Thought you guys could use a good laugh/degen story. I am a harness player who dabbles in the runners, so I don't post here much.
Playing two tracks today. Monticello and Pinnacle. BR for the day is $200.
I decide to bet $100 of the bankroll on the first race at M. My speed rating/trip handicapping system gives me the 1 horse by 12 points - automatic play. I hammer the exacta, trifecta, double and pick 3. The 1 goes off second choice at 8-5 and gets nosed out when Billy Parker steals the race on the 6 horse. Hosed.
So I hit the second leg of my pick-3 and see I have a chance at a 2-of-3 payout twice if the 6 horse can win the third race. The 6 is going off 10-1 in the third. I hate the even money favorite in the 4 hole. He battled valiantly last week to win first up and is prime to cycle down. So I play the super 1,4,6,7 w 1,4,6,7 w 1,2,4,6,7 w 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. For a dime it costs $19.20.
The 4 gets stuck first up, struggles and tanks at even money. The 6 wires the field and I hit a 6-7-1-2 super. Odds 10-1, 7/2, 15-1, 15-1. There is $5,788 in the super pool.
As I await the payout it flashes up as $5,788! Did I just get the entire pool for a dime? Heart attack is coming on strong. Check my account balance. I may be able to pay the roofers after all. Except for it seems there were exactly $2.00 worth of winning tickets. Still $289.40 and two 2-of-3 consolations is pretty good.
Now let's see if I can piss it away before the afternoon is over...