CP,

I just heard an american guy on the radio talking about this. I found it a bit hard to understand. The way he explained it, the fact that an outsider won the race actually increased the Place and Show dividend of Smarty Jones. I'm not sure if that's right or how it works. Maybe Glenn has some idea.

Anyway, he also said that the overwhelming majority of punters simply backed Smarty Jones to win and totally ignored Place and Show betting. Apparently it was the most win bets placed on one horse in American racing history.

[ This Message was edited by: sportznut on 2004-06-07 10:51 ]