Originally Posted by pointman

True, I personally don't get the logic of putting money on a horse that you don't even know will get into the starting gate. While many believe they are going to get higher odds in the future pool, there are many cases where you can get higher odds on a horse on Derby Day than in some of the future pools.

While I hope Old Fashioned has a full recovery, I will miss the money that would have been thrown at him in the Derby.