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.

As always, I can’t state strongly enough the benefits of giving The PPT a shot.  The work that is going on within those walls recently is truly impressive.   Useful tools and a useful community of traders… you can’t ask for much more than that at the price.

Best to you all, and Happy Oaks!

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