Disappointing At Gulfstream
HUGE Panther WIN!
The weekend selections came to a close with more of the same from Saturday. In the second I Feel Great was steadied early and lost all chance; rallied belatedly for third. I had my lone win in the second in a tight photo finish when Ever Arch won a Maiden Special for 2yo fillies. The $6.00 payoff enabled me to salvage some of my bankroll by collecting $30. In the fifth Cover Up was the latest of the week's selections to start behind the field; nothing when seventh at 2/1. My pick scratched from the seventh. In the eighth Chad Brown's Verbouwen was the 6/5 favorite and came swooping up to take command at the top of the stretch. Clear at the 16th pole she was run down late to finish third. In the ninth my top pick won, but no bet. Wow. And in the finale I went against Javier Castellano - seemed like a good move after he'd disappointed me all day - but his mount, my second choice ran by my pick Starship Frontier who had the lead in mid stretch....second.
But I guess if I had to pick, I'd take the glorious win by our Florida Panthers as we notched our fourth win in a row and moved within three points of the lead in our division with an exciting 5-4 shoot-out victory over Vancouver on Alexander Barkov's sensational backhand goal (see below). The holiday week has live racing (and selections) on Wednesday; no racing Christmas Eve or Christmas Day; then live racing over the weekend highlighted by Opening Day at Santa Anita on Saturday. We'll be in Ohio but the project will go on!
Week Two Highlights: Dec. 16-20
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