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3:10 Recapping the Pegasus World Cup race of speedballs Life is Good and returning champ Knicks Go. In the end, were they playing Quien Es Mas Macho? NBC’s Replay here:
https://youtu.be/KE3v7gRVHZk

6:16 Stiletto Boy is still Trixie’s SHOW BABY! Bragging rights are important in races of such predictability that there were no cash winnings : )

7:59 Some other players were also not-thrilled with the day’s payouts at Gulfstream. Weej WON the Pick 6 and still lost, because the odds were so short! We discuss how huge takeouts and carryovers drain the joy for winner$ and make bitter bettors.

11:15 Still, we can’t ignore the races while a Pick 6 is live! For us, Pegasus Day proved conversational, but not very profitable.

12:25 (Seriously, how lucky a star was Ja Rule born under?!)

13:34 We had more fun with the Houston Racing Festival and Sam Houston’s friendlier venue and 12% takeout. https://www.shrp.com/events/detail/houston-racing-festival

Q: What is Chalk or a Chalky Horse in racing lingo?
A: Chalk refers to a race’s favorite by odds or a horse with short/low odds, meaning wagers will earn lesser payouts upon winning.

Q: What is the Take-out in horse racing?
A: The take-out varies by track and is the percentage of all bets collected off-the-top as a fee to the track for holding and administrating the race.

15:43 We enjoyed the Houston Ladies Classic G3 ($300k) with Pauline’s Pearl and Audrey’s Time, but also the J.B. Connally Turf Cup ($200k), where we got to see our first ever DEAD HEAT between Another Mystery and Fantasioso (who may meet again at the Elkhorn at Keeneland in April)! A VERY exciting and strange development!

Q: What happens when a horse race is ruled a Dead Heat?
A: Very rarely, after a “photo finish,” the race stewards still cannot determine one official winner during their inquiry. Therefore, the contenders are each recorded as official winners, and wagers pay out to multiple winners accordingly.

23:22 We review the Kentucky Derby Prep races for the first weekend in February, including the Withers G3 at Aquaduct, the Holy Bull G3 at Gulfstream, and the Robert B. Lewis G3 at Santa Anita.

23:53 Among the Withers’ 11 horses, we both like Courvoisier and Cooke Creek. Trixie possibly adds Early Voting out of Gun Runner and is curious about Gilded Age.

27:30 Among the Holy Bull’s 9 horses, Weej likes Mo Donegal best, plus Tiz the Bomb, and Giant Game, especially valuing the Breeders Cup history. Trixie likes MoD and TiztB too, but is also monitoring Eloquist out of Nyquist and especially Simplification of out Not This Time, a sire whose progeny are starting to roar.

33:00 Shoould the Robert B. Lewis G3 be renamed the Robert B. Baffert stakes? How many horses will he have in there?! We love Slow Down Andy (of course!) from Nyquist and like Messier of Empire Maker. What is the deal with this race and Santa Anita’s tiny fields of late?

We have been preparing a ginormous podcast summarizing some of the colorful characters, outrageous defenses, conflicted loyalties, and strange happenings related to the federal trial of disgraced (and just convicted!) veterinarian Dr. Seth Fishman. That’s our very next episode, so stay tuned!

OUR CREDO:
We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too!

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HAPPY RACING, YA’LL!
💋 Trixie and Weej