That's an understatement. Last 19 races, the winning payout was under $15 only nine times, but paid over $100 four times. Not sure any other race has seen so many big longshots win.
There is just so much traffic out there and tough to stop, start etc. That said, I wouldn't let Fierceness get too comfortable on the lead. Should be interesting in that the two best horses have completely opposite running styles. Chad Brown could send Domestic Product with Fierceness to set the race up for Sierra Leone.
Um that is blasphemy. We will never see another Flightline, who represents everything that is wrong with the sport with the early retirement. That horse could have jump started the whole biz, but...well don't get me started.
How many other races have 20 horses running?
None in the US
I am looking at Catching Freedom, also. Another closer and Cox enters two others who could ensure a quick pace.
To quote IB, "it's a different race". So many factors come into play, but to have four 50 to 1 shots win in the last 19 races says everything to know. It's like March Madness. You know there will be upsets, but you just don't know which ones.
Another thing to like about Catching Freedom, especially for verticals, a stat I saw the other day.
The Derby TRI is literally my favorite bet of the year. The size of the pool is so inflated.
agreed one of the few Tri and superfecta bets I place all year. The money bet in is just crazy
Looks like yes, as it is part of the Capital OTB, and then one in Oswego as part of the Western OTB.
www.capitalotb.com
I'm rethinking closers in the slop. Trying to catch some early races.
