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11-16-2007, 08:23 PM
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Bridge jumper alert!
Mountaineer 8 mtp
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11-17-2007, 02:02 AM
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Location: Hatfield/Harleysville PA
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Was that race 4 by chance?
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11-17-2007, 06:38 AM
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Looks like it was the 4th (11/16/07) at Mtn...the 8 horse wins by 14.
Ez
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11-17-2007, 08:15 AM
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imagine they actually had to pay $2.20 for that show bet. if you ask me it was only worth about $2.02!
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11-17-2007, 08:46 AM
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On a tangent,
What is the origin of the laws that require a minimum of $2.10 or $2.20 for parimutuel payouts? Why wasn't $2.00 chosen?
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11-17-2007, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by stu
On a tangent,
What is the origin of the laws that require a minimum of $2.10 or $2.20 for parimutuel payouts? Why wasn't $2.00 chosen?
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What would be the incentive to bet if you won your bet and didn't make any money?
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11-17-2007, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by jma
What would be the incentive to bet if you won your bet and didn't make any money?
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None - which is fine since negative pools hurt the people putting on the show.
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11-17-2007, 09:59 AM
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Would be kind of cool if members here keep an eye out for one another and post when they see things like this to give folks a chance to evaluate the race.
We don't have to worry bout hurting one another's odds as the hammer is already down on the "lock".
Kind of a "heads up" for PA players man.
I will do my part
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11-17-2007, 10:39 AM
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As I understand it, bridge jumping is when someone puts a large amount of money on a horse to show...and I guess is happy making .20 cents on the dollar or whatever when the horse wins....but what's going on when I see these enormous SHOW payoffs sometimes and the win & place aren't that big? Anyone know?
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11-17-2007, 12:35 PM
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dGnr8
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Niagara, Ontario
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Originally Posted by sally
bridge jumping is when someone puts a large amount of money on a horse to show
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... and the horse finishes 4th or worse which perhaps gives them a reason to jump off a bridge
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but what's going on when I see these enormous SHOW payoffs sometimes and the win & place aren't that big? Anyone know?
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See above. The other show bettors share in the outsized show pool.
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11-17-2007, 04:49 PM
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Location: Hatfield/Harleysville PA
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Lots of bridge jumpers today but it looks like they all cashed. The first two races of philly, races at calder and churchill, and others.
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