Suffolk, July 7
This afternoon was the first this week I stayed to watch the races. Tuesday I was at the track and gone by 10 a.m., and Monday I lingered just long enough to watch one of my favorites, Mighty Mouse (as he’s known in the barn), run in race two. No bet on him, though, not when his trainer said Monday morning after heavy rain forced officials to move the race from the turf to the main track, “He has no chance on the dirt.” He didn’t. The racing was a bit predictable today (six races won by favorites); the biggest surprise was Miss Whitney in race three, winning at odds of 37-1. My one bet was on race two, where I thought I spotted a great opportunity when Harmony Light was still at 7-2 five minutes before the race. By post time, her odds had collapsed to 7-5. She won, and paid $4.80.
