They’re giving away money at the racetrack, almost every day. Sometimes you just have to be smart enough to pick it up.

That was the case yesterday as Sadler’s Joy (4.70) rolled in the G3 Red Smith At Aqueduct. You just had to be smart enough to grab it, and this ‘capper wasn’t. I tried to get too clever with a couple of exotic plays, and then at the last minute jumped on Tiz A Slam, to grab some faux ‘value’.

A simple win bet on far and away the best horse in the race would have more than doubled my money for a satisfactory close to Saturday. The horse had skipped the Breeders Cup to be pointed to this spot, and was getting his preferred 3 turn set up, as well as top pilot Javier Castellano. Should have been easy money. You just gotta know when to bend over and pick it up.

Also, how great is it that we have major stakes races named after sportswriters ? A tribute to better times!