Chandler Street Loop

The Chandler Street Loop is by far the most demanding of my three-mile courses. This morning I alternated two-minute jogs with three-minute walks to complete it in 37:31, with splits of 12:09, 13:27, and 11:55. I hope to use the effort as a good warmup for watching the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park this afternoon. I'm all for Tapiture, though I give reasonable chances to Strong Mandate, Ride On Curlin, and Kobe's Back, and I'll be damned, a California colt named Hoppurtunity won, by a head over Tapiture. Ride on Curlin was third, and Strong Mandate fourth. I had a nice day, but blew most of it on the Rebel. I came out ahead by $8.20. After four trips, I'm down $92.20. Kane Webb went with me, and we had an absolute hoot. I handicapped very well today. I picked five winners, and had a handful of near hits.