The rule of thumb, I believe, is that "wildly emotional displays after winning are only proper when the potential winnings equal 10 percent of your annual income."
Annual income, is open for interpretation I suppose. But I've always thought it meant money you make via paycheck from a company.
For instance, if some rich guy from New York City wins the same amount as some chronically unemployed degenerate -- it would be far less acceptable for the guy with the seven-figure net worth to act emotional about it. Where as the virtually unemployed bettor should, in theory, get a little bit of a pass.
Borislow pulled off a great "hit" -- but the people who are acting like it was some genius display of bankroll management, are confusing it with extreme luck, imo.
Borislow is a guy who takes outlandish shots. He paid Jerry Bailey $25,000 to ride his hopeless Talk Is Money in the Kentucky Derby after he blew an easy lead in the Tessio at Pimlico in his final prep, and had been dusted all winter in Florida. Bailey collected the 25k and eased his horse after six furlongs.
Borislow ran ads in the DRF, day after day, trying to argue to Eclipse award voters that Toccet deserved 2yo championship recognition over Vindication -- that was a gross waste of money, because an undefeated Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner will always get that vote.
People laughed at the imbecility of Borislow for paying Bailey 25k to ease his horse. People laughed at the money he wasted in advertising, for a failed bid to make Toccet a 2yo champion. At least, now, he gets the last laugh, for the moment.
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