Charles Town Spill -- 7 of 8 horses DNF.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Easy, money.

What happens to the purse money for 2nd, 3rd, etc....?

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

What happens to the purse money for 2nd, 3rd, etc....?

The chart indicates it was paid to the winner. I'm not sure that is right, I thought usually it just reverts back to the purse fund. Who knows what they do at CT though?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

The chart indicates it was paid to the winner. I'm not sure that is right, I thought usually it just reverts back to the purse fund. Who knows what they do at CT though?

Most places pay all to the winner

Way back when when I was at Yonkers we had a similar race where only 1 horse finished. The horse had broke stride and was way behind and kind of weaved his way through the carnage to cross the wire.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Most places pay all to the winner

Way back when when I was at Yonkers we had a similar race where only 1 horse finished. The horse had broke stride and was way behind and kind of weaved his way through the carnage to cross the wire.

I know Aqueduct had a race where two horses finished and the money reverted back, 2009.

[Travis Stone]

I think the fairest way is to distribute the winner share of the purse to the winner, and the rest goes back into the account. To penalize one outfit because no one else finished the race seems a bit harsh, especially because that horse ran a race and is effectively down a start with no return.

As for the wagering... that's tough. This is horse racing, and stuff is going to happen, we all know that going in when we place a bet. I think paying the win pool out and then treating the rest of the wagers with ALL's underneath in ex/tri/super is fair. If you do that, then I think the multi-race wagers should payoff with that horse being the winner, because the others were paid off as such.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by robfla

why was there a consolation "ALL" paid on the pick 3 and double closing in that race? Doesn't seem right if they paid the win slot. I guess that's WV for you.

The ALL payoffs were not for the spill race, but the canceled 9th.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

I know Aqueduct had a race where two horses finished and the money reverted back, 2009.

There was a 1 horse race at Colonial a few years back and I'm pretty sure the winner got the entire purse. Amoss trained the winner and Karamonos rode the horse and at the 1/4 pole the horse ducked out and almost dropped him. Might have been the first horse to lose a walkover.

[tiggerv]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

There was a 1 horse race at Colonial a few years back and I'm pretty sure the winner got the entire purse. Amoss trained the winner and Karamonos rode the horse and at the 1/4 pole the horse ducked out and almost dropped him. Might have been the first horse to lose a walkover.

I remember that race. Found the chart

http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbP...AY=D&STYLE=EQB

[cmorioles]

It shows a purse of $17,000, but they paid out only $14535. That is an odd percentage. There was also an $8,500 bonus for the Virginia Breeders Fund that reverted, but that doesn't explain the other $2465. Weird stuff.