Redboarding Thread

[Paseana]

Do future bets count?

I laid $20 on Funny Cide in the 2003 Pool #1 at 93/1. I don't remember what weekend that was, but I know it was before he ran in the Louisiana Derby. He closed as the second-longest shot in that pool. I collected $1800 for my $20 which was HUGE for me!

On a side note, there was something almost eerie that happened with that bet. Those future pools assign the numbers to the horses in the pool alphabetically, and it just so happened that my $20 ticket in Pool #1 was on the #6 just because Funny Cide's name is up near the front of the alphabet. Some two months later, 20 horses draw for post positions in the Kentucky Derby and Funny Cide ends up with......you guessed it..#6!

Truly bizarre!

[NJ Stinks]

Not exactly redboarding but I managed to win so I guess it is. This occurred two days ago (Sunday).

In the 8th race at Gulfstream I wheeled Blues Street in the Fort Lauderdale with all in the Marshua River betting $2 Daily Doubles. I also singled Blues Street in the late Pick 3 for a buck with all in the 9th with Drizfraz in the 10th.

Blues Street (11-1) rallied big time only to lose by the shortest nose you can find. But all was not lost since I backwheeled him in the exacta for a buck and a 12-1 shot (Little Mike) beat Blues Street. The exacta paid $241 and I got half. Tough beat at least I hit a decent exacta.

The decent exacta was quickly forgotten when the 9th race at Gulfstream (The Marshua River) was won by a 26-1 shot (Justaroundmidnight). The $2 DD paid $648. If Blues Street got up, I would have collected something similar.

Fortunately, I wheeled the winner (Drisfraz at 7-2) of the 10th at Gulfstream with all in the Marshua River and got back another $218 for my $1 DD wheel.

Then again, I missed the late Pick 3 at the Gulf by a nose (Blues Street again) and that Pick 3 paid $2,070 for a buck.

What a game.

[DeanT]

My best redboard is my best day at the track, ever, and it will never happen again. I had about 15-20 horses pegged at three tracks that I liked and off I went.

It turned into a Richard Dreyfuss day. After about 11 of 13 of my bets won - all at ok prices - I actually called a friend who discussed the races with me and said "do you feel like "Let it Ride" today?" I won a couple photos, these horses all got great trips, and seemingly never got tired.

The eighth race was about the 13th or 14th bet. It was a 30-1 shot that was live last time but got screwed. He was in a good spot and seemingly a good bet. In the stretch he was behind a wall of horses with nowhere to go..... and I said "no problem he'll get through" - simply because it was one of those days that had to be some sort of divine intervention. Right on cue the Red Sea parted and he cruised winning easily.

I think I finished 14 for 17 or something completely ridiculous like that, that day. It's a day I will always remember because I knew there was no way it would ever happen again, even if I live to 100.

[highnote]

Originally Posted by DeanT

I think I finished 14 for 17 or something completely ridiculous like that, that day. It's a day I will always remember because I knew there was no way it would ever happen again, even if I live to 100.

Dean,

If you believe it will never happen again then you are right.

However, if you believe it WILL happen again then you are also right.

I believe you can do it again and I would encourage you to believe you can do it again!

Whatever we believe IS the truth to us --even if it is NOT the truth to everyone else.

I know you are probably trying to be humble to your PA colleagues, but in private make sure you keep believing it could happen again tomorrow!

Beliefs move us toward and shape our destiny. So have great beliefs!!!!!

(I apologize if that came across as preachy. It's just that whenever I hear limiting beliefs I feel a moral obligation to give my "Beliefs" speech. )

[DeanT]

John what about the 2 for 36 run I had last April where all my bets ran like they were carrying a fat man while breathing not air, but mucous (can get Bill W to verify)?

Am I allowed to believe that one wont happen again either? If so, I'm in!

Seriously, thanks. Thinking positively in betting is a trait I need to get better at.

Now back to more red boards. I actually like to read them. Andymays is gonna come soon with the pick 6

[Java Gold@TFT]

In big races like the Derby I tend to just write the initials of contenders at the top of the Form. On my first blush through the field I had 5 contenders and 3 of them were TC, TG and TR. Even though I ended up with Timber Country as my main play for the race I couldn't ignore the hunch of betting those 3 horses boxed in a triple. Thunder Gulch, Timber Country and Tejano Run got me clear for the rest of the summer with the amounts I usually bet.

[highnote]

Java -- nice score! Horseplayers have to learn to act on hunches. It took me awhile, but after seeing many of my hunches win, I learned to recognize and then act on a valid hunch.

Originally Posted by DeanT

Now back to more red boards.

I agree. Back to the red boards...

Anyone have that 21 dollar horse in the nightcap at philly yesterday -- #7 Send It In?

I did.

Seriously. I did. I dutched the 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8. Luckily, my two biggest bets were on the 6 and 7.

I had medium bets on the 2 and 8 and a small bet on the 3.

I cleared about 5 or 6-1.

I rarely dutch 5 horses, but the favorite seemed vulnerable at 3-1. Lucky for my bet, he ran last.

This would be a good example race for that thread by Inglewood on dutching -- except I don't do progressive betting. I update my betting wealth and do my next Kelly Criterion bet based on the updated bankroll.

[Ray2000]

20 years ago, Hit a 13 race Show parlay at The Meadows, betting into a pool size of less than $1000. Started with a Five dollar ticket, last bet was $230 to Show. Started off as a joke but a cheering crowd was forming around the windows for the last few bets. Ask teller Al at the 2 Minute Club, if he's still there, if he remembers.

[toussaud]

Biggest hit of my life was Student Council in the pac classic. I had that one dead to rights weeks before the race was ran and bet like it.

[onefast99]

Our first win ever, Contemptuous at Aqueduct January 2, 2004 with Julian Pimentel aboard.

[Cardus]

Originally Posted by mountainman

Great concept for a thread. I lambasted Street Sense in the derby, and likewise Curlin in the bc classic. Aside from Blame in this year's cup (sorry, that one doesn't qualify because I gave him out on the air), those were the largest win bets I ever made. By far.

Lambasted?

[cj]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Lambasted?

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lambasted

[mountainman]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Lambasted?

Yeah, by my standards. But I'm not a huge gambler. A wagering partner and I bet 2k on curlin from our online account. And she talked me into risking so much. My normal win bet would be, like, 50 bucks.

[Exotic1]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

In 1986, when I was 24 years old, I collected $97,000 on a winning twin-trifecta wager...prompting me to announce my premature retirement to my startled boss.

Luckily, he didn't hold it against me 6 months later...when I returned begging for my job back.

Great picks and great story. Not the part where you went back to work, though.

[Cardus]

Originally Posted by mountainman

Yeah, by my standards. But I'm not a huge gambler. A wagering partner and I bet 2k on curlin from our online account. And she talked me into risking so much. My normal win bet would be, like, 50 bucks.

I have never had a "wagering partner."

Is it a fulfilling relationship?

(Time for me to lambaste my turkey.)