Welcome to OS Downs race track -- Our home for horse racing

[doncoryell]

Welcome everyone to OS Downs, the (un)official home of horse racing, sometimes called the sport of kings.

Each "day" will be filled with eight (8) races and every 5th day will feature a major stakes race at the end. (Let's have some fun with this!!)

[doncoryell]

Day 1

The track for our first day of racing is in good condition.

Here is today's race card.

Race #1
1 mile, 3 year olds and up
  Horse                Jockey          Rating  Odds
1 Effervescing         Cordero Jr, A     16     9-2
2 Majestic Light       Hawley, S         23    Even
3 Make Amends          Turcotte, R       15     7-1
4 Run Dusty Run        McHargue, D G     22     6-5
5 Sir Sir              Hernandez, R      12     8-1
6 Forego               Shoemaker, W      25     6-5
7 Anne's Pretender     Lambert, J        17     6-1


Race #2
7 furlongs(TURF), 3 year olds and up
  Horse                Jockey          Rating  Odds
1 What A Summer        Aherns, L         21     1-2
2 For The Moment       Cordero Jr, A     15     9-2
3 Sanhedrin            Velasquez, J      15     7-2
4 Silver Series        Turcotte, R       18    11-5
5 Proud Birdie         Vasquez, J        11     7-1
6 Mississippi Mud      Tejeira, J        18     7-2
7 Cascapedia           Pierce, D         22     8-5


Race #3
1-1/16 miles, 4 year olds and up
  Horse                Jockey          Rating  Odds
1 Lucie Manet          Cauthen, S        22     7-5
2 Dottie's Doll        Vasquez, J        21     2-1
3 Ancient Title        Hawley, S         21     2-1
4 Strike Me Lucky      Bailey, J D       19     7-2
5 Legion               Saumell, L        16     4-1
6 Properantes          McHargue, D G     21     5-2
7 Sarco                Fires, E          12    10-1


Race #4
6 furlongs, 2 year olds
  Horse                Jockey          Rating  Odds
1 Darby Creek          Cordero Jr, A     19     9-2
2 Sauce Boat           Venezia, M        21     3-1
3 Dewan Keys           Snyder, L         22     2-1
4 Grand Sham           Ramirez, R        12    13-1
5 Affirmed             Cauthen, S        28     1-3
6 L'Alezane            Aherns, L         24     3-2
7 Hoist The Silver     James, M          19     9-2


Race #5
6 furlongs, 3 year olds
  Horse                Jockey          Rating  Odds
1 Giboulee             Fell, J           19     7-2
2 Nearly On Time       Cauthen, S        23     6-5
3 Cormorant            Wright, D R       21     5-2
4 Bob's Dusty          Espinoza, J C     19     7-2
5 Text                 Aherns, L         19     4-1
6 J O Tobin            Shoemaker, W      20     5-2
7 Regal Sir            McCarron, C J     19     7-2


Race #6
1-1/16 miles(TURF), 2 year olds
  Horse                Jockey          Rating  Odds
1 Gonquin              Olivares, F       17     5-2
2 Lakeville Miss       Aherns, L         21     2-5
3 B.W. Turner          Bailey, J D       15     7-2
4 Morning Blest        Toro, F           14     9-2
5 Rising Echo          Noguez, A         17     7-2
6 He's Dewan           Pierce, D         15     9-2
7 Historically         Pincay Jr, L      14     9-2


Race #7
6 furlongs, 3 year olds and up
  Horse                Jockey          Rating  Odds
1 American History     Hernandez, R      13     8-1
2 Vadim                Cox, R            19     5-2
3 Keep The Promise     Pincay Jr, L      20     3-1
4 Turn And Count       Cordero Jr, A     20     2-1
5 Great Above          Santiago, A       19     5-2
6 Private Thoughts     Aherns, L         20     3-1
7 Festive Mood         Wright, D R       15     9-2


Race #8
6 furlongs(TURF), 3 year olds and up
  Horse                Jockey          Rating  Odds
1 Indus Warrior        Santiago, A       15     9-2
2 Counter Punch        McCarron, G       16     3-1
3 Johnny D             Cauthen, S        25     1-3
4 Cox's Ridge          Aherns, L         20     6-5
5 Top Crowd            Pierce, D         12    11-2
6 No Turning           Toro, F           19     2-1
7 Great Contractor     Cordero Jr, A     14     9-2

The betting windows are now open.

[doncoryell]

Day 1 - Post Time

Welcome ladies and gentlemen on a great afternoon for racing. The horses are lining up in the gates for the first race.

Race #1: They're off. At the start and heading into the first turn it's Majestic Light followed by Run Dusty Run, Make Amends, Sir Sir, Forego, Anne's Pretender and Effervescing. Out of the turn at the 1/4 pole it's Run Dusty Run by a neck over Majestic Light, followed by Forego, Make Amends, Sir Sir, Anne's Pretender and Effervescing. In the back stretch at the 1/2 pole it's Run Dusty Run by 1 length over Forego, followed by Anne's Pretender, Majestic Light, Make Amends, Effervescing and Sir Sir. Into the turn it's Forego in front followed by Run Dusty Run, Majestic Light, Anne's Pretender, Effervescing, Make Amends and Sir Sir. Out of the turn and heading for home it's Forego by 9 lengths over Run Dusty Run, followed by Majestic Light, Anne's Pretender, Make Amends, Effervescing and Sir Sir. Down the home stretch they come and it's Forego by 6 1/2 lengths over Run Dusty Run, followed by Majestic Light, Anne's Pretender, Sir Sir, Make Amends and Effervescing. At the finish it's Forego winning by 4 1/2 lengths, Run Dusty Run in second, Majestic Light third, followed by Sir Sir, Anne's Pretender, Make Amends and Effervescing. The time of the race was 1:32.6, a new track record for the mile. (of course it is, it was the first race at OS Downs)

Race #1 | 1 mile | 3 yr olds & up
Horse             PP St  1/4     1/2     3/4     Str     Fin      Jockey         Odds
Forego             6  5  3(2)    2(4.5)  1(9)    1(6.5)  1(4.5)   Shoemaker, W    6-5
Run Dusty Run      4  2  1(nk)   1(1)    2(1.5)  2(1.5)  2(5.5)   McHargue, D G   6-5
Majestic Light     2  1  2(3.5)  4(1)    3(4)    3(4.5)  3(4.5)   Hawley, S      EVEN
Sir Sir            5  4  5(1.5)  7       7       5(6)    4(nk)    Hernandez, R    8-1
Anne's Pretender   7  6  6(1.5)  3(3.5)  4(2)    4(3)    5(4.5)   Lambert, J      6-1
Make Amends        3  3  4(1.5)  5(2.5)  5(1)    6(2)    6(10.5)  Turcotte, R     7-1
Effervescing       1  7  7       6(2.5)  6(1)    7       7        Cordero Jr, A   9-2  


                win  place   show
Forego         4.40   3.60   2.60
Run Dusty Run         2.80   2.40
Majestic Light               2.80

Time: 1:32.6
Track: Good