Hey Kids! An actual thoroughbred selection!
Today's 10th race at Hollywood Park is a 5 1/2 furlong Maiden Special Weight race, featuring a 2 year old colt named
Roman Jake. Roman Jake ran two weeks ago at Hollywood in a similarly valued 5 furlong MSW race against a
very promising Kentucky Derby quality colt named Roman Ruler (no relation, I think), and placed in the race.
But it wasn't that he placed, it was how he did it.
Roman Ruler won the race handily. But had Roman Jake had another 1/2 furlong ahead of him, he would have won the race by a couple of lengths. It was only his first race, and his rally down the stretch was impressive and mature.
Morning line 7/2, he'll probably be bet down.
I have $19 to win on him, and put $5 to win on him for Pauly (what I owe him for this week's wager). I'll let you know in a few hours what happened.