You never get used to it. Although, you find yourself screaming the celebratory "BOOM" several times a week. The feeling is Indescribable; watching your long shot 'monster move' selection pull away in the stretch for a convincing victory at unbelievably generous odds. Especially, at the Big A (home of the 1-5 shot). This time it was Kat's Mystery at 14-1 completing a $148 double and never really threatened by a the 3-2 favorite that rallied for second-money. Automatically, I bet the mover across the board, as well, for $32.6, 11.6, 6.2. But this was merely an appetizer.
Kat was the second leg of an early pick three ticket with four horses, including Future Prospect, my highest rated horse in race three Prospect wasn't a mover, but he went off at 8-1.
Masterful jockey Rajiv Maragh dragged every inch of heart out of the horse to complete a consecutive daily double at $295--and my $960 pick-three ticket.
ADDENDUM TO MARCH 19. The Es El You singled pick-three, came back $739.80! (mover Witch Doctor X, at 47-1, nearly won the race and would have guaranteed me a larger payoff since I had him connect wheeled. However, he was disaqualified from second-by a nose-and place fourth. Whew!)
