Fishy Pick Six doings at DMR

ateamstupid · #1 07-20-2007, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Spendabuck85

Here's the link to the Brad Free article:
http://www.drf.com/news/article/86864.html

If it is indeed legit, then good for him. Better to be lucky than good.

robfla · #2 07-20-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Better to be lucky than good.

I'd say it was very good handicapping too

Split Rock · #3 07-20-2007, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by robfla

I'd say it was very good handicapping too

Impossible. Period. Either a phone number or dumb luck....or, worse, corruption. NO ONE handicapped the Del Mar card and singled a 65-1 and 11-1. No one is THAT good just by reading the racing form.

ateamstupid · #4 07-20-2007, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by robfla

I'd say it was very good handicapping too

Did you even read the article? He basically admits it was dumb luck.

Byers said he wagered $44 into the pick six Thursday. Byers cashed the ticket Thursday evening at Viejas, and admitted he was lucky. He originally wanted to single race-3 favorite Hit It Skip (No. 8) in the first leg, but when that one scratched, he said he was flustered and went instead with No. 7 - the $133.80 winner.

"I was in a hurry," Byers said. "I go by jockeys and trainers."

robfla · #5 07-20-2007, 06:06 PM

dumb luck, good handicapping.. whatever you want to phrase it.. he hit 6 winners with small investment. I say both lucky and good, There were 3 other singles

Bogey · #6 07-20-2007, 06:27 PM

Thanks to Volponi. This should be investigated.

hi_im_god · #7 07-20-2007, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Bogey

Thanks to Volponi. This should be investigated.

bc scandal: phone account. no paper trail.

del mar: a physical ticket purchased at a casino. the ticket has a bar code showing not just the bet but the date/time and terminal where it was purchased.

this has more in common with the folks that hit the huge hollypark carryover 2x on cheap tickets than the bc scandal.

Solari · #8 07-20-2007, 07:12 PM

Nothing irritates a horse player more than a guy who hits a big number by dumb luck. After all don't we all spend a great deal of time studying PPs, reading books and horse racing boards. Along comes a guy without much of a clue and walks out with $100K. Makes ya feel like you are just wasting your time. Not a good feeling. Would you rather be lucky or good?