race 1 I avoided my own advice to play the speed (Let Me Be Frank) and instead took the favorite.

race 2 I played Jazz Seeker – got torched by Celtic Innis

race 3 – by now I was drowning my sorrow in mass quantities of alcohol

race 4- had Broadway Producer but didn’t bet him.

race 5- (see race 3 above)

race 6- thought this was a lock…by now I was doubting I’d ever cash another ticket again in my entire life.

race 7- the last straw – from here I drew a line in the sand like Col. Travis at the Alamo and say “no more!!!”

Then we hit the late pick 4 in races 8,9,10, and 11. Thank freakin’ god. Somehow I ended “up” for the day after all that (though not by much – maybe $15 or so).

Great day at Laurel – the crowds were big and the races were difficult to hit. It was a little warm early on, but I kept saying it was probably the last beautiful Saturday of the year out here.

I already can’t wait for the Preakness next year. I just love big days in MD racing.

Nice job and nice late pick 4. My best handicapping of the day was nailing Swear Allegiance in the 3rd. The rest of the day was watching that profit slip away until Cuba won. It’s still a great day of racing. Now I’m going to watch and root Mass Charles on to victory for Frank!

Ted