Live-Blogging: 2024 Ed Burke Million Futurity

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Racecourse Location: Los Alamitos Racecourse, Cypress, CA

Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Horse Racing'. Tonight, it is Los Alamitos ‘ Late Pick 4, featuring the 2024 Ed Burke Million Futurity.
Norse (5-2) will be looking to take this Grade 1 Stakes. He will be looking to hold off #3 My Budd (7-2) and #7 Up to Party (7-2). Other Notables are #10 Devils Tower (4-1) and #5 Big Hurt (6-1).
Here are the races for the Late Pick 4:

Race 6 (2024 Be A Bono Stakes), 400 yards, Dirt, Quarter Horse, $25K, 7 Horses:
For the first leg of this Pick 4, it is a battle of male horses 3-year-old and upward. The Morning Line Favorite of this race is #2 London Toby (8-5). While the long shot of this race is #1 Fortunate Corona (20-1).

15 MTP: LT opens up as the 3-5 favorite.
10 MTP: #1 Fortunate Corona is a 26-1 long shot.
5 MTP: #6 Edberg Verde is near his morning line of 4-1. He is at 7-2.
2 MTP: LT is a 1-2 favorite. While FC is a 31-1 long shot.

Post: #3 collides with #2.

Finish:
2-3-1-7

London Toby wins the 2024 Be A Bono Stakes. He will earn his wagers $3.40. $1 Exacta (2-3) paying out $7.50. $1 Trifecta (2-3-1) paying out $85.30. $0.10 Superfecta (2-3-1-7) paying out $37.78.

Race 7, 300 yards, Dirt, Quarter Horse, $11.2K, 6 Horses:
This next race is a race of 3-year-olds and upwards. There are no double-digit long shots in this race. The favorite of this race is #3 Bella Hunting (5-2).

15 MTP: #6 Pepebarbaro is an 8-5 favorite.
10 MTP: #5 Coronas Invader is at his morning line odds of 4-1.
5 MTP: There are no double-digit long shots.
2 MTP: #2 Fiddle Faddle Foose & #6 Pepebarbaro are 5-2 co-favorites.

Post: #1 is off to a fast start.

Finish: 2-3-5-1

Fiddle Faddle Foose is the winner at 7-2. He will earn his wagers $9.00. $1 Exacta (2-3) paying out $17.60. $1 Trifecta (2-3-5) paying out $62.50. $0.10 Superfecta (2-3-5-1) paying out $15.75.


Race 8, 350 yards, Dirt, Quarter Horse, $13.K, 6 Horses:
The penultimate race is sprint for 4-year-olds. #4 Up for Everything (8-5) is the Morning Line Favorite. While #2 Chester Carlson & #6 Val Prince (Both 10-1) are the long shots.

15 MTP: #1 Magnanimous V & #4 Up For Everything are 8-5 co-favorites.
10 MTP: #6 Val Prince is a 12-1 long shot.
5 MTP: UFE is near his morning line odds of 8-5. He is at 2-1.
2 MTP: MV is the favorite at 6-5. While VP is a 13-1 long shot.

Post: #3 collides #2.

Finish:
4-3-5-2

Up for Everything wins this race at 6-5. He will earn wagers $4.60. $1 Exacta (4-3) paying out $7.00. $1 Trifecta (4-3-5) paying out $28.70. $0.10 Superfecta (4-3-5-2) paying out $ 13.26.


Race 9 (2024 Ed Burke Million Futurity), 350 yards, Dirt, Quarter Horse, $1M, 10 Horses:
And now the finale of this Late Pick 4 is the 2024 Ed Burke Million Futurity. This is a sprint for 2-year-olds. #2 Laredeuax & #1 Robs Reason (Both 30-1) are the co-long shots. While the Favorite of this futurity is #4 Norco (5-2).

15 MTP: Norco opens up as a 3-5 favorite.
10 MTP: RR is a 35-1 long shot.
5 MTP: #5 Big Hurt is at his morning line of 2-1.
2 MTP: Norco is the favorite at 4-5. While RR is a 41-1 long shot.

Post: #3 is off to a fast start. 

Finish:
7-6-10-2

Up To Party wins the 2024 Ed Burke Milllion Futurity at 4-1. She will earn her wagers $10.20. $1 Exacta (7-6) paying out $57.80. $1 Trifecta (7-6-10) paying out $316.50. $0.10 Superfecta (7-6-10-2) paying out $432.54. $1 Late Pick 4 (2/2/4/7) paying out $153.00.


Final Thoughts: 
Up To Party wins the 2024 Ed Burke Million Futurity. While London Toby won the 2024 Be A Bono Stakes. 

If you had London Toby, Fiddle Faddle Foose, Up For Everything, and Up To Party, you won $153.00. 

This is Paul Shishkoff, Junior. This has been 'Live-Blogging Shish on Horse Racing'. Thanks for visiting this post.