Breaking the Bank: Heating Up at Aqueduct
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Breaking the Bank - featuring data courtesy of Equibase - highlights the biggest scores of the past week in racing. (Photo by Eclipse Sportswire)
As cold as it may have been in New York on Feb. 6, all it took it took was a Chilly Bon Bon to heat up Aqueduct.
Thanks to five straight double-digit winners, capped by the aforementioned “Bon Bon,” handicappers who connected on the Pick 5 at the Big A on that afternoon collected a very cool $121,300 for a $2 wager.
The bank-busting score was tricky from start to finish as it began with wins by Rapid Rouge ($12.20) and Bluegrascat’s Smile ($14.40). The lowest-priced winner in the sequence followed, Governor Malibu ($11.20), setting the stage for a big closing kick from the two horses who produced the highest win prices in the combination.
Prophet’s Cat ($32) took the fourth race and the fifth went to Chilly Bon Bon at a robust $24.60.
Those final two horses accounted for a $454 double, indicating the scope of the payoffs for the bigger sequence wagers. The Pick 3 paid $2,884 and the Pick 4 checked at $16,111, but they paled in comparison to the $121,300 that stuffed the pockets of the Pick 5 players who safely navigated the choppy waters.
Click here for the Equibase charts from Feb. 6 at Aqueduct
A now significantly richer Portland Meadows handicapper hit the Pick 6 Jackpot on Feb. 1 and the reward was $78,000 for having the lone winning 20-cent ticket.
The winning sequence on the final six races on the 15-race card included wins by Kameron’s Token ($9.20), Elsie’s Princess ($15.80), Jukin N Jivin ($62.60), It’s Jo Jo ($7), Jumping Justice ($6.40) and Midnite Passion ($7.80).
The Pick 4 at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 7 provided a ritzy payday with a return of $43,839.95 for a 50-cent wager.
As one would expect, there were no favorites in a sequence that included Seuss ($14.40), Ice Kaufy ($27), Shake Down Baby ($31.20) and Brothersofthetime ($21.80).
Aqueduct players had their own Pick 4 riches to revel in when they collected $39,468 for a $2 winning ticket on Feb. 6.
The series started with a bang when Proletariat rolled to victory and paid $57. After that came favored Lifes Reward ($6.80), Ogermeister ($27.20) and Bustin Hearts ($18.40) to complete the rather hefty payday.
The week’s “How did you come up with that one?” award winner was found at Laurel Park on Feb. 1.
Rocky Garland had not enjoyed much success after breaking his maiden on Aug. 15 at Timonium. In five starts, he finished no better than fourth and lost those races by a combined 86 lengths. To no one’s surprise, he was dismissed at astronomical 95-1 odds.
The surprise came when the Rock Slide gelding took the lead at the start in his 2016 debut and never looked back in registering a 3 ½-length victory and paying a week’s-best $192.20 for a $2 win ticket.
Top Payouts for the Week Ended Feb. 7
Wager
Wager Amount
Payoff
Track
Date
Race#
Win
$ 2.00
$ 192.20
LRL
2/1/2016
8
Place
$ 2.00
$ 86.00
DED
2/4/2016
5
Show
$ 2.00
$ 31.00
HOU
2/1/2016
5
Exacta
$ 1.00
$ 353.60
PEN
2/4/2016
6
Exacta
$ 2.00
$ 2,290.60
HOU
2/1/2016
5
Quinella
$ 1.00
$ 129.10
TUP
2/2/2016
4
Quinella
$ 2.00
$ 91.50
AQU
2/6/2016
4
Trifecta
$ 0.50
$ 4,447.40
DED
2/4/2016
4
Trifecta
$ 1.00
$ 4,033.60
SA
2/6/2016
3
Trifecta
$ 2.00
$ 18,112.20
HOU
2/1/2016
5
Superfecta
$ 0.10
$ 5,123.58
DED
2/4/2016
4
Superfecta
$ 0.50
$ 32,250.15
LRL
2/1/2016
8
Superfecta
$ 1.00
$ 38,150.00
SA
2/6/2016
3
Superfecta
$ 2.00
$ 37,029.00
AQU
2/6/2016
7
Daily Double
$ 1.00
$ 295.30
HOU
2/6/2016
9
Daily Double
$ 2.00
$ 2,489.00
PEN
2/4/2016
7
Pick 3
$ 0.50
$ 3,942.45
FG
2/7/2016
7
Pick 3
$ 1.00
$ 5,731.10
GP
2/7/2016
9
Pick 3
$ 2.00
$ 3,407.00
AQU
2/6/2016
9
Pick 4
$ 0.50
$ 43,839.95
GP
2/7/2016
9
Pick 4
$ 1.00
$ 20,377.90
TAM
2/6/2016
11
Pick 4
$ 2.00
$ 39,468.00
AQU
2/6/2016
10
Pick 5
$ 0.50
$ 27,630.95
TAM
2/5/2016
10
Pick 5
$ 1.00
$ 7,052.60
PM
2/2/2016
10
Pick 5
$ 2.00
$ 121,300.00
AQU
2/6/2016
5
Pick 6
$ 1.00
$ 3,862.30
TUP
2/2/2016
8
Pick 6
$ 2.00
$ 24,208.00
AQU
2/7/2016
9
Pick 6 Jackpot
$ 0.20
$ 78,000.00
PM
2/1/2016
15
Super High Five
$ 0.20
$ 936.64
HOU
2/2/2016
10
Super High Five
$ 0.50
$ 5,694.15
DED
2/6/2016
1
Super High Five
$ 1.00
$ 34,369.70
GP
2/7/2016
8
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Commonly Used Gambling Terms
Account wagering – Betting by internet or phone, in which a bettor must open an account and deposit money with which to bet.
Across the board – A bet on a horse to win, place and show. If the horse wins, the player collects three ways; if second, two ways; and if third, one way, losing the win and place bets. Actually, three bets.
Bounce – An especially poor performance on the heels of an especially good one.
Box – A betting term denoting a combination bet whereby all possible numeric combinations are covered for certain horses.
Bridge jumper – A person who wagers large amounts of money, usually on short- priced horses to show, hoping to realize a small but almost certain profit. The term comes from the structure those bettors may seek if they lose the bet.
Chalk – Betting favorite in a race.
Chalk player – Gambler who wagers on favorites.
Daily Double (or Double) – Type of bet calling for the selection of winners of two consecutive races.
Exacta – A wager in which the first two finishers in a race, in exact order of finish, must be picked.
Exacta box – A wager in which all possible combinations using a given number of horses are selected.
Exotic (bet) – Any bet other than win, place, or show that requires multiple combinations. Examples of exotic wagers are trifecta, Pick 6, Pick 4.
Handle – Amount of money wagered in the pari-mutuel system on a race, full day of races, or entire racing season at a track.
In the money – A horse that finishes first, second or third.
Key horse – A single horse used in multiple combinations in an exotic bet.
Morning line – The starting odds set by the track handicapper.
On the board – Finishing among the first three.
On the nose – Betting a horse to win only.
Overlay – A horse whose odds are greater than its potential to win.
Pari-mutuel – System of wagering where all the money is returned to the bettors after deduction of track and state percentages.
Parlay – A multi-race bet in which all winnings are subsequently wagered on a succeeding race.
Part wheel – Using a key horse or horses in different, but not all possible, exotic wagering combinations.
Pick (6 or other number) – A type of multi-race bet in which the winners of all the included races must be selected. Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, Pick 6 are commonly used by tracks in the United States.
Place bet – A bet on a horse to finish first or second.
Quinella - Bet in which the first two finishers must be picked in either order.
Show bet – A bet on a horse to finish in the money; third or better.
Speed Figure – A metric that rates a horse’s performance in a race, which is determined by a combination of the horse’s performance and the level of competition he/she competed against.
Trifecta – A bet in which the first three finishers must be selected in exact order.
Trifecta box – A trifecta wager in which all possible combinations using a given number of horses are bet upon.
Underlay – Horse whose odds are more promising than his potential to win.
Win – A bet on a horse to finish first.
Wheel – Betting all possible combinations in an exotic wager using at least one horse as the key.