Fillies Day at Churchill – The Kentucky Oaks
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Whether or not 6-5 rated filly Blind Luck dominates this year’s Kentucky Oaks race as she’s expected, I will need much luck at the track tomorrow as I spin out my “exotics” bets, the exactas, trifectas and superfectas.
You see I’m usually a happy loser on Oaks, and a winner on Derby (the next day, Saturday). I take Oaks Day as a warm-up, choosing to schmooze the crowds and throw crazy United Parcel Service, Inc. [[UPS]] -truck sized iron butterfly-equivalent bets that have about as much chance of coming in as a fat man in a Scottsdale Arizona half-marathon.
For the big race itself (the Oaks, tomorrow, I mean), I guess I’m going to have to throw Blind Luck in there with my exotics, as betting it straight up (at 6-5) would just be plain boring, even with a win. I’ll likely pair her up in an exacta with Tidal Pool or Quiet Temper.
My “sleeper” is Beautician, and I may throw some money at her in a win place type of situation. We’ll see.
Also of some interest to fans of the Sport of Kings, last year’s Oaks Queen (by over 20 lengths!), Rachel Alexandra will be featured tomorrow as well, in the Grade II La Troienne Stakes, which will run before the Oaks. In that race she faces the one horse that has beaten her this year — Zardana. Should be a good one.
Nothing much to see in my stock portfolio, aside from “win” — the misbehaving LED light partners Cree, Inc. [[CREE]] and Veeco Instruments Inc. [[VECO]] notwithstanding. Monsanto Company [[MON]] is looking very tasty here as well, and I will be adding to my original pile tomorrow at these levels. Again, I don’t care if MON goes to the fifties, as I will continue to purchase it for the long haul. That said, it’s monstrously oversold right now.
Meanwhile, in sunnier climes, I expect Allied Nevada Gold Corp. [[ANV]] and Eldorado Gold Corporation (USA) [[EGO]] and Silver Wheaton Corp. (USA) [[SLW]] continue to pack on pounds every day in an effort to please me with their plumpness. I look or Rubicon Minerals Corp. (USA) [[RBY]] to start to mimic the success of Golden Star Resources Ltd. (USA) [[GSS]] as of late. Also, keep an eye on [[EXK]] making a stealth move, along with [[CDE]] .
On the platinum side, aside from [[PTM]] , the ETF, the miners [[PAL]] and Stillwater Mining Company [[SWC]] look like they are returning to the upside move again.
Two stocks that have been in my portfolio went kind of wacky tonight… [[ENTR]] and Akamai Technologies, Inc. [[AKAM]] — an old friend of le Docteur M. Le Fly.
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Best to you all, and Happy Oaks!
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“Gimme forty-eight $50 win tickets on the three horse in the seventh race.”
– Jay Trotter
“Nice goatee……you gotta shave that” D.C Sr.
Jerry!
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“There’s a fine line between winning and losing, The Finish Line”!
-“Let It Ride” Great movie about the sport of Kings and the above mentioned Jay Trotter!
Hey Jake,
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sasnak49
This is link whoring I can learn to love, grazie!
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Have fun at the Derby. I had to abort my own plans to attend this year; drink a few juleps for me, if you could.
Jake – Enjoy! A well deserved break I’m sure.
pretty good.
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SLW….going hyper….EXK
Have a good weekend Jake…..thanks for all your effort!
Any tips for the schmucks like me who are late the pm party? If you were to recommend a few picks from this point, let me know
JCL
Sure, there’s always room for more cake.
I put on some more MVG, IAG, RBY and CREE today.
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What about some physical as insurance. I was looking at some silver, but that stuff starts getting heavy it you want to throw some coin into it. Hundreds of LBS?
Luck to you on race day, hope to me for driving into louisiana tomorrow. Have fun.
“Turn your back they cut your head off” – dc sr
Hope the weather holds out…. Calling for rain here in Cincy… today must have been nice.
Been to the Oaks a few times.
Beautiful day today, but they are saying rain tomorrow…. good thing we are under cover.
I think I won one race.
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Hope you put something on Calvin if only a little just for posterity’s sake ….
Had the exacta box (played 2, 4 and 11) and won some $160 on the $12 bet.
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Excellent … spend the $ but keep the ticket.