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Old 01-07-2011, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Port Conway Lane View Post
I still have $20 in various tickets on Life At Ten from the Ladies Classic waiting for Churchill to make a belated announcement that any tickets wagered on her will be honored and refunded.

One of the more bizarre tote glitches happened at Pimlico around 1980 when the newer tote machines didn't comprehend a three ply entry running 1-2-3 and payed out the exacta 1/all for $4. Weeks later they honored the backers of the 7 horse (who finished fourth) their $9 payout but by that time 90% of those tickets were probably cashed for $4. That race did turn out to be profitable for the floor sweepers.
Be prepared to have those tickets for the rest of your life.
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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