Any Derby Pool 1 thoughts?

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Not gunna get 50-1 on Liquidity.Pretty much this thing is a loser deal.I mean, you can't even get odds on a horse who is getting beat.

Liquidity ended 33-1.. Got down on him as Vegas is offering similar...

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Liquidity ended 33-1.. Got down on him as Vegas is offering similar...

Liquidity was tempting, but I didn't go for it. I took a whole LOT of "All others", and a small amount of Adore The Gold, which I think also closed at 33-1.

--Dunbar

[SCUDSBROTHER]

WHAT DID EXHALE GO OFF AT? Badly wanted to play him,but the trainer is just not a 10f guy.He gets my prize for best stride.

[hockey2315]

does anyone have the final odds? the site isn't working properly for me. . .

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

does anyone have the final odds? the site isn't working properly for me. . .

It was really annoying. The Derby "Final Odds" were up for a minute or two, then it switched to the Oaks' odds, which were still in progress. I tried to get a "print screen" save of the Derby odds, but it didn't work.

--Dunbar

[Dunbar]

Also, in the past they would show you the amount bet on each horse, which helped. You could tell whether a "5-2" was really 2.50-1 or maybe 2.99-1. And the old way had the horses name next to the betting number. This year was a major step backward in regard to presentation of information.

I think in the past the odds were shown by TVG. This year it looks like it was (mis)handled by Churchill itself.

--Dunbar

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

Also, in the past they would show you the amount bet on each horse, which helped. You could tell whether a "5-2" was really 2.50-1 or maybe 2.99-1. And the old way had the horses name next to the betting number. This year was a major step backward in regard to presentation of information.

I think in the past the odds were shown by TVG. This year it looks like it was (mis)handled by Churchill itself.

--Dunbar

I agree, Churchill did a bad job this year, including advertising it.

[ManilaRose]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

And the old way had the horses name next to the betting number.

I agree. It was a pain in the a$$ trying to remember the horses #'s or having to go back time and time again to match the names with #'s.

Originally Posted by Dunbar

Also, in the past they would show you the amount bet on each horse, which helped. You could tell whether a "5-2" was really 2.50-1 or maybe 2.99-1. And the old way had the horses name next to the betting number. This year was a major step backward in regard to presentation of information.

I think in the past the odds were shown by TVG. This year it looks like it was (mis)handled by Churchill itself.

--Dunbar

Looks like they put up the raw data from the tote system this year. That's pretty much how a racetrack gets it's odds and prices from the tote system. The video department usually spruces it up a bit when they present it to the public on the TV's.

I agree it looked a bit cheesy compared to previous years.

[ManilaRose]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

WHAT DID EXHALE GO OFF AT? Badly wanted to play him,but the trainer is just not a 10f guy.He gets my prize for best stride.

The site isn't working for me either. I believe Exhale was 27/1 with 2 mins. to go.