"Runaway Jim" wins at Saratoga

Sunday 08/07/2011 by jackl

"RUNAWAY JIM" WINS AT SARATOGA

Congratulations to "Runaway Jim", pictured above with phan owner Stacy.

Jim won his maiden race for three year olds and up at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, NY in Friday's 8th race (a $48,000 allowance race on the turf for 3-year-olds and up), running 1 1/16 miles on the inner turf and winning in 1:42:40. It was only his second race of the year, after a rehab stint over the winter/spring season. Jim paid $10 to win, $4.20 to place and $3.60 to show.

Photo by Patrick Kerrison, courtesy Saratoga.com.

7 comments - Link: http://phi.sh/b/4e3e15c2

Comments

2011-08-07 9:19 am, comment by forbins0218

Horse racing is cruel.

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2011-08-07 9:27 am, comment by walstib

These are the sort of tips .net should be giving us the day before the race. We could have all done tour for free.

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2011-08-07 11:50 am, comment by ImissJohnnyBgoode

Awesome that he paid $4.20 to show!

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2011-08-07 11:50 am, comment by ImissJohnnyBgoode

Sorry, $4.20 to place...

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2011-08-07 4:33 pm, comment by Sherlock19

runaway jim wants mama's milk

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2011-08-08 4:01 pm, comment by spencer

RUnaway Jim was my only winner on Friday! I bet him to Win, Place, Show and was looking forward to his race all day!

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2011-08-11 11:03 am, comment by kowphish

There was a horse named Phish running on the NY circuit, Spa, Bel, around 2008 I think.
Don't know if it is the same owner. Phish's owner was a gentleman who said his daughter was a fan of a band that spelled it's name like that. That horse too was a grey.

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