Saturday’s Whitney (G1) card was a virtual cash machine for Pope Jude fans who started off their day with FORT PECK ($23.40) in the second race. The Pick Five and Pick Four sequences were popular hits too, according to the emails we received - “I thought we were cooking with gas when Fort Henry won the second,” wrote Jason. “(Joseph O’Brien) killed them. (State of Rest) made the day.”
The Pick Five started off with BELLA SOFIA ( $10.40) and followed with STATE OF REST ($44.20). Chalky KNICKS GO ($4.10) went wire-to-wire in the Whitney (G10 as predicted, but DANNY CALIFORNIA ($15.80) and TIME LIMIT ($10.40) ensured the payoffs would be juicy. The 50-cent Pick Five returned $3495.75 and the Pick Four paid $833.25. Gene wrote, “Well, I never saw the nine (State of Rest) coming but I hope you are right the rest of the way.” Luckily we were, and Gene followed up with, “I promise, my wife’s happy too! One of these days I have to buy you a drink.”