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Originally Posted by nijinski
It's tough giving up a second place spot at this point , but have to admit I only had $1.00 on the winning p4 . Then again if you insist , I won't tell LOL .
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Hello nijinski,
It's another one of those cases (seems like it happens quite often?!) where a horse is listed as an EARLY scratch, yet the Aqueduct wagering pools must have allowed wagering on the scratched horse, at least for a brief period of time. The payout numbers on the DRF results charts are:
1 / 4 / 1,2,9 / 6
With the Post Time Favorite winning leg#3 of the early pick4, you received $1 payout credit for your 1 / 4 / 9 / 6 ticket AND an additional $1 payout credit for the 1 / 4 / 1 / 6 ticket where the #9 was substituted for the #1 in leg#3. (Re: Post Time Favorite substitution rule for late scratches.)
I guess a true "early" scratch is one that is in effect before the tote system is opened up for wagering, in which case subject horse is not even available for selection when building a ticket. Otherwise, the use of the term is just a matter of semantics.
Chris
