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Originally Posted by centaurmyth
2007 Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches paid $10.60.
OP bet on the first filly to win the Belmont since 1905. Win, place & show mutuel pool handles for triple crown races (on site + off-site wagering) have been in the $10,000,000+ range for the past five years. A $10k wager did not move the odds more than ~$.10. In my experience, big Grade I races and, specifically, triple crown events are the best spot to drop bombs where you will not impact pay-outs.
As far as the angle taken to produce the winner, I'll leave that to the OP. In a race of this magnitude, I'd bet that you can rule out inside info as the play.
I have explained it before to Kevroc,and i will try to do it here again,but keep it short,you can see my 1st post here that explains myself also,so here goes.
I posted on here really to get my situation off my chest to be honest,i was kinda affraid to explain it to anyone i didnt want to ruin or cheapen my experience if that makes any sense for a long time.
I was recovering from cancer laying in bed flipping channels,couldnt walk,my leg was butterflied wide open from the surgery. I came across HRTV while flipping and saw a horse getting ready to get loaded in,and the race was called the Las Virgenes stakes,thought it was a funny name,so i watched,never before ever watched horse racing. Well the horses that caught my eye went into the grandstand on the far turn,got a beer and program,saw she was in the race in the program,lol,and then figured she might as well win,and did at the wire by a good 1 1/2 lenghts,just took my breath away,sure the oxy's didnt help lol. So i as just laying there just awe sturck,and really didnt know why,i grabbed my walker and hobbled to my daughters room,told her the name of the horse and told her not to forget for me.
Now i swear this is true,i dont need the attention in anyway. I fell asleep that night and had a vision i guess you would call it,and in short i was told me and this horse shared the same heart and i would die suddenly and when i was loved the most.
I woke up the next day,and just started watching HRTV and TVG night and day,trying to learn more,my vision was so overwhelming to me,and started to go all out on my rehab to be able to walk again. I explained what happened to me to my wife,and was lucky enough to have her support,not that she didnt bust my balls some.
The Kentucky Derby was coming up,and i told everyone who would listen that this horse would win it,and my friends and family thought i was nuts ofcorse,and she was entered in the Oaks not the Derby,wtf? Well she ran away with it in the slop to kill em in the Oaks,and i just cried i was so happy.
Had a few family and friends take notice now,and mainly happy for me because i was happy going thru what i was and all. I kept telling everyone,she will win the Preakness,well she didnt get entered. Kept telling everyone she will win the Belmont,and finally,she was entered. As you can tell i never ever thought ever there was a chance this horse would lose.
I find out GoGo is on another mount because of her late entry,and i got Johhny V riding her. I was a little anxious for a second but my daughter rented seabiscut for me,never saw till then. I saw someone else take the mount on a big race and win,because the other jockey had a bad right leg,like me.Anyways....
Belmont day,had wife drive me to the track noon when it opened,and put 10k to the shreiks of all my friends and family telling me what a dumb dumb risk this is,and i never thought for a second it was a risk,i already knew what was going to happen,as much as anyone could know anything,right in my heart i knew! I was home now,just my wife and i,and a couple friends.
She made her move the same time as Curlin,and it was just those 2,and i knew! I just had tears streaming down my face,and yelled so hard nothing would come out of my mouth. It was complete! From vision or what have you,to that point. Finally,my wife asked how much did i win? And it was the 1st i even thought about that part.
Since then i have been a horse handicapper and player,and have never looked back. Cancer in remission,knock on wood. I was just an ordinary person,who had an incredible experience. If anyone remembers the race,her right leg almost gave out at the start also,(like mine) but she had the HEART and class. I love you Rags! Thank you!
So yes,maybe some inside info,but maybe not like you thought.