Beyer: The worst bad-beat story of all time

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http://www.drf.com/news/andrew-beyer...story-all-time

But after Tsavo crossed the finish line, the winners’ joy lasted only a few minutes. When the race was official and the payoffs were posted, Kennedy and Appell stared with disbelief at their respective television screens and saw that the Super Pick Five had paid $11,983. Kennedy went to his TwinSpires account and confirmed that this was the amount of his win – not $488,000.

Kennedy phoned Louisiana Downs and was told that another ticket had been sold on the combination at Arlington Park, but he couldn’t get a clear explanation. "Everybody was blowing me off and telling me to grin and bear it," he said.

Travis Stone, who doubles as Louisiana Downs’ mutuels director and track announcer, investigated the payoff and found the explanation later that night.