Any Derby Pool 1 thoughts?

[Dunbar]

Also, in the past they would show you the amount bet on each horse, which helped. You could tell whether a "5-2" was really 2.50-1 or maybe 2.99-1. And the old way had the horses name next to the betting number. This year was a major step backward in regard to presentation of information.

I think in the past the odds were shown by TVG. This year it looks like it was (mis)handled by Churchill itself.

--Dunbar

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

Also, in the past they would show you the amount bet on each horse, which helped. You could tell whether a "5-2" was really 2.50-1 or maybe 2.99-1. And the old way had the horses name next to the betting number. This year was a major step backward in regard to presentation of information.

I think in the past the odds were shown by TVG. This year it looks like it was (mis)handled by Churchill itself.

--Dunbar

I agree, Churchill did a bad job this year, including advertising it.

[ManilaRose]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

And the old way had the horses name next to the betting number.

I agree. It was a pain in the a$$ trying to remember the horses #'s or having to go back time and time again to match the names with #'s.

[zippyneedsawin]

http://bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=37524


1
Adore the Gold
20-1
33-1
$68.00

2
Any Given Saturday
20-1
14-1
$31.60

3
Belgravia
20-1
29-1
$60.60

4
Buffalo Man
30-1
59-1
$121.20

5
Circular Quay
15-1
12-1
$27.60

6
Day Pass
15-1
38-1
$79.80

7
Dreaming of Anna (f)
15-1
53-1
$108.60

8
Drums of Thunder
30-1
41-1
$85.40

9
E Z Warrior
15-1
41-1
$84.40

10
Exhale
20-1
27-1
$57.40

11
Forefathers
30-1
44-1
$90.20

12
Great Hunter
30-1
24-1
$50.60

13
Hard Spun
20-1
10-1
$23.80

14
Lawrence the Roman
30-1
35-1
$72.20

15
Liquidity
20-1
33-1
$68.80

16
Nobiz Like Shobiz
8-1
8-1
$18.80

17
Notional
15-1
27-1
$56.60

18
Out of Gwedda
30-1
157-1
$317.40

19
Ravel
15-1
11-1
$25.20

20
Scat Daddy
30-1
44-1
$90.80

21
Stormello
20-1
40-1
$83.00

22
Street Sense
12-1
10-1
$22.80

23
Zanjero
30-1
56-1
$114.20

24
All Other 3YO’s
7-2
5-2
$7.20

[Dunbar]

Thanks, zippy!

--Dunbar

[miraja2]

Anybody here take those 157/1 odds on Out of Gwedda?

[Rupert Pupkin]

I didn't even bet on Pool #1. I didn't even realize that it was this weekend because I checked the TVG website and they didn't even have it. I assumed that it was next weekend and not this past weekend. It turns out that TVG simply did not offer it this year. This is the first year that TVG did not offer betting on Pool #1.

[Danzig]

hrtv seems to really be putting a hurting on tvg...i had hrtv on all wknd, i think it checked out tvg once or twice.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I didn't even bet on Pool #1. I didn't even realize that it was this weekend because I checked the TVG website and they didn't even have it. I assumed that it was next weekend and not this past weekend. It turns out that TVG simply did not offer it this year. This is the first year that TVG did not offer betting on Pool #1.

YouBet didn't offer it, either. I emailed them about it on Thursday, and they said something about "contract difficulties". It ticked me off, because I was counting on that to bump up my monthly average there.

--Dunbar

Originally Posted by Dunbar

Also, in the past they would show you the amount bet on each horse, which helped. You could tell whether a "5-2" was really 2.50-1 or maybe 2.99-1. And the old way had the horses name next to the betting number. This year was a major step backward in regard to presentation of information.

I think in the past the odds were shown by TVG. This year it looks like it was (mis)handled by Churchill itself.

--Dunbar

Looks like they put up the raw data from the tote system this year. That's pretty much how a racetrack gets it's odds and prices from the tote system. The video department usually spruces it up a bit when they present it to the public on the TV's.

I agree it looked a bit cheesy compared to previous years.