Forget the Hambo-There was a Robbery at the Big M

[theiman]

Someone made a GIANT SCORE in the trifecta.

Race 5 at the Big M
Missletoe Shalle $400K Stake race

H Horse Driver Win Place Show
6 Stylish Artist E Goodell 147.80 45.80 29.20
5 Good News Lady G Grismore 17.00 14.40
2 Miss Scarlett B Sears 14.00

(W-P-S Pool $153,981)
$2 Exacta (Pool $144,285) (6-5) $1,054.00

$1 Trifecta (Pool $126,877) (6-5-2) $2,886.90

$1 Pick 3 (Pool $22,848) (7-2-6) $1,070.70

There was a 1/5 entry that ran off the board. The 2nd and 3rd choices both at 6/1 ran off the board. The winner was 72/1, the place horse was 24/1, the show horse was 16/1(fourth choice). There were 9 betting interests.

If you take off 20% for the trifecta takeout(Big M has lower takeouts than most tracks) that would leave about $100K to pay out from the $126,877 pool. So we would have about 34-36 winning tickets give or take based on the takeout.

There is no F___KING way that 34 people had that trifecta.

By the way the race was a $400K Stake race for 3yr old filly pacers.
Since today was closing day we will see if this races betting action gets buried. I say you dont hear a peep.