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shanta
11-16-2007, 08:23 PM
Mountaineer 8 mtp

kyle2227
11-17-2007, 02:02 AM
Was that race 4 by chance?

ezrabrooks
11-17-2007, 06:38 AM
Looks like it was the 4th (11/16/07) at Mtn...the 8 horse wins by 14.

Ez

lamboguy
11-17-2007, 08:15 AM
imagine they actually had to pay $2.20 for that show bet. if you ask me it was only worth about $2.02!

stu
11-17-2007, 08:46 AM
On a tangent,

What is the origin of the laws that require a minimum of $2.10 or $2.20 for parimutuel payouts? Why wasn't $2.00 chosen?

jma
11-17-2007, 09:25 AM
On a tangent,

What is the origin of the laws that require a minimum of $2.10 or $2.20 for parimutuel payouts? Why wasn't $2.00 chosen?

What would be the incentive to bet if you won your bet and didn't make any money?

stu
11-17-2007, 09:30 AM
What would be the incentive to bet if you won your bet and didn't make any money?

None - which is fine since negative pools hurt the people putting on the show.

shanta
11-17-2007, 09:59 AM
Would be kind of cool if members here keep an eye out for one another and post when they see things like this to give folks a chance to evaluate the race.

We don't have to worry bout hurting one another's odds as the hammer is already down on the "lock".

Kind of a "heads up" for PA players man.

I will do my part

sally
11-17-2007, 10:39 AM
As I understand it, bridge jumping is when someone puts a large amount of money on a horse to show...and I guess is happy making .20 cents on the dollar or whatever when the horse wins....but what's going on when I see these enormous SHOW payoffs sometimes and the win & place aren't that big? Anyone know?

Red Knave
11-17-2007, 12:35 PM
bridge jumping is when someone puts a large amount of money on a horse to show... and the horse finishes 4th or worse which perhaps gives them a reason to jump off a bridgebut what's going on when I see these enormous SHOW payoffs sometimes and the win & place aren't that big? Anyone know?See above. The other show bettors share in the outsized show pool.

kyle2227
11-17-2007, 04:49 PM
Lots of bridge jumpers today but it looks like they all cashed. The first two races of philly, races at calder and churchill, and others.