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Originally Posted by cal828
We are probably all hoping we can make you and Digger work even harder this coming weekend.  and that will probably be a certainty because of the extra money we will have to play with, but to tell the truth, I can't recall any gigantic scores for the Derby. Maybe this is the year that all changes. |
Cal, I can only speak from personal experience, but I have often done much better on the Derby undercard and have then proceeded to give back my winnings on the Derby itself. There are just too many combinations and one of the bottom rungs of the tri or super slots will invariably be taken by a high priced horse who just runs evenly and lasts the 1 1/4 miles. The dilemma is figuring out which one that will be. I will admit to a couple of successes at decent prices on the Oaks/Derby double. One of the wonderful aspects of Derby day is how you can get really generous prices on very good horses on the undercard races, perhaps because of the infusion of money from once a year bettors.
Real Quiet might be able to tell us whether any of our group have made big ROI hits on the Derby contest or on the Derby itself. His records and recollection never fail to amaze me.