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Examples of large payouts on $2 daily double wagers include $10,772 in 1939 ($235,953 in 2023) at Washington Park Race Track in Illinois, [13] $6,683 in 1972 ($48,679 in 2023) at Gulfstream Park in Florida, [14] $8,693.60 in 1990 ($20,275 in 2023) at Freehold Raceway in New Jersey, [15] and $6,953 in 1999 ($12,717 in 2023) at Turf Paradise Race ...
He completed the 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles in 2:01.13, then the seventh fastest Derby in history. Another longshot, Proud Citizen, finished second, resulting in an exacta payout of $1,300.80 for a $2 bet. Another longshot, Proud Citizen, finished second, resulting in an exacta payout of $1,300.80 for a $2 bet.
Prior to the 1970s, only the owners of the first four finishers in a horse race in the United States typically received any money at all. In Thoroughbred racing, it was common for 65% of the race's purse was awarded to the winner, with the second, third and fourth horses earning 20%, 10% and 5% respectively. This procedure had some drawbacks ...
White Abarrio won the $3 million Pegasus World Cup by 6 1/4 lengths at Gulfstream on Saturday. Sent off at 5-2 odds, White Abarrio paid $7.60, $3.80 and $3. Locked returned $3.20 and $2.40, while ...
The track operator's designated official (usually the Racing Secretary) establishes specific conditions that determine what weights are to be carried by any competing horse based on factors from the horse's previous performances including races won and/or earnings. [4] Allowances Adjustments in weight "allowed" in a race.
A bet to win, sometimes called a "straight" bet, means staking money on the horse, and if it comes in first place, the bet is a winner. In a bet to place, you are betting on your horse to finish either first or second. A bet to show wins if the horse finishes first, second or third. Since it is much easier to select a horse to finish first ...
It's Derby Week, with the first leg of horse's Triple Crown - the Kentucky Derby --- to be run on Saturday. The Run for the Roses, as it's called, is expected to draw more than 150,000 to Churchill...
[2] Affirmed and Alydar ran head to head for the last half mile of the mile and a half race, with Affirmed ultimately winning by a head. [ 3 ] Affirmed's winning time of 2:26 4/5 was the 3rd best in history at the time, behind only Secretariat 's all-time record of 2:24 in 1973 and Gallant Man 's time of 2:26 3/5 in 1957. [ 3 ]