Almost very lucky

ArlJim78 · #1 03-09-2008, 08:12 AM

okay, had to share this story from my wagering day yesterday.

Tampa fifth race, its about 5min to post so I decide to play a super. I had earlier in the day ranked the fields for every race on separate sheets of paper. The mistake I made was that I picked up the paper with my sixth race rankings and played them on the fifth race. I didn't notice until Grunder starts calling out names of horses. WHAT? I realize my mistake immediately.

So naturally I start rooting for my numbers. who cares what horses they are , right?

Well my key horse was the 5, I needed the five to win. The 10 appears to be going gate to wire, although for awhile it looked like the 5 was going to make a run at him, by the time they were approaching the wire it was clear that it would come 10 -5. BUT HOLD ON! Nearing the wire the 10 gets freaked by a seagull and veers sharply, the rider bails out! The five inherits the win.

So I quickly start trying to find out the rest of the placings, I knew that some of the numbers I used were prominent but I just didn't care too much because I hadn't used the 10 anywhere. But with the 10 having taken himself off the board there is new hope. Could I actually be lucky enough to hit a super having bet the wrong race and getting help from a seagull??

The bottom line is the result was 5 - 1 - 7 -9 and it paid $7,276.80
I had 5 - 1 - 9 - 7 for 40 cents. How lucky would I have been to collect under those circumstances?

for further insult, the result of the sixth race was 8 - 3 - 9 - 5.
So my picks worked much better on the wrong race.

TheSpyder · #2 03-09-2008, 08:15 AM

OUCH! Bad beat there Jim, but I know everytime I bet the wrong horse and route for them it never works out.

Spyder

GPK · #3 03-09-2008, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSpyder

OUCH! Bad beat there Jim, but I know everytime I bet the wrong horse and route for them it never works out.

Spyder

what happens when you sprint for them Spyder?

I would bet you on the cut back.

TheSpyder · #4 03-09-2008, 08:20 AM

I still have nightmares from college english where one mispelled word was a letter grade off. I think it appropriate at this time to give a big shout out to SpellCheque!!!

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Originally Posted by GPK

what happens when you sprint for them Spyder?

I would bet you on the cut back.

Bigsmc · #5 03-09-2008, 08:23 AM

Wow. That would have been a hit for the ages Jim.

My daughter had that 10 (because his name was Chubby, not because she is a good handicapper) and was slightly baffled when I told her she didn't win because the horse needs to carry the jock across the wire.

She was miffed for about 30 seconds, enjoyed the elusiveness of the 10 as they tried to round him up and went back to her Grape Tootsie Pop.

cowgirlintexas · #6 03-09-2008, 08:43 AM

Great story.. One of the reasons I love this site..I don't have anyone close thats into horse racing and can share stories like that with. Too bad you did'nt cash in on that ticket... That would have topped the cake right there.

fpsoxfan · #7 03-09-2008, 08:56 AM

I hit the exacta in that race because I used the 5 on top. That was very bizzare. I didn't realize that it was a seagull that caused that horse to do that. That's pretty wild.

Hickory Hill Hoff · #8 03-09-2008, 08:56 AM

I had .20 cent left on my voucher when I got done with my plays yesterday, so used it on the 9th @ Gulfstream - 5-4-11-7/9 dime super, what comes out 5-9-11-4....should have just keyed the 5 with 4/7/9/11 and bang, a winner collecting $84.00 for my $2.40 wager. Just should have played it originally instead of throwing it in to finish off the voucher.

Bigsmc · #9 03-09-2008, 09:28 AM

I was on track and there was no seagull anywhere near him. He just ducked in erratically once he cleared the 5 and dumped Gonzalez.

miraja2 · #10 03-09-2008, 09:46 AM

Good story Jim.
My question is, if it actually had come in, would you have embraced random supers as your new betting strategy?

AeWingnut · #11 03-09-2008, 09:58 AM

I had the trifecta with the 10. I agree with Bigs. there was no seagull what was happening was in my opinion.. I was going to cash a bet and...

actually the jockey was trying to keep the horse from veering into the 5. Jock was trying to lean like he was on a motorcycle and bring the horse away from the rail/ #5 horse. His mount went the opposite way and ta da.

Bigs was Luis (I think that's who it was) was the jock ok?

Anyway.. I was gold at Tampa until that race. I hit the 1st race and just kept rolling.

the jockey gets dumped and everything fell apart.

I hate when I win my first bet. the rest of the day is downhill. I don't know what it is. I lose my concentration when things are going well or

anyway....

Jim I wish you would have hit the Super. I wouldn't feel so bad about losing the trifecta.. even if it were a little chalky

ArlJim78 · #12 03-09-2008, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by miraja2

Good story Jim.
My question is, if it actually had come in, would you have embraced random supers as your new betting strategy?

yes, i'm thinking of a new strategy, betting not only the current race, but using the same numbers one race before and one race after.

I said seagull because I saw one dart across right at that time. it may not have had anything to do with the incident though, if thats what those on the scene report.

when i first saw how close I came to having the super, I thought "damn no luck!" and then I thought a little more about it and laughed.

blackthroatedwind · #13 03-09-2008, 11:11 AM

Jim, your story makes me think of a very dopey ex-friend of mine. He bets a ton of money, and in the old days when we all bet with tellers, I can't tell you the number of times he would mispunch ( always claiming it was the first time he ever did it ) and miss a big tri or other such good score. Well, once at Saratoga he showed up with this lament while I was with a very sharp non-horseplayer friend of mine. After the dope left my sharp friend said " Imagine all the times he has mispunched and mistakenly had a winning ticket and thrown it away. "

cmorioles · #14 03-09-2008, 11:19 AM

I once got the race numbers off by one and bet two back to back races wrong. The first I would have won, but lost, and cost myself about $500. The second, I would have lost, but won, and got all the money back plus a few bucks on a horse I wouldn't have bet to save my life. I did realize my mistake when my balance didn't go up, but couldn't cancel the second bet online. I did bet what I originally meant to bet in the second contest, and of course lost.

turf fan · #15 03-09-2008, 12:35 PM

I watched the replay of the race in question several times since I bet #10. It looked as if the jock had the inability to switch the stick from his right to his left hand and continued to whip the horse's right hip causing him to veer sharply inward. I initially thought a seagull was involved, but the camera angle likely made it appear that way. The jock really "bailed out" in my opinion and made little effort to stay aboard. Tough loss for a horse who was clearly the best yesterday.

AeWingnut · #16 03-09-2008, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by turf fan

I watched the replay of the race in question several times since I bet #10. It looked as if the jock had the inability to switch the stick from his right to his left hand and continued to whip the horse's right hip causing him to veer sharply inward. I initially thought a seagull was involved, but the camera angle likely made it appear that way. The jock really "bailed out" in my opinion and made little effort to stay aboard. Tough loss for a horse who was clearly the best yesterday.

jockey was leaning right and the horse went left and he had nothing under him. Don't think he had a choice. you thkink he could have held on to something and hung on until after the wire to fall off?

those damn seagulls are in a hurry to get a hot lunch
I forget whch track but one landed right where a horse stepped and splat.

Bigsmc · #17 03-09-2008, 07:40 PM

Luis Gonzalez was fine. He got up and walked back to the jocks room under his own power.