I'm King (Congie) of the world, $88

Family demands have left little time to post to this blog. But had to publicly pat myself on the back for collecting nearly $4,000, today because of Monster-Mover King Congie in Aqueduct's fourth race.

Despite enormous 43-1 odds, I was so confident in this two-year-old colt that I made Congie the nucleus of my bets from races two through five. That means, the horse completed my second race pick-three, was wheeled with all in the fourth double and was keyed with logical contenders in the exacta and third-race pick-three.

Bunches all around. Collected on everything. Truthfully, there was a second mover in the fourth race that required a small saver wager. I was convinced, however, that expert conditioner Albertrani and pilot David Cohen were due to pay their up-to-no-good taxes. Happy to go along for the ride.

The move is a monster when it hits!

Know what you know. I like Mike!

There are few reliable factors in thoroughbred handicapping. When a player finds one, it's like the 'all-in' call in hold-em poker. NYRA trainer Mike Hushion has long been one of my reliable favorites. He is also a prolific Monster Move trainer.

Good ol' Mike sent out Quality Council, in the fifth race at Belmont today, off of a qualifying move in it's first race at Monmouth Park. That day the colt had to break from the rail for a considerably higher Maiden Special Weight purse. Today, Council was to be ridden by M. Garcia, a better than average jock from another circuit--but relatively unknown in New York. Need I say more? The colt went off at 12-1 and romped to an easy win to pay $26.2, 11, 6.8.

Council completed a $696 pick-three for me, a $139 daily double and finished ahead of the favorite for a $113 exacta. At this writing the colt is a single on my small pick-six ticket.