Honey's Alibi, a real nice CA bred. Owned by Harry Warner, I believe. When Louis B. Mayer dispersed his stable, I think Warner bought the great CA bred mare Honeymoon from him. It was like one movie mogul signing a starlet away from another. Do you know to which movie mogul Joe Harper is related? Don't get me started on baseball.😉
I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers the "original" Kentuckian. His sire, T V Lark, was my first fave. And, I was there for Longden's Last Ride.
Loved the original Kentuckian. I remember him paying boxcars in the American Handicap at Hollywood Park. Rudy Campas must have hit him fifty times down the stretch. My favorite TV Lark was Quack. Except for my two knuckle headed OTTB's he's my favorite. I'm not as old as I sound--53--but my family saw a lot and shared their memories. My father saw Seabiscuit run many times. He knew everything, it seemed, Laura Hilldebrand unearthed, save for George Woolf being diabetic. I do remember seeing Majestic Prince and most of what came after that.
So here's today's typical Pick4 from TVG... 5x4x3x1 12 horses on your ticket for a cost of $30 at the 50cent increment.
Back in the day I honestly believe we had to be better handicappers and learned how to focus on picking winners! Gimmicks have since led many to the poorhouse. Oh sure, discipline is the key but who has that nowadays?
If you liked parlays, you had the early double, period.
If you had $6 you could walk up to the "combo" window, those ticket multicolors were especially pretty when torn up!
If you liked exactas they cost you $5 each, boxing 3 horses cost $30 back when $30 actually meant something, and you could play races 5-7-9.
And then came Pick3s where the minimum cost was $3 per combination, that'll get you to narrow down your choices in a hurry!
Geeesh, speaking of "don't get me started" please accept my apologies, we return you now to your regularly scheduled program.
And then there was my Grandmother's method. While in college, I read the book The Boys of Summer. Lately I recommended the book to my wife, who loved it, and daughter who has yet to read it. Because of that book, over the last few months, I have cashed double digit payoffs on Junior Gilliam, Preacher Roe and, just today, Pee Wee Reese. It ain't scientific and anybody named Andy (S or B) would laugh in my face but Granny would be proud. Yeah I remember the $5 Exactas--I have an orange $5 Exacta sign from Del Mar hanging in my tack room. A three horse baseball, cost you $30. There must be poetry in that somewhere.
