Sensational Scores: Winnings for a Derby Trip
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Sensational Scores - featuring data courtesy of Equibase - highlights the biggest scores of the past week in racing. (Photo by Penelope P. Miller/America's Best Racing)
After Oscar Nominated, who was not Triple Crown nominated, earned a possible starting spot in the Kentucky Derby by winning the $500,000 Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park this past Saturday, owner Ken Ramsey issued a unique proposal.
Ramsey said if someone wanted to pay the $200,000 it will cost to nominate Oscar Nominated to the Triple Crown, he would split the horse’s earnings in the three Triple Crown races with them.
It’s uncertain if anyone plans to take Ramsey up on his offer, but anyone who cashed the Pick 4 that culminated with Oscar Nominated’s victory in the Spiral certainly has a rather large wad of cash to toss into the kitty.
For a mere 50-cent wager, the Pick 4 returned $59,053 to highlight last week’s Sensational Scores.
Though Oscar Nominated, who was making his first start on a synthetic surface, paid $49.20 to win, he wasn’t even the biggest longshot in the sequence.
That honor went to Hoochie Poochie, who was rising in class after a win in a $15,000 claimer to a $25,000 claimer and registered a 43-1 upset, paying $87.
Wins by He’ll Pay at $27.60 and Wonderment at $10 in the Bourbonette Oaks were also included in the sequence that gave some folks a big bankroll to spend on the Triple Crown - in one way, shape or form or the other.
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Elsewhere, one Santa Anita Park Pick 6 player on April 1 was not fooling when that handicapper bought a $32 ticket consisting of 16 combinations at Fairplex Park and wound up raking in $52,823 for being the only person with the winning combination.
The sequence was only half-baffling as it included wins by three favorites: Atta Boy Pete ($6.60), Gutsy Ruler ($4.20) and Be Mine ($6.20). There was also a $7.60 winner in Tinderette and a $13.60 winner in Warren’s Tricia R. in the opening leg.
What left only one handicapper standing was a victory by Guy Code, who had finished no worse than fourth in his last four starts, who prevailed at 14-1 and paid $31.20 to add the gusto to the sensational score.
Laurel joined in with a $20,534.80 trifecta for $2 in the sixth race on April 3 when Puturseatbelton ($82.20) triumphed at 40-1 and was followed under the wire by horses at odds of 8-1 and 34-1.
The solid gold mutuels in that race also included a $14,002 superfecta for a 10-cent wager.
The week’s “How did you come up with that one?” award was handed out in the fourth race at Tampa Bay Downs on April 1.
Mach Trial showed little in his career debut, finishing ninth by 17 ¼ lengths in a six-furlong on the main track. But when he was moved to the turf course for his second start, there was a much different verdict. The gelded son of Mach Ride stalked the pace and edged clear in the stretch to notch a victory at 65-1 odds and pay a week’s-best $132.20 for a $2 win ticket.
Mach Trial also topped a $41,113.10 superfecta for a $1 wager – and gave some other folks a few large stacks of available cash, just in case they wanted to get in touch with Mr. Ramsey about a horse and a trip to the Kentucky Derby.
Top Payouts for the Week Ended April 3
Wager
Wager Amount
Payoff
Track
Date
Race#
Win
$ 2.00
$ 132.20
TAM
4/1/2016
4
Place
$ 2.00
$ 51.40
TAM
4/1/2016
4
Show
$ 2.00
$ 25.40
AQU
4/2/2016
8
Exacta
$ 1.00
$ 163.80
SA
4/1/2016
5
Exacta
$ 2.00
$ 1,152.60
OP
4/3/2016
9
Quinella
$ 1.00
$ 77.90
TUP
3/30/2016
6
Quinella
$ 2.00
$ 161.80
WRD
3/28/2016
8
Trifecta
$ 0.20
$ 89.70
HAW
4/2/2016
6
Trifecta
$ 0.50
$ 1,642.30
FON
4/2/2016
3
Trifecta
$ 1.00
$ 7,974.70
OP
4/3/2016
9
Trifecta
$ 2.00
$ 20,534.80
LRL
4/3/2016
6
Superfecta
$ 0.10
$ 14,002.88
LRL
4/3/2016
6
Superfecta
$ 0.20
$ 506.96
HAW
4/1/2016
6
Superfecta
$ 1.00
$ 41,113.10
TAM
4/1/2016
4
Superfecta
$ 2.00
$ 14,534.00
AQU
4/1/2016
5
Daily Double
$ 1.00
$ 233.20
TUP
3/30/2016
5
Daily Double
$ 2.00
$ 1,216.80
CT
3/31/2016
2
Pick 3
$ 0.20
$ 94.66
HAW
4/2/2016
6
Pick 3
$ 0.50
$ 2,248.05
TP
4/2/2016
9
Pick 3
$ 1.00
$ 11,626.90
TUP
3/29/2016
3
Pick 3
$ 2.00
$ 2,579.20
LRL
4/1/2016
9
Pick 4
$ 0.20
$ 443.84
HAW
4/2/2016
8
Pick 4
$ 0.50
$ 59,053.00
TP
4/2/2016
10
Pick 4
$ 1.00
$ 7,831.20
GG
4/2/2016
5
Pick 4
$ 2.00
$ 7,181.00
AQU
4/2/2016
10
Pick 5
$ 0.20
$ 847.58
HAW
4/1/2016
5
Pick 5
$ 0.50
$ 16,827.75
GP
4/3/2016
8
Pick 5
$ 2.00
$ 9,736.00
AQU
4/1/2016
5
Pick 6
$ 1.00
$ 7,033.20
TUP
4/2/2016
8
Pick 6
$ 2.00
$ 52,823.60
SA
4/1/2016
8
Pick 6 Jackpot
$ 0.20
$ 13,879.92
SUN
4/1/2016
9
Super High Five
$ 1.00
$ 12,156.40
GP
4/2/2016
3
Top Payouts for the Week Ended March 27
Wager
Wager Amount
Payoff
Track
Date
Race#
Win
$ 2.00
$ 124.60
TAM
3/26/2016
1
Place
$ 2.00
$ 50.50
AQU
3/26/2016
3
Show
$ 2.00
$ 34.20
GG
3/24/2016
1
Exacta
$ 1.00
$ 554.70
SUN
3/26/2016
4
Exacta
$ 2.00
$ 828.00
TAM
3/26/2016
1
Quinella
$ 1.00
$ 206.90
TUP
3/21/2016
7
Quinella
$ 2.00
$ 144.00
AQU
3/25/2016
2
Trifecta
$ 0.20
$ 117.66
HAW
3/25/2016
8
Trifecta
$ 0.50
$ 760.40
FON
3/26/2016
2
Trifecta
$ 1.00
$ 5,459.40
OP
3/26/2016
6
Trifecta
$ 2.00
$ 2,545.00
CT
3/25/2016
1
Superfecta
$ 0.10
$ 2,409.50
SUN
3/26/2016
4
Superfecta
$ 0.20
$ 950.48
HAW
3/25/2016
8
Superfecta
$ 1.00
$ 23,110.80
GG
3/26/2016
8
Superfecta
$ 2.00
$ 6,022.00
AQU
3/25/2016
6
Daily Double
$ 1.00
$ 108.40
TUP
3/22/2016
5
Daily Double
$ 2.00
$ 900.00
FG
3/25/2016
13
Pick 3
$ 0.20
$ 185.88
HAW
3/25/2016
8
Pick 3
$ 0.50
$ 5,432.40
FG
3/25/2016
13
Pick 3
$ 1.00
$ 3,421.50
TAM
3/26/2016
3
Pick 3
$ 2.00
$ 2,831.40
LRL
3/25/2016
9
Pick 4
$ 0.20
$ 2,044.26
HAW
3/25/2016
8
Pick 4
$ 0.50
$ 20,113.70
FG
3/25/2016
13
Pick 4
$ 1.00
$ 5,845.50
OP
3/25/2016
5
Pick 4
$ 2.00
$ 2,098.00
AQU
3/25/2016
5
Pick 5
$ 0.20
$ 247.12
HAW
3/25/2016
5
Pick 5
$ 0.50
$ 11,542.90
GP
3/26/2016
12
Pick 5
$ 2.00
$ 10,483.00
AQU
3/25/2016
5
Pick 6
$ 1.00
$ 96,915.00
TUP
3/23/2016
8
Pick 6
$ 2.00
$ 102,243.20
SA
3/27/2016
10
Pick 6 Jackpot
$ 0.20
$ 89,456.54
GP
3/26/2016
12
Super High Five
$ 0.50
$ 6,421.05
FG
3/27/2016
14
Super High Five
$ 1.00
$ 34,547.40
SA
3/27/2016
10
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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.