08:42 AM
12/22/24
12/22/24
May 10, 2005
"Giacomo (50-1), Closing Argument (72-1), Afleet Alex (4.5-1), and Don't Get Mad (30-1), in that order -- and stop snickering": Seven $1 tickets paid off in the Kentucky Derby superfecta, picking the first four finishers and winning the highest payout in race history -- $864,253.50. "Right after they put the numbers up, my mouth was open for a while," said one overnight hundredthousandaire.
People playing lottery-like probabilities should win lottery-like money...but they usually just lose a $1.00. I wonder how many of the seven will now rush out to lay down a few six figure bets they could not afford a week ago on "a sure thing" until their net winnings are zero (or worse). Anybody capable of thinking those four horses would finish in that order before the race is certainly "smart" enough to lose it all just as fast. In fact, I think I have some "sure thing" investments they will like. That said, this was a VERY nice win and I am just pissed I didn't see it coming.