point given
06-29-2009, 11:00 PM
$18K , as she took $586k of $700k in the win pool.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/06/28/2009-06-28_rachel_alexandras_victory_is_like_broken_record .html
Rachel Alexandra's victory created a rare minus win pool. Of the $726,260 wagered, $598,576 was bet on Rachel Alexandra, who returned $2.10, resulting in a $18,698 minus pool that has to be paid by the tracks and anyplace else that took wagers on the race.
Patrick Mahony, senior vice president of pari-mutuel operations at the New York Racing Association (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/New+York+Racing+Association), could only recall one other minus win pool, when Honest Pleasure won the 1976 Florida Derby (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Florida+Derby).
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/06/28/2009-06-28_rachel_alexandras_victory_is_like_broken_record .html
Rachel Alexandra's victory created a rare minus win pool. Of the $726,260 wagered, $598,576 was bet on Rachel Alexandra, who returned $2.10, resulting in a $18,698 minus pool that has to be paid by the tracks and anyplace else that took wagers on the race.
Patrick Mahony, senior vice president of pari-mutuel operations at the New York Racing Association (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/New+York+Racing+Association), could only recall one other minus win pool, when Honest Pleasure won the 1976 Florida Derby (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Florida+Derby).