Who Will Be The Pace Setter In The Derby?

[Bobby Fischer]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Let the "good players" pound horses like that down to 5/1 .... they won't still be around the game betting a lot of money for very long .. unless they have deep pockets and a willingness to lose a lot of money.

Maybe so.
I really happen to think 5-1 was closer to break even on that play for Quality Road.

However:
Don't get me wrong, I think in hindsight the play would NOT have been to bet Quality Road to win, but to pass the race. If you had a vulnerable favorite in one of the other legs, you would include all three FOY contenders in those (double/pick3/pick4) tickets.