Hi Bill thanks for the encouraging words. Yeah I was rooting for Bob Consultation to pull off the win at 20-1 in this race. I think my super payout would have likely doubled had that happened. But it was still a great result.
After making my paceline selections RDSS put the #4 in this race as the 2nd best BL horse but I chose to bump him into an ITM only status because his only race available was on a wet fast track and it was his first time jumping up against winners. Paid off to downgrade the 3-5 favorite on my ticket because had I not done so I would have missed this race with the 4/7 in the win spot on my superfecta and the 10 as my 3rd choice.
That would have hurt given if not for the #17 in the derby I would have had the tri and the exacta in the derby too. If that had happened I might not have even played the 8th at SA since I would have been having a celebratory drink with my track companions here at Canterbury Downs. So sometimes the racing gods do smile on you after a near miss...
Cheers !
BZ - Minneapolis