Spa 2024

[BigJay]

Race 6
$20 win #10 Three B’s
$2 exbx 7-10
.50c tri 7,10/ALL/7,10
$2 DD 7,10/7
$1 P3 7,10/7/ALL
Torn between DePaz and Tagg. DePaz much more consistent than Tagg. Plus been quite a few years since Tagg won in dirt with a 2-year-old.

Risked $55, -$677 for meet

Damn man. Caught at the wire two races in a row. Can’t catch a break

 

[fiftycint]

Thanks for starting this thread RD....Had winner in last but didnt make much....It was a great Spa meet.

 

[rdalert447]

Thanks for starting this thread RD....Had winner in last but didnt make much....It was a great Spa meet.

Great job, Fifty. You carried the thread!

 

[BigJay]

Thanks for starting this thread RD....Had winner in last but didnt make much....It was a great Spa meet.

Great job, Fifty. You carried the thread!

Was today the last day?

 

[rdalert447]

Was today the last day?

Yep.

Turn out the lights……the party’s over….

 

[fiftycint]

OK back to work tomorrow...Concrete waits for nobody.700 yards tomorrow....Is Costco hiring?

 

[BigJay]

Is Costco hiring?

@rdalert447

So here’s a funny/sad story about Costco and the horses.

My buddy always sends me $200/$300 or so to make his Derby bets every year.

He lives in Austin. I live about 20 minutes from Retama. Smallish track but it’s nice inside and they have 365 simulcast.

So in 2022 I get there early to make a few bets for myself and all his bets/combos. He usually likes to do several Tri wheels, a few exacta boxes, etc.

I finally get done making all his bets. This meant also calling him from outside in the bleachers and talking through his bets again because his math was off on a few of his wheels. All said and done I think he used all but $7 of his money he sent me. I took a photo of all of his tickets. Sent them to him. And I was spent having to wait in line twice. Once initially and another time to cancel a couple of his bets and rebet new ones. Told him I was leaving. I had spent about 45-50 minutes total in line.

Headed back north on Interstate 35 but not before stopping at Costco on the other side of the highway from the track to grab a hotdog and soda.

I was in the middle of eating when my buddy texts “hey if I still have any money left get me $5 on the 99/1 shot”

I let him know where I was, and that it would take me about 7-8 minutes to get back to the track after I eat but I’d go if he really wanted the bet. He said don’t sweat it.

You know what happened. I felt horrible as I saw that horse come through down the stretch.

Lucky for me we’ve known each other a long time and while it would have been a nice score he didn’t really need the money.