Sensational Scores: Brooklyn Pays Off Big
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Sensational Scores - featuring data courtesy of Equibase - highlights the biggest scores of the past week in racing. (Photo by Eclipse Sportswire)
When Grade 1 winner I’m a Chatterbox turned out for her 2016 debut in the Doubledogdare Stakes at Keeneland, it was not surprising that the classy 4-year-old filly was sent off as a 1-2 favorite.
But if someone was willing to take a stand against her and formulated that opinion into a Pick 6 ticket on April 22 at the Lexington track, it could have amounted to the week’s most sensational score for a highly fortunate handicapper.
When Brooklynsway, a 25-1 shot, beat I’m a Chatterbox by a little more than a length in the Doubledogdare it opened the door for a gargantuan and simply sensational Pick 6 payoff of $120,222.60 for a $2 ticket.
Aside from Brooklynsway, who paid $52.40 to win, only one other horse returned more than $8.80 in the challenging sequence.
Late Spring, an $18.60 winner, played the role of the secondary longshot in an array of races that started mildly with wins by even-money favorite Inspire Courage ($4), Sir Dudley Digges ($8.80) and Quick Release ($8.60).
Those three combined for a $2 Pick 3 that paid just $97.80, but back-to-back wins by Late Spring and Brooklynsway – which accounted for a double paying $554.40 – upped the ante quite dramatically.
The left it to another favorite, Wagon Boss ($6.60), to complete the sequence with a dose of bookend chalk and make Pick 6 players glad they “visited” Brooklyn.
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At Aqueduct on April 23, the ninth and final race taught a valuable lesson about assuming horses on the also-eligible list will not be racing that day.
Cody’s Notes drew post 14 and need two scratches in order to move into a field that was limited to 12 runners on Aqueduct’s turf course.
Having that spot on the also-eligible list and being pegged at 20-1 in the morning line probably convinced many handicappers to overlook Cody’s Notes and gloss over the fact that he ran as fast in his last turf race as anyone else in the field.
Cody’s Note was sent off at 30-1, but if anyone ignored him in the wagering, there was no missing him the final furlong when he charged to a three-quarter length victory and paid $62 to win.
The horse that Cody’s Note caught in final yards was Momma’s Mark, who was sent off at 12-1 and completed an $853 exacta.
The fireworks, however, were just starting.
Geo Niko, at 5-1, finished third to account for a $7,097 trifecta, but the best was yet to come. Sir Maurice, at 16-1, grabbed fourth and added the finishing touches on a $2 superfecta that paid a whopping $91,387.
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Keeneland had two other huge payoffs last week, starting with a $64,742 Pick 5 for a 50-cent wager on April 22 that featured winners paying $24.60, $32.40, $6.40, $11.80 and $13.40.
The next day, Pick 5 players took home $33,157.75 for hitting the Pick 5 with a 50-cent ticket, thanks largely to a victory by Free Rose, who paid a whopping $112.60 for winning the ninth and final race of the day.
The rest of winners in the sequence paid $33.80, $4.40, $6.60 and $12.60.
It might have been a nice added touch, but even with that $112.60 payoff Free Rose did not earn the week’s “How did you come up with that one?” award.
That honor went to the 10th race at Woodbine on April 24.
War Fan brought a record of 1-for-18 into the race and had lost his six previous starts dating back to last July.
He was also unraced since Nov. 26, convincing handicappers to stay away from War Fan and send him off at 77-1 odds in a 6 ½-furlong claiming race.
When War Fan was 11th after the opening half-mile those odds seemed quite accurate, but in the stretch, after the gelding moved into fifth at the eighth pole, War Fan kicked into top gear and paid a week’s-best $156.70 for a $2 win bet.
Needless to say, it was a ritzy and rewarding payoff for astute racing “fans,” regardless of whether they live in Canada or even Brooklyn.
Top Payouts for the Week Ended April 24
Wager
Wager Amount
Payoff
Track
Date
Race#
Win
$ 2.00
$ 156.70
WO
4/24/2016
10
Place
$ 2.00
$ 67.40
WO
4/24/2016
10
Show
$ 2.00
$ 24.80
GP
4/24/2016
9
Exacta
$ 1.00
$ 224.40
GG
4/24/2016
9
Exacta
$ 2.00
$ 889.80
LS
4/23/2016
7
Quinella
$ 1.00
$ 54.50
TUP
4/18/2016
8
Quinella
$ 2.00
$ 253.20
WRD
4/18/2016
8
Quinella
$ 3.00
$ 43.80
SUD
4/24/2016
6
Trifecta
$ 0.20
$ 239.12
HAW
4/21/2016
6
Trifecta
$ 0.50
$ 2,405.85
IND
4/19/2016
7
Trifecta
$ 1.00
$ 3,014.40
GP
4/20/2016
8
Trifecta
$ 2.00
$ 7,659.60
KEE
4/21/2016
9
Superfecta
$ 0.10
$ 5,257.23
IND
4/19/2016
7
Superfecta
$ 0.20
$ 31,753.70
WO
4/24/2016
10
Superfecta
$ 1.00
$ 33,875.70
WO
4/24/2016
4
Superfecta
$ 2.00
$ 91,387.00
AQU
4/23/2016
9
Daily Double
$ 1.00
$ 284.30
LS
4/21/2016
6
Daily Double
$ 2.00
$ 914.00
PRX
4/19/2016
9
Pick 3
$ 0.20
$ 167.00
HAW
4/21/2016
8
Pick 3
$ 0.50
$ 1,195.45
EVD
4/23/2016
9
Pick 3
$ 1.00
$ 3,874.80
GP
4/20/2016
8
Pick 3
$ 2.00
$ 10,076.80
KEE
4/20/2016
5
Pick 4
$ 0.20
$ 951.62
HAW
4/21/2016
9
Pick 4
$ 0.50
$ 15,443.90
PRX
4/19/2016
8
Pick 4
$ 1.00
$ 13,979.20
GG
4/24/2016
5
Pick 4
$ 2.00
$ 11,661.00
AQU
4/23/2016
9
Pick 5
$ 0.20
$ 3,045.30
WO
4/24/2016
6
Pick 5
$ 0.50
$ 64,742.00
KEE
4/20/2016
8
Pick 5
$ 1.00
$ 66,315.50
KEE
4/21/2016
9
Pick 5
$ 2.00
$ 13,266.00
AQU
4/24/2016
5
Pick 6
$ 1.00
$ 5,043.10
TUP
4/24/2016
8
Pick 6
$ 2.00
$ 120,222.60
KEE
4/22/2016
10
Pick 6 Jackpot
$ 0.10
$ 197.20
SUN
4/19/2016
10
Pick 6 Jackpot
$ 0.20
$ 53,276.78
GG
4/24/2016
9
Super High Five
$ 0.10
$ 455.37
IND
4/23/2016
8
Super High Five
$ 0.50
$ 888.55
EVD
4/22/2016
7
Super High Five
$ 1.00
$ 27,308.70
KEE
4/20/2016
8
Super High Five
$ 2.00
$ 605.80
MNR
4/18/2016
9
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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.