Less elusive than some easter eggs: a $100,000 stakes winner offering 56-1 for his return in an allowance

As a Rodney Dangerfield horse, Dr. Diamonds Prize has nothing on Golden Yank. Making his 2012 debut at Keeneland in a 7.28-furlong money allowance at Keeneland on Friday, he finished 2nd, after having been dismissed at 56-1. The odd juxtaposition here was that Golden Yank had won a $100,000 stake when last seen -- the Unbridled at Louisiana Downs on Super Derby day (yes, 2011 Super Derby day). I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but I'm willing to accept that all $100,000 stakes are not created equal, with an edge for the ones at better tracks, but the disregard with which Golden Yank was held was ridiculous. He looked less attractive because the Unbridled was on turf but 1) there's almost not enough difference between turf form and synthetic form to worry about it 2) Golden Yank is nothing to sneeze at away from turf, since going into Friday's race, he had made $694,367 of his career $840,611 away from there.