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Kentucky Derby 2022 DogsUp Diary Triple Crown
From: TexSquared
Apr-19
By coming out and saying he's going to bet a lot on the favorite (which will lower its odds) that means everybody will try to beat the favorite.. So if the favorite wins, he gets a bigger payout than he would if he just kept his mouth shut...
Could also be a dutch strategy -- he's betting on both the favorite and Smile Happy and if either hits he wins huge
From: ChiefsCrown
Apr-20
Dogs....off topic, just read Midnight Bourbon passed away in his barn at Churchill Downs from some sort of gastrointestinal illness at age 4.
Sad news to say the least. I always seemed to use him in exotic bets.
What no one wants to hear before the derby!
From: twoshots
Apr-20
If he bet futures on Smile Happy, it doesn’t seem to have affected the pool much. SH dropped from 8-1 to 6-1 in the 3rd pool, but nothing dramatic that I can see.
From: TexSquared
Apr-20
I'm thinking that $3 million (assuming he isn't lying) was spread across the future pool as well as several bookmakers both onshore and offshore.
From: smartyslew
Apr-20
In a interview he said he makes all of his bets locally that helps his local customers
and the local economy, no way does he bet in Nevada . I have no clue who that is thru
Somewhere in Texas.
From: DogsUpWired
Apr-20
Warrior athlete equine.
I supported Steve when he went through that draconian undercover PTEA sham.
Tbreed racing is a zero some game for some horses
Still waiting for Spring weather in Upstate NY. And rain Derby week (d)
From: DogsUpWired
Apr-20
I believe Tex has got it squared right.
Mattress Mogul with that much cash to bet would Dutch the bets.
SEE: Dutch calculator. Below
It is advisable to Dutch a significant horizontal bet in the last leg