kentucky derby

[Half Smoke]

and the kid sitting next to me put $50 to show on the 20 for no reason and he didn't even know if it mattered if his horse was put up on the DQ. He didn't know that show paid the same whether he finished first, second, or third.

quite a few of the once in a blue moon patrons at these huge events don't understand place and show and others just bet one horse to win, one to place and one to show
it can cause favorites to pay more than they should in the place and show pool - it's not a boxcar thing but can create an edge

American Pharoah went off at 4/5 in the Preakness and paid almost as much to place - $3.40 - in an 8 horse field. - $2.80 to show
Justify went off at 2/5 in the Preakness and paid the same to place as to win - and he paid $2.60 to show also in an 8 horse field - show got you 75% of the profit of the win bet

they came with shots and that helped but still

it happens fairly often on these huge racing days