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I think he has a good shot.

Would be neat to see!

And I know right, maybe I'm in the wrong prefession lol... ($150,0000!!!)

Tired indeed.

I think that's what will make it even sweeter is that he's got to be running on fumes at this point.

I mean he did it from waaaaay out in left field. I don't think anyone had won a race starting so far out the gates. I think his only downfall will be the trainers. Depending on what has been done with him since the Derby I don't see why he wouldn't sweep.

Makes for great TV though.

Lol.

Jockey's are so awesome. Sorry but I just had the vision of the Vitamin water commercial with Shaq. The jockey slaps him on the *** at the end. Funny ****.

I'm not big into horse racing, I'm the usual watch the big ones on TV guy. What injury does he have?

Yeah it was sad about the one that broke it's 2 front legs. I mean damn they euthanized it in a matter of seconds.

Meaning what J? That he would not even place?

I think that is a bit bold on his behalf but interesting. Kind of follows up with Sam's idea about the injuries. Maybe he knows something we don't???

True I suppose.

Not sure what highest % of betting is on those.

Is is trifecta's or just out right?

I would think maybe in a trifecta or quinella it would decrease but outright should still be ok even if he is a favorite yes?

Lol like i said I am a bandwagon horce racing fan. :p

Aye.

Thanks. :)

Also - trifecta is choosing first, second and third place, in order. It's usually not *very* hard to pick the strongest three contenders, but pretty hard to pick the order in which they'll finish unless you know a lot about how each one performs on this type of track (sandy, in Belmont), what shape they're currently in, who's riding, etc. etc.

Odd how betting on the long shot could net you more than the winner lol.

Supply and demand I guess in a way. :p

None the less I will be rooting for BB.

What is the take on $ amount they'll sell his love nectar for?

[Lisa Simpson]Oooohh! A baseball made from Secretariat![/LS]

I can say with almost certainty that this is a bad idea. The way the paramutual system of betting works, if Big Brown shows (comes in first, second or third) the payoff for the other horses who show will be not insanely high. Although if Big Brown doesn't show, you would have a very good chance of making money. When I used to go to the track back in the early 1990's Desormeaux was infamous for not finishing second or third (as much as is typical): he was a great jockey if you were betting to win, but great to bet against if you were looking for place/show. I have no idea if that trend is the same now.

In the Preakness, if one had bet $2 to show on every horse except Big Brown, one would have put out $22 (eleven other horses - yes I'm accounting for the one who scratched) and gotten back $16. And it was only that good because Macho Again returned $10.40, reflecting the fact no one thought he was going to do anything in that race (40-1 odds to win). If Gayego had shown, it would have been much, much worse.

Anyhow I don't follow racing anymore since my Dad died and so I can't really provide any insight beyond that.

Do you think he can be the next Triple Crown champ?

Very likely. It's a really weak group of 3 year olds this year.