Arlington Million

[jbelfior]

I\'m hoping to get half of Finnegan\'s ML. Solid effort over AP in the Secretariat last year. Drawn inside and with NM and LM in here, FW should have room to kick w/o having to go wide.
Last number at Belmont could be the start of a 4 yo turf horse coming to pass.

Good Luck,
Joe B

[justwin]

what a tough race. seems like everyone is running in the 2-3 range with a couple of 1\'s sprinkled in. Rahystrada is as consistent as they come and at 20-1 seems like a fair price but I have a feeling it won\'t be good enough to win but a nice play for the exotics. Can Little Mike crawl through the first half here in 51? How much of a negative will the outside posts be?

[Lost Cause]

Doubt they get in front of Nate\'s Mineshaft, who will get a play from me to crawl upfront..Tough race so why not

[Fairmount1]

\"Tough race so why not\"

Because Michael de Kock has a horse entered.....

[Marlin]

I agree, taking long odds on Nate for the same reason.  He is only the fastest horse in the race also.  Worth a shot.

[justwin]

i\'m going to with Real Solution hoping chad/ramsey combo pops a new top for this lightly raced 4yo. playing with guest of honor/rahy/grandeur.

GLTA!

Rick, stay off Garcia for me. LOL!

[Rick B.]

justwin Wrote:
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> Rick, stay off Garcia for me. LOL!

I\'ve decided to pass the race, so you are golden.

[Silver Charm]

I like Grandeur. Small colt has bad post but looked on his toes on track and has pointed for this with light campaign. Think the pace will quicken earlier than most and the last strong run will nail it.

Will be very surprsied if Little Mike fires...just not sure about him

[P-Dub]

justwin Wrote:
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> i\'m going to with Real Solution hoping chad/ramsey
> combo pops a new top for this lightly raced 4yo.
> playing with guest of honor/rahy/grandeur.
>
> GLTA!
>
> Rick, stay off Garcia for me. LOL!


Thanks Fairmount for the saver exacta, but geez what a brutal beat.

EDIT: Objection.

[justwin]

I thought I had the winner then it appeared Apache came back for the win. I turned the race off, noticed it wasn\'t official and turned it back on to see Real Solution in the winners circle. Watched the head on replay, I feel real fortunate even though Apache came out on Real Solution.

[P-Dub]

justwin Wrote:
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> I thought I had the winner then it appeared Apache
> came back for the win. I turned the race off,
> noticed it wasn\'t official and turned it back on
> to see Real Solution in the winners circle.
> Watched the head on replay, I feel real fortunate
> even though Apache came out on Real Solution.


Came out several paths and brushed him.  I think having RS get a nose in front then having TA come back helped the decision.

[Rick B.]

Shame on the Arlington stewards for not IMMEDIATELY
lighting the Inquiry sign. F\'n cowards were afraid
to do anything, and had their hand forced by the
objection.

DQ was about as open and shut as they come. A guy
can\'t give his all towards forward momentum when
he\'s being pushed sideways like that. If you disagree,
get on a horse and have another guy barrel into you.

And as previously advertised, I had $0.00 in the race...
of course. Frickin\' Alan Garcia...it\'s like he knows!

[jimbo66]

An easy call.  Horse drifted out 4 paths and bumped the other horse twice, and they finished a nice apart.  If this wasn\'t a DQ, not sure what one is

The stewards should absolutely be fined for not putting up the inquiry.  How do u miss the stretch run bumping incident between the the first two finishers who were well clear if the field.  What the hell were they looking at?

[Beau]

If I recall correctly this jockey was DQed from the win in a past Arlington Million as well.

[Fairmount1]

I just came home from the casino.  I haven\'t been to a casino in over ten years.  Hate it....but figured hey, if it\'s just gambling like the stewards say in a million dollar race, let\'s see what happens.  Stuck to my conservative, disciplined play I employ at parimutuel wagering and won some money at some cards.  But I still love the horses far more...

With that said, regardless of where you stand on the objection/Dq, the Chicago stewards are horribly inconsistent in my opinion.  One example, about ten years ago this December, I had a 44-1 shot running at Hawthorne I touted to all my friends at Fairmount.  I bet him heavy to win; Keyed him on top of the trifecta; and played him in horizontals...this is extraordinary confidence for me.....he finished second after unbelievable bumping, cutting off by a Shannon Ritter charge that was 8-1.  If The Apache committed assault today, then this Ritter horse committed rape, assault, and murder all in the final two strides (or at least that\'s how I recall)....and after a long inquiry like today, the result on that day stood.  Friends were more upset then me.  I had the exacta and made $500 or so on a race where I should have been paid close to $10k.  So today was par for the course.  

My plays on confident bets are often decided by the whim of a steward.  It\'s part of the game and I accept that ....however, it drives the most disciplined of us to go play a damn card game at a casino afterwards.  

For those that say it was obvious, watch the pan again.  Was The Apache extending his lead in the last two to three strides when they were clear of each other or not?  Was it because Garcia quit riding?  Idk...but one thing is for certain early in the day on hrtv, ramsey announced the million horse was his best bet of the day....so, congrats to ramsey who I believe has some sort of advantage lately--and it\'s not his sire.  

De Kock has ran second in the million twice now btw....On to the next race that is worth betting; best of luck to the disciplined