Horse Race Wagering - Keeneland the Killer

[Shame About Ray]

For those with short fuses and memories, last year at Keeneland you could absolutely not win a horse racing wager on the front end no matter how slow the rider tried to temper down the pace and it may be the same deal this year, but the key for horse bettors is to take that information and use against the lines and odds to project how those quitters would fend when they leave the Polytrack.

Granted, one day does not make a season, but the opening day card at Keeneland was solid and a couple of Bill Mott’s trainees were adversely affected by the surface. In one event, the race came off the turf course.

Don’t be shocked if this excellent trainer puts Splendora in the stall and doesn’t bring her out until Churchill Downs opens.

Cut out to run, she cost nearly $400,000, and she has been a bad actress at the gate in her first 3 starts. In her Keeneland bow, this miss settled and was allowed to trail early, made a sweeping premature move despite going 5 wide, made the lead after three quarters, but understandably wilted when pressured down the lane and was eventually beaten by the third choice in the race.

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