“Love the Grind” has long been one of my Handicapping mottos. It’s practically holding down a second job to do it well.

This weekend the grind got to me, traveling up and down the east coast to visit family with the Father’s Day weekend.

While the Maine lobster rolls Saturday, and the smoked turkey on Sunday were highlights, along with visiting family, between travel fatigue and family time I got crushed at the windows.

In specific play back Clear N Convincing paid 8.00 to win, play back Omega Moon paid 14.20, and angle play Pavel paid 15.20 — and I didn’t get down on any of them, literally falling asleep waiting to see the odds on the Stephen Foster, only to wake up as Pavel crossed the line first.

Brutal beat.

This weekend could have made the summer.

(Pause for effect …. )

Gotta be resilient in this game. Gotta have alligator blood.

Back to it later this week kids. Go get another coffee, and start to grind again.