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10-28-2015, 06:32 PM
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So Housebuster holds the title of being the heaviest favorite to ever lose. He was 2-5. I believe he's also the second heaviest favorite in history. Meadow Star was 1-5 and won.
Riboletta might be the second heaviest she was something like 3-5 when Spain beat her.
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10-28-2015, 07:00 PM
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Court vision winning
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10-28-2015, 07:12 PM
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Cigar 1996
There were plenty of people betting the 1996 BC Classic
who didn't realize Cigar was not quite the same horse he had been previously.
I played a handful of horses in futures to beat him,
and among them was the winner Alphabet Soup.
Cigar did run a fine race to be beaten into third by only half a length.
At his best, though, he would have taken that race handily.
Lucky for me, Louis Quatorze came up a nose short, too.
I never took a shine to that horse, and it cost me more than once.
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10-28-2015, 07:37 PM
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Volponi shocked many people and of course so did the betting scandal. Medaglia D'Oro was not a mortal lock but there were a few in the field who were getting some play. I happened to. Like him and made a show bet , didn't expect the win, I admit I was betting on PG Johnson one of may favorite grass trainers and I thought PG was in the Classic to hit the board , darn good old fashioned trainer but big suriprise for most . Who can forget that fiasco . .
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10-28-2015, 07:41 PM
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I've spent so much time and energy wagering against the "unbeatable chalk" in BC races that I honestly can't recall any, if many.
I can recall a couple of dozen horses I wagered to beat them? Does that work?
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10-29-2015, 02:37 PM
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Was just about to post this 
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10-29-2015, 04:13 PM
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I think the first Easy Goer loss, to Is It True, whom he had been beating soundly in New York, was the biggest surprise.
And Groovy's first Sprint, 3 weeks off of a big win in the Ancient Title, was a big surprise.
Some of these others were just overbet favorites, not surprises. Groovy and Easy Goer the second time both were overbet and lost to superior horses (in Easy Goer's case, a horse who had beaten him twice already). Cigar had tailed off when he lost to Alphabet Soup. Etc.
In a certain way, Bertrando losing to Arcangues is one of the biggest surprises in racing history. But that wasn't quite what the question asked.
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10-30-2015, 03:16 PM
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You really thought I'd keep that post up EMD? Take a deep breath man...
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10-30-2015, 03:19 PM
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Mark Of Esteem was a pretty big surprise, losing the BrCup Mile
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10-30-2015, 08:14 PM
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I wouldn't put Ouija Board and Goldikova as upsets as both horses weren't in the type of form as in previous campaigns.
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10-30-2015, 08:20 PM
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Curlin's loss in 2008? It was at least shocking for the announcer !
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10-30-2015, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
You really thought I'd keep that post up EMD? Take a deep breath man...
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OK, I did. Hence why I haven't posted for a few hours. Plus, betting 2 tracks made me dizzy today  .
May I please ask for 1 favor though?
If AP loses, can you please put it back up? 
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10-31-2015, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by EMD4ME
OK, I did. Hence why I haven't posted for a few hours. Plus, betting 2 tracks made me dizzy today .
May I please ask for 1 favor though?
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YES! I saved your post (did not completely delete it)...you got a deal!
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