Kent's Ride: Stride-by-stride

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by westcoastinvader

I love conspiracy theories, and that starter standing on the track in the same lane and spot Secretariat took in 1973 sure looks ominous.

And the white pants?

Sheesh.......was he wearing a white belt, too?

Immediately pre-race I think the national media was reporting $5.9 million had been bet at Belmont alone on Big Brown to win.

I was a bit suspect at the $48,000 superfecta payout when the solid chalk ran off the board, and the three longest shots on the board were in the Top 4.

I really thought the payout would have exceeded 48K and change, DH for 4th or not.

Not to mention the $3,700 trifecta with the two longest shots on the board in 1st and 3rd.

The trifecta really paid more like $7,500 because there was a dead-heat for 3rd. There were two separate winning trifectas. One paid $3,700 and the other one paid $3,950.

But if the exotics were still light, it doesn't shock me. I'm sure there was some significant smart money betting that he might run out after seeing the looks of that quarter crack.