Only watched replays of yesterday's races but did catch the information that a bet of $30,000 was placed on Cheval De Troy in the Derby. Fair enough, if you've got that sort of money . . . he was, by common consensus, the leading chance.
But the odds . . . $1.85!!! Where has this guy been the past couple of weeks? Did he rob a bank yesterday morning? Did his grandfather die on Saturday night? Where was he when the $3 or even $2.50 was on offer? And what did he think the other 17 runners were lining up for? Just to act as support cast for CDT's starring role? I've backed odds-on chances in my time . . . but never in a race like this, never on a horse untried at the distance, never against such quality opposition. Brother, bring on licensed bookmaking in New Zealand. I'd love to have my board and bag under an umbrella at Ellerslie if there are spendthrifts like this bloke wandering round. Gil ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/9cOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/racebase/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
