Life at Ten

[Ronnie]

Originally Posted by Linny

"I would love to know how much money was bet on her in all of the pools combined. Those thieves took the public's money like a stimulus bill."


Not just tickets on LAT in question. My friend and I played a tri and super based on a potentially sharp pace. We were at a simulcast and didn't get to see or hear the pre race because we were in line to bet. Our bet assumed that LAT would be involved in the pace and set up a kickers race. When LAT looked like an old lesson horse out of the gate we were both stunned. When the splits were posted we knew we were in deep weeds. When Acoma was sitting third, I was cooked.
Whether betting on her or against her, people playing the race had the right to fit and sound participants. Everyone in all the pools in that race had to have figured a 7/2 mare with high early speed as a factor in the race, even if they bet against her.
As a multi-race player, I had no way to know before the prior races that there was concern about Life At Ten.

Right but if LAT was scratched the result would have been the same.
I agree with you though that this does affect handicapping of the race of course.

edit: except the pools of course.