A Derby for the ages

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The horse wasn't even entered into the field until a few days before the race, right? So starting at that point someone managed to fix the Kentucky Derby before they sang My Old Kentucky Home? How? Did they (you need a they, right?) pay off every other jockey to take a dive, and they all just nicely agreed? And Sonny Leon's amazing navigation through the field at the end was what, pre-orchestrated?

To be fair, I think he was alluding to more of a PEDS situation, then a straight up fix.

I hope to hell, that shoe doesn't drop in the near future.

Hell, 80-1 was probably optimistic odds, considering the situation. Only reason it was likely that low, was because there's always going to be some action on the longest shots in a race like that, from bettors looking to hit Lotto.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

To be fair, I think he was alluding to more of a PEDS situation, then a straight up fix.

I hope to hell, that shoe doesn't drop in the near future.

Hell, 80-1 was probably optimistic odds, considering the situation. Only reason it was likely that low, was because there's always going to be some action on the longest shots in a race like that, from bettors looking to hit Lotto.

He used the phrase "the fix was in." I took that to mean the race was fixed not the horse was doped. If I misinterpreted my mistake.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

He used the phrase "the fix was in." I took that to mean the race was fixed not the horse was doped. If I misinterpreted my mistake.

I'm just guessing based on his Baffert reference in his post.