Belmont-I've got $504 says BB doesn't hit the board

whalewager · Jun 7, 2008

bookie,

ive got 504 that says he does

bookie · Jun 7, 2008

georgejefferson said:
bookie,

ive got 504 that says he does

:lol:

Should we be calling TTinco?

Gator627 · Jun 7, 2008

Good call...what did you win?

Mr.Smith · Jun 7, 2008

bookie said:
Some of my biggest paydays at the track have been on races just like today's Belmont. There is no doubt Big Brown will be the overwhelming favorite but we all know this is horse racing and anything can happen.

Having said that, I think BB should win the race but I got $504 burning a hole in my pocket looking for a huge payoff. I am thinking of a 9-horse trifecta box.

Now I know this may not be the wisest bet but the $504 certainly will not kill me so I will be going to my local OTB and throwing BB out of my 9 horse box. I considered paying the extra ($720) and include him but that won't pay shit so that is out. This is by no means 'handicapping' but a potential large payoff and that is what I'm looking for.

Good Luck

Just noticed Casino Drive is scratched...my investment now is $336.

you sir, are a fucking genius!

arty:

:anichamp4:fatboy::anichamp4

Mr.Smith · Jun 8, 2008

Gator627 said:
Good call...what did you win?

about $3500

GoBlue34 · Jun 8, 2008

Wouldn't he have won twice that because of the dead-heat?

bookie · Jun 8, 2008

GoBlue34 said:
Wouldn't he have won twice that because of the dead-heat?

We did win twice. The ticket was for $1 trifecta box which pays half of the posted $2 payouts.

Nice win Mr. Smith:toast:

G.MONEY · Jun 8, 2008

Great call..I too figured he would run out...I was able to get the field vs bigbrown for the win, at Bookmaker for +350...Not sure were it closed at.

Jabow · Jun 8, 2008

Drunken Horseplayer said:
You're wasting a ton of money by boxing all eight horses; at the very least throw a few of them out of the top spot, such as Guadalcanal, Da' Tara and Anak Nakal.

All I can do is laugh about this. lol
lol
lol

DrunkenHorseplayer · Jun 8, 2008

It's easy to laugh after the race is over. Congrats to him for a nice score but if you box the entire field in the tri whenever there's a huge favorite you're going to lose serious bucks. The 20% or higher takeout combined with the exponential growth of your ticket cost will crush you; you might get lucky in the short term but in the long run you'll lose.

bookie · Jun 8, 2008

Drunken Horseplayer said:
It's easy to laugh after the race is over. Congrats to him for a nice score but if you box the entire field in the tri whenever there's a huge favorite you're going to lose serious bucks. The 20% or higher takeout combined with the exponential growth of your ticket cost will crush you; you might get lucky in the short term but in the long run you'll lose.

I don't think anyone will deny that.

Yesterday's race was different. We all knew the public money would come in on a tired injured horse so I saw it as a potential opportunity. I certainly would not make this type of bet everyday.

lapdance · Jun 8, 2008

the tri payout yesterday was a joke. can't believe people haven't raised more questions about it.

TTinCO · Jun 8, 2008

lapdance said:
the tri payout yesterday was a joke. can't believe people haven't raised more questions about it.

Awesome hit bookie-Congrats :toast:

As far as the Tri payout, I attributed it to the DH for 3rd. That always throws a wrench into things(But yeah, it was still less than I expected to see-unlike the super).

Mr.Smith · Jun 8, 2008

I was surprised it didnt pay better!

did I win double because of the dead heat?

Doug · Jun 8, 2008

Mr. Smith said:
I was surprised it didnt pay better!

did I win double because of the dead heat?

I don't think so. Tri would have paid more if only one winning number, so a wash, pretty much.

I thought it would pay more, but congrats to those that bet it.

kidslick · Jun 8, 2008

Doug said:
I don't think so. Tri would have paid more if only one winning number, so a wash, pretty much.

I thought it would pay more, but congrats to those that bet it.

If you played an 8 horse tri box the answer would of been yes

Doug · Jun 9, 2008

Why ?

I may be wrong, if so I'll learn something.

The trifecta payout was reduced because the pool was distributed to two winning numbers, right ?

Boxers got both payouts, but if no dead heat, they get one larger payout. It would depend which horse got the show without the DH to an extent, but if they were bet equally for tri, then no difference.

correct ?

kidslick · Jun 9, 2008

Doug said:
Why ?

I may be wrong, if so I'll learn something.

The trifecta payout was reduced because the pool was distributed to two winning numbers, right ?

Boxers got both payouts, but if no dead heat, they get one larger payout. It would depend which horse got the show without the DH to an extent, but if they were bet equally for tri, then no difference.

correct ?

The 8 horse went off at longer odds.. You are correct with your 2nd statement that they got both payouts.

I will take a guess and say if they 8 horse got 3rd instead of a dead heat, the triple would of payed 10k plus.
Also alot of people who keyed casino drive got a refund (people who played earlier