OPTICAL RETURNS AS FAVORITE


OPTICAL, A HIGHLY REGARDED WATCH LIST OF MINE IS BACK IN AN ALLWOANCE RACE THIS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2024.


See my profile on Optical down this thread about 10 or so posts down.


1 Mile | Open | 2 Year Olds | STARTER ALLOWANCE | Purse: $72,000


Track: Churchill Downs

Surface: Dirt

Race: 1

Horse: Optical (ML 5-2)


Bet Optical (ML 5-2) to win and place using double down betting strategy.



Here is the post-race comment:

POST RACE UPDATE: October 6, 2024

FINISH ORDER:

1. East Avenue $7.56 $3.72 $3.36
2. Ferocious $2.88 $2.56
3. Filoso $8.02


OPTICAL off evenly in third on the rail and continued to stay on the rail going into the first turn when a horse in front (HANDSOMEPANTS) backed off slightly causing Optical to go outside of that rival and bumped an inner rival (HANDSOMEPANTS) while subtly put to cramped quarters by an outer rival (READY FOR PEACE) when both horses seemed to jostle for position.

After that incident Optical continued to race off the pace along the inside about two to three lengths off, and from thereafter to halfway of the backstretch leaving the five-furlong marker when a rival crept up to his outside and brushed him and forced him to steady again almost hitting the rail causing the jockey to abruptly pulled his horse (Optiocal) very hard to the back of the field.

From that incident the jockey decided to pull his mount up approaching the far turn and the horse walked off on his own power accompanied by an outrider while the jockey riding an ambulance back to the dis-mount area.

Both the horse and the jockey were okay.