Does anyone know what was the highest win mutual ever?
 

Having a racing discussion at work today and someone asked, "What was the highest win payout ever?" Does anyone have an idea? My guess is somewhere in the $200 range, but that's a guess only. What say you?

I'm fairly certain I remember reading about a win mutuel over $600 at a Cali track (maybe Santa Anita) a LONG time ago.

Well I'll be... the timing was uncanny I guess. Thanks! That would have been one heck of a double, if they existed in 1912. :$:

June 17,1912.

Race track: Latonia

$2 win wager on a horse named Wishing Ring paid $1885.50

I had that one :D

I wuz gonna play it, but I didn't.:D

Damn y'all are old!

Actually, the highest payoff was significantly higher than Wishing Ring.

The record would be the $2,922 payoff on Power to Geaux at Aksarben on Dec. 8, 1989.

Power to Geaux offically only went off at 47-to-1 in that race.

According to the American Racing Manual, she paid almost $3k.

How is that possible?

Because almost everything cool happens in Omaha.

Seperate pools for simulcasting.

They would have them all of the time.

Spend A Buck paid like $6 to win the Derby at Delaware Park and like triple that at Pleasanton.

In this instance ... only $2 was bet on the horse at Aksar-ben and they scooped an entire win pool on a race that was being simulcasted from the Fair Grounds.

I remember when they had separate pools at Turf Paradise, when they were only allowed to simulcast 2-3 races per day, and people would always say "man it always pays more in CA, players are just sharper here", and these were everyday regulars, yet they were so blinded to the fact the win takeout was 22% here and 15% over there.

Turf Paradise would be quick to pull down the video feed of all the prices because it would make people mad.

That's awesome! I can see it.

I thought the name of the winner sounded pretty Cajun to me!

Right on !!!!!!!!!

The birthplace of the 'Buffet Rule'.............. :rolleyes:

where at?

I worked at McDuffy's for Turf Paradise in 92/93 while going to school.

Horse and Hound was at Guadalupe and Rural I think, I went in there once and while.

The OTB's are disappearing here, I see Dirty Drummer is now gone, so is North Star near my office. Combine that with the draconian internet betting laws I gotta think TuP could be in serious trouble soon.

Seperate pools generated my best day ever. We had them in Canada for a long time.
Feb 14, 2004 race 5 a horse named Heathrow brought in a Triactor as a 32-1 shot and the tri paid $6700 for $2 at the track. We brought down a "Flasher", the only ticket in the Canadian pool, paid $27,000 for $1.
Still makes the hair stand up on my neck!