Asmussen with a good figure - Asmussen's as brutal as it gets on synthetic.
This is a horse that won on synthetic for Dutrow with a good figure - Dutrow's 3-for-44 with a $0.39 ROI lifetime on synthetic.
I think - statistically speaking - going 1st dirt for Dutrow and having shown early speed in those prior syn races ... anything short of a 186 Beyer would have been a let down.
In all seriousness ... I think Amen Hall is clearly the MLW of the Oaks.
Tidal Pool has the one incredible race that came from nowhere and her trainer is surprisingly talking like Frankel would ... quoting ragozin sheet figures and skipping her next race to give her "more rest" ... at 20/1 .. she's a little interesting.
Blind Luck is better than Stardom Bound .. has a good dirt race as well .. but will be severly overbet because of her decorated resume. Christine Daae still has to improve a lot to justify the hype. Forget the rest.