Worst BC favorite?

[cakes44]

I don't want this to be a horse bashing thread, but I want to know who you guys think was the worst betting choice in a BC race. Mine would have to be Peace Rules in the 2003 Mile. That was one of the easier tosses I've ever had in a BC race, and he went off at 3-1 somehow.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by cakes44

I don't want this to be a horse bashing thread, but I want to know who you guys think was the worst betting choice in a BC race. Mine would have to be Peace Rules in the 2003 Mile. That was one of the easier tosses I've ever had in a BC race, and he went off at 3-1 somehow.

that's the first one that came to my mind... and i might have been his biggest fan

[GPK]

Originally Posted by philcski

that's the first one that came to my mind... and i might have been his biggest fan

Dylan Thomas '07 Turf

[GPK]

And on the opposite end of the spectrum, how Ouija Board was able to go off at 7-5 in the 06 F&M Turf is still mind boggling to me.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by GPK

And on the opposite end of the spectrum, how Ouija Board was able to go off at 7-5 in the 06 F&M Turf is still mind boggling to me.

I remember discussing at length with a friend (BT) that Ouija Board was actually stepping DOWN in class with the F&M Turf. She had been traveling the world winning G1 races in mixed company. That was a chalkeaters delight if ever there was one.

[CSC]

Aptitude at 5/2?

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

I remember discussing at length with a friend (BT) that Ouija Board was actually stepping DOWN in class with the F&M Turf. She had been traveling the world winning G1 races in mixed company. That was a chalkeaters delight if ever there was one.

Yeah...Wait A While at 5/2 in that race was a joke.

[lemoncrush]

Originally Posted by GPK

Yeah...Wait A While at 5/2 in that race was a joke.

Ouija Board, Film Maker and Honey Rider was, perhaps, the easiest trifecta of all time. I think it paid around $30, too.

[smuthg]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

Ouija Board, Film Maker and Honey Rider was, perhaps, the easiest trifecta of all time. I think it paid around $30, too.

Wasn't Henny Hughes a ridiculously low price in the Sprint that year also? maybe even money.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by smuthg

Wasn't Henny Hughes a ridiculously low price in the Sprint that year also? maybe even money.

He was 8-5. Bordonaro was second choice at 4-1. I will forever hate Thors Echo.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

Ouija Board, Film Maker and Honey Rider was, perhaps, the easiest trifecta of all time. I think it paid around $30, too.

actually it paid $121 for $2

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by philcski

actually it paid $121 for $2

I played an anti-Wait a While trifecta and couldn't believe how well it paid.

[GPK]

Only reason I made any kinda on that day was because my girl Round Pond won and Asi Siempre was taken down and Happy Ticket was placed 2nd.

I was alive to 5 horses in the Sprint for a pick 4 after singling both DOA in the Juv Filly and Ouija Board. Have I mentioned I still hate Thors Echo?

[philcski]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I played an anti-Wait a While trifecta and couldn't believe how well it paid.

So did I- 'twas the best BC I've ever had. Street Sense ($32.80), Ouija Board ($4.80), Round Pond ($29.80), and Invasor ($15.40) all on top. The Sprint and Turf knocked me out of multirace wagers though... not that I was complaining.

[philcski]

Now that I think about it, there has been a LOT of terrible Frankel favorites. Aldebaran & Midas Eyes in back to back years, while outstanding horses, were terrible bets at their respective odds in the 6F Sprint.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by philcski

So did I- 'twas the best BC I've ever had. Street Sense ($32.80), Ouija Board ($4.80), Round Pond ($29.80), and Invasor ($15.40) all on top. The Sprint and Turf knocked me out of multirace wagers though... not that I was complaining.

One of my better ones as well. Ouija Board big on the turf, then kept betting the 1 on the dirt.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

Ouija Board, Film Maker and Honey Rider was, perhaps, the easiest trifecta of all time. I think it paid around $30, too.

Just as it was the first time around with Wonder Again rounding that out. Ouija Board-Film Maker-ALL was about as easy as it came.

[RolloTomasi]

I think Arazi was favored in the Mile, even though he had established he was toast numerous times during the course of the year.

Caltech I think was favored in the '89 Turf. He was an allowance horse that won the Bud International. Somehow, Euro horses that had ran decent races in the Arc, had prior Group 1 form, and came from two of the biggest stables in France (ie Star Lift and Sierra Roberta), went off at ridiculously huge odds ). They ran 2-3 as Prized won the race at 5-1 or so.

Can't remember if she was favored, but I remember Ragin Fever's performances getting worse and worse (despite winning) as the distances got longer during her 2yo campaign.

[banter]

Yeah, the BC Mile has a record of puzzling bettors. Gorella went off in '06 as the 3/1 lukewarm favorite, even though everyone knew how vulnerable she was.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by banter

Yeah, the BC Mile has a record of puzzling bettors. Gorella went off in '06 as the 3/1 lukewarm favorite, even though everyone knew how vulnerable she was.

Wasn't Araafa the favorite that day?

Either way, I totally agree. The Mile is always the toughest for me to figure out and the public seems to have the same problem.