On Saturday (3\/26\/22) I was making some small wagers on the horse races at Meydan, Saudi Arabia. In the 9th race I had a trifecta with “Life is Good” to win with 3 other horses underneath. I noticed that TVG had a money back special on the race if your win pick finished in 2nd or 3rd place. So, I put in a $2 win bet on Country Grammar at odds of 9\/1. Country Grammar is trained by Bob Baffert and was being ridden by Frankie Dettori, one of the best jockeys in the world. Country Grammer passed a tiring Life is Good in the stretch to get the win. The payout on my wager was $20. I also had a show bet on the 3rd place horse, Chuwa Wizard (JPN), but that didn’t amount to much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next, I put in a pick 4 on the last four stakes races at the Fair Grounds. I didn’t have “Two Emmys” in the second leg but had the other 3 races correct. Unfortunately, they don’t give you any money for 3 out of 4. The last race of the day was the grade 2 Louisiana Derby. I had a boxed trifecta wager that consisted of the three horses that I had for this race in my pick 4. The horses were, (2) Zozos, (6) Epicenter, and (7) Pioneer of Medina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just before they loaded the gate, Pioneer of Medina threw the jockey and started running loose behind the gate. After a short chase, they managed to catch the horse and the vet said he was okay to race. This was a 9.5-furlong race and I convinced myself that Pioneer of Medina at 15\/1 had used too much energy to place in the top 3 in this race. At the last minute, I cancelled my trifecta wager. The TVG announcers had made good arguments for some of the other runners, which also made me doubt my handicapping skills. As the race started #7 took the lead, then was passed by #2 at the quarter pole. #2 was passed by #6 in the stretch and they crossed the finish line 6, 2, 7. My $3 trifecta would have paid $17.05. I also missed out on the $5000 TVG hit and split promo. Although, it wasn’t a big payout, it still feels bad every time I make the wrong decision. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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