BET ON GRACE

For my mother

Had to bet on Bet On Grace, my mother’s name

Because she was always lucky,

Held the only winning ticket in our

Group at Louisville in Spend A Buck’s

Derby, she liked the name. She liked to

Take a chance, explore a road

She’d never been on, play cards for money.

Bet On Grace came in and paid

A decent price. Tailed off after that

Though she often hit the board

If she was right. I know better

Than to bet a name, but always watch

To see if Bet On Grace was on the morning line.

Mother’s luck ran out as everybody’s will

Whether your bet is pari-mutuel or against the house.

The day comes when all bets are off but

Bet On Grace keeps showing up in the program

Running cheap and hard always worth a look.

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