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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2013 22:03:28 GMT -5
When you have small pools and a heavy favorite, anything can happen.
In the W Va Breeders' Classic tonight, Lucy's Bob Boy was the favorite, not all that "big" at 3-5.
Turns out he ran out, the third choice won and second choice finished second. A long shot (53-1) finished third - and paid $104.00 to show! That's even with sharing the show pool with the second and third choices.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2013 6:49:17 GMT -5
The reason why those show payoffs where so big is there was 450,000 to show on the favorite.
I don't think 450,000 is considered a small pool.
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Post by Evelyn on Oct 20, 2013 11:47:57 GMT -5
Last night was a big night at CT. Michelle Yu mentioned on HRTV that CT is different from other tracks with casinos. CT's casino is near the track so when the races are ready to break, unlike other tracks with casinos, people head out to watch the race and leave the casino pretty much empty!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2013 13:42:08 GMT -5
Evelyn,
This is one track that I've never been to (but I was a Shenandoah Downs, right "across the street", before it closed) It does look like a comfortable little track with their casino was built at the back of the existing grandstand, very close - cait might be able to describe it. I'm glad they left the older existing grandstand, I like tracks like that!
For the race I posted about (the $104 show price), the mutual pool (WPS combined) pool was only $102,000 with an unusually low amount bet to show on the 53-1 third place finisher.
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Post by cait on Oct 20, 2013 15:13:28 GMT -5
one of my favorite tracks - nice pretty drive thru harpers ferry - gorgeous at sundown against the mountains - still has a homey comfy feeling - think racing, not the casio is the main attraction for most - it's true the casino empties out when a race is close to going off
admit i'm biased!
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