Haven't been following thread much lately, as I haven't played much horses since late fall. But, have a little story to tell from today that thought you guys might like.
Was in St Louis with a friend who had to be there for a conference, so with a free hotel room for a couple days, and a chance to play some live pokers and hit up the track as well, this was a no brainer. Oh, and free food every day was also pretty cool.
Ok, so today we head over to Fairmount Park outside of St Louis on Illinois side - Collinsville - it is pretty much a ****hole btw - but whatever, we aren't there for the scenery so to speak. I am mostly betting Oaklawn, and I find a few sequences where I think I've got some easy singles for pick 3s, hit one for $120, hit a smallish tri, and an exacta, and am playing a few of the pick 3s. Get almost to the start of race 6, and I really liked the 4 here, although I also backed him with the 9. I realize I didn't look at race 8 for the pick 3. I look at it, and I'm like wow #1 animal looks strong - post 1, solid starts, strong beyer edge, wtf put this in. I look at the board and they're going to post jeeeeeeeesus. Run to the auto-tote, punch in my $1 pick 3 sequence 4/9 - 5/11 - 8. Run back to my seat and the race is going off. Look at my ticket and realize WTF - I put down horse 8 in race 8 because I'm thinking the number 8, not horse 1 JFC aljfladfjalsjfkdjklakfj.
Well, my 4 horse rolls, horse 11 wins by a head, and my buddy had already said we need to get going. I'm like ok, lets go. This ticket is a lost cause anyway. I had already showed him what had happened, this 8 horse although had some ability, the last race was absolutely awful, and just didn't look as though he matched in this spot. We left for home, on the ride home, we talked about it a few times, he told me he felt good about it, and did I really want a horse that opened at 4-5 on the board anyway? Why not root for a big score with my 11-1 longdong? I said, I'll sell you this ticket for $1 if you're so sure - he looks at me and LOLs and says no thanks.
I get home, look up the chart, BOOM #8 caught the leader at the wire and won by a length - $1 pick 3 paid $508 weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
I called my buddy, obv we LOLd for a while, and this was the best misclick I ever made
Cliffs:
TL;dr
visited St Louis
went to Fairmount
place is a ****hole
misclick singled a horse that went off at 17-1 in a pick 3 - oh and horse I liked finished up the track...a ways lol
he won and paid $508
ship the chips
now have an excuse to go back to St Louis and donk my $500 win in a circuit event
have a great weekend