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07 May 2018, 20:05
nvmichael
Texas Woman's Winning Derby Bet Is 'Unheard Of'
Anyone with great wins?

Justify's owners walked away with $1.43 million after the colt won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, reports the AP. A woman in Austin, Texas, who picked him to win ended up with just a hair less—$1.2 million.

Her incredible bet cost her just $18 and involved a Pick 5 wager, in which she had to select the winners of five consecutive races, in her case, the final five of the day.

And Margaret Reid nailed it, reports My San Antonio, correctly choosing Limousine Liberal as winner of the day's 8th race, the Churchill Downs Stakes; then Maraud in the American Turf Stakes; Funny Duck (and his 39-1 odds) in the Pat Day Mile; Yoshida in the Old Forester Turf Classic; and then, of course, Justify.



She made the bet at the Retama Park racetrack in Selma, Texas, on Saturday, and a rep for the track called Reid's win "extremely rare" in comments to ABC News.
"To bet that little amount of money and win $1.2 million is unheard of. In fact, it's the first time it's happened at Retama." The park's manager says "she was in the sports bar when it happened. The whole bar went nuts." (The queen's horses have brought in far more money.)

This article originally appeared on Newser: Texas Woman's Winning Derby Bet Is 'Unheard Of'
07 May 2018, 20:34
Opus1
$18.... faint


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08 May 2018, 08:26
Crazyhorseconsulting
Good for her.


Even the rocks don't last forever.



08 May 2018, 15:32
p dog shooter
quote:
Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:
Good for her.


Hopefully she has the money sense to hold on to it for more then a few years.

A large percentage of big winners blow their winnings in a relatively short time.
08 May 2018, 16:22
Opus1
Wondering if the $1.2 only gets the betting sheet even for her. Bet this wasn't her first rodeo... and probably won't be her last.


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08 May 2018, 18:30
Crazyhorseconsulting
quote:
A large percentage of big winners blow their winnings in a relatively short time.


Yes, but they have a lot of fun doing it!


Even the rocks don't last forever.



08 May 2018, 18:40
Grizzly Adams
Maybe, more women should bet ? Smiler

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09 May 2018, 08:18
NormanConquest
Reminds me of the farmer that won the lottery. The news folks asked him what he was gonna do with all that money + he said,I guess I'll keep on farming until it's all gone.


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09 May 2018, 18:44
Crazyhorseconsulting
quote:
Reminds me of the farmer that won the lottery. The news folks asked him what he was gonna do with all that money + he said,I guess I'll keep on farming until it's all gone.


And that is just exactly how it works. tu2 tu2


Even the rocks don't last forever.