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Old 05-02-2012, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ranger5830 View Post
I know it's a thankless job, but I don't know how he could have 6 horses at 50-1 when last year not a single horse was higher than 40-1. Also, the favorites seem too short, maybe put Bodemeister at 9-2 or 5, UR at 6 and adjust the longshots down accordingly.
I think this is a year where we return to realistic odds on the longshots... but then again, who knows... the volume in the pool is so large.

Making a horse 30-1 instead of 50-1 starts to really increase odds on some of the lower horses, which is tough to do this year.
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