If you hadn't heard, tote players were in for a shock last week at Hollywood Park in an otherwise nondescript weekday race. It seems the winner had gone off at 9-2 when he crossed the wire. Shortly thereafter, it was discovered that the horse was actually 3-5. The princely sum of $118,000 had been bet on him squarely in the nose in the last minute at a small off track facility in Lewiston, Maine. The betting, ALL PERFECTLY LEGAL, didn't show up on the tote until after the race, again, ALL PERFECTLY LEGAL. Despite the appparant legalities, the California Horse Racing board has launched an investigation. At the root of the investigation is why such a monster sum was bet on such a seemingly inconsequential race at an off track site at the other end of the country. While this is all PERFECTLY LEGAL, it does play havoc with tote board players to be sure!
Tote Problem At Hollypark
- Thread starter ferdville
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man that would hurt,bettin a 9/2 at post only to get 3/5 must have been a minor riot at hp that day.have noticed the tote changing after the race goes off has not hurt like that though!guess thats the price we pay for this computer age................
The track is doing a very good job at keeping the lid on this one. It has only been reported with a line or two at the end of aritcles here and there. I will keep everyone posted on the details if anything else surfaces. I can't recall anything like this happening before. But with the future of horse racing looking right down the barrel at off track wagering, this has some pretty big implications.
