[blackthroatedwind]

The whole story, in a way, reminds me of a great lesson I learned as a kid. Someone I knew, that bet a lot of money, and was extremely honorable, made a six horse $500 win/place round robin at Monticello one night. One of his horses ran second. The rest ran out. He lost, I believe, $30K.

A couple of days later he told me he wasn't going to pay. I was incredulous, as he always paid, and then he explained it to me. " The guy took a bet he couldn't pay. I knew it going in and always knew i had no bet, regardless of what he might have thought. " My friend was right. What if all six horses had won? My friend would have won millions.