The superfecta or whatever getting the first 4 finishers in order paid like $94,000 on a $1 bet. Question for anyone who might know- suppose nobody picked those first 4 horses- what would become of the money collected for the superfecta? Does the track keep it? Would it go to the other bet pools like the trifecta?
I picked Renegade. No money, just the pick. He came up just a little short.
Winner! You and Donna Brothers. A good pick. And it was great to see the first woman trainer to win the derby.
Instagram has a good video clip of Cherie DeVaux watching Golden Tempo. You see both the horse, and her cheering him on (“Come on Jose!”).
Apparently $2 on Ocelli to Show paid $36.34. Not a bad return!
$2 on Renegade paid $7.14 for Place, $5.46 for Show.
$2 on Golden Tempo to win paid $48.24 (Place: $19.14 and Show: $11.90).
How is the prize money distributed to the winner? Does the horse owner get everything, who then distributes shares to the jockey, trainer, etc.? Or are there fixed percentages that go to each?
The top five horses get paid, with the winner getting $3.1 million out of the $5 million total.
Complete results chart, with prices and pools, here:
This one was a tough one to select for. Most of us at our local track, which also allows intertrack wagering, had different selections; and good reasons for those selections. One thing we all agreed upon though, was that unlike many races, where we could make educated guesses as to the outcomes, this one was well and truly gambling. More a game of chance than anything else, really.
Just finished watching the race. Man, that was a heck of a finish. 
I never thought Golden Tempo had a chance; these middle shots never do. At best they make a bit of a surge at the end and finish seventh, maybe sixth. (Friendly reminder that sixth place in the Kentucky Derby is like second place on a reality show. 
) I’m always thrilled to see female trailblazers in sports…I’m glad that the WNBA is still around, ridiculous labor flaps and all, and it really irked me that Danica Patrick couldn’t just stay in Indycar for a couple more seasons, dagnabbit! I knew that Cherie DeVaux becoming the first ever female trainer to win the Derby would be an incredible story. Hearing her chat with Donna Brothers (who was the only one of the NBC crew who picked Golden Tempo to win) during the post parade, she came across as really humble and respectful of the groundbreaking women who paved the way for her. Just a great attitude all around. But I didn’t think she had any chance of triumphing here. Until she did. (Dang, ironic how the influence of rampant sports gambling is now ruining games left and right, and a sport built entirely around gambling just gave us one of the most legitimately awesome finishes of the year. 
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One time I was watching America’s Day at the Races on FS1, by chance I saw a horse rise up fully on its hind legs and fall over very much like Great White did (it tumbled onto its back; luckily the jockey jumped to safety beforehand). This strikes me as an extremely weird thing for a horse to do. I know they spook easily, but their natural instinct is to run. Rearing up is a threatening gesture, and, well, I’d imagine those types of animals would be unpopular for racing.
How did Mark Glatt’s wife die? NBC is usually meticulous about these Acceptable Stories; I was surprised at this omission.
While I have nothing to say about Mark Glatt’s wife, I will comment on NBC.
The NBC coverage of the race is, okay, I’ll say it, bleah. Somebody who overcame a great disadvantage, only to come back and win somehow. Commentators who have no idea about racing making selections. Far too many … okay, I’ll say it, people who know nothing about racing, talking about racing. And again, knowing nothing about what they are talking about. Hell, bring me in. I have views, based on past performances, I’ve done selections and commentary before, I could do this.
There are actually two broadcasts from Churchill Downs (CD). One is the one that the casual viewer saw on NBC Sports. The other is what we serious horseplayers saw from Churchill Downs. That gave us up-to-date odds, probable prices, and all the numbers we needed to know.
With about 15 MTP, somebody at our race book decided that we needed to watch the NBC coverage. No odds, no live tote, no nothing except some airhead saying, “Well, I like XYZ for the name.” Our live tote and probables were gone. As an exactor player, I need probables. I don’t need yet another story about how some jockey did something-something that overcame some adversity.
Yeah, that’s not how we play. We play in the here and now, and there were howls of discontent (I’d describe them, but they would be inappropriate, being mostly profane), so we got the proper track feed back. Good Lord, how does anyone think that we serious horseplayers would want anything except the proper track feed?
Apparently it was heart failure.
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Watching this video clip on Instagram, on the final turn Golden Tempo passed 5 horses. Then on the home stretch he passed 12 other horses to win it.
Golden Tempo, Kentucky Derby stretch run
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