American Pharoah Bettors Leave Behind Over $315,000 From Belmont Stakes By Not Cashing Tickets

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[h=1]American Pharoah bettors leave behind $315,829 from Belmont Stakes[/h]
Darren Rovell, ESPN.com Sports Business reporter


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Perhaps hoping to hold on to the memory of being there or watching it, most race fans who bet $2 on American Pharoah to win at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday walked away from cashing in their tickets, leaving $315,829 behind.

Belmont Stakes spokesman John Durso Jr. told ESPN.com that there were 94,128 $2 American Pharoah to win tickets purchased at the track at Belmont Park and Aqueduct Racetrack, both of which are controlled by the New York Racing Association. But after the horse won the Triple Crown, 90,237 of the $2 tickets, which are worth $3.50, went uncashed.
Some undoubtedly put the betting slip back in their pocket. Others posted it on eBay, where uncashed tickets have been selling mostly in the $20 to $30 range. On the auction site, one seller is selling a lot of 500 uncashed tickets, while another is selling 150.
Should a bettor want to cash his or her ticket, the deadline is March 31, 2016. After that, the money is pooled and goes back to New York State.
The uncashed tickets don't include anything other than $2 tickets and don't include bets placed by regular bettors on NYRA Rewards, where payment is immediately made.
With a convincing win in the Belmont, American Pharoah became the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed did it in 1978.
 

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Also have 10 tickets from 2014...California Chrome...Let me know if anyone is interested in buying those.
 

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Also have 10 tickets from 2014...California Chrome...Let me know if anyone is interested in buying those.

the deadline is March 31, 2016 to cash . I'd talk to willie99 1st though before selling to just anyone! (see willie's thread about risks)
 

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i have winning tickets and programs for derby, preakness and belmont
 

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