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The Kentucky Derby 2012
 

Kentucky Derby 138 | 2012 Kentucky Oaks & Derby | May 4 and 5, 2012 | Tickets, Events, News

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Image of the 2010 winner Super Saver. 15:1 odds and the horse got up

Awesome race track in a beautiful state :D

Who's the favorite this year

Bodemeister is favored at 3.9 to 1

Here is a link to Pinnacle Sports, one of the finest and safest online sports books in the world. Unfortunately, they pulled out of the US market due to pressures from the DOJ and I had to close my account!:smash:

Latest odds: http://www.pinnaclesports.com/Contes...ses/Lines.aspx

Creative Cause No 8. is a tip we got :D

Shall look at the odds

I don't think Bodemeister is the favorite. He's 7-1 last I saw. The heavy favorite is Union Rags.

I like Bodemeister, Hansen, Dullahan, and Gemologist.

I'll probably spread some bets around. Some trifectas and maybe a superfecta. Always box them! :cool:

El Padrino could be a good long shot pick. He's trained by Todd Pletcher who has a stellar track record.

Of course Calvin Borel will be the jockey for Take Charge Indy..

Aye he trained the 2010 winner whose photo is here.

Gave me a nice little return :thumb:

Who's betting? Who won - let's hear some nice win stories.

Bodemeister went out to an early lead and held that lead for most of the race. He turned in the fastest first five split times in the history of the race. Tremendous speed that will no doubt position him a favorite for the Preakness (shorter race).

He went off as the race favorite at 4-1

Bodemeister lead untl the final stretch. Great turn of speed :thumb:

Did any horse trip up and fall?

Mysterious death at the Kentucky Derby - GB`s influence reaches across many borders...sh*t I`m scared!

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Careful, toad :violin:

Please don't take me out back - I'll good I swear! ha

137th Preakness about to start.

What a race! The triple crown is alive!

I won my Trifecta and Exacta bets.

Nice. Exacta paid $18.60 and the Tri paid $70.80. Drinks on biggunn. :cheer:

I bet a wheel so I was hoping that a horse with higher odds would come in 3rd..

I will be entering this horse next Kentucky Derby:

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It was a shame that I'll Have Another got scratched, but he'll be happy spending the rest of his life as a stud. His scratch also opened a lot of possibilities. Happy to say that my Trifecta Box hit nicely!! 3-4-9! $248 for every $1 bet!!! Very nice payout.

2 past post bets in 1 thread, really? :nono: Let me guess, you parplayed that with Monica winning the French Open. :lol:

Come-On people! Put your money on "TwoLegs" for the WIN! :)

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Lol.. Can you explain what that means? :cool: I usually just bet a bunch of trifectas and sometimes a superfecta or exacta..

Which one the horse or the man?

As a follow-up - was sad for the horse and rider that they were forced to withdraw on the day of the Belmont Stakes. Would have been nice to see a shot for the Triple Crown (not achieved since 1978 with Secretariat if I recall correctly).

Secretariat won it in 1973
Seattle Slew won it in 1977
Affirmed won it is 1978,,,NONE have won it since,,,

as a Side note Affirmed was part of One of the greatest rivalries in racing history if not THE greatest rivalary against a Horse named Alydar

Affirm - right - thanks for the clarification slapped - I knew I was off.

And you, slapped, of course was the owner of Alydar.../nod

Oh,,How I wish,,,,The ONE Area where Alydar TROUNCED Affirmed was Studding,,,Alydar, because of his Overall Superior Breeding woud get $100,000 as a Stud fee (An ENORMOUS amount back then), Affirmed would get about the Same , but the Demand for Alydar was UNMATCHED,,,

Alydar died (Put to Sleep) after suffering a VERY suspicious broken leg in 1990



Alydar

What got you interested in horse racing slapped?

Money?

Seriously, horses are beautiful beasts. Thrill of the race helps.

Do you bet, rsot? :)

In a Nutshell,,,Secretariat,,,I was VERY Young, ( At that time I was getting "Slapped" by My Mother Not Ebay),,But I remember Like it was Yesterday how it seemed that the WHOLE world was ONLY Talking about 2 Things,,First: ALI vs FRAZIER and SECRETARIAT,,,,Here in NY On TV,,Newspapers (Remember Those),,at the Dinner Table, In School, on Street Corners,,all you heard about was those 2 things,,Oh and Latter on that year,,,The METS

I have never betted on horseracing yet - I should try for some fun but has not been on my list to do even though some friends have. I bet on other things shrug.

Horses are beautiful - would love to own one someday just to ride and take care of...

As for slapped - and so from there you kept following horses eh? Ok.

Speaking of "studding", I know you get paid quite a bit to "stud" ha