. . . because betting, like any investment, is all about value. You have to get it more than give it to have any chance to finish ahead of the pack.
Can't get any at all with Big Brown. No, not even in exactas, tris, superfectas - whatever whacked out combo you may be considering. He will have the living hell bet out of him in all combinations. (Meaning if you copper him and win, you'll get a lottery type payday.)
BB absolutely belongs to the public. I don't care if he's the second coming of Man 'o War or Secretarial, there is ZERO value in going near him.
Becuuse it ain't just the racing public who will be all over him like a cheap suit.
Huge crowds of folk who don't know a furlong from a fetlock will be buying BB tickets.
Just to have a winning ticket on the first Triple Crown winner in 3 decades.
If BB wins (and I hope he doesn't) YOU WILL SEE WINNING TICKETS ON HIM BEING SOLD ON EBAY, STARTING A FEW HOURS AFTER THE RACE, AND CONTINUING FOR MONTHS.
It's a huge bonanza for Belmont and the state of NY, all those uncashed tickets. They go into the state's general welfare fund.
You'll also see a lot of programs being hawked on eBay, and all kind of race day sh1t.
With this kind of public hysteria, there is definitely value in trying to beat him, by seeing if someone else can get to the wire first, or by dutching him out of the win and place and looking for a consequent humongous exacta.
THERE WAS NEVER A HORSE THAT COULDN'T BE RODE, AND NEVER A RIDER THAT COULDN'T BE THROWED. - old cowboy saying
Can't get any at all with Big Brown. No, not even in exactas, tris, superfectas - whatever whacked out combo you may be considering. He will have the living hell bet out of him in all combinations. (Meaning if you copper him and win, you'll get a lottery type payday.)
BB absolutely belongs to the public. I don't care if he's the second coming of Man 'o War or Secretarial, there is ZERO value in going near him.
Becuuse it ain't just the racing public who will be all over him like a cheap suit.
Huge crowds of folk who don't know a furlong from a fetlock will be buying BB tickets.
Just to have a winning ticket on the first Triple Crown winner in 3 decades.
If BB wins (and I hope he doesn't) YOU WILL SEE WINNING TICKETS ON HIM BEING SOLD ON EBAY, STARTING A FEW HOURS AFTER THE RACE, AND CONTINUING FOR MONTHS.
It's a huge bonanza for Belmont and the state of NY, all those uncashed tickets. They go into the state's general welfare fund.
You'll also see a lot of programs being hawked on eBay, and all kind of race day sh1t.
With this kind of public hysteria, there is definitely value in trying to beat him, by seeing if someone else can get to the wire first, or by dutching him out of the win and place and looking for a consequent humongous exacta.
THERE WAS NEVER A HORSE THAT COULDN'T BE RODE, AND NEVER A RIDER THAT COULDN'T BE THROWED. - old cowboy saying