Whats your biggest win? [Archive] - Trackwinners/Horseracing

ken

01-23-2006, 02:09 PM

http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChart.cfm?TID=BM&CTRY=USA&DAY=D&DT=01/20/2006&STYLE=EQB&RACE=5&BorP=B
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I lost $16 then $12 betting this day, then this race I bet the 3 longshots - wet fast, Baze 8 post, winner by Dixieland Band/ AP Indy had the 1 post and 7 pound bug weight. Fun win because it was a 5 1/2 instead of a route! Sometimes longshots just beg to be bet, win or lose!LOL!

mop38

01-24-2006, 04:01 AM

We used to go to Garden State Park for night racing.
Today it's torn down and will become the "downtown" area for a new city known as Cherry Hill. The land became more valuable than pounding hooves.
I had a hot streak of picking Pick 3's. I hit some for $400.00, One for over $600.00.
One night I had two of three going, and the longest shot left to win.
Thankyou Felix Ortiz, he came through! Just like he did on that longshot at Philly Park yesterday!
The board flashed the price for my $2.00 ticket....$968.00.

Steve

01-24-2006, 06:56 AM

Feels good don't it....

Steve

TW

ranchosantiago

01-24-2006, 07:09 AM

January 21,2006

Did not bet made $41,250.00 less trainer and jockey fees @ Bay Meadows 8th
race called " The Burlingame " I watched on line with my daughter and did the touchdown dance looking like a fool in front of her, but boy that felt really good ! Thanks for letting me gloat !

Steve

01-24-2006, 07:41 AM

I feel your Love for the sport. I will never forget my first BIG win. nothing like it...

Steve
TW

trifecta mark

01-25-2006, 08:08 AM

I caught a pick 4's at the breeder's Cup when Tisnow nosed out Giant's Causeway in the final leg. Yield $7000. I was a pretty happy camper since my investment was just shy of $100. I have had a couple of nice "signers" $$$ at Tampa Bay Downs and Keeneland when avoiding a vulnerable favorite. Most fun was when I had a $5000 super from Hawthorne split up with my buddies at the bar of our simulcast venue once. I put the ticket together and we had a great half hour of cocktails and high fives!

McSchell_Racing_Inc

02-17-2006, 07:13 PM

This may be boring to you, I got a phone call on a fri afternoon,My friend knew I was looking for a horse, This horse was in on a sun and he said I could have the horse for 2 k now OR 5k after the race, I bought him for 2 k..Horse ran that sunday and finished 3rd ...I talked my wife into riding him,He went 5 1/2 furlongs, Couldnt find him with a search warrant, Lisa gets off him and says to me "Run him 2 turns..10 days later at 25-1,Phil Salman tells them he is starting to get away ..She won by 4,Im not a bettor but I did bet 50 that day, He paid 50 bucks, Not only that.. I got the purse and my bet..This guy was given away a pony and works every day at Calder...Was a thrill

Steve

02-17-2006, 07:35 PM

Hey, that story is not boring at all. Great Story and fantastic win!

Steve
TW

Mister Sanderson

02-17-2006, 08:29 PM

Hit a pick 6 this summer at hollywood. i was about $200 up before it started and was determined not to walk out a loser on a pick 6, not a big pick 6 guy..usually to play it how i like it is too much money. but i decided to chuck in $96 dollars playing 3 keys and 4 x 3 x 4 on the other three legs.. i shot the rest into the late pik 4 with 2 keys and a 9 x 5, with some extra money on the favorite in the last race and a horse court rode at 10-1 program.. my key races were like clockwork, very easy, something like $3.60, $6.00, and $9.00 key winners. the other three legs (the races i had multiples were the toughies).. in those i got around a $11, $12, and $18 (that being Court's in the last) horses.. the pick 6 paid around $8800 (big carryover day), and i ended up with like a $5 pick 4 because of Court winning and it payed around $790 for the dollar...overall i won around $12 g's, around $9G's after taxes..truthfully Court made the day for me..
funny day though..i sat at home and my 2 buddies watched each race with me..first couple of races getting the knuckle clash, the next to with us picking up the volume a little and some "high fives.." the last 2 races a drunken roar.. I know the neighbors heard "Hit that son-of-a-bitch Johnny.." and broken furniture.. FUN DAY!!

vicmac

02-18-2006, 11:09 AM

the best hit i had, was a 24.00 tri box at penn national it paid back 3,700 for a dollar. pretty decent hit!!!!!!

mitex

02-18-2006, 03:48 PM

The biggest win I ever had was $2030 on a 10 cent super. Wish I had the $1 bet.

baldeagle

02-19-2006, 07:13 AM

Can we count a week as a big hit? If so here it is. My wife and I use to be "connected". First word was from a bookie and paid $30.00. Later in the week from another source another paid $20.00. It snowballed from there and we got three in a row with the last coming from the shed row and was a key to the double and paid $32.20. We collected over $1800 on that one alone. To sum it all up we did not cash a pay check for 5 weeks and paid cash for one of them new Ford Mustangs. Have no idea what it would be in todays dollars but this happened many moons ago in 1965. Thanks for the platform for an old geezer Steve.

Rudy

02-19-2006, 08:12 AM

Last year I played a $1 super straight at TBD 11th race MSW 4y.o.
CodeNameFlirt 15.20 5.40 3.60
Truly the Best 3.60 2.40
Glamorama 2.10
$1 Paid 2300.00 and guess who got 4th
:) Janet DelCastillo #12 1st time starter about 40-1

prinzeugen1a

02-19-2006, 12:53 PM

first off i am new to horse racing so i am not very good at betting horses, but my biggest win was 2000 dollars on a 10 exacta at beulah park in grove city ohio. i got lucky on this one

McSchell_Racing_Inc

02-19-2006, 01:56 PM

I forgot about his one, I bought a horse off B Mott at the end of GP a couples of years back, Paid 3k for the horse,Ran him msw on the turf at Calder purse 23k...He won by 5 and payed 12 bucks..Im not a bettor guys but I do win with longshots because Im a small name trainer..my last 5 starts 3 wins..85 bucks 32 bucks 7.00 bucks the fourth start won but was dq"d to second, She went off at 7 to one..

ken

02-19-2006, 02:12 PM

You sound like you like to buy horses privately- a you get a great deal! Are these just ones that have not won in a long time but are fit and need the right race placement? Or do you take some cheapies and heal them up with a layoff?
Maybe as a small trainer you go more for the win than just making the day rate?
Continued success!

Rudy

02-19-2006, 03:38 PM

welcome Prinzeugenia we're all here to learn congrats on you hit!!!!!!

Mister Sanderson

02-19-2006, 11:48 PM

I remember my worst beats much more than my best winners... I guess ive had more practice at losing..

Track Atty

02-19-2006, 11:53 PM

Steve: This past Saturday, my friend and I hit the Magna 5 for $3,600+ and we co-selected the picks for the 5 races. We bought four tkts for a total purchase of $240.00. On my own, two years ago at Delaware Park I hit a trifecta that paid almost $2,300. Cost on that bet was $36.00 and it went like this 123/12345/12345. Not the actual winning numbers, just showing how I wheeled my selections.

Track Atty

Steve

02-19-2006, 11:56 PM

Those are some nice hits on low dollar tickets. Very nice ROI.

Congratulations to you and friend.

Steve
TW

sace5326

02-20-2006, 12:38 PM

back in the late 70's i was stationed at dover afb and went to the trotter track there,played a trifecta box,it paid off $5400.by the way didnt have any idea what i was doing with those trotters but i guess you call it dumb luck

scott

Todd Jones

02-20-2006, 03:39 PM

I won 1600 on a Superfecta, with only the first 2 horses correct.
I won 900 dollars off a straight Tri and straight Exacta. 2 dollars bet.
Off the subject. I won 2500 on a quarter slot machine.

Thanks.

Todd

harleyrider48035

02-24-2006, 10:14 AM

My largest win to date happened at OLD Arlington Park with Phil Georgeff calling the race in a fog so thick he couldn't call them into the turn. Anyone who knows Phills call he always said "Here they come spinning outa the turn" On this day he actually said I don't know. When they crossed the line I saw a blur and was thinking it was my top horse. When the board lit I knew it was cashing a 90,000 tri taking the whole pool

reman12000

02-24-2006, 10:53 AM

My biggest win was $33,451.50 at Yonkers raceway Aug 15th 1998. I ripped out the page out of the otb program and kept it as a souvenir. I was only 14years old when I won that; now i'm 21, off course that wasn't legal gambling age but I used my dad's automated phone account to bet and make bets for him so I just pressed the keypad buttons to play races, so no need to talk to anyone. That's still the way I bet now thru the phone as I have gotten mighty quick making the bets like that. I wrote down info about the race on the page I kept. It came in 3-7-6 and odds were 40/1-38/1-18/1 only spent $8 in that race.
Edit: Forgot to mention that the $33 grand was for $3 trifecta as that was how much to get a whole tri use to cost at Yonkers back then. I only played it for a $1 so I won like $11,000 but after taxes I only collected $8,000 something. Damn taxes took like close to $3k from me lol.

deltasports

02-24-2006, 07:17 PM

Tampa Bay Downs Was Taking The National Pick 7 Which Had 7 Stake Races From 7 Major Tracks Around The Country..it Lasted 7 Weeks As It Was'nt Very Popular And The Handle Dropped Off Each Week As Bettors Found Out That Its Tough To Hit A Pick 7
The Third Last Week Sept 24 1994 I Invested $48 Ticket And I Hit It. Paid $133,400 But I Only Had 1/2

Of It For $1...i Hit It In The Sports Gallery And They Told The Management That There Was Only One Ticket To Be Paid Off In The State Of Florida And It Was At Tampa Bay Downs..havent Had A Winner Since...well Almost

OTBernie

02-25-2006, 08:59 AM

I'm a first time poster.
On a Saturday in January 1986, after a heavy night of drinking, I staggered into a local OTB to make a bet.
I placed one $2 wager on the pick six at Aqueduct and proceeded to go to the bar that I frequented the night before for a healer or two.
The races were heard live on the local OTB channel.
I made it through the first 3 races and come to the 4th leg, my horse finished second but Hold All Tickets, a stewards inquiry was lodged against the winner along with a jockey objection.
Low and behold my horse was moved up.
My 7th race horse wins. Now I'm pacing back and forth and my heart is pounding rapidly.
Angel Cordero boots home my 8th race winner and the celebration begins.
I split the pick 6 with 2 other people. My winning was $27,000, $22,500 after taxes etc.
What a great feeling it was!!
I love to see people win and love to read success stories as well.
Good luck to all !!

Bernie

mister zesterhouse

02-25-2006, 09:19 AM

My biggest win recently was a $5 WIN TICKET on a 1-20.

TenCentSuper

03-06-2006, 05:39 PM

I see this thread is pretty old, but I just found it today and hell if I'm going to pass up the chance to gloat. October 17 last year I hit a dime super at Remington Park from an OTB for $1776.65. I don't care if people consider this bet the nickel slots of the horse racing industry, I love em. I've connected on a few in the mid-3 figs to beat the tax man too. Biggest one-day hit I had was at Turf Paradise from an OTB on a $1335 tri which I had for $3. I played a dollar box and backed it up with a straight $2 tri for just a shade under $2 grand. I hit 6 signers since 02 which is nothing for a lot of guys but it's pretty sweet for a shlub like me.

Rudy

03-06-2006, 08:31 PM

hit a Pick3 at Santa Anita a $4.00 bet the first horse $35.00 THE second $9.00 and the 3rd was $40.oo the $1.00 p3 was $1200.00

ronwins

03-06-2006, 09:55 PM

I've had bigger wins over the years but my very first big score that I'd never forget was on March 2nd. 1970, it was a Monday, big day for racing back then, with no Sunday racing.

let me back up a bit...back to that Saturday, i guess it was feb.28th.
my brother "Butch" gave me a win/place bet on a horse.
I like the horse too & booked the place bet & played it all to win,
...his horse PLACED & paid something like 9.00 ...
the Double hat day was 9 & 9

now on Monday Butch goes to he track with me & a couple of the boys,
...he's mad because i haven't paid him yet.

I play the 7/9 double...I leave the window & go outside near the Finnish line & look at the tote board...the 9 in the first race is 99-1, something CLICKED in my head & I RAN back to the Window & played 9&9 for the double & 9 to win.
...just got the bet in & off they went...

#9 won for fun...paid 126.40, I paid my brother off after the race.
...my very 1st. 100 dollar horse,
but Waite...i still had a live double with the #9,
...ya you guessed it #9 "I'm Surger Pie" running fastest of them all was the call, (by race announcer Jim Hanna)
he paid 11.40 to win & my double paid $1,226.00 for a $2.00 bill

I can't remember the $100 horses name(:

BTW the track was the old Narragansett Park in Rhode Island

deltasports

03-06-2006, 10:02 PM

Narragansett> Great Track...many Champions Raced Over That Track...i Thought It Was The Best In New England...

ronwins

03-06-2006, 10:12 PM

Narragansett> Great Track...many Champions Raced Over That Track...i Thought It Was The Best In New England...

yeah...they ran nights at the end, and after they closed it became a flea market...I went once just to see it & could not stand it!!!
It's and Industrial Park now...

deltasports

03-07-2006, 10:04 AM

ronwins

03-07-2006, 04:05 PM

If You Came Out Of The Front Entrance & Turned Right & Crossed The Street Down A Few Blocks There Was A Small Drug Store That If U Were A Horseman He Would Sell U Anything U Needed>>
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For Your Horse Or Horses..that Was In 1964..wonder If Its Still There

well I started playing the horses in 1965/ may...ish,
...don't know about the Drug store back then...but do known ANYTHING can happen & did HAPPEN at the track On & off...

the LONG parking lot entrance & exit to ...what was it "Pawtucket Ave going north & south...was a phone booth...we used the phone booth to play the CALL back home to Connecticut bookies!

When I left the track I drove straight across pawtucket ave & through the projects going the back way to Providence..and eventually back to ct in those days when I didn't live in Providence RI

gestalt

03-09-2006, 04:25 AM

Just curious about our users biggest wins. If anyone would like to gloat, here is your chance. Post your big wins for all to see.

AdminNice 9100 win at Laurel, 3990 win at finger lakes, 2800 win at PHL, 5800 win at Big A, been so close to those huge ones in the breeders cup, just won't spend the money to cover all the angles, just a $1.00 bet person. I have the w-2g forms as proof. I have invented that single number system Mr. Beyer writes about in his book.

Darren

03-18-2006, 03:45 PM

My biggest hit was a horse called Ritchie's Girl, Mike Luzzi was on the horse for Bruce Levine, this was back in 1999, the horse looked like crap in the daily racing form but I knew that Luzzi was riding hot for Levine so I put 20 win and 20 place on the horse, horse paid 55 for win and like 27.50 for place, I was so happy that day, I still remember screaming after the race to my dad that I was rich, I guess to me that was considered being rich hitting over 700 dollars...

SteveL

03-18-2006, 06:02 PM

bettowin

03-18-2006, 06:33 PM

Biggest single win with the horses was a $12,400 trifecta at mountaineer in 2004. Got a return of $6200 for $1 before taxes. Bet a $12.00 ticket. That is my normal bet for a trifecta.
Three horses over same three horses with two different running 3rd

deltasports

03-18-2006, 09:13 PM

Wheeled Lure on top in exactas, for $50.00 dollars, to every horse but the favorite and second and third choices, when Lure one his first Breeder's Cup race. Payout was $2,500.00 per every $5.00. (When I wheel, I call it an "almost wheel" -- I never wheel on top of the first three favorites: kills the price. In the Lure race, the "field" ran 2nd! That was my biggest score. Do not play serial bets, but focus on single races that I can crush. In the long run, the Pick 6 is a losing proposition.)

WAS THAT THE RACE THAT PARADISE CREEK RAN SECOND
AND HE WAS 30-1 FROM THE 11 POST POSITION AND WAS PART OF THE FIELD ??????? HE SHOULD OF BEEN NO MORE THAN 7-1....I THINK THAT WAS THE MILE BC GR1 IN OCT 1992..SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY TO ME..WELL ALMOST

Jerfi

07-08-2006, 10:22 AM

One win that was not my biggest, but was, perhaps, one of my biggest surprises ....

On July 4, 1981, I was at Charlestown ... and on a whim, bet a 7/4/1 triple ticket key for $2 .... the 7/4/1 was for July 4, 1981 .... I didn't even know who was running, because it was not one of the races that I would normally bet. Turned out the winner, #7 was a shipper that paid $72 to win... and the triple was $750!

FPnvdr

07-08-2006, 04:59 PM

my biggest win was calling wrong number at PENN NATIONAL looking at tote seeing my pick was a 30 -1 outsider.lights were flashing on tote,gate was loadinng,kept ticket and watched 30-1 bomber win by about 10 lengths.couldn't stop laughing shoulda been a $5 loser.

Charliedog

07-08-2006, 06:15 PM

My Biggest win was at the Big A
I had the 9th race triple 3x, it paid $5,685. ($17,055)
I was 18 years old, My grandmother cashed it in for me the next day.
She was 65 years old, so we didn't pay taxs back then at the window.
I also had the 4th place horse in the 3rd spot who lost in a photo, his odds were over 50-1.
Some at the track said the triple would have been over $30,000.
I played $14.00 on that race.

vintonotb

07-10-2006, 04:02 PM

had $133.00 win on a horse evening attire .........................

crazybear

07-12-2006, 07:43 AM

I had someone tell me thier horse felt good and it was one i liked also .it was one the turf and i think it was LAD it was the last race and in the race before it i had one of my old time favs longshot running so i played a DD then played ex bothe races keying the ones i liked over 3 horses .Hit the DD for $525-the last race ex for $300 i think it was and had $10 win on both(big time for me) i think the 1st 1/2 of the DD win pd $35 and the last race winner pd $52

also every year i go to the track on my B-day and play my new age forwards and backwards.Hit @ Calder this past year for $220

Mister Sanderson

07-15-2006, 02:39 AM

$2 place on lava man in the Hol gold Cup::;

ryanba

07-15-2006, 07:55 AM

Not much to brag about- a $340 exacta at Belmont

chango55

07-18-2006, 07:59 AM

my biggest win was in del mar. had 1000 to win on a 2 year old (Stormy Jack)

Irishlad

07-21-2006, 04:19 PM

Keeneland 10/27/04

Playing Pk 3's & a Pk 4

R3 2,4/1/2,3,7
R4 1/2,3,7/6,8
R5 2,3,7/6,8/3,7
R6 6,8/3,7/1,4,5

PICK 4

R4 1/2,3,7/6,8/3,7

Race 4 the 1 wins paying $12.00
Race 5 the 7 wins paying $5.80
Race 6 the 8 wins paying $50.60 The Pk3 paid $1893.20
Race 7 the 3 wins paying $3.80 The Pk3 paid $846.20

The Pk 4 1/7/8/3 paid $19,312.40

Grand total for the day $22,051.80

deltasports

07-21-2006, 08:43 PM

WON THE "NATIONAL PIC SEVEN" -- YES I SAID 7 NOT 6

PAID $132,400 RIGHT HERE @ TAMPA BAY DOWNS..
DID IT ON A $48 TICKET..::;

BUT THAT WAS BACK ON SEPT 24TH 1994..
I HAVENT CASHED A TICKET SINCE THEN bh)

Jay bohn

07-21-2006, 09:03 PM

My biggest win was a trifecta on 10/31/04 at Churchill Downs I had a 10-1 over 5-1 and got lucky with a 85-1 running 3rd beating out a 4-5. It paid $3400.00 for $2 but since I had lost my butt off the day before on Breeders Cup I only played a $1. Thought it would have paid more but so far thats my biggest win.

Jerfi

07-22-2006, 04:54 PM

This does NOT qualify as my biggest win... that is posted elsewhere in this thread .... but it seems to be a good place to post a note.

Those of you who read my meanderings know that almost all of my selections pay $4.00 or less ... because I try to pick horses that ARE going to win.... but occasionally, I catch a fortunate one. And that happened, today.

I had selected ARAPAHOE Race 6 # 3 as a 'very high probability winner' ... bet it at 9/5 .. and it went to 4/1 at postime .... Returned $10.20!! I just love surprises like that! :)

RichieC

07-23-2006, 02:58 PM

W O W.....W O W>>>>>>>>>This week-end by far. The July Contest put on by Trackwinners and Mr. Steve. $500 DOLLAR$$$. I could not believe my eyes when I saw The results. Talk about a Blind Hog finding an acorn, W O W. I'm still on cloud 9. Before the results of today, I thought this was a place to learn and share the wonderful sport of sports with knowledgeble people and now I feel even more so. I'm humbled beyond words and so thankful for this site and the patience shown by many of you to a greenie like me. I've read and used so many things found in these forums. T H A N K S. TO ALL OF YOU.

STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES.
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RichieC.

Steve

07-23-2006, 06:31 PM

Thank You..

Steve

horse6761

07-24-2006, 12:56 AM

i hit a pic-6 at santa anita with some
friends 4 guys $100 dollars each it
paid $ 49,500 the horse i wanted won
it for us it paid $79.00 it was a friend,s horse

madmartha

10-29-2006, 01:16 AM

1320. return on a 16.00 investment from one of my rare Pick 4 plays several years back at Sam Houston Park. Rembered the horses having previously run at Lone Star the year before and took a chance with some of the jocks I liked.

However, ever since - I seem to have better luck picking just one horse.

Lucked out when I picked Giacomo when he won the Kentucky Derby not too long ago. Also played the runner-up horse, Closing Arguement who was another big long shot. During that Derby run, I played mostly WPS tickets and made more that way - than exotic combinations. However, had I played the exacta then - would have made 9000.!

derbysalor

10-29-2006, 10:02 AM

$24,000 super at gulfstream (simulcast at Laurel) in January, 1995??? Winner was a horse named Cricket. Invested $86. Paid to have house painted and also to fly a group to florida derby w/week in the Keys. Life is good!

diamondjoe

10-29-2006, 12:04 PM

My story is the biggest win I could have won had I played it.
A few years back, I got off to a hot start and was up about $100, debating on whether or not to play the Magna pick 5. I came up with a $48 dollar ticket but since it was about half of what I won already, I ultimately decided not to play with. Needless to say, I would have had it, and it paid over $80g. after taxes I'm sure it would have been only worth about $70g, but it just goes to show you that you just never know.bh)

jbpegasus

10-29-2006, 04:58 PM

The best or most rewarding play was made last month at Hoosier Park. I played a $1.00 super wheel. 1,7/1,7/1,5,7/3,5,9

the 1 and 7 dead heated fo first, the 5 was 3rd and the 9 forth.

The 1/7/5/9/ payed about $500 and the 7/1/5/9 about $700.

The first and probable the only time I will dead heat on a super.

kflickster

10-30-2006, 09:23 AM

I hit a pick four at Turfway Park for 8500.00 last summer.I had just missed an 11,000.00 pick 3 the week before by a nose.

trackjer

10-30-2006, 11:47 AM

Though it wasn't my biggest win (can't remember what was, something like a 39 - 1 shot couple years ago), my most recent goodie was
Bernardini's 3rd (4th?) race when he paid $27 something - I had a $20
on his nose. Never get those odds on him again. ;;'

danstep43

10-30-2006, 07:47 PM

monarchos/inv. ink exacta 2 1/2 times, 20 Pl Inv. ink and 1/2 of the tri., by far biggest hit . still can't believe Ink got by Congaree!!!!

had Fu-Peg in 2 futures pretty good.

got D-Qed at 'Toga out of a $108K Pik 6 on closing day more than 10 years ago by a 20-1 shot named Decoder on the turf with Pat Day aboard(his only mount) and I hemmed and hawed on him...... Strategic Maneuver was my only single on the tic. in the feature, that was my closest miss!!!!!

diamondjoe

11-01-2006, 08:02 AM

I hit a dead heat exacta once the paid a total of over $350. I only invested a total of $4 too. Had I know, I would have done a $2 box instead and double my returned.

ROICapper

11-01-2006, 09:37 AM

Keeneland 10/11/06

Race 9- 4 horses trifecta box - $ 4,523.40

bettowin

11-03-2006, 10:37 PM

Biggest win $23,000 and $12,000 also a $10,000 and too many payoff's over $600
which I receive too many W2G's. I like the ones that pay $599.00.

riche2004

11-04-2006, 12:04 AM

[quote=admin]Just curious about our users biggest wins. If anyone would like to gloat, here is your chance. Post your big wins for all to see.

Hit the tri at 05 derby $135,000 Afleet Alex with quick pick box $12.00 Did it 20 times $240 The last ticket I looked at was it! Doesn't get much better. I was at the track! First time at the derby! ::; Rich