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Originally Posted by speldedo
Yes, I happened to be playing delta last night and somebody lost their shorts. In the second race there was $15K bet to win on a horse when the odds opened. In the 3rd race I think it was more than $20K. Neither horse won, they both ran second. The funny thing was that they were both like 1-5 or 1-9 in the win pool but had much smaller percentages in the place pools. It was basically a no lose situation. I bet all of the other horses to win, putting more on the ones with lower odds and bet the favorite to place. It worked out perfectly when the favorite ran second in both races!
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There were two really strange things about these wagers in the trial races. First of all, if someone is going to bet so much that they knock the oods down to 1/9, why not do it in the show pool. That would be equally crazy, but less risky. The payoffs in the later races, where the large bets hit were:
4th race
$2.10 $2.80 $2.10
6th race
$2.10 $3.00 $2.10
Secondly, the second and third races were Quarterhorse trial races and there were only two heats. After the scratches there were only 12 or 13 horses competing for 10 spots in the finals. In situations like this the primary goal is to make it to the finals, not necessarily to win the trial (both heavy favorites ran second and made the finals). Why make a large win bet on a horse now when the main objective is two weeks down the road?
