I thought Marylou Whitney spoke touching words after the win and although that race broke my heart, I have to admit I\'m really impressed by Edgar Prado.  Now that I\'ve regained my senses and feel about 10% better, I think Smarty gave us many weeks of excitement, drama and fun.  We shared the thrill of all the wins and in the end learned that he\'s like us never safe from the competition and strong enough to bow to the winner, even when we\'re on top of our game.  A great lesson as long as it didn\'t drain our bank accounts!  I didn\'t box any of by trifectas or superfectas because I didn\'t want money that came from his loss.  I\'m now re-thinking that - - I could have licked my wounds with that 11 grand superfecta payout, lol.  Will Smarty be in the Breeder\'s Cup?  I was going to give up on horseracing forever....but maybe just one more race!

If I would have boxed my superfecta it would have paid out but I guess \"if\" is the biggest word it horse racing....I quit.

I\'m thinking that a long-shot closer is going to hit the board to make or break everyone. Any thoughts on who that might be?  Any insight/feedback on my bets would be appreciated since I\'m relatively new to this....Here they are:
Smarty to Win over partial wheel: Eddington and Birdstone.  
Smarty to Win over partial wheel Royal Assault, Purge and Birdstone.
Then a very safe: Wheel with Smarty to Win over RHT, Eddington, Purge.