breeders' cup

I should live blog this sonnofagun - two days of BC action - but I could never match the effort put in by lungfish over at acruns.blospot.com and his running diary of the Rays-Sox ALCS game 7. Compelling stuff, really. I'm afraid to think what might have happened had the game gone the other way. Has anyone live blogged while trying to extract their head from a flat screen tv? We came closer to it than you might think.

Ummm, yes, the Breeders' Cup. It's on right now on ESPN. Jerry Bailey is busy stating the obvious. All three of the guys on set are wearing pink ties. Ok, no problem there. I just remembered that it's breast cancer awareness month. Pink is cool by me. Very awkward bit featuring Bailey and Gary Player. Toward the end, when Player gives him big hug, Bailey is like, "you're gonna cut this out, right?" Greatest.

Ok, 2yo fillies on turf, usually a recipe for disaster. Euros probably better in the main, but post is tough for the top pair, not sure the rail filly classes up. How about Beyond our Reach at 15-1. Post is crummy, but you get Dettori, baby. She's been put in some awfully tough spots, so maybe the firm turf and drop in class helps the cause.

Oh, man, Lezcano riding like it's the 5th at Monmouth. Great ride. Heart Shaped made sustained run over the rock hard course. Dettori still out there picking daisies. Maram gets the photo! Good stuff. Small outfit takes it to Coolmore. Chad Brown used to work w/ Frankel. Ran his string at MP. Bobby a tough guy to work for, so this has to be pretty sweet for Chad. He's trying to play it cool on TV now. Ok, his grandpa passed away, so coolness is for a reason. All I do is put my foot in mouth doing this. Nice score, anyway, for Jose and Chad.

Man, I'm wiped. I'll be back for F/M Turf. No interest in balance of card, except to check out Zenyatta. Sealy Hill is live at a big price, says Brad Thomas, so we'll see what she can do. I'll hook her up with the logicals - Forever Together, Wait a While, Visit and Mauralakana. I'll play against the top two Euros. These ESPN guys are tough to watch. The knot on Bailey's tie so big, it's almost the size of his head. Randy Moss is okay, I should add. He actually offers some real handicapping. Joe Testosterone is wearing a pink tie AND a pink shirt. He is very aware, I'll give him that.

And we're back. Sealy Hill sitting at a juicy 44-1. Hoping she sits pocket trip before getting first run on deeper closers. Loading in the gate...Checked back to last. Fna. Time to start taxes....YES!!! Sealy Hill probably good enough to win, but gets up to complete sweet exacta with Forever Together. Let's see what this thing pays. Fna. The filly nearly won it. She doesn't get squeezed by winner and the placings are reversed. Proof once again that Brad Thomas a genius. Great, great times. Let's get a big number...Just off phone w/ Dad. He reports that exacta pays something like $440 for $2. Might have to start back on taxes, anyway. What a laugh! They can take me to the woodshed tomorrow, but this BC ended up on the plus side. Maybe keeping a running diary, a la lungfish, the key to gambling success. If Sealy Hill wins, it'd be raining dollars down here in Canton. Exacta still good enough for me to throw quarters at cars driving by. Glad you could share in the fun. I'm really exhausted now. Nap time...