Play Kentucky Derby 2018, KSR Style

[Darrell KSR]

Rules are simple--you have $100 pretend KSR-bucks to wager on the Derby. Person with the most money remaining after the race wins.

One year somebody (Oledon?) said they took the $100 and put it in their pocket. As I recall, they won the contest that year. Badrose won it one year with a $330 day, as I recall. I don't recall huge wins; his may have been the best. Thedonnie123 won last year with $181, nipping Doc's $180. (His secret was he kept $10 in his pocket, only wagered $90, won $171. Clever.)

We'll use the correct odds, but here are the current ones, courtesy of Bovada. If you play early, watch for scratches (unless you just want a refund) so you can place another wager.

2018 Kentucky Derby Odds and Post Positions
The 144th Kentucky Derby will take place at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, May 5th. Here is a look at the competing field, along with their post positions and 2018 Kentucky Derby odds:

Post Position Horse Trainer Jockey Odds
1 Firenze Fire Jason Servis Paco Lopez 66/1
2 Free Drop Billy Dale Romans Robby Albarado 33/1
3 Promises Fulfilled Dale Romans Corey Lanerie 40/1
4 Flameaway Mark Casse Jose Lezcano 50/1
5 Audible Todd Pletcher Javier Castellano 5/1
6 Good Magic Chad Brown Jose Ortiz 9/1
7 Justify Bob Baffert Mike Smith 13/4
8 Lone Sailor Tom Amoss James Graham 50/1
9 Hofburg Bill Mott Irad Ortiz Jr. 16/1
10 My Boy Jack Keith Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux 33/1
11 Bolt d'Oro Mick Ruis Victor Espinoza 11/1
12 Enticed Kiaran McLaughlin Junior Alvarado 25/1
13 Bravazo D. Wayne Lukas Luis Contreras 33/1
14 Mendelssohn Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore 9/2
15 Instilled Regard Jerry Hollendorfer Drayden Van Dyke 50/1
16 Magnum Moon Todd Pletcher Luis Saez 7/1
17 Solomini Bob Baffert Flavien Prat 14/1
18 Vino Rosso Todd Pletcher John Velazquez 14/1
19 Noble Indy Todd Pletcher Florent Geroux 25/1
20 Combatant Steve Asmussen Ricardo Santana Jr. 100/1

*Odds in table as of May 1, 2018

[Darrell KSR]

OK, guys...expecting to see folks start placing their wagers. Get it in before post time tomorrow..

[UKFlounder]

$50 to win on Audible
$25 to win on Solomini
$25 to place on Justify

[badrose]

All on Justify to win.

[Doc]

50 on Audible to Place
25 on Bolt to win
25 on Mendelson to win

[Doc]

All on Justify.

to do what? Run, finish, take a dump on the track????

[Darrell KSR]

$30 on My Boy Jack to Show
$30 on Lone Sailor to Show
$40 on Justify to Win

[blueboss]

$15 exacta box ($90), I think that’s right.
Justify
Good Magic
Free Drop Billy

... might hang on to the extra $10




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[BigBluePappy]

I like the $15.00 exacta box idea, boss.

Lone Sailor
My Boy Jack
Justify

$10.00 to win, Noble Indy

[catmanjack]

$15 exacta box
Audible
Vino Rosso
Bolt d' Oro
$10 on Audible to Win

[Darrell KSR]

to do what? Run, finish, take a dump on the track????

lol.

Official interpretation will be to Win, for lack of a choice.

P.S. - Doc, did you see this?

Superintendent poops on track:

http://www.nj.com/education/2018/05/...ns_as_que.html

[kingcat]

20 across on Hofburg
20 to win on My Boy Jack
10/10 Place\Show Solomini

That said...all things being equal (mud and all), Justify will win the thing by five lengths or better.
A triple Crown caliber horse imo.

[Darrell KSR]

I'm sorta bummed about My Boy Jack...thought I'd get a deal on a cheap show ticket, but just checked and odds have dropped from 30-1 to 5-1. Liked him before the track got muddy, and liked him even more now--as do many others lol.

[Darrell KSR]

Any idea which horses are the best swimmers? I'm hearing you guys in the area are in a flood type status. Looking forward to watching it.

[dan_bgblue]

Justify $60.00 to win, place or show. Is that a legit bet?

$40.00 food , drink and an umbrella

[kingcat]

Justify $60.00 to win, place or show. Is that a legit bet?

$40.00 food , drink and an umbrella

Thats twenty across (win, place, AND show), and hot dog/beer/plastic poncho at the track. And that's 90's prices.

Pretty legit.

[VirginiaCat]

Audible and Bolt D'Oro Exacta box.

[badrose]

That was fun.

[Darrell KSR]

This goes for everybody, but please check me on my numbers. I'm not very good at this. Some would say I'm not very good at anything, and they wouldn't be all wrong, either lol.

Badrose walks away with $390!

All on Justify to win.

Winner.

[Darrell KSR]

$75

$50 to win on Audible
$25 to win on Solomini
$25 to place on Justify

Winner.

[Darrell KSR]

50 on Audible to Place
25 on Bolt to win
25 on Mendelson to win

oops. Sorry, thought Audible placed and Good Magic Showed, and it was reversed.

[Darrell KSR]

$156. Didn't even pay for my gas to get there!

$30 on My Boy Jack to Show
$30 on Lone Sailor to Show
$40 on Justify to Win

Winner.

[Darrell KSR]

$15 exacta box
Audible
Vino Rosso
Bolt d' Oro
$10 on Audible to Win

Oops. Not sure what I saw there. No Justify winner = no winner.

[Darrell KSR]

$78 + 60 + 44, and KSR comped the food, drink and provided our own ponchos so he didn't need the umbrella, so we're giving back the $40.

Total $222. Fun day at the track, albeit a little wet, and a little profit to show for it.

Justify $60.00 to win, place or show. Is that a legit bet?

$40.00 food , drink and an umbrella

Winner.

[Darrell KSR]

$522 + 10 = $532

$15 exacta box ($90), I think that’s right.
Justify
Good Magic
Free Drop Billy

... might hang on to the extra $10




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NICE! Exacta winner.

[Darrell KSR]

Let's get these graded.

[Darrell KSR]

I show Blueboss the big winner walking away with $532, and badrose another nice day with $390 right behind him.

Dan had a good profitable day with $222, and I managed to do a little better than break even with $156.

Flounder cut his losses with a $75 winner, and everybody else just enjoyed the history!

Thanks for playing, all. If I miscalculated, let me know.

[blueboss]

First time I’ve hit a derby horse since, Mine That Bird...

Fun day...


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