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Originally Posted by SuperPickle
I can't help you with the high payout but I've seen no body bet the winner in both foreign simulcast and small/fair harness racing.
Not everybody knows this but in most jurisdictions if there are no winning bets in a win pool the highest finishing horse with win money bet on it cashes the win pool
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My apologies for those who have already seen what I am about to post, but I was the beneficiary of such a case. It was at Evergreen Park (Grande Prairie, AB, Canada) about 10 years ago. In the opening race one night I bet $2 to win on #1. He finished 4th, but because there were no win wagers on the first three finishers, I received a "Win" payout of $17.20!!
For me, probably a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.
While not the highest ever, my one database shows the following to be the highest Thoroughbred Win payout since the beginning of 2012:
12/28/2015, Mahoning Valley race 7 --> R B Wild Promise
$2 WPS was $415.20 , $104.20, $34.00