Will I get 2-1?

[justindew]

Considering his 101 Beyer Speed Figure will be the highest last-race Beyer in the Belmont field, and considering Kent said he is a monster, will I get 2-1 on Casino Drive, whom I think is the most likely winner of the race?

Also, if someone could give me odds on Casino Drive being named Champion 3-Year-Old, that would be great.

[blackthroatedwind]

Let me know how much 2-1 you want. My window is wide open for you.

By the way, you can think whatever you want, but Casino Drive isn't the " most likely winner. "

[Travis Stone]

The most likely winner by far is Big Brown.

I read a really hilarious post the other day. Someone said, "Now its a matter of whether or not (Big Brown) can handle Casino Drive."

Ha. It's more of a, "Can Casino Drive handle Big Brown?"

[slotdirt]

Come on, guys, betwixt the Japanese flag avatar and the most likely winner stuff, are you really taking Justin seriously? He's already said he's going to be Casino Drive's water-bearer after the banishment of Better than Honour.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I think you're forgetting Justin also was looking for odds on Zanjero winning a grade 1, so I'm not sure how much he is kidding.

I found someone who gave me 10-1, and I wagered accordingly.

With the likes of Student Council, Grasshopper, Heatseeker, Go Between, and Tiago in the handicap division this year, I don't see how Zanjero can possibly win a Grade I.

Maybe next year.

[jwkniska]

BB will be 1-9. I'm hoping to get about 10-1 on Casino Drive.... it shouldn't be lower than about 7-1 minimum.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

If I recall correctly you also said Street Sense would never start after the Preakness, or something to that effect. How did that work out for you?

I was wrong. I made a prediction, and it was wrong. Isn't that hilarious?

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

The most likely winner by far is Big Brown.

I read a really hilarious post the other day. Someone said, "Now its a matter of whether or not (Big Brown) can handle Casino Drive."

Ha. It's more of a, "Can Casino Drive handle Big Brown?"

It's neither. It's who likes the surface,and 12f. That's the only that matters. If they both like it,then you can worry about who the better horse is. Usually, there is one horse in the race who likes both of those two things. People usually make fun of him(if he wasn't the favorite.) Not that many horses like this race. If Brown likes the surface, and 12f, then we will have a T.C. Winner. If he doesn't like it, then whoever does like it will get by. They don't have to be that good, either. They just have to like it.

[blackthroatedwind]

I wish the mutual pools were filled with people who actually concerned themselves with whether or not different horses liked different dirt surfaces.

Of course, I wish the mutual pools were filled with a lot of the thoughts I read around here. Sadly, they aren't.

Believe it or not, the vast majority of races are won by horses that are faster than others. Jockeys, thankfully, play next to no role in the results ultimately. Horse racing is about the horses in virtually every way.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I wish the mutual pools were filled with people who actually concerned themselves with whether or not different horses liked different dirt surfaces.

Of course, I wish the mutual pools were filled with a lot of the thoughts I read around here. Sadly, they aren't.

Believe it or not, the vast majority of races are won by horses that are faster than others. Jockeys, thankfully, play next to no role in the results ultimately. Horse racing is about the horses in virtually every way.

jerk!!! In the middle of this fine economic think tank of posts above above I have to read this crap about racing..With all the wonderful stuff above enlightening me I should be able to retire soon.

BTW Greenspanites do you want Mad Money(Cramer) Hats so you can dress up like a real Market GURUS?

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I wish the mutual pools were filled with people who actually concerned themselves with whether or not different horses liked different dirt surfaces.

Of course, I wish the mutual pools were filled with a lot of the thoughts I read around here. Sadly, they aren't.

Believe it or not, the vast majority of races are won by horses that are faster than others. Jockeys, thankfully, play next to no role in the results ultimately. Horse racing is about the horses in virtually every way.

Faster than others? It's a cool Andy diatribe, but it works a lot better with the Preakness than the Belmont. There have been 29 Belmonts since the last T.C. Winner's Belmont. There have been 6 favorite winners of those Belmonts. During that time there's been 11 favorites win the Preakness. Even if you were to say that the public did not pick "the fastest" horse as the favorite, then we can go up to say 7/2 odds. Surely "the fastest" horse would usually be 7/2 or less. Well ,the Preakness was won 19 out of the 29 times by a horse 7/2 or less. That race is being won, the majority of the time, by a horse most of the public considers "one of the fast ones." The Belmont has been won 12 out of the last 29 times by one of these 7/2 (or less) type horses. The majority of the last 29 Belmonts have been won by horses that have been 4/1 or higher. In the last twenty-nine runnings of the Belmont, there were 17 horses winning at 4/1 or better. So, in this race, I don't think the majority of the winners are being considered "the fastest" horses by bettors, and you just said the money being bet in pools is usually bet more wisely than you would like. So, in the majority of the Belmonts, they are betting the "fastest horses," and getting beat regularly by horses who are 4/1 or higher. Like I said, this race will be won by the horse who likes the track,and the 12f distance. Maybe it's gunna be won by one we think is the fastest, and maybe it won't be. Only 12 out of 29 have been 7/2 or less. Obviously, in recent history, those considered "fastest" aren't winning the majority of the Belmonts.

[Strategic Mission]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Jockeys, thankfully, play next to no role in the results ultimately. Horse racing is about the horses in virtually every way.

While usually true, a 12f race is often a jockey's race.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Huh? Your broad generalizations are great.

Hey leave him alone...at least he is using the space bar and using commas and periods now.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by justindew

Considering his 101 Beyer Speed Figure will be the highest last-race Beyer in the Belmont field, and considering Kent said he is a monster, will I get 2-1 on Casino Drive, whom I think is the most likely winner of the race?

Also, if someone could give me odds on Casino Drive being named Champion 3-Year-Old, that would be great.

If Blackthroatedwind can't fill your order @ 2-1 I will be happy to take any remaining amount you want.

[asudevil]

Originally Posted by philcski

If Blackthroatedwind can't fill your order @ 2-1 I will be happy to take any remaining amount you want.

And if those 2 don't cover all of your action, I would be willing to take on the rest. Cash out CD's, borrow against your 401(k), sell your Wal-Mart stock, reach under your mattress....whatever.

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Yes, you'll get 2-1.

Most likely winner? I laughed.

This is coming from the same moron who said in another post that the economy is fine.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by stonegossard

This is coming from the same moron who said in another post that the economy is fine.

I keep forgetting that when gas prices are high, the economy is automatically bad.

5% unemployment.

Dow above 13,000.

Median household income up year-over-year, every year.

Yep, sounds horrible.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by justindew

I keep forgetting that when gas prices are high, the economy is automatically bad.

5% unemployment.

Dow above 13,000.

Median household income up year-over-year, every year.

Yep, sounds horrible.

If you take that figure at face value, you're the definition of a sap.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

If you take that figure at face value, you're the definition of a sap.

Well, people who are a lot smarter than I am take those numbers at face value.

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/Surv...id=LNS14000000

I love it when people make broad statements like "you're the definition of a sap" and then provide zero evidence to back up the claim. It's a classic method of argumentation for someone who has no argument.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by justindew

Well, people who are a lot smarter than I am take those numbers at face value.

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/Surv...id=LNS14000000

I love it when people make broad statements like "you're the definition of a sap" and then provide zero evidence to back up the claim. It's a classic method of argumentation for someone who has no argument.

I figured you might be smart enough to know why that figure is bullshit, but I guess not.

The number doesn't include people who are unemployed and have stopped looking for work, only people who are still receiving unemployment benefits.

Therefore, it doesn't count the disillusioned and hopeless unemployed, which, considering the economy, is probably a substantial and growing amount of people.