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Plantiers Wart

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Dumb betting question but when you bet on a horse do you bet on it to win only? Or like do you get paid if they finish 1,2 or 3?
You can bet place and show, across the board, then pair them in top two three and four finishes.

If you bet across the board, and horse wins, you get the win place and show payouts
 

cgori

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Dumb betting question but when you bet on a horse do you bet on it to win only? Or like do you get paid if they finish 1,2 or 3?
You can do either. A Show bet (3rd place) pays off if the horse comes in 1/2/3. A Win bet only pays off for 1st.
 

DukeSox

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You can bet place and show, across the board, then pair them in top two three and four finishes.

If you bet across the board, and horse wins, you get the win place and show payouts
Thanks. With no rationale I was rooting for country house but was too lazy to download the betting app
 

DennyDoyle'sBoil

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There’s really no way to put the toothpaste back in the tube. Just seems weird that a nonimpeded horse gets to win over a horse that had him beat.

But, I watch one race a year.
 

Boston Brawler

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I don’t know anything about horse racing, but why is that illegal to move out into better position?
 

mauidano

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Stunningly historical turn of events. Hope the holders of the tickets for Country House didn’t tear up that 65-1 ticket.
 

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I don’t know anything about horse racing, but why is that illegal to move out into better position?
I’d wager that it’s because it’s incredibly dangerous. Looked like a horse could break a leg very easily getting tangled up like that. And unlike human runners, if a horse breaks a leg, it’s pretty much game over for them.
 

DennyDoyle'sBoil

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So, if horses A and B are leading by 5 lengths, horse A fouls horse B and horse C runs past both of them and wins, what’s the result?

Do they disqualify horse A and then try to reconstruct and decide who would win? Is that what they did here?
 

mauidano

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Country House was the beneficiary of being in the right place at the right time and had no involvement with the impedance. Wow, crazy swing of emotions.
 

The Gray Eagle

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Enough is enough, they need to go to robots. Let technology fix this problem.
Replace the horses with robots that don't foul-- problem solved!
Or better yet, let the robots run with no rules and let them foul the hell out of each other, much more entertaining, with no animals harmed.
 

Blue Monkey

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Enough is enough, they need to go to robots. Let technology fix this problem.
Replace the horses with robots that don't foul-- problem solved!
Or better yet, let the robots run with no rules and let them foul the hell out of each other, much more entertaining, with no animals harmed.
Yeah but that will remove the human element of the whole thing.
 

lars10

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How many millions of dollars changed direction with maximum security not only not winning but being dq’d?
 

NortheasternPJ

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Enough is enough, they need to go to robots. Let technology fix this problem.
Replace the horses with robots that don't foul-- problem solved!
Or better yet, let the robots run with no rules and let them foul the hell out of each other, much more entertaining, with no animals harmed.
The Boston Sci Robot Dog or the dog from Black Mirror would have won easily.
 

DJnVa

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Well, no reason to watch the other two Triple Crown races because that horse has no chance of winning another race.
They horse that just finished second and was declared winner will probably have much better odds in the next race. And it becomes a cool story.