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Crist Blog | June 22, 2008
Prize Package
I went back to Belmont yesterday for the first time since the Big Brownout, and in a new capacity: Human Prize Package. DRF Press ran a promotional contest this spring where anyone who ordered a copy of Best with The Best 2: Longshots online at drf.com in its first two weeks of publication was automatically entered in a random drawing to win a trip to his favorite track -- plus lunch with your choice of available BWTB authors. The winner, who didn't even know he'd been entered until he won, would have preferred Brad Free but chose Belmont over Hollywood, which meant he instead got Garden Terrace sandwiches with me and Mike Watchmaker along with two nights at the Garden City Hotel, roundtrip airfare for two, and a $100 betting voucher.
We had no idea if the winner would know a fork from a furlong and what kind of a lunch was in store, so were pleasantly surprised to meet an enthusiastic and knowledgeable fan, who not only understood what a pick-4 partwheel is but also has published two books on somewhat more complicated economics, which he teaches at the university level. He had invited his wife to join him, but the saintly woman said he'd have more fun with his gambling buddies, so he was joined by a fellow economist from Memphis who has been studying predictive markets and has four online betting accounts, and a horse-owner/golf pro/inventor friend from Pennsylvania. No explanations of furlongs were necessary.
(But how about an explanation for the $3.50 per-person "seating charge" on the lunch check? I can understand a food-and-beverage minimum if NYRA is concerned about someone nursing a single cup of coffee at a clubhouse table all afternoon, but a $17.50 chair surcharge on a party of five eating $14.95 sandwiches seemed like an oxygen tax.)
Anyway, after I took the prizewinners down with me in the opener by singing the virtues of 9-1 Big Bold Place, who backed up gamely through the field after a perfect trip, they were more interested in Watchmaker's subsequent selections, and played the early pick-four to get alive to his longshot special, 20-1 Cherokee Speed in the fifth -- who came flying a little too late for the pick-4 but got up for second to get them well as the bottom half of a $206 exacta under a $10.80 winner.
There was brief discussion of playing the new Sixty Minute Pick Six, but neither the DRF authors nor their guests knew or were able to find out much about this pretty well-concealed new wager. It seems to be being promoted only half-heartedly but apparently met its $100k guaranteed pool. I can't find the handle or payoffs in the charts for either Belmont, Delaware, Monmouth or Philly, whose races made up the sequence, but according to NYRA's website there's a $64,477.55 carryover to next Saturday so maybe we can get it figured out by then.
Mauralakana was very good winning Saturday's featured G2 New York under top weight of 123 by a long neck over Dynaforce, with Hostess another neck back in third in a tight finish among the three 5-year-old mares. It was Dynaforce's first start since finishing a close third to Satwa Queen at Deauville last August, and she's eligible to improve. Hostess has now finished behind Mauralakana in three if their four meetings, handing Mauralakana her lone defeat of the year going a mile and a half in the G3 Orchid at Gulfstream.
Mauralakana's victory at $3.30, combined with the triumphs of Veritable at $4.70 in the 7th and Bontempi at $3.50 in the 10th, produced a paltry $109.50 late pick-4 even amid the defeat of the day's heaviest favorite, 0.55-1 Mucho Macho in the 8th. Mucho Macho, who earned a 103 Beyer winning his debut May 17, recovered from an awkward start, went head and head with second-choice Goldsville ($9.30) until upper stretch, then had no response as Goldsville spurted away and drew off by 4 1/2 lengths.
Not that I did, but one could have turned that $109.50 pick-4 into an $11,398 pick-6 if you had prefaced the last four winners with $10.80 Big Al and $22.00 Optimistic Steve, the latter a haveable winner in a tough race if you're as fond of turnbacks as I am. Optimistic Steve was cutting back from a mile and a half to seven furlongs, and Saturday's distance was the shortest of his entire career: All 23 of his previous starts had been at 8 to 12 furlongs, including a sixth-place finish in the Street Sense-Any Given Saturday Tampa Bay Derby last year.
Posted by Steven Crist Jun 22, 2008 2:29:16 PM | Permalink
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richp says:
arcstats
That you haven't run into a compulsive gambler consider yourself lucky. They're not fun to be around. I've known a number in my 35 or so years at the track. You see fewer of them at the track these days because there is so much more gambling around.
When I started playing horses there was the track and Vegas if you wanted to gamble legally.
You probably run into more of them a a casino now then you do at the track.
Posted by RichP Jun 25, 2008 9:34:02 PM
flipper_dawson says:
Superfecta Race 8 (20 cent units)
3,8--1,8--2,6,15--5,7,11,13
Late Pick 3 for $2.00
6--#3
7 #6
8--#8
Total spent $5.60.
Posted by Flipper Dawson Jun 25, 2008 7:40:36 PM
burt_shapiro says:
Anybody have a link to the Jeremy Rose incident. I am a fan of his and want to see if I believe it was an accident or intentional
Posted by Burt Shapiro Jun 25, 2008 1:22:54 PM
arcstats says:
Richp, thanks for your description of a compulsive gambler. If this description is in fact correct, then they are getting entirely too much attention and consideration from everyone concerned in the gamimg/gambling industry. Because quite frankly, in my 35+ years of active gambling, I've never ran into such a character as you describe. I'm not saying they're not out there, but again it they are, by your description I have to believe they are too limited to merit all the attention being paid to the "compulsive gambler".
I'll continue to maintain that most "compulsive gamblers" in the eyes of the industry are simply bad gamblers.
Posted by Arcstats Jun 25, 2008 10:41:29 AM
flipper_dawson says:
Without naming the track, key to superfecta is #8, with Sunshine in for 2nd.
Complete play here on Wed.for you if interested.
Posted by Flipper Dawson Jun 24, 2008 11:17:45 PM
gofor_broke says:
I want to compliment NYRA for showing tapes of horses who had trouble in their 12-12:30 handicapping segment. I put it on Sunday and Andy showed a filly who was chasing the pace wide both turns, and said she's a great underneath exacta.
I wasn't planning on making a bet in that race until I saw that, and the exacta paid $38
That is a great handicapping tool, to see a bad trip from a horse who's going to be a fair price.
Posted by gofor broke Jun 24, 2008 8:00:54 PM
richp says:
arcstats
Having run into my share of compulsive gamblers. I'll attempt an unscientific explanation.
What distinguishes them from the recreational gambler is, that its' not about winning or losing. It's all about the white knuckled rush they get when they're risking more than they can afford to lose. They never really celebrate, it's on to the next bet. If they're not risking disaster on the bet they'te not happy.
It's similar to acoholism but the drug is adrenaline.
Like alcoholism the usually have to hit bottom before they can reform.
They have as much in common with the average horseplayer as someone who takes an aspirin does with a heroin addict.
For them that feeling of terror while the bet is in progress is more important than life itself.
Posted by RichP Jun 24, 2008 3:44:12 PM
yuwipi says:
Diceman: Enjoyed your post and don't think too many would argue with your proposals. I was drawn to point 5, particularly "courteous employees, food and drinks at reasonable cost..."
I'm know the overwhelming majority of people working at the tracks are fine, but anyone who reads this blog has to have had run ins with those of the not so fine group. I'm not looking for obsequious kowtowing, on the other hand a sandwich vendor screaming at an unsatisfied customer (no not me) until his denture flew out of his mouth onto the counter might have soured that person on the idea of a return trip to the track.
The prices of concessions at the track (NYRA in my case) has always puzzled me. When I go to the track I have X cash with me. Whatever is taken from X in the form of parking, admission, seating, food etc. is that much less I have to play with. I'm a diet soda and hot dog guy a few times a day (yeah I know), what was that up to last year at the Spa? $8.25 a round?
I know the prices are on par with other major sporting venues, but this is a different game. Patrons are there to wager cash, if the house is tapping their cash to the max for extras how is that good for anybody in the long run.
I guess I'm missing something, but it would be nice if your proposals were at least entertained by someone with juice.
Posted by yuwipi Jun 24, 2008 3:01:17 PM
caulks says:
I've seen a couple of references to the Frasier episode, but for those who are "Curb Your Enthusiasm" fans, lunch with Larry David is the prize to a highest auction bidder benefitting a malady known as Groat's Syndrome. Larry doesn't let the winner get a word in edgewise as he wonders aloud if the disease is named after Dick Groat who was a shortstop with the Pirates and Cardinals in the 60's. Larry commits the ultimate faux pas when his lunch comes first. He asks the winner if he can start. The winner asks him to wait for his lunch to be served which Larry refuses to do. Hope you and Mike waited for your guests to be served before digging in, Steve.
Posted by Caulks Jun 24, 2008 2:02:10 PM
john says:
If you are winning consistently at the racetrack, then you are probably not compulsive. I would take compulsive to mean that you walk into the Spa 30 seconds before post time and bet the 3 because you must have "something going." You never looked at the form, and have not even looked at the PP's. To use a Steve Crist quote many years ago in the Racing Times...."the problem isn't gambling, the problem is losing." I tell my wife that all the time, but I don't quite have her sold on it yet after 30 years of marriage.
Posted by John Jun 24, 2008 12:17:47 PM
brooklyn_backstretch says:
Justin: Was the Desormeaux horse Latitude Forty, in the Yaddo? Paid $48.00.
Posted by Brooklyn Backstretch Jun 24, 2008 11:51:18 AM
diceman says:
Hi Steve,
Thanks for your interesting article on the Congressional hearings last Thursday. Your article in general, was on target, but I thought your were too tough on the Committe Members and Witnesses and too soft on the culprits and criminals who populate our beautiiful sport!
In response, I am submitting the following recommendations to revitalize the Racing Industry and give a long over-due break to the betting public:
1. Reduce the dollar cost to buy and sell horses in the USA. The Arabs and Japanese buyers, and their deep pockets, are gone forever. The US economy cannot support the inflated cost of raising, selling and buying horses to race!
2. Track managment must reduce the inflated purse structure. Reduce purses at the high-end but increase the low end purses to give owners, trainers and jockeys a decent chance to make an honest living!
3. State juridictions and Track Management must reduce the untenable and unsustainable take-out rates on all racing wagers. Implement the recommendations 1 and 2 above and the take-out could be reduced to a 10% to 15% range for all wagers!
4. Track management must clean up and beautify their racing plants. Except for a few venues, like Keeneland, Churchill, Arlington, Gulfstram, and the West Coast major tracks, most race tracks are a disgrace and insult to the betting public.
5. Track manaagement must emulate the Casino Industry and provide their patrons with decent facilities, courteous employees, food and drinks at reasonable cost, free parking, free programs and Racing Forms and improved security!
6. Last but not least and probably most important. All Race Track Officels and Employees,including Senior Management, the Racing Office, Stewards, Gate Starters and Crews, Owners, Trainers, Jockeys, Veternaries, Placing Judges, Outriders, etc., must be required to testify under oath, whenever a racing incident affecting the Betting Public is under investiagation!
Steve, if you and our wonderful blogging friends, would get involved in pushing the above recommendations, we may be able to save our great sport and watch it prosper and grow in the next several decades! If Congressional oversight or Federal intervention is required, let's collectively support their efforts to save our fantastic Sport!
Good luck to all my racing friends and bloggers!
Posted by Diceman Jun 24, 2008 11:19:13 AM
arcstats says:
I've always wondered about the term "compulsive gambler". What does that term actually mean? If someone is a winning gambler on a consistent basis, it makes sense to create as much action as possible (as most good ones do). Does he qualify as a compulsive gambler, or someone who just knows what he's doing?
On the flip side, if someone loses on a regular basis, is he a compulsive gambler, or just a bad gambler? Why do most consistently losing gamblers are almost always labeled as compulsive gamblers? Maybe their intentions are under control, but their methods are flawed.
I maintain that most individuals who would qualify as "compulsive gamblers" by scientific guidelines are in fact just bad gamblers.
Webster defines compulsion as "an irresistable force" and compulsive as "caused by psychological compulsion". Most bad gamblers are not a product of some irresistable force - but it makes for a neat and tidy excuse.
Posted by Arcstats Jun 24, 2008 10:53:21 AM
tyke_from_the_cackalacky says:
Gomark-
Blogs are nice because everyone can participate so thank you for the informative statistic; which, as mike_c notes is consitent with the divorce rate of the general population.
That said, please forgive me when I post the correct sequence for the late Pick 4 on tomorrow's Belmont card on your right wing Christian blog.
Posted by Tyke from the Cackalacky Jun 24, 2008 9:32:29 AM
andyscoggin says:
According to:
http://www.divorcereform.org/rates.html
the divorce rate is 38%
Posted by AndyScoggin Jun 24, 2008 7:45:03 AM
don_reed says:
Andy: The answer to your question is, "none."
The fictional "jealous brothers" scenario represents what Steve's powwow with the contest winner & friends could have - God forbid - turned into.
Fortunately, Steve's guests proved to be neurosis-free - and from what I gather, equally knowledgeable about the subject of handicapping; so Steve didn't get stuck having to explain the fundamentals (much less wonder why the prescription-abusing Niles had finally slid under the table).
Try and catch the episode, if the re-runs are currently in syndication where you live. It's a riot.
Speaking of TV, I was SHOCKED to see a NYRA-produced program yesterday that hit the ball out of the park.
Trainer Angel Penna, Jr. was interviewed. It was fantastic! He was articulate, engaging, funny - and above all, refreshingly candid, particularly about the successive training-related catastrophes that in the last six months have nearly forced him to go out of business.
What a drastic and wonderful departure from "Inside Racing's" predictably boring, cliche-infested menu of interviews and race-replays (which seem to be primarily designed and conducted so that each week, no one has to really say anything at all).
Fat chance this will happen again, anytime soon. But it sure was fun while it lasted.
I haven't seen anything that good since the brilliantly irascible Harvey Park bit the ass off of a custodial worker who somehow stumbled right onto the stage in the middle of an interview.
Flip: Think about the "outside world" economics, in the context of whether or not the owners of horses from outside the United States will opt to enter the 2008-09 Breeder's Cups.
With a very weak dollar, the declining value of the purses currently being offered looms as a greater potential deterrent than the dicey prospect of having to race their horses on a recently installed and relatively unproven artificial turf.
Hell, let's just get it over with and run it at Emerald Downs.
Posted by Don Reed Jun 24, 2008 4:59:15 AM
mike_c says:
Gomark,
Isn't the divorce rate above 50% for the general population?
Posted by Mike C Jun 23, 2008 9:04:09 PM
john_n says:
Steve:
After watching the Congressional hearings last Thursday, one area that seems to be lacking coverage and/or representation is the overall economic interests of the racing fans. Is there any way to get someone (such as yourself) who is knowledgeable about the effects of higher takeouts on the economic welfare of the wagering public and the sport of horseracing to be one of the witnesses at the next Congressional hearing? In the Thursday hearings, two of the witnesses, Jess Jackson and Jack Van Berg, both mentioned increased takeout as a source of revenue to fund some of the reform and anti-drug programs that they were tacitly asking for. Jack Van Berg's recommendation only dealt with a small increase in the off-track betting takeout, but I doubt whether Congress will notice that distinction. Much more likely, I fear, is that if Congress creates a national racing entity, they will substantially increase takeout across the board to pay for the administration of the entity itself and for any subsequent programs created. If a witness for the racing fans could make a strong point to Congress that (as we all know from articles on this format and elsewhere) increases in takeout result in less revenue availabe from racing in the long run, maybe we could save our sport from some severe economic hardship. It is the wagering fans that are the lifeblood of the sport, and if the takeout goes up another percentage point or two, that lifeblood will decrease.
John N.
Posted by John N Jun 23, 2008 8:40:05 PM
flipper_dawson says:
Santa Anita will renovate its troubled synthetic main track beginning July 14, adding extensive material from the synthetic surface Pro-Ride in an effort to solve a year-old drainage problem. Work will last until late August or early September, and will be completed less than two months before the Breeders’ Cup races will be run at Santa Anita on Oct. 24-25.
So, SA is throwing all their eggs in one basket. What happens if the renovations do not work?
What they should have done is rip out the synthetic, take their losses on a good sales job, and redo the track with regular dirt.
I'll look at turf racing on the Breeders Cup, but can you imagine the mess with horses coming in from all over the world, and never having run on the synthetic
excuse for a track.
Some will be paying over $200.00 to win, while some will get beat by 30 lengths.
This is the worst thing that could ever happen to racing in non-turf events.
Not for me, thank you!!
Posted by Flipper Dawson Jun 23, 2008 8:25:25 PM
justin says:
I agree with bochalls, last year speed was very dominate at Saratoga on the grass, but as soon as they moved the rail from 9 to 11 feet, that was the end of the speed. This is just another tool that a lot of players don't utilize property. There was stretch up there last year where about 6 or 7 races in row the winner was wire to wire and Kent D.had a $68 winner, can't remember his name.
Posted by Justin Jun 23, 2008 7:22:11 PM
railbird says:
Thanks for the info gomark. Do you know that being a idiot is the second leading cause for divorce in this county?
Posted by Railbird Jun 23, 2008 5:45:50 PM
jcp says:
BB has a shoe problem during the race? We are just hearing about this NOW?
Posted by jcp Jun 23, 2008 5:31:15 PM
andyscoggin says:
don_reed,
So aside from winning that type of contest, in what way did those experiences resemble each other?
Posted by AndyScoggin Jun 23, 2008 3:12:46 PM
free_bet says:
marriage problems lol..i hear ya on that comment lol
Posted by free bet Jun 23, 2008 2:39:19 PM
bochalls says:
Wish I were paying more attention (don't we all?) to the BWTB contest...there are SO MANY questions I would like to bounce off you and Watchmaker. Please run more drawings like this in the future. However, at this stage of my handicapping I am more interested in statistics and data than a 'How To' book. Maybe at Saratoga??? This turf grading stuff, in my opinion, is a lot of hair splitting. Knowing the rail placement is far more important to me than if the turf shoulda been labeled GOOD instead of GOOD/FIRM. The times will reflect the resilience of the surface (yeah, I know, turf times are wacko...see GP) more often than not. Focus on the last fraction as it remains the MOST RELIABLE predicter (for me) of future turf success. Alw horses at Bel should finish at 1m in about 23.8 and at 1m16 in about 30 flat. It appears that speed is favored with the rail out(I always like speed on the Bel inner)even though they are traveling farther. This phenom has been in effect on the FG turf for awhile, even though speed RARELY holds on turf there (same w/ KEE). Anyone else's input on this is welcome as turf remains a fascinating work in progress for me. By the way, all the above does not pertain to turf sprints....haven't a clue about that.
Posted by bochalls Jun 23, 2008 10:14:51 AM
brian_mclean says:
Steve,
I’m also a big fan of the ‘turnback’ and had Steve as well. If the gritty Stonewood could have held second it would been a better day.
I did have a first though, in the last leg of the SixtyMinuteSix the tenth from Philly Park. My exacta paid more than the trifecta….
2$ Per 7-5 264.40
2$ tri 7-5-A 262.60
Posted by Brian McLean Jun 23, 2008 8:39:36 AM
gomark says:
Hi,Gambling is one of those increasingly common marriage problems that are often over looked despite over 50% of compulsive gamblers having been divorced.
Posted by Gomark Jun 23, 2008 5:02:22 AM
don_reed says:
Steve, your DRF promotional lunch reminds me of the FRAZIER episode where Niles and Frazier - being the co-winners of a similar contest - had been invited to a dinner attended by various giants of the stage and literature who had donated their time for a worthy cause.
These neurotically competitive brothers - each wanting the lion's share of approval from their idols - then managed to wreck the occasion by staying awake for the twenty-four hours prior to the dinner, trying to read dozens of books and articles related to the respective fields of expertise of their hosts.
The dinner was a disaster.
Aren't you glad that your prize winners weren't related?
Posted by Don Reed Jun 23, 2008 1:35:53 AM
don_reed says:
Great Moments In Belmont History - May 22nd, 1999:
Prior to Race Five, Shaun Bridgmohan's mount, Angel In De Skies ("disguise," get it?), dumped him during the post parade.
Angel then eluded all of the outriders. Circling the track, he hung a right at the one mile shoot & then ran over to the training track - & from there, he made a run for the bridge that leads to the stables.
I was glad that I remembered the binoculars, for this was not without drama. One last outrider - standing between our hero & freedom - was waiting for him at the bridge. But Angel deeked him perfectly & made his getaway. Steve McQueen in "The Great Escape" couldn't have done it any better.
And we did appreciate the refund of half the cost of our bet, seeing as how the three remaining horses on the ticket raced with about a tenth of the spirit exhibited by the only horse selected who ended up, instead, being scratched.
Rich Dutrow, just then coming into his own as one of America's great trainers, immediately predicted that Angel would win the Triple Crown.
*****
Never mind the busted NYRA replays. That's a lost cause, & it's almost a shame that they were competently introduced.
NYRA's clients rightly became accustomed to the benefits of being able to see them, & those same clients are now angry & alienated that for no coherent reason, they are no longer available.
Instead, try to tune into the spectacular Australian races, run seven days a week - almost all of which feature gargantuan fields (a 14-horse race for them is not at all unusual). Tired of a steady crappy diet of anemic seven- & eight-horse American fields? There's an alternative.
And almost all are called by race track announcers who - with their immediate & impeccable delivery of the specifics regarding the order of finish & the odds involved - render almost all of their American counterparts into the category of clueless hacks & carnival barkers.
Best of all, Albany - flawlessly inducing their own self-inflicted wounds - can't put the kaboosh on the feeds from Down Under. "Replay This, Mate!"
G'Day.
Posted by Don Reed Jun 23, 2008 1:21:57 AM
john_c says:
Went to beautiful Belmont on Friday with a baker's dozen of coworkers, as planned. I was in charge of the kitty, which, due to my handicapping acumen, was supposed to grow into an early retirement fund. Alas, I only hit the small triple in the feature and then, in the finale, I had the top two on top of six others but not over the fairly obvious 48-1 shot. Rajiv Maragh, who has been on FIRE, and who seems hungrier than most jocks, rode that longshot to complete the $600+ triple. How did I miss him? I always seem to need more time to construct my tickets properly!
Anyway, the weather was incredible, the horses were awesome, and, after the races, the band in the tent rocked. A great time was had by all.
Coincidentally, one colleague won the fourth race and asked me where to go to cash the ticket. I said, "Let's first go to the winner's circle to cheer the winning horse". We go to the nearby winner's circle and my friend recognizes the owner in the winner's circle- his former BOSS! He came over and we congratulated him; the owner said that his heart was pounding from the thrill of winning (wish I knew that feeling). He had another horse running later that day so my other colleagues greeted their old (well-regarded) boss in the paddock, which was a mutually pleasant surprise.
Looking forward to the remaining Sunset Friday's; good times!
Posted by John C. Jun 22, 2008 10:12:26 PM
patcummings says:
I found the 60 Minute 6 to be incredibly amusing. Being alive with Optimistic Steve may have helped, but we only managed 4/6 on a smallish ticket. It was so fast-paced, which made it excited to have a live ticket moving through the wager.
Posted by PatCummings Jun 22, 2008 9:06:20 PM
andyscoggin says:
MTH also charges a seating fee in their clubhouse dining room.
Posted by AndyScoggin Jun 22, 2008 8:26:10 PM
flipper_dawson says:
Nice wager at WO in race 7 today. Mission Approved was a supplementary entry to the stake, one of only two on the card, and led all the way, paying $10.50, bet down from ML of 8-1.
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Then in Queen's Plate, Attfield did a superb job in winning with NOT BOURBON.The horse was 3-1 on morning line, yet GINGER BREW was 2-1 fave. Took a flyer on Roger, with a win bet paying $11.30. A $20.00 exactor with GINGER BREW came back at $32.90.
I mentioned NOT BOURBON last week, but was not able to post it Sat., or Sunday.
Attfield is now tied for most Plates at 8. He will break it before he cashes in his chips.
Posted by Flipper Dawson Jun 22, 2008 7:39:14 PM
callmetony says:
Steve
Another funny blog . I love it.
The other thing about this new pk 6 it said it was a $2.00 base wager . Then when we went up to bet it @ the meadowlands we found out we could bet a $1.00 if we played a part wheel ticket. At a dollar its worth a shot but with the last race being in Philly its still a hard bet.
Posted by Callmetony Jun 22, 2008 7:23:00 PM
floppydog says:
Cherokee Speed, Sailor's Cap for 600 large in Virginia, Sir Whimsey (Virginia bred) upcoming in the Suburban---Jimmy Toner's got action!
Brutal beat on Cherokee Speed.
Posted by Floppydog Jun 22, 2008 6:23:17 PM
dan_mackenzie says:
Anybody know why the NYRA live audio link has been disabled ?
Posted by Dan MacKenzie Jun 22, 2008 4:16:10 PM
rumbledog says:
Steve,
Website for Sixty Minute 6:
http://www.sixtyminutesix.com/
It doesn't even have the results up on it yet, but they do have the payoff and pool info in the Equibase chart for Philadelphia Park race 10:
5 of 6: $3907.60
handle: $114,627
Posted by Rumbledog Jun 22, 2008 3:40:23 PM
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About
Steven Crist has been the Publisher and a columnist for Daily Racing Form since 1998. Previously, he covered racing for The New York Times from 1981-1990; was founding editor-in-chief of The Racing Times in 1991-92; and a vice-president of the New York Racing Association from 1994-97. He recently released an instructional DVD titled "Exotic Tickets," and is the
author of several books including "Betting on Myself" and "Exotic Betting."
