One of the nicer wagering dilemmas a move player can have is when two horses qualify with the proper running line. In Monday's fourth race at Philly Park, both Stilts and Meadow Blue showed the required move. The drf stats on the success of Cynthia Reese and jock Kyle Carmouche are outstanding and weighed heavily in Stilt's behalf. The horse had four wins at the track a decent best 82 Beyer for the distance and was dropping by two-thirds in claiming price. Odds were 9-2.Meadow, on the other hand, was 0 for 6 at the track, yet still boasted a 100 best Beyer at the distance. I knew AC Cortez to be a decent rider; Had very little info on trainer Hamer who had recently claimed this horse and was keeping it at the same level. Odds were 25-1
What to do?
The odds did it for me. The move is designed to hide a horse's true form for the barn to cash a large mutuel. An across the board wager on Meadow, and an exacta with my third-rated horse, returned more than $500.
Stilts, who ended up the favorite, is still running. Word to the wise!
