Betting on a Name

[zerosky]

"When placing your Kentucky Derby bets, would you pick a horse just on its name? A United States study has shown that 25% of Americans would bet $50 or more following a Kentucky Derby hunch, based purely on the name of a horse."

https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/raci...g-study-784998

[Parkview_Pirate]

this year, maybe. usually, no.

I thought you blokes in the UK used a dart board?

[BlueChip@DRF]

Originally Posted by zerosky

"When placing your Kentucky Derby bets, would you pick a horse just on its name? A United States study has shown that 25% of Americans would bet $50 or more following a Kentucky Derby hunch, based purely on the name of a horse."

https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/raci...g-study-784998

And what's wrong with that?

[oughtoh]

That is the way my wife has always picked horses.

[jocko699]

Originally Posted by oughtoh

That is the way my wife has always picked horses.

Mine also as she will in a couple hours

[GaryG]

Mark Cramer said bettors subconsciously avoid names that are unpleasant or are misspelled, creating automatic overlays.

[jocko699]

I am screwed, she picked Taiba

[Zaf]

And most people who play Roulette. Me thinks most play their favourite numbers.

Z

[Fred Mertz]

Signed,


Richard

[Thomas Roulston]

Remember Latka on the NYRA circuit in the '80s?