bet a horse cause of name
 

has anyone bet on a horse cause his name was the same as a friend.
the 3rd. race at toga today the four horse his name digger. played him to win in honor of my friend who past away in 1979. digger paid 22.00 to win.

i never have, but i'm waiting for this horse to run named the green monkey. i'm all over his ass when he runs. i love that name!

he was supposed to run in the belmont

A friend of mine does just that and I have seen her play every race at 3 tracks in Las Vegas and hit more winners than any player I know. It's all about cashin the ticket.

It's a fine question, because it is an irrational way of selectinng a winner, hence, a disgrace to a handicapper. Yet, most gamblers(?) believe in such things as streaks, luck and fate

In my opinion, one has to play Names if they have a strong association to you and others involved in your life.

Laugh if you will

I played a horse at Keeneland one time named 'our sophia' for a friend of mine....she won. I know it paid pretty good but I can't remember the odds.

but thats pretty much the only time I've done it....I often see names in the program that I would bet just because I love the name....but I know better.

In my opinion, one has to play Names if they have a strong association to you and others involved in your life.

Laugh if you will[/quote]

I'll agree with that.

I saw a guy dump about $12,000 at Batavia Downs on a horse called "Meadow Gold" because of his daughter. Didn't work out that day for him. Unfortuantely I don't know what the hell happed to that guy in the end, and I will forever hate Journey for it...

I played a trotter in New Zealand named Tomfisher because my Uncle Tom is an avid fisherman. Won and paid like 47 bucks or something (on the dollar). I had like $5 on him, nice payday!

Granted it was New Zealand dollars....

I had a 5 dollar exacta box Digger and Bill's Place, and wouldn't you know the heavy fricken chalk couldn't even get 2nd. Made me sick.

New Zealand? 123 is rubbing off you way too much...

Ha!

--Dunbar

I wonder if I'm the only one who actually got this...

I dropped $20 to win on a horse named Max Power watching a Santa Anita simulcast one day. The night before I was watching the Simpsons when homer took on the alias Max Power...the horse won by open lengths at 13-1

I think he's scheduled to run on Travers Day, and he'll probably be 1-5.

Takes very little to amuse guys like us, doesn't it?

If I recall, The guy's name was Tony S
:D

My sister bet a horse named Dickey Rickey b/c her oldest son is named Richard. She bet $10 win and he paid like $25 on $2 tkt.

Another friend plays the horse's names instead of looking at a form. She usually shows a profit.:)