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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

MR - 48-1 SHOT WANTASMILE MADE'EM SMILE -SPARKS A $34,275 SUPERFECTA AT THE MIGHTY M

Rarely does a horse starting from the pole position go off at odds of 48-1. And if they do hardly ever do they emerge victorious.  But sometimes they do win. Case in point: Wantasmile.

The 9 year old Grinfromeartoear horse , who  had only three thirds in seven previous starts,  lit up the   Monticello Raceway toteboard on Wednesday  afternoon,March 12th when driver Patrick Beeler  found racing room along the pylons  in the homestretch to get  his 48-1 shot up in the final strides to collar 18-1 Tongue Twister  and driver Bruce Aldrich, Jr. in a 1:59 clocking over a wet and muddy racetrack.

Those who wagered on Wantasmile were certainly smiling when the pacer paid $99.00; $27.00 and $16.00 across the board. Tongue Twister (no. 8) returned $16.20 for place and $7.10 for show which sparked a  $1,091.00 exacta payoff for those holding tickets on the 1-8 combination.

But it gets better.

When 11-1 shot Topgun Raider (Mike Merton) finished third and paid $7.40 to show  the 1-8-4 trifecta payoff was  $11,690.00.  And despite second choice in the wagering, Happyending (Zeke Parker) finishing fourth, still 1-8-4-7 superfecta combination was worth a whopping  $34,275.00.