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Originally Posted by JohnGalt1
I've had bad beats, like the $2.5 million pool pick six loss at Santa Anita years ago where my only losing horse was three lengths in front, but was passed at the finish. Winners got $72k, I got $950 for five.
But it was the horse I meant to play that lost.
But the worst bad beats are when I beat myself.
Some by missing or overlooking something in my handicapping. That's sloppy work and unacceptable to me.
But worse than that is NOT RECHECKING MY TICKET, or online ticket. Which I usually do.
Except Friday June 7th.
I played a $64 pick six ticket at AP with 2 horses in the 8th race. I meant to play the 4, 6, instead I played the 6,9. (In the pick 4 and pick five I played the 4,6,9, the 9 who I thought might win but didn't want to include it the pick six.)
You know what happened, the 4 won the 8th race and my intended pick 6 ticket won and paid $5600.
I went to the betting page of Twin Spires and saw that I made a $650 profit for the day, having won the late pick 3, pick 4 and pick five. Where the &*% is my $5600? It was then I looked at my ticket and saw the mistake.
My first example with the SA miss was a bad beat.
Yesterday's was a me-beat-me bad beat where my handicapping won.
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First time I used my own quote, because I DID IT AGAIN!!!
I played the pick 3 Saturday at Belmont ending with the 5,7,9,11,13,14, and when the 12 won I was disappointed I didn't win with 6 horses covered. I whished I had played Palace Malice since I usually play horses with blinkers off.
When I checked my account I was credited with the $187.50 pick 3 win. So I checked my ticket. I played the 5,7,9,11,12,13, by mistake, and should not have won. Because I should have entered the bet correctly the first time, should have realized my mistake as I was clicking to confirm, and then caught on rechecking all the bet I made when I was done betting.
I contribute this as my therapy and to all who have had me-beat-me moments, even in the rare times that good results happen.
Though +187 doesn't make up for -5600.
