Has anyone ever made a successful Futures bet?

[Cannon Shell]

Strike the Gold at 25-1 in Feb(i think). Bad value, good result.

[cal828]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Strike the Gold at 25-1 in Feb(i think). Bad value, good result.

Not so bad. I had Smarty Jones in the 2nd and 3rd pools. Can't remember what the odds were, but nothing remotely approaching 25-1 and I cashed so I can't complain.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by cal828

Not so bad. I had Smarty Jones in the 2nd and 3rd pools. Can't remember what the odds were, but nothing remotely approaching 25-1 and I cashed so I can't complain.

No pools back then, straight FB bet

[philcski]

Smarty Jones at 150-1 and Ghostzapper to win the Classic at 25-1.

If I never hit another in my life I'd be content with those two.

[Hoist Her Flag]

Those Hilton Odds are bogus. Viewfrom vegas.com updates them weekly.

https://www.viewfromvegas.com/Odds_and_Ends.html

Horseplayer Daily also updates them every couple of weeks. I have never cashed. But I did have $50 on The Cliffs Edge at 150-1 made the bet in late November that year. Also had Action This Day a couple of years back at 100-1, he made the the race.

This year I have made 3 future bets. And will probably bet 2 more in early January once I see them on the workout tab.

[jms62]

I had Barbaro Offshore at Pinnacle..

[miraja2]

I noticed New Approach on the Hilton list at 61/1.
Is there actually talk that he might come over?

[turf fan]

I had Captain Bodgit at 40-1. Tough beat by Silver Charm.
Same year, I had Arizona at 23-1 in NCAA basketball. Sorry Kentucky, nice cash!
This year I had Georgia at 40-1 in NCAA football. Everything fell inplace except the pollsters bumped the #7 and #8 teams past Georgia at #4.