I have noticed many bemoaning the fact that LH cost them the tri. If LH was singled in the 3rd spot then don't blame Smith. He was beaten by 2 horses that were fresher than he was and that had a number that was competitive. He lost the placing by a head but Eddington had a little trouble also according to the charts..."EDDINGTON , unhurried for a half while racing well off the rail, gradually gained five wide nearing the far turn, moved inside IMPERIALISM at the three eighths pole, circled five wide advancing into the stretch, altered course between rivals at the three sixteenths pole but failed to threaten while improving his position." Here's a horse that was also 5 wide and "altered course between rivals". What if Eddington ran 4th? Would those that keyed EDD in 3rd be able to blame Bailey for going 5 wide and having to alter course?? If Eddington wasn't in the 3rd hole on one of your tickets then is that Smith's fault too?? Its too easy to blame defeats on ground loss. If Smith chokes him over to the rail and he runs off or doesn't like it and sulks, what then?? Sounds like sour grapes to me.

As for the Pick 4....what a gift to Thorograph players. Thank you TGJB for your consistently outstanding product. I am nothing more than a novice, a weekend player that enjoys the challenge of wagering on these magnificent animals. I buy TG sporadically but regularly check the race of the week and RB Room to get better at reading TG. How can you not have the P4 using TG?? Royal Assault was a single to me ( Preachin had a bad pattern and gave wt) , Mr.O'Brien had the fastest figure in the field which he just ran, Gators and Bears has been running big races regularly (multiple negs), and of course SJ. I too got burnt by Smarty in the Derby but he wasn't going to do it to me again (I saved with RHT, Song, and Edd). If only they were all like this.

I don't mean to gloat or sound like I am a great handicapper ( I've stumbled out of the track many times wondering why I do this after a day of getting my butt kicked). But TG really clicked at Pimlico on Saturday. Congrats to all TG players and again thanks to JB. Your product is second to none.

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