How does $169.80 to show sound?

[Bruiser1]

It happened tonight in the 2nd @ Mountaineer. An odds on favorite must have received the attention of the Bridge Jumping MMB and finished off the board. Monitor Pass, an 80-1 shot ran third and paid $169.80 to show.

That's the biggest show payoff I can remember in 25 years following this sport.

[mannyberrios]

I saw that on HRTV, and I thought that it was a mistake

[affirmedny]

I'm more shocked that HRTV showed a race at night.....

[Mineshaft]

Originally Posted by affirmedny

I'm more shocked that HRTV showed a race at night.....

exactly.........

[tbwinner]

Could've been a bomber at Arlington today. I noted that in the race with Trigger Fish Lane there was about $104k of $110k of show money on the heavy favorite who actually after the bell ended up being 2nd choice. Ended up 3rd only making that by a 1/2 length or so and if the jock gave up could've got 4th and triggered those huge show pays.

[Edward DeVere]

Originally Posted by affirmedny

I'm more shocked that HRTV showed a race at night.....

Well, early night. It was the 2nd race and HRTV then exited, stage left.

[Southieboy]

Seem to recall one at CD about 7 years ago paying $244 to show.

[castaway01]

There was a $470 show price in a harness race at Sportsman's in 1993, but $169 is certainly a healthy return for a bridgejumper race.

[lamboguy]

i could never come up with that one in a million years. i did have the 12.40 horse though, but that was the only one i played in that race.

[rufus999]

A comment was made in the booth before the race about the bridge jumpers piling on.

rufus

[showbet]

Here are some show bombs that took place during a 2 1/2 year span from November 2007 to June 2010. Most of them happened at tracks with small pools.

November 10, 2007, Dover Downs race 10: $219.80. $47K in the show pool. The other two horses that hit the board paid $143.00 and $111.00.

December 5, 2007, Northville Downs race 4: $200.60. $5K in the show pool. One of the other horses that hit the board paid $142.80.

July 29, 2008, Hazel Park race 6: $240.60. $13K in the show pool. The $240 horse had $29 bet on him to show.

August 8, 2009, Pocono Downs race 14: $266.80. There was only $3K in the show pool, and the horse that paid 266 bucks had $6 bet to show on him.

August 22, 2009, Ferndale race 8: $172.60. $98K in the show pool. The other two horses that hit the board paid $138.60 and $97.40.

[showbet]

September 13, 2009, Emerald Downs race 6 : $187.00. $156K in the show pool. The other two horses that hit the board paid $156.40 and $108.60.

October 19, 2009, Prairie Meadows Harness race 3: $169.20. $624 in the show pool. The $169 horse had nothing bet on him to win or place, and only $2 bet on him to show.

November 28, 2009, Northlands Park Harness race 7: $188.00. $17K in the show pool. One of the other horses that hit the board paid $136.60.

April 3, 2010, Saratoga Harness race 13: $188.60. $5.9K in the show pool. One of the other horses that hit the board paid $160.50.

June 6, 2010, Arapahoe Park race 7: $199.00. $24K in the show pool. The other two horses that hit the board paid $138.80 and $110.40.

[Bruiser1]

I have to ask.....Where did you find those statistics?

[showbet]

Originally Posted by Bruiser1

I have to ask.....Where did you find those statistics?

I watched all of those races, as they happened, and made screenshots of the WPS pools and the results.

The pool information and the payoffs are from Brisnet Supertote or Twin Spires. The results (except for the Northlands Harness and the Arapahoe Park races) are available at The Racing Channel Results Archive.

[massman]

The Saratoga harness race I happened to bet the field to show because I overheard some loudmouth touting a 1/9 shot from the meadowlands coming to saratoga - no way he could lose, yada, yada yada. That was my first bet ever at that track. I thanked and offered to buy the guy and his buddy a beer.