5/10/2025
(Katlama, WA) Larry the SportsCat has been hired on as our official prognosticator and will be making picks each race day at Emerald Downs. Larry claims to be the best “Pawfessional” in the game today. His selections and advice should be taken as pure entertainment and with a grain of salt.
Larry will make some focused bets on a few of the races, he is doing a minimum 3 race Show parlay and will have his thoughts on the big races like that one in Kentucky.
Larry reminds you to never, ever bet more than you can afford to lose and ALWAYS check your tickets. Get in the habit of running your tickets through a SAM machine before you throw them out especially if you are betting multiple tracks, horses and different kinds of bets.
You never know when a horse has been scratched, been declared on a non-starter or other things that could have happened if you weren’t able to see the race.
Heading into day 5 of the season, Larry is up $435, although he had his first bad day last Sunday. The SportsCat is ready to pounce and get back in the green. Larry’s current totals are first then check ou his Saturday and Preakness picks!
Current Season Totals (Thru 4 days)
Total Bets: $864
Total Return: $1,299.16
Total Profit or Loss: +$435.16
Bet’s for Saturday, May 17 TBD
1st Race $2 Daily Double
1st Race 3 (Quiet Charm) and 4 (Surprise Fashion)
2nd Race ALL
Total Bet: $32
Preakness Stakes $50 Win-Place
2 Journalism
Preakness Stakes $1 Trifecta
1 (Goal Oriented), 2 (Journalism) with ALL with ALL
Total Bet: $212
5th Race $1 Trifecta
3 (Union Harbor), 5 (Smilingatthemoon) with 2 (Pink Solitare), 3 (Union Harbor), 4 (English Meadow), 5 (Smilingatthemoon) with ALL
Total Bet: $36
7th Race $25 Win-Place-Show
2 (Papa’s Golden Boy)
Total Bet: $75
$40 Show Parlay
4th Race 7 (Square Cat) $40 Bet
Preakness Stakes 2 (Journalism)
6th Race 3 (Smoocherro) TBD Bet
7th Race 8 (Slew’s Tiz Whiz) TBD Bet
Total Bet: $40
Daily Totals
Total Bet: $395
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Let’s get to Sunday’s Races, Day 4!
Current Season Totals (Thru 3 days)
Total Bets: $656
Total Return: $1,266.16
Total Profit or Loss: +$610.16
Emerald Downs Bets
2nd Race $1 Pick 3
2nd Race 1 (Mr Mafioso), 4 (Long Lance), 6 (Rollin Dice)
3rd Race 1 (Roy Hobbs), 4 (A Skip in the Park) SCRATCHED, 6 (Gunnin’ for Gold)
4th Race 1 Simply Gracious, 3 A Rousing Babe, 5 Alicehouseofheart Total Bet: $18
Result Lost! -$18
7th Race $25 Win-Place Show
5 Classic American Total Bet: $75
Result Lost! -$75
10th Race $25 Win-Place-Show
8 First Endeavor Total Bet: $75 finished 3rd
Result Won +$33 but lost -$42
Larry’s $40 Parlay
2nd Race 2 Fifty Cinco Bet $40 Cashed $59.60
4th Race 3 A Rousing Babe Bet $59 LOST
7th Race Nation’s Belle Bet (would have lost)
Result Lost -$40
Daily Totals
Total Bet: $208
Total Return: $33
Total Loss: -$175
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Let’s get to Day 3!
Current Season Totals (Thru 2 days)
Total Bets: $479
Total Return: $749.84
Total Profit or Loss: +$270.84
Emerald Downs Bets
1st Race $2 Daily Double
1st Race 2 (Another Ten) and 5 (Parker’s Fifteen)
2nd Race ALL (1-8) Total Bet: $32
Result Lost! -$32
3rd Race $25 Win-Place Show
7 Pedal to the Metal Total Bet: $75
Result Lost! Collected $71.50 Total -$3.50
4th Race $1 Trifecta
1 (Dirt Road Red) 6 (A View From Above) with 1 (Dirt Road Red) 2 (Sanger) 3 (Smilin Goodbye) 6 (A View From Above) with ALL
Total Bet: $30
Result WIN! $166.08 Profit $136.08
Larry’s $40 Parlay
4th Race (6) A View From Above Bet $40 (paid $88.80)
5th Race (7) Willing to Burn Bet $88 (paid $180.40)
8th Race (2) Pour on the Cole Bet $181 (paid $278.74)
Result WIN! $278.74 Profit $238.74
Daily Totals
Total Bet: $177
Total Return: $516.32
Total Profit: $339.32
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May 3, 2025
Larry’s Kentucky Derby Bets
$25 Win-Place-Show on #8 Journalism Total Bet: $75
$1 Trifecta 8 (Journalism) with 1 (Citizen Bull)/2 (Neoequos)/3 (Final Gambit)/18 (Sovereignty) with All Total Bet: $68
$2 Exacta Box 1(Citizen Bull)/2 (Neoequos)/3 (Final Gambit)/8 (Journalism)/14 (Tiztastic)/18 (Sovereignty) Total Bet: $84
$10 Win Bets 5 (Amercian Promise), 11 (Flying Mohawk), 19 (Chunk of Gold), 20 (Owen Almighty) Total Bet: $40
Total Kentucky Derby Wager is $267.
Overall Results were a loss but got close. Did cash in $156.23 which gave me a loss of $110.77 on the Derby. Cashed the $25 place and show on Journalism and hit the $2 exacta but wasn’t enough to get me out of the hole.
Emerald Downs Bets
1st Race 50-cent Pick 4
5 (West Coast Bull) with 2 (Pass the Crown) 4 (Pakas Secret) 6 (Travel the Map) with 5 (Ruby N Ray) 6 (Calmcoolcollected) 7 (Goin South) 8 (Smile Don’t Wink) with 2 (Earthly Tiger) 3( Benny Buckets) 6 (Hot Journey) 8 (Laura’s Kidough) Total Bet: $24
Result WIN! Return: $19.10 actually losing $4.90 on the bet : (
5th Race $25 W-P-S
#3 Coconut Dreams Total Bet $75
Result Loss! -$75
6th Race $25 W-P-S
5 Company’s Dream Total Bet $75
Result Loss! -$75
Larry’s $40 Show Parlay
1st race 5 (West Coast Bull) Bet $40
3rd Race 7 (Goin’ South) Bet $45
Kentucky Derby 8 (Journalism) $53
7th Race 7 Moonlight Grey $98
Result WIN! $122.50 Profit: 82.50
Daily Totals
Total Bet: $214 (Emerald Bets Only)
Total Return: $141.60
Total Loss: -$72.40
Season Totals
Total Bets: $479
Total Return: $749.84
Total Profit or Loss: +$270.84
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Opening Day April 27, 2025
4th Race $25 W-P-S
#3 La Popis Total Bet $75
Result WIN! Return: $258 Profit: $183
5th Race $25 W-P-S
#6 Sweetling Total Bet $75
Result LOSS!: Return -$75
7th Race $25 W-P-S #7 Dominate Total Bet $75
Result Win! Return: $98.50 Profit: $23,50
$40 Show Parlay
2nd Race #5 (Bold Encounter) Bet $40; Win $58.40
3rd Race #3 (JT’s Watch) Bet $58; Win $89.32
4th Race #3 (La Popis) Bet $89; Win $154
7th Race #7 (Dominate) Bet $154; Win $251.02
Result WIN!: $251.74 Profit: $201.74
Daily Totals
Total Bet: $265
Total Return: $608.24
Total Profit: $343.24
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