Closest you have come to the big score...

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by deltaforce97

Back to the original thread........ Powerscourt getting DQ'd in the Arlington Million.....missed the P4 (I think it was over 2K) Not a big loss compared to most on here....but it was an agonizing 10 minute inquiry.

Nothing quite like getting DQ'd for real money. Might be one of the sickest feelings imaginable.

I once bet $300 on a 5-1 shot with Wiggy Ramos ( 9th race on a Sunday at Belmont ) who got DQ'd. Ramos NEVER rode another race in NY. You can look it up....it was a Jimmy Bond horse at the Belmont Spring-Summer meeting of 1995. Probably early in the meet.

[ManilaRose]

2004 Breeder's Cup for sure. I spent 3-4 hours the night before handicapping the Pick 6. I'm not a big money player so I came up with a ticket somewhere around $150. My roomate and I were going to split the cost and share the ticket. Living in Lexington we were going to Keeneland the next day to meet friends, place the wager, and watch the races. The night before we went out and I for some reason tried to break the world record for most Red Bull and Vodkas consumed in one night. We got in around 5 AM and needless to say didn't wake up in time to place the wager. Long story short.... I had 5 of 6 which WOULD have paid 56,000+. The only horse I missed was Wilko which I actually helped foal and raise. I thought $7.50 for the Red Bull and Vodka was expensive, little did I know a whole night of them would cost 56K.

[PPerfectfan]

Taste of Paradise getting nosed out of the BC. I was robbed, robbed I tell ya.hehe For the Pick 4. And also missed the Giamaco Derby tri cause I had Alex on top w/ Giamaco/Closing Arugement(who I loved) and Dont get Mad. And I was to dumb to play the Super. I loved,loved Closing Arguement. And while I made a ton of money on him, the tri would have been so much sweeter. My biggest score was the Mandella Breeders Cup. I hit the Juvy tri,the Late Pick 4...singled to the one the only PPerfect. And to boot had $20 across on him and $20 across on Action This Day! The old coggers at the OTB thought I was some crazy poor women who doesnt know how in the world to handicap and they were all giving me advise, trying to talk me off of my bets. But as the races progressed, I looked smarter and smarter.hehe

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by PPerfectfan

Taste of Paradise getting nosed out of the BC. I was robbed, robbed I tell ya.hehe For the Pick 4. And also missed the Giamaco Derby tri cause I had Alex on top w/ Giamaco/Closing Arugement(who I loved) and Dont get Mad. And I was to dumb to play the Super. I loved,loved Closing Arguement. And while I made a ton of money on him, the tri would have been so much sweeter. My biggest score was the Mandella Breeders Cup. I hit the Juvy tri,the Late Pick 4...singled to the one the only PPerfect. And to boot had $20 across on him and $20 across on Action This Day! The old coggers at the OTB thought I was some crazy poor women who doesnt know how in the world to handicap and they were all giving me advise, trying to talk me off of my bets. But as the races progressed, I looked smarter and smarter.hehe

Props for having Giacomo PERIOD. I tossed him...

I also liked Closing Argument and Afleet Alex, but not to win. I was on the Bellamy Road bandwagon.

[westcoastinvader]

Had a horse I owned that I'd claimed for $C5k. He'd won two races after I claimed him then he went sour, didn't hit the board in 4 or 5 races and was beaten everytime by over 20.

Gave him 60 days off, then 60 more to train back to a race. On paper his form looked terrible coming off the layoff. In the paddock, my trainer just looked at me and for the first time ever, said "He's ready to go".

Usually don't bet my horses but played a little over $100 of tri's and ex's. He went off 14-1. Hit with a Lake horse and a Capuano horse underneath and walked out with over $6k in my pocket.

Turned around and ran him two weeks later in the 9f Old Man Winter at Philly Park. Hammered him again in the tri's with two of Lake's horses and walked out of there with over $10k.

Used the cash to buy another horse - spent what was left in about 6 months training/feeding his sorry, slow
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Great story, phystech!

[westcoastinvader]

When I counsel novices about going into a casino, I normally mention that the vast majority of people walking OUT of a casino have lost $$.

So therefore, if you walk out of the casino with $50 more in your pocket than you walked in with, you're likely in the top 33% of winners for the day. The moral is, have the gumption to walk while you're ahead.

I give the same advice at the race track.

Just make it the goal to win a few bucks each day.

Most of the people betting horses looking for the "big hit" as their goal are not going to end up happy on a frequent basis.

Pick your plays, play your plays, and have a good time. And celebrate your wins, however small they might be!

[onebadbeast]

I Was At The Del Mar Satellite And Damn Near Took The Whole Superfecta Pool At Sunland. I Had A 1.00 Dollar Straight Super And Didnt Flip The Last 2 Numbers And It Wouldve Paid All. I Was Ready To Hang Myself As The Winner Was Like 49 To 1 And Pool I Believe Was 53,000 Bucks.