Sunday Delmar Late 4

1,8,9 / 1,2,9 / 2,3,7 / 4,10,12  bbb

@bellsbendboy

 Been Playin Delmar Fridays and Sundays, late four for a long time, some say too long, sometimes you draw a bad hand, still 'cap, maybe cut back on wager, sometimes score.  My win % pick fours over last few decades 9%, average ticket $33, ROI well in positive territory.  Still, cappers are often faced with indiscernible races and sequences.  Lost a bunch of motivation looking at leg one.

8)   The cheapest race at every track; nw2 life bottom.  So the Haskell team drops in a $385 Constitution that has talent?  To wit: 3yo debut Lexington solid 2nd, favored!  Layoff, goes to MIke, good third at 4-5, then marooned outside, rank, another layoff.  Dirt, solid third, next, dirt, apprentice, bumped, lugged, tough trip. Back to turf dropped to 50K, blinkers on, wire job, In last chased 3-2 shot, tired.  Now in for 10,000?   All of this ones races were faster than ANY other entrant, shows up in the paddock with cold waters.  Lousy ass pick four immediately.  Horse wins easy at odd on, small trainer wins 8 way shake.

Stake  Had a solid handle this heat, tho included the Mullins sprinter as lone speed, a big stretch; stretching out that is.  Sharp as a tack, yet by a sprinter, out of a very cheap mare, who was on the pace all her races.  Classy CRK mare air mails, 9-2 into the gate 5-2 out of it, hard to get a price out of this powerful barn.  Note CRK was very disappointed in the boy after last race , change to Rispoli who worked this one mid June in the dark.

10)  Years ago, racing secretary's added a clause now commonly called "optional claimers".  In short , veteran real race horses run against prima donna's as long as there offered for the tag.  Generally very good bets.  In this case sharp 8yo wins for the 14th time, yet broke its maidem for $3500.

11) no clue.  Play Friday. bbb