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APRIL 9TH 2011 WE HAD THE WOODS AND THE SANTA ANITA DERBY
09/25/11
The two most important pre Derby races in April are the Woods and the Santa Anita Derby. The Woods Memorial was the 10th race at Aqueduct. It was for 3 year olds 9 furlongs on the dirt, no sex restrictions, Grade 1 Stake Hcp, purse $1,000,000. The Gold picked 5-2-4-6. The 2-4 exacta paid $158.00. The 2-4-5 tri paid $183.00. The #5 horse was Uncle Mo, one of the pre Derby favorites who ran third. He was bet down to 1/5 while the winner #2 (Toby's Corner) went off at 8/1 and the place horse #4 (Arthur's Tale) was backed at 12/1. This explains why such a robust exacta return and a low tri.
The Santa Anita Derby was the 10th race at Santa Anita. It was also for 3 year olds, at 9 furlongs on the dirt, no sex restrictions, Grade 1 Stakes HCP, purse $1,000,000. The Gold picked 10-3-5-6. The 6-5 exacta paid $227.20 and the 6-5-3 tri paid $1,229.60. The #6 horse(Midnight Interlude) was 20/1. The #5 horse(Comma To The Top) was 5/1 and the show horse #3(Mr. Commons) was 8/1.
Both of these crucial races are good examples of why we mainly concentrate on the exactas and tri's. At any rate this is a great start to the next month right up to the Derby.
