
#69 Complete. To kick off March, Sonia and I spent a picture perfect day at Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia to find us a long shot. The track was as beautiful as ever. 85 degrees with snow capped mountains as a backdrop. As for the long shot, I thought I had it pegged. It was the fourth race and only six horses in the field. Craig’s Storm was a 10 to 1 long shot, but was dropping in class so I felt good enough to put $50 on him to win. The gun sounded and they were off. We watched with beating hearts as Craig’s Storm ran neck and neck with Fantasy Free for one mile. Unfortunately Craig didn’t get the memo that the race was one and one sixteenth miles and pulled back to a trot as the other horses crossed the finish line. My long shot finished last, but he will forever be the glue that keeps this list going.