I walked the Levy Loop this morning in 30:48, and drove with Tom Zaloudek to Oaklawn Park to watch the Smarty Jones Stakes. I was also there to write the race story for the paper.
All went well, except for Mr. Z. He seemed geared for victory and was pulling away in the home stretch, but very suddenly began to drift severely to his right, almost as if he stumbled. By the time his rider regathered him, he could do no better than third.
A colt named Far Right won. That was good for my wallet, but I really, really hoped for Mr. Z to win. My $10 win ticket on Far Right returned $37.
I was up $23 for the day, and now a total of $42 after two trips. If I keep this up, I should be able to retire at least twenty minutes earlier than I originally expected.
OVERHEARD
"Free hat, my ass. This hat cost me at least three-hundred dollars."
— man holding a blue Oaklawn Park hat the track gave away to all-comers on Monday
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