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Originally Posted by SG4
Surprised to see no comments on the absolutely bizarre betting in Del Mar's finale on Pacific Classic day. The favorite, Avalanche, just got pounded the whole way through & was 3-5 with just a few minutes to post before drifting up a few spots. I figured this horse would be in the 4-1 range in a wide open field. Imagine if he won people would be shouting about this but considering he didn't get up seems like someone took quite a bath & the rest of us quietly turned the page.
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That was simply the byproduct of a morning line mistake. Avalanche should have been lined at 2-1. Then the early action wouldn't have seemed like huge steam.
Also, people tend to follow the hot hand of the day. Rosario was shooting for his 5th. Sadler his 3rd and they had just combined to win a $1 million race.
