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Old 04-17-2020, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ScottJ View Post
See this story : https://www.paulickreport.com/horsep...ackpot-winner/

Imagine having the only winning ticket, having a deadheat in one of the legs, having both in the deadheat covered, and not winning the single ticket jackpot because there were "two winning tickets".

I am still trying to decide if this counts as a bad beat, but I am sure that these parasitic pools are the worst thing to hit parimutuel racing since _____. (You're choice here.)
I think that counts as a bad beat, and then some. I bet Remington will cave and pay the guy.
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