Worst Kentucky Derby Win Wager?

[reckless]

My dumbest bet was when I bet $40 in the future book on a nice colt named Well Decorated. It was 1981 or 82 and getting a future book bet down was difficult but a friend of a friend believed me that I'd mail him the money the second he told me the bet was in.

I got 30-1 on him and I thought I had a great shot. He was a good 2-year-old and at three won the Bahamas in Florida in sharp time when that race meant something.

What made the bet dumb wasn't because he got beat 25-30 lengths in the Derby it was dumb because he went to post at about 60-1!

[Hoofless_Wonder]

Below are my picks that didn't get a check except 1996. I'm worse than Beyer....

Year Selection (odds) Finish Winner
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2015 Frosted (7-1) TBD TBD
2014 Candy Boy (9-1) 13th California Chrome
2013 Overanalyze (16-1) 11th Orb
2012 Take Charge Indy (11-1) 19th I'll Have Another
2011 Santiva (34-1) 6th Animal Kingdom
2010 Awesome Act (11-1) 19th Super Saver
2009 Hold Me Back (12-1) 12th Mine That Bird
2008 Adriano (28-1) 19th Big Brown
2007 Any Given Saturday (13-1) 8th Street Sense
2006 A.P. Warrior (14-1) 18th Barbaro
2005 Greeley's Galaxy (21-1) 11th Giacomo
2004 Tapit (6-1) 9th Smarty Jones
2002 Saarland (6-1) 10th War Emblem
1999 Desert Hero (19-1) 13th Charasmatic
1996 Cavonnier (5-1) 2nd Grindstone
(Most painful loss, by far. ABC went to commerical with one
commentator stating he hung on. Got back $62. Other way
around, I get back $7K. Start of two year losing streak)
1993 Bull Inthe Heather (5-1) 11th Sea Hero
1991 Lost Mountain (72-1) 12th Strike The Gold
1986 Snow Chief (2-1) 11th Ferdinand

Overall Record since 1986: 29 starts, 1 winner, 6 seconds, 1 third, 2 fourths

[cj]

Pretty sure my worse was Lines of David, won the Arkansas Derby beating Super Saver. That one came back to win the Derby while Lines of David was WAAAAY back.

[elhelmete]

Dullahan

[Giacomo05]

Daddy Nose Best still haunts me.. Had Daddy Nose Best, Bodemeister, Dullahan, WTDW, and Creative Cause all in my super and picked him over IHA..

[Psychotic Parakeet]

Cowtown Cat. I picked him over Hard Spun, and that was one dumbass mistake.

[ILovetheInner]

Too many to count! But I remember my first Judger. I think that was Cannonade's?