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07/21/12 SENSATIONAL OPENING SATURDAY at DEL MAR for SELVIN

It was a tough first Saturday card that resulted in a $130,000 + Pick 6 carryover, but Bob Selvin's users were cashing tickets throughout the day with some GREAT payoffs. Click "How We Did in Recent Past Days" for full details, but here are the highlights: ALL THREE of his designated longshots (DL) contributed to trifecta payoffs and all three were in shaded races. (4th shaded) DL Elvies Lane, 20/1 morning line and 10/1 his fair odds went off at 35/1!! Trifecta key in the place and show positions for a $328.80 trifecta payoff on a $36 investment ! (5th) �Strong exacta box 5-6-10, extra ticket(s) 5-10, 10-5��firster Gabriel Charles ran to his works with favorite Den�s Legacy a close second�$20.00. (7th shaded) DL Distinctive Dude, 15/1 morning line and 10/1 his fair odds went off a 7/1. Was no match for winner Magic Beam, but helped to nail a $40.80 exacta payoff and $620 trifecta payoff. (9th shaded) DL Accelerant, 15/1 morning line and 8/1 his fair odds went off at 7/1. Not his top pick, but a use in his exacta and trifecta. Helped to a $65.20 exacta payoff and $1,156.80 trifecta payoff ! He also hit the short prices in the (1st), (2nd) and (10th) races. His ONLY Pick 3 on the card (races 5-6-7) returned $320 ($150 invest). And his ONLY DD on the card (races 9 & 10) returned $43.80 plus $17.80 consolation payoff ($18 invest).