Worst KD futures bet?

[cakes44]

Not early ones either...I'm talking about after the New Year.

I think mine was Superfly.

[randallscott35]

I bet Palmeiro in the futures. Silly

[pweizer]

Nearly all future bets are silly.

Paul

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by pweizer

Nearly all future bets are silly.

Paul

I agree.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by cakes44

Not early ones either...I'm talking about after the New Year.

I think mine was Superfly.

I mentioned this on another thread but ummm yeah well... astute capper that I am I had that world-beater and champion Itsallaboutthechase one year.

[pweizer]

It is not really that any single horse is a bad bet in and of itself. It is more the idea of betting a race months in advance without knowing who will actually be in the race, what the track conditions will be, what post they will draw, how the track is playing, etc.

We would never bet any race without actual information like this. The Derby should be no different.

Paul

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by pweizer

It is not really that any single horse is a bad bet in and of itself. It is more the idea of betting a race months in advance without knowing who will actually be in the race, what the track conditions will be, what post they will draw, how the track is playing, etc.

We would never bet any race without actual information like this. The Derby should be no different.

Paul

Because if you catch one before he really pops, you can get 10x the odds....

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by pweizer

It is not really that any single horse is a bad bet in and of itself. It is more the idea of betting a race months in advance without knowing who will actually be in the race, what the track conditions will be, what post they will draw, how the track is playing, etc.

We would never bet any race without actual information like this. The Derby should be no different.

Paul

If you approach it like a lottery ticket than it is ok.

[tanner12oz]

sweet catomine....greater good

[eajinabi]

My first and only $20 future bet was one on Closing Argument at 75-1

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

My first and only $20 future bet was one on Closing Argument at 75-1

Another reason why Futures are not smart.
you could have got 70-1 on race day.

[AeWingnut]

Bluegrass Cat

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

Another reason why Futures are not smart.
you could have got 70-1 on race day.

Correct and I never played that bet again

[Travis Stone]

Nothing wrong with playing a little lottery here or there...

[pweizer]

Although none one would play the lottery if it offered 75-1 odds.

Paul

[Travis Stone]

It's one bet a year, it's the biggest race of the year, it's gets people more excited about the biggest race of the year... I think I can let some of the drawbacks slide.

[smuthg]

I had a $100 on Rockport Harbor at something like 15-1 in January...