"We're just having fun with him. It's fun to go to different tracks."
"I've always thought he was a nice horse, but he's just getting better ... We're going to take our time with him and make some money with him." [DRF]
Wanna Runner had previously won the $600,000 WinStar Derby at Sunland. Saturday, he won the $300,000 Walmac Lone Star Derby (gr. III). His earnings are $566,950. Yes, fun. Yes, he's making money. Making money for Mr. Baffert and Mr. Pegram.
Meanwhile ...
Wanna Runner, the odds-on 1-2 favorite, ridden by Victor Espinoza and carrying 122 pounds, covered 1 1/16 miles on a fast main track in 1:43.71 and paid $3, $2.60 and $2.10. [LSP press release]
Yes, fun. No, I made little money.
So folks, sing praise for the glory of the undercard! A nice little turf starter handicap which was fun to dabble in cheap exactas and dime superfectas, subsequently lined the inside of my knock-off Louis Vuitton handbag nicely. It also demonstrated to my husband, who was with me at the time and it should be noted that he is not a frequent track visitor because it requires him to wear something other than boxer shorts and his free 93.3 The Bone t-shirt as well as he has to pay more than $2.50 for beer, that I can actually successfully handicap and wager wisely.
Oops. My humble apologies. This is not about me. It's about Bob.
Another notable quote from Bob Baffert,
"It was delicious." [Dallas Morning News]
He would be referring to the Whataburger cheeseburger that he consumed the previous evening. One would think that if you have a horse with a half-million dollar bank roll, Whataburger would not be involved in your dinner plans, unless of course it would be breakfast because they do make excellent breakfast taquitos.
Regardless of whatever amount of money I won or whatever dinner fare Bob Baffert had, it was fun to have him in town. I had even hoped to conduct a short interview, as it is thoroughly documented that I am an expert at obtaining hard-hitting and factual information from those involved in the sport of horse racing. Unfortunately, this was not to be. But I know that he'll be back! Yes, I know this because he sweeps into town and wins the all stakes races! And when he comes back I shall be waiting for him where I know I shall find him. Whataburger.
And hopefully, I won't have picante sauce from my sausage and egg breakfast taquito dribbling down my chin.
2 comments:
Hey Sue
Your Railbird link goes to Pulling Hair. What are you trying to do, confuse me. I am confused enough.
John,
You genius you! Thanks for checking out my links (and letting me know so I don't appear to be a complete moron). I added our new TBA members to the blog last night and decided that I should alphabetize. I have no business goofing off with HTML code at 1:00 am!
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