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Originally Posted by Denny
Really? I've seen 6 favorites win in the pick 6 sequence any number of times.
And I have seen pocket aces at a poker table win 6 times in a row- it is the favorite.
I am convinced that there's just a fundamental divide between the numerate and the innumerate in life. 6 favorites in a row isn't even nearly as rare as some of the results random variance can produce. Lukas had 6 straight triple crown race wins and 7 of 8 with 5 different horses, only 2 of them favorites. Calvin Borel rode 3 Derby winners in 4 years.
And right now, we could find a roulette wheel in Vegas which hit the same number 5 times in the last 12 spins. The wheels have displays that show that.
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I don't think some of your comparisons apply.
Roulette? Poker? - these have fixed odds and could be random variance. NOT horseracing.
Lukas was the best trainer in the game and had the best horses. But it's a reasonable comparison and I'll give you that one even though it's not the same. Some of his horses won more than once, they weren't all different.
6 favorites in a P6? - When did you ever see a P6 with 18-20 horses in every race?
The odds of 6 favorites in the Derby is more than just random!
