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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
I guess as public handicappers in a tough race they gravitated to the favorite as their top choice. Whether they would have stood alone with a horse like that in multi-race bets is another question entirely.
IMO it was a poor choice, as I didn't like Bailero at all, and thought in that wide open race he was a terrible play at 8:5. He won....so I'm wrong. On the other hand he got a dream trip ( while the third horse got a rather curious ride ) and won a close decision. In the long run taking horses like that at 8:5 won't do you a lot of good. But, as a public handicapper it counts as a win, so I guess they did their job well.
Personally, I hope the Baileros of the world are 8:5 every day of the week.
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Great perspective, Andy. I guess it was the overwhelming support the horse received coupled with the end result that had me scratching my head, when in reality Military Major had a dreadful trip by Arroyo,(I'm not sure the stewards didn't have a word with him about it) and clearly was the horse to beat in the stretch. On that line and though not nearly as blatant, Castro didn't do My Husband any favor either.