Weird betting coup at Thistledown

[blackthroatedwind]

It's not a betting coup.

[tector]

Yes, it was. The only question is whether it was a successful one.

[blackthroatedwind]

I guess waiting for the facts before making conclusions has become a lost art.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I guess waiting for the facts before making conclusions has become a lost art.

When do we ever get all the facts in cases like this?

[freddymo]

Looks like a rebate grab right?

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Looks like a rebate grab right?

How would that work exactly?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

How would that work exactly?

You're going to encourage him?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

When do we ever get all the facts in cases like this?

I don't know a lot, and certainly nothing about this, but do you think there are outfits booking big action on Thistledown? You do realize if it was a betting coup, someone had to get down for $20K just to break even? And that's assuming they even get paid. I guess anything's possible but I don't buy it.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I don't know a lot, and certainly nothing about this, but do you think there are outfits booking big action on Thistledown? You do realize if it was a betting coup, someone had to get down for $20K just to break even? And that's assuming they even get paid. I guess anything's possible but I don't buy it.

I realize it. It doesn't seem that hard to believe somebody would take the action, especially spreading it out all over the place. Paying out though, that is another story.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

I realize it. It doesn't seem that hard to believe somebody would take the action, especially spreading it out all over the place. Paying out though, that is another story.

There are a lot of holes in believing a betting coup ( at least if you don't live in a Dick Francis novel ). It seems much more likely it was a computer glitch. Then again, I don't know anything about how that would work, but given how illogical it is that it was a betting coup, I'll take the glitch side.