$260,003 winner forgot he was alive in Pick 6
Ron from Michigan was live to three horses in a $.50 Pick 4 that he didn’t expect to pay much since the first three winners were 3-to-1, 3-to-2, and 3-to-2.
Still, he got excited
when 17.1-to-1 English Puddin nosed even money favorite Bwanadada to win the night
cap and complete $1,011.05 Pick 4 that would have paid considerably less had
the favorite held on.
The real excitement came
when he checked his TwinSpires.com account balance and saw $199,153.05 in there instead of
$1,171.05. Turns out English Puddin’s nose also landed Ron the Pick 6, a bet he
thought he was out of after the second leg. Ron had forgotten that he had used
10.3-to-1 Cloudy Moon, who went gate to wire to win race 5, as part of a $144
Pick 6 play that returned $260,003 before taxes.
“I was sitting in my office
at home and didn’t realize I was live in the Pick 6,” Ron said. “I was excited
when I won that photo to hit my best possible Pick 4, but when I checked my
account balance I was like, ‘Hey! OK!’ Then I remembered.”
Ron isn’t a big Pick 6
player—the veteran recreational horseplayer said he typically sticks to $.50
Pick 4s—but things came together on Sunday for him to take a stab at Hollywood’s one-day
carryover.
“The money was right to
play,” Ron said. “I hit some other races earlier on the day and just spun that
into the Hollywood card. I started out East
and ended up out West. If I look at the Pick 6 and it’s going to take $500 or
$1,000 to play it then I’ll pass. $144 is pretty much my max to play, so this
fit.”
Ron said he’s gotten more
into betting Southern California racing the
past few years because trainer patterns are easier to spot with most
conditioners starting their horses on one circuit. Ron also uses Brisnet.com
Ultimate Past Performances to handicap with special attention to top BRIS Speed
Ratings from the past two or three races and trainer statistics.
Ron’s entrée to Thoroughbred
racing far predates the internet let alone Brisnet.com, but speed ratings have
been a part of his arsenal since the beginning when trips to River Downs while
attending the University
of Cincinnati.
“My first major score was
buying some guy’s homemade figures for live racing at River,” Ron said. “There
was a horse in the last race who was just a complete standout. The horse won
and paid $40 or $50. It was a lot of money for me at the time, and that’s what
kept me going back.”
Ron not only kept going back
to River Downs but also found a way to Keeneland in Lexington by hitchhiking.
Ron served overseas in the
Army but returned to racing immediately following his return to the States and
retirement from the service. He’s currently involved in a Dogwood Stable
partnership, and he has campaigned horses on his own that have won in Michigan and at
Chicagoland tracks.
He is not sure which
animal(s) he will buy with his winnings.
“My dog passed away a few
months ago, so I might get a new one,” Ron said. “He passed of old age, and
maybe the time is right now. Maybe I’ll buy another horse with Dogwood, too.”
Whatever else he decides to do
with the money, Ron is committed to keep playing the horses as well.
“I’ve been playing horses
all my life,” Ron said. “It’s a hobby, but it’s all about trying to make a
profit.”
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