And considering that the American race track has been something of a shrine for Poor Bastard's the world over for the last 100 years, the Original Poor Bastard thought it was only appropriate to pay tribute to this institution of futility and disappointment by posting his own selections and asking readers to post theirs.
Winner of the Best Dressed Poor Bastardette from the past...
This year's renewal of the iconic race is a virtual crap shoot with 3 hours to go before they head into the starting gate so our strategy will be to swing for the fences with what we feel are live long shots and hope to get lucky.
So here are the Original Poor Bastard's six selections which he will box in a $1 exacta for a total bet of $30. The first three are his top choices; the second three are in no particular order of preference:
#17 - Soldat
#15 - Midnight Interlude
#14 - Shackleford
#1 - Archarcharch
#19 - Nehro
#7 - Pants on Fire
We are leaving the favorite Dialed In out altogether, as he isn't any better than many of these and when a Poor Bastard can bet against the post-time favorite and have a reasonable chance of making a decent score, then you have to do what you have to do....
Either we go down in flames or we are bound for glory!
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