Has anyone ever made a successful Futures bet?
 

On the 1st round?

I would think Vegas would clean up here.

Maybe a Football bet on your favorite team, but with over a hundred horses, I can't find the CASH to send in.

;)

I haven't, but does anybody have updated odds anywhere?

One hit and one near miss
 

Had Fusaichi Pegasus and scored but also had Empire Maker....

I have made 1 Derby future bet...Rockport Harbor:o

barbero in three pools........

welcome back mn

thanks gpk........i also had a triple crown bet..we all know how that worked out:eek:

Strike the Gold at 25-1 in Feb(i think). Bad value, good result.

I havent made many of them since the '04 (i think) BC i had 3 of the post time favs after i made the bets at least a month in advance and was so pumped to be getting like 7-1 on sightseek and some other good odds on storming home and ten most wanted and we all know how that turned out. I have watched a horse this year named Blackberry Road and posted on him earlier that i got him at 150-1 but do i expect to cash it? No but what the heck i figure if the horse is even in the gate on 1st Sat in May i'll feel like i at least made a good bet and have a chance. I think that future bets are just fun to make and follow the horse and you never know.

HE'S ALIVE!!! Just in time for Tampa, welcome back Matt!!

This might be Hilton's odds... they dont seem right but here they are:


HORSE NAME ODDS
Pyro 11-1
War Pass 11-1
Liberian Fighter 16-1
Court Vision 16-1
Kodiac Kowboy 16-1
Georgie Boy 21-1
Eagle Strike 21-1
Cannonball 21-1
Nownownow 21-1
Old Man Buck 21-1
Z Humor 21-1
Wicked Style 31-1
Leonides 31-1
Maimonides 31-1
Majestic Warrior 31-1
Tale of Ekati 31-1
Rio De La Plata 31-1
Dixie Chatter 31-1
Atoned 31-1
Anak Nakal 31-1
Blackberry Road 31-1
Lantana Mob 31-1
Indian Blessing 31-1
Beresford 41-1
Racecar Rhapsody 41-1
Readys Echo 41-1
Readys Image 41-1
The Roundhouse 41-1
Whatever Whenever 41-1
Why Tonto 41-1
The Leopard 51-1
Unbridled Wish 51-1
Slews Tiznow 51-1
Real Appeal 51-1
Salute the Sarge 51-1
Drill Down 51-1
Prussian 51-1
Cherokee Triangle 51-1
Chitoz 51-1
Etched 51-1
Globetrotter 51-1
Gold Coyote 51-1
Halo Najib 61-1
New Approach 61-1
Texas Fever 61-1
Senor Afortunado 81-1
Shore Do 101-1
Riley Tucker 101-1
Texas Wildcatter 101-1
Soksok 101-1
Spanky Fishbein 101-1
Wall Street Humor 101-1
West Coast Coach 101-1
Overextended 101-1
Paint 101-1
Preachin Man 101-1
Make The Point 101-1
Man of the West 101-1
Little Nick 101-1
Lizard Island 101-1
Luvandgo 101-1
Il Grasole 101-1
Immortal Eyes 101-1
Globalization 101-1
Kanan Dume 101-1
Law Enforcement 101-1
Golden Spikes 101-1
Good Man Dan 101-1
Fed Watcher 101-1
Georgetown 101-1
Commandeered 101-1
Caves Valley 101-1
Dr. Nick 101-1
Crackalackin 101-1
Dazzling Derek 101-1
Betatron 101-1
Big City Man 101-1
Adriano 101-1
Arcaro 101-1
Wise Answer 101-1
Yonegwa 101-1
Mythical Pegasus 201-1

Not so bad. I had Smarty Jones in the 2nd and 3rd pools. Can't remember what the odds were, but nothing remotely approaching 25-1 and I cashed so I can't complain.

War Pass at 11-1 is the biggest bet against in the history of futures, lol...

My father had Giacamo and Afleet Alex, I had Closing Argument and we had nothing on the tri or exacta.:(

No pools back then, straight FB bet

adriano
globalization
chitoz
canonball
and as much as a hate to admit it the lepoard.......those would be mine right now

Smarty Jones at 150-1 and Ghostzapper to win the Classic at 25-1.

If I never hit another in my life I'd be content with those two.

Here's a Link
 

Those Hilton Odds are bogus. Viewfrom vegas.com updates them weekly.

https://www.viewfromvegas.com/Odds_and_Ends.html

Horseplayer Daily also updates them every couple of weeks. I have never cashed. But I did have $50 on The Cliffs Edge at 150-1 made the bet in late November that year. Also had Action This Day a couple of years back at 100-1, he made the the race.

This year I have made 3 future bets. And will probably bet 2 more in early January once I see them on the workout tab.

I had Captain Bodgit at 40-1. Tough beat by Silver Charm.
Same year, I had Arizona at 23-1 in NCAA basketball. Sorry Kentucky, nice cash!
This year I had Georgia at 40-1 in NCAA football. Everything fell inplace except the pollsters bumped the #7 and #8 teams past Georgia at #4.

[kicking myself]He was 75-1 at Winn two weeks ago....[/kicking my self] :eek:

Me and a buddy of mine do a handful every year, fully realizing that it's a bad bet. It's just fun to try and pick out a derby horse early. We only take them at big odds.

Here's what we have for this year (some bet in Sept. and some in Nov.)

J Be K 75-1
Ready's Echo 100-1
Sangaree 125-1
Major General 125-1
Wicked Style 125-1
Referee 150-1
Eaton's Gift 150-1
Cave's Valley 150-1
Paint 150-1
Aquarian 200 -1

Does anyone know what the odds are for Dennis of Cork (if he's even listed)?

I've already missed the wedding with Denis of Cork. Loved him first time out and couldn't get to the track that day.

I'd take some of that 150-1 on Referee...!

The fact that Borel took the ride when he had very little history with the trainer and Nafzger had a horse in the race was a big tip-off that he can run. . . He showed a lot of maturity in his debut. . .

giacomo in the first pool-i recall he was 24-1 or something like that. didnt use him derby day

Yea,I think brotha stick figure on TVG had him too(and got less than if he had played him Derby Day.)

Denis of Cork wasn't listed as of 11/20, but after that win, I'm sure he was added. I'm guessing he's around the 75-1 range at Wynn.

I had Barbaro Offshore at Pinnacle..

Where did you bet these at I would be all over Referee and Aquarian at those odds.

That was the most impressive maiden win I've seen probably this year. Just like you said, for Borel to take him wide and to choose him over a Nafzger colt, and a good looking one at that, says a lot about what Borel thinks of the horse. Throw in the fact that his connections (who don't usally go out and spend 250,000) just bought him as a 2 year old in training says something as well.

By the way, hes currently 125-1 at the Wynn.

Giacomo
 

played giacomo very early at 50-1 because a good friend of the owner, paul loducca, who was the catcher for the marlins at the time gave him out as a good thing on believe it or not hank goldbergs radio show. thank you paul!

I noticed New Approach on the Hilton list at 61/1.
Is there actually talk that he might come over?

I'll take Eaton's Gift for $25.00 !

I got Referee and Aquarian last week at Wynn.
My father lives in Nevada, so I have him stop by the Wynn occasionally and check the odds for me.