I wanna talk about the "Ilk". I was there at Hallandale Saturday and I was optimistic, because there were a lot of attractive young women there in sexy outfits betting money. I call it the "easy money" and theres no way a 24 year old woman can factor things as thoroughly as someone thats been involved in the minutia of the game for years. But sometimes, the non thinking ilk have an advantage. Sometimes they can make automatic bets and Fountain of Youth day was just such a day. The Ilk bet on Pletcher all day and they cashed on Pletcher all day. His horses ran well. Of course, they ran well on juice but the Ilk cashed and the Ilk beat me like a drum.

The problem for the Ilk though is that down the line the races will not be as automatic. More variables will come into play. Chief among those variables being the other trainers that utilize horsemanship will have their steeds poised for a top effort on the biggest day. The implication being of course that the juice helps, but it helps less when the others are ready to fire their best shot. And that surmises that the juice will be available on the big day.

Scat Daddy has a tall order. You can't dissuade the ilk from betting upon Pletcher or Scat, but you can take advantage of their one dimensional thinking. Some ilk cashed Saturday, other ilk have prospective wagers, vapor hopes and perhaps seek accolades far too early.

On the big day, Beat Pletcher like a drum and the Ilk too!

CtC