Big Brown To Show Biggie

[vols fan]

Theres no way I can do it risking $500 to win $25. $100 would have been a bad payout to risk $500 but theres no way I will do it to only win $25.Thanks for the advice and bringing ne back to my senses.I was just thinking $100 if he finishes in the top 3 which I'm very confident that he will but not for $25

[vols fan]

so you will risk $500 to win $25???

No,was thinking it would be more like $100

[vols fan]

Thats my point, why risk that kinda of money for 25 dollars. IMO, that is insane VF.

Too many horses get injured in a race and pull up, dont do it.

JMHO

That would be very insane and will not happen.Guess I was thinking 2.40 but at 2.10 would have been stupid.I will spend it more wisely.That why I posted to see how stupid it would be and never thought about only winning $25 Thats why this place is the best

[WayneChung]

Theres no way I can do it risking $500 to win $25. $100 would have been a bad payout to risk $500 but theres no way I will do it to only win $25.Thanks for the advice and bringing ne back to my senses.I was just thinking $100 if he finishes in the top 3 which I'm very confident that he will but not for $25

SMART MOVE VOLSFAN,CHECK SOME OF THE GUYS PICKS IN THE HORSE FORUM ON SOME OF THE OTHER RACES LEADING UP TO THE BELMONT STAKES,THATS WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE THIS DAY UNLESS SOMETHING FREAKY HAPPENS TO BROWN,BUT THEY ARE HORSES-SHIT HE MAY SEE A SHADOW AND TRY TO JUMP THE FENCE,I HAVE SEEN IT ALL HAPPEN WITH THE PONIES BUT ONCE AGAIN,SMART MOVE,LIKE SAVVY SAID-NO REWARD ON YOUR INVESTMENT !!

[frankb03]

Thats my point, why risk that kinda of money for 25 dollars. IMO, that is insane VF.

Too many horses get injured in a race and pull up, dont do it.

JMHO

It's done fairly often. Mostly when there's 5 or 6 horses in the race. Then the likes of Big Brown only have to beat 2 or 3 horses. They're called bridge jumpers. They create a minus pool meaning the lowest payoff by law is 2.10 but the payoff is actually higher than the odds.

I don't recall the race. About 10-20 years ago someone bet 200k to win 10k.

If the field remains at 12 then the show payoff might be 2.20.

[frankb03]

Theres no way I can do it risking $500 to win $25. $100 would have been a bad payout to risk $500 but theres no way I will do it to only win $25.Thanks for the advice and bringing ne back to my senses.I was just thinking $100 if he finishes in the top 3 which I'm very confident that he will but not for $25

If you ever want to do this type of wager you need to do it at the track or at a simulcast location. You might be able to do it online. Watch how much money is bet to show on each horse. Watch the amount bet on Big Brown in ratio to the total show pool it might be a decent return.

It's a catch-22. The more horses in the field the higher the chance for a bigger show payoff but the horse has to beat more horses.

[WayneChung]

If you ever want to do this type of wager you need to do it at the track or at a simulcast location. You might be able to do it online. Watch how much money is bet to show on each horse. Watch the amount bet on Big Brown in ratio to the total show pool it might be a decent return.

It's a catch-22. The more horses in the field the higher the chance for a bigger show payoff but the horse has to beat more horses.

FRANK IS sooooo right-every now and then some nut will bet like 20 dimes on a horse to show,if the horse does not hit the board,very freaky things can happen like 2 to 1 chalks paying 8.00 in the show hole !!

[WayneChung]

FRANK IS sooooo right-every now and then some nut will bet like 20 dimes on a horse to show,if the horse does not hit the board,very freaky things can happen like 2 to 1 chalks paying 8.00 in the show hole !!

a horse going off 6 to 1 might pay 20.00 dollars to show when this occurs !!

[frankb03]

How great was Secretariats performance? The closest any of the other Belmont Stakes winner would have finished is 10 lengths or 2 seconds behind Secretariat.

[frankb03]

The Single Greatest Sports Accomplishment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS4f6...eature=related

[griswold]

In my own, Big Brown will pay 2.10 to show; 2.20 at most.

This is a terrible bet. As I stated in another thread, bridge jumping, the term for betting a fortune to show, is insane. Trust me on this---there are no locks in racing and all sorts of stuff happens. If you really like Big Brown you should try playing a cold exacta and two or three trifecta combinations.

[GrandPa]

I made a post in another thread ( Big Brown will win the Preakness, not the Belmont...post #45 if interested) detailing a bridge-jumping race I won on in 2000.


Too detailed to retype it, but the main point is the three show payouts were all over $48.00 each. There were 7 or 8 horses in the field.

[live jive]

in horse racin this bet is called a "bridge jumper"...no lie big bettors will bet $20,000 on a huge fav to show and get the 5% return but it has this nickname for a reason cuz if that horse doesnt show up its easier to take the bridge jump then explain to your wife why u lost 20 large at the track ...i dont like the bet no sure thing especially w. an animal but hope ya right

[live jive]

In my own, Big Brown will pay 2.10 to show; 2.20 at most.

This is a terrible bet. As I stated in another thread, bridge jumping, the term for betting a fortune to show, is insane. Trust me on this---there are no locks in racing and all sorts of stuff happens. If you really like Big Brown you should try playing a cold exacta and two or three trifecta combinations.

guess i should read all the posts gris a track fly he knows bridge jumper bet kinda crazy i think id feel more comfortable puttin small wager on long shot then huge amount for a small profit no matter what has alot better chance

[frankb03]

lie big bettors will bet $20,000 on a huge fav to show and get the 5% return

$20,000? Guys have bet $200,000 to show.