P-Dub Wrote:
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> I cashed a very nice exacta ticket on that race.
> People pissing and moaning about not including
> that winner have nobody to blame but themselves.

Boy, I know exactly what you mean. My friend who bet Atigun in the Travers was whining about how the longer-priced McPeek entry got the brass ring, and he got squat with the one who figured to run better. I'm sorry but he has no one to blame but himself for betting a jock who will take his horse 3-4 wide on the turns as opposed to one who will give his horse a rail skimming ride.

See how this works, P-Dub? You can redboard your way into justifying that you found "value" in every race, and if you don't get the desired outcome, you can scapegoat drug users, or jocks you don't like. The reality is that you dance nearly every race with who brung you, in terms of betting strategy. Good on you that it worked this time, but don't disparage those who spew sour grapes after a tough beat. It doesn't diminish the value of your winning ticket, and you know as well as anyone, that what worked for you in that race, won't necessarily work in the next. Just as you know, next out, Mike Smith might be the one to shoot the gap along the rail, and stick it to the bettors counting on a 4-wide trip.