Trying To Make Money On Big Brown Today...

[RollerDoc]

So I ended up putting $50 on Big Brown to win and invested on a $30 trifecta on all horses as BB winning. Did I win anything?

[AeWingnut]

Originally Posted by RollerDoc

So I ended up putting $50 on Big Brown to win and invested on a $30 trifecta on all horses as BB winning. Did I win anything?

not really.

[RollerDoc]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

not really.

I invested $80.00 total. Did I lose money?

[AeWingnut]

Originally Posted by RollerDoc

I invested $80.00 total. Did I lose money?

all depends if you had to drive to the OTB or track to bet it.



the dollar tri paid $32
and Big Brown paid $2.40

[RollerDoc]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

all depends if you had to drive to the OTB or track to bet it.



the dollar tri paid $32
and Big Brown paid $2.40

You might be right. My X5 requires Premium Unleaded. I should factor in about $7.00 for gas. Boy am I stupid How come nobody on this board advised me against my strategy.

Hey at least I had fun watching the race and I don't think I lost anything. Big Brown finished strong and regardless of whether he is Travers, BCC bound or stud, he gave me a few thrills this summer.

For those of you calling him Big Crap, I think that is a little out of line. He still beat 19 horses in the KD from a post that nobody had in nearly a century. And his Preakness and FL Derby was not too shabby either.

Or maybe there is still something left in this horse.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by RollerDoc

You might be right. My X5 requires Premium Unleaded. I should factor in about $7.00 for gas. Boy am I stupid How come nobody on this board advised me against my strategy.

Hey at least I had fun watching the race and I don't think I lost anything. Big Brown finished strong and regardless of whether he is Travers, BCC bound or stud, he gave me a few thrills this summer.

For those of you calling him Big Crap, I think that is a little out of line. He still beat 19 horses in the KD from a post that nobody had in nearly a century. And his Preakness and FL Derby was not too shabby either.

Or maybe there is still something left in this horse.

[RollerDoc]

You have to go back to 1999 to find a better winning time in the Haskell. War Emblem (2002) tied Big Brown's time today if what I read is correct. With that said, doesn't Big Brown deserve a little more credit for today's victory?

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by RollerDoc

You might be right. My X5 requires Premium Unleaded. I should factor in about $7.00 for gas. Boy am I stupid How come nobody on this board advised me against my strategy.

Hey at least I had fun watching the race and I don't think I lost anything. Big Brown finished strong and regardless of whether he is Travers, BCC bound or stud, he gave me a few thrills this summer.

For those of you calling him Big Crap, I think that is a little out of line. He still beat 19 horses in the KD from a post that nobody had in nearly a century. And his Preakness and FL Derby was not too shabby either.

Or maybe there is still something left in this horse.

Big Brown finished strong?

You mean Coal Play finsished weak. Big Brown didnt pass Coal Play. Coal Play passed Big Brown as he was collapsing. Anyone who thinks BB was impressive yesterday must have watched a different race. But hey.....congrats on your tri bet....2.70 profit. Muy impressivo.

[RollerDoc]

Originally Posted by stonegossard

Big Brown finished strong?

You mean Coal Play finsished weak. Big Brown didnt pass Coal Play. Coal Play passed Big Brown as he was collapsing. Anyone who thinks BB was impressive yesterday must have watched a different race. But hey.....congrats on your tri bet....2.70 profit. Muy impressivo.

That would be 12.70 profit. Big deal...I know but I am a race fan not a gambler. I have enjoyed the journey with Big Brown this year and made several hundred on him throughout his races (most of it in the KD). It makes watching/rooting for him extra exciting. I will take 12.70 or hundreds in a race as a winner over losing any day.

And YES...Big Brown did finished strong. Strong enough to win. In the end, that's all that matters. I also saw a horse in Big Brown that had plenty left beyond the finish line as well. Big Brown was impressive yesterday after a long layoff and who knows what happened at The Belmont.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by RollerDoc

I invested $80.00 total. Did I lose money?

13th race - Monmouth Park - August 03, 2008
Pgm Horse Win Place Show
4 Big Brown 2.40 2.10 2.10
6 Coal Play 8.00 4.20
2 Cool Coal Man 2.80


$2 Exacta 4-6 25.20
$1 Superfecta 4-6-2-3 218.80
$1 Trifecta 4-6-2 32.70
$1 Pick 3 1-4-4 (3 correct) 78.80
$1 Pick 4 3-1-4-4 (4 correct) 849.10



you got a whopping 2.70 back on your $30 tri bet. .40 back for every $2 bet for him to win. so, you made less than $9.

[TheSpyder]

I rekon you made $12.70 on an $80 bet. You won. But I think the point everyone was tryiing to make is chasing such a low return with $80 over the long run is a losing proposition.

If you're happy so be it but it's not a way to play the ponies in general.

I can't really complain since you did better than be today....but tomorrow that's a different story.

Spyder

Originally Posted by RollerDoc

So I ended up putting $50 on Big Brown to win and invested on a $30 trifecta on all horses as BB winning. Did I win anything?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

I rekon you made $12.70 on an $80 bet. You won. But I think the point everyone was tryiing to make is chasing such a low return with $80 over the long run is a losing proposition.

If you're happy so be it but it's not a way to play the ponies in general.

I can't really complain since you did better than be today....but tomorrow that's a different story.

Spyder

ooops--i forgot it was $50 to win, i based his payoff on a $30 win bet....

[GPK]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Can someone explain to me how if there is this kind of money in the pools, how I continue to get crushed at the windows this summer?

I ask myself the same question Hossy.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Can someone explain to me how if there is this kind of money in the pools, how I continue to get crushed at the windows this summer?

You realize that you left yourself WIDE open with that statement...

[jms62]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I'm being honest. It's been a massacre so far.

Hang in there. It can change with one swing of the bat. Just don't chase by upping your bets.

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I'm being honest. It's been a massacre so far.

Hey there are two turf sprints in the late pick 4 sequence today.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Hey there are two turf sprints in the late pick 4 sequence today.

Not only two turf sprints, but the great Mike Dini making an appearance at the Spa......

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Scav

Not only two turf sprints, but the great Mike Dini making an appearance at the Spa......

No jacket and too cheap to hire a groom

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

No jacket and too cheap to hire a groom

He drove the horse there also


I am surprised he didn't wear the Dini Racing Jacket from 1999

[Scav]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Can someone explain to me how if there is this kind of money in the pools, how I continue to get crushed at the windows this summer?

While I agree with you, look at the P4 yesterday at Monmouth and tell me that wasn't a missed opportunity, $900 per $1 with a 1/5, and two other horses that were until $12 (I think)