If you are a fan of playing the pick six, chances are you probably have. Back in April 2010, they had several pick six carryovers in a row, and the final carryover ended up going over $400,000.
I like Beulah Park. It’s a unique little track situated in Grove City, Ohio. Although the majority of their races are low level claiming races, I’m very fond of this track and enjoy watching their races.
Why am I writing about Beulah Park? Because many, many geldings help fill the races there.
Take today’s card – 70 horses have entered. They consist of:
35 geldings.
25 mares.
6 fillies.
2 colts.
2 horses.
Half of the horses entered today at Beulah are geldings! But even more incredible is the age of the horses running this afternoon. Feast your eyes on these statistics:
There are 17 four-year-olds entered.
There are 17 five-year-olds entered.
There are 17 six-year-olds entered.
There are 11 seven-year-olds entered.
There are 2 eight-year-olds entered.
There are 4 nine-year-olds entered.
There is 1 ten-year-old entered.
Amazingly, there is not one three-year-old among the seventy horses entered. It’s not because they aren’t eligible – four of the nine races on the card are open to three-year-olds. It’s just that the Beulah entries are dominated by veterans of advanced age.
I’m writing this because there is one race on the card which simply must not be missed by any fan of geldings. That is the third race, a $2,500 claiming event at five furlongs. It is open to “Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Not Won Two Races In 2010-2011.” The race has drawn seven entries, all of them geldings. They are:
| Post Position | Horse | Age | Morning Line Odds |
| 1 | East On Stroop | 6 | 12-1 |
| 2 | K. O. Posh | 6 | 8-1 |
| 3 | Manhasset Indian | 7 | 5-1 |
| 4 | Garden Dancer | 9 | 8-5 |
| 5 | Rat Like Cunning | 10 | 8-1 |
| 6 | My Money | 6 | 10-1 |
| 7 | Alter Offering | 9 | 2-1 |
Every last one of these runners are eligible for the Veterans of the Turf Club. Therefore, we shall award our own little prize to the winner of the race. The first gelding to cross the wire shall become the newest member of the Veterans of the Turf Club, joining the likes of Brass Hat, Presious Passion, and others. Tomorrow, I will write up an official post welcoming him into the club and briefly recap his racing career.
You can watch the race at Beulah Park's web site. Here is the link to the live video:
http://www.beulahpark.com/New07/video/streaming.php
Good luck, veterans! May you all run excellent races!
-Keelerman
Cool idea Keelerman! I'll be watching the race!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Garden Dancer, who won the third race at Beulah Park today by a head! Finishing second was My Money, followed by K. O. Posh and Rat Like Cunning. The final time in the five furlong event was 1:00.17.
ReplyDeleteGarden Dancer is a ten-year-old gelding by Sandpit out of Garden Paradise. He was ridden by Rafael Hernandez and is trained by Juan Aquirre.
-Keelerman