$259.60 Stakes Winner at Remington Park

[Sparky13]

I watched the replay of the Springboard Mile Stakes from Remington Park on Sunday. Texas Bling at 99-1, won and paid $259.60 for a $2.00 bet. What is the all time winning amount for a $2.00 bet?

[Overlay]

As far as I know, it was on a horse named Power to Geaux on December 8, 1989 -- $2,922. The race was run at Fair Grounds (where the horse paid only $96.60), but there was a separate win pool at Ak-Sar-Ben, to which the race was being simulcast, and only one ticket was sold on the horse at that location.

[atlasaxis]

Don't know the all time winning mutuel, but that bomb at Remington was given out by Cynthia Publishing as one of their Weekend Live Longshots! :ThmbUp: :ThmbUp:

[horses4courses]

The headline of the thread had me confused for a few seconds (easily done).
Wasn't sure if the $259.60 was the winning mutuel, or the purse money.

[michiken]

Sire was Too Much Bling and had a bullet work on Dec 1. Too bad I missed it - even for $2!

[cj's dad]

I watched the replay of the Springboard Mile Stakes from Remington Park on Sunday. Texas Bling at 99-1, won and paid $259.60 for a $2.00 bet. What is the all time winning amount for a $2.00 bet?

He paid $269.20 - biggest I can remember.

[DJofSD]

This (https://www.brisnet.com/secure-bin/brisclub/archives_pdf.cgi?type=arc&country=USA&track=DMR&date=1997-07-28&race=2) one is not a record, but it is one I remember! Cha-ching!

(Ya, ya, go ahead, use the "R" word....I don't care!)

[CryingForTheHorses]

It just goes to show you.Horses cant read odds..Congrats to them

[castaway01]

As far as I know, it was on a horse named Power to Geaux on December 8, 1989 -- $2,922. The race was run at Fair Grounds (where the horse paid only $96.60), but there was a separate win pool at Ak-Sar-Ben, to which the race was being simulcast, and only one ticket was sold on the horse at that location.

Far as I can find, the horse you mentioned was the largest payoff in a mutuel pool. The largest "at the track" payoff appears to be $1885.50 on Wishing Ring in 1912. Here's a link to a lot of information about it, including a link to the race chart:

http://colinsghost.org/2011/03/wishing-ring-wins-at-941-to-1-1912.html

[Stillriledup]

The tri went UNHIT but the super was hit?

Hmmmmm. :rolleyes:

[Delta Cone]

Far as I can find, the horse you mentioned was the largest payoff in a mutuel pool. The largest "at the track" payoff appears to be $1885.50 on Wishing Ring in 1912. Here's a link to a lot of information about it, including a link to the race chart:

http://colinsghost.org/2011/03/wishing-ring-wins-at-941-to-1-1912.html


According to some info I found on the web the average annual income in 1912 was $1,033 and the median price for a new home was $2,750.

Can you imagine winning a year's wages on a $2 win bet? Amazing!

[porchy44]

I was wih my father in the 80's at Latonia or Turfway Park (dont remember the name at the time). He had $2 on a horse that paid $401 to win.

He bet it because of the trainer. His philosophy of handicapping was "bet the man, not the horse".

[castaway01]

According to some info I found on the web the average annual income in 1912 was $1,033 and the median price for a new home was $2,750.

Can you imagine winning a year's wages on a $2 win bet? Amazing!

It really is amazing to think about. The article, which has a lot of detail, points out that there was $8 bet to win on the horse by four different people. It even mentions that none were local residents. So I guess four people went back home and were able to pay for most of a house, all on a $2 win bet. That is pretty crazy to think about.

[therussmeister]

According to some info I found on the web the average annual income in 1912 was $1,033 and the median price for a new home was $2,750.

Can you imagine winning a year's wages on a $2 win bet? Amazing!
But then a $2 bet would be huge. An income of $1,033 is about $19.65/week

[cj's dad]

This one just came to mind.

Rockamundo winning the Ark. Derby at 108-1. At PIimlico that day I bet him only because he was at isted on the tote @ 99-1. The pools were separate back then. He went off @ 143-1 at Pimlico and paid $289.20.

[Some_One]

$267 winner at Woodbine yesterday in the finale, looking at HSH, saw a way you could of had this (not meant as a redboard or anything as I was travelling all day)

Prg Name m Pct| rWork30 rF108
9 MIGHTY MONARCH 1 20| 1 1

[HoofedInTheChest]

$267 winner at Woodbine yesterday in the finale, looking at HSH, saw a way you could of had this (not meant as a redboard or anything as I was travelling all day)

Prg Name m Pct| rWork30 rF108
9 MIGHTY MONARCH 1 20| 1 1
I'd really like to know how you could of had this. I tossed this horse personally, but after the fact i wen't back and tried to make sense of this. I gave the horse it's best running line (Aug 13/12 @ Fort Erie) and he ranked no better than 10th. I find the speed ratings at Fort Erie to be inflated and i usually knock them down 3-5 points when they make there way back to Woodbine. The only thing this horse had going for him was the clocker, a :36 and change @ 3F breezing. He had the third best late pace rating, and the second best deceleration rating, but he was rated 10th in True Speed, so that tells me he is just a slow horse to begin with and an automatic toss. I was left scratching my head to this one.

[Some_One]

Never use final time for closers, half the field were need the lead to win types (and it showed with the quicker 2nd split than first split), on a syn track, so if he as good in late pace as you state, with the good work, seems like an easy bet for me at those odds, too bad I was on a train in the south of France at the time.

[HoofedInTheChest]

Never use final time for closers, half the field were need the lead to win types (and it showed with the quicker 2nd split than first split), on a syn track, so if he as good in late pace as you state, with the good work, seems like an easy bet for me at those odds, too bad I was on a train in the south of France at the time.
Thanks for that.
It wasn't the fact that i was using his final time, his combined E/L pace rating and Total Energy rating in peak form didn't come close to what the majority of the field could run. I get what you are alluding to, but the 14 should have been the obvious choice if that was the case. He ran a hell of a race.

[cj's dad]

I looked at my son"s #s for the day at Wodbine and he looked to be a mid pack type who had the 3rd best late pace # in the field. The best late pace figure was 4 points higher but had a terrible early speed figure and is rated a plodder. I can see him as a long shot play, especially at 99/1.

[cj]

I looked at my son"s #s for the day at Wodbine and he looked to be a mid pack type who had the 3rd best late pace # in the field. The best late pace figure was 4 points higher but had a terrible early speed figure and is rated a plodder. I can see him as a long shot play, especially at 99/1.

He was actually second rated on the late pace, as the original top rated horse scratched. It was also a high pressure race at a distance that favors off the pace runners. The top two late pace horses completed the exacta.

No, I didn't have it. My assistant pointed this out to me yesterday.

[HoofedInTheChest]

Thanks for that cj, i was curious to see how your numbers played out.