Are you kidding me!?

[Calzone Lord]

Calder starting head-to-head bet
By Mike Welsch

Calder will institute its newest wager, the Saturday Showdown, beginning with Saturday’s Juvenile Showcase program.

The Saturday Showdown is a head-to-head wager in which a bettor must pick which of two pre-designated horses will finish ahead of the other in the last race on each Saturday card throughout the remainder of the meet. The wager will carry an 18-percent takeout and requires a $1 minimum bet.

“This new wager is easy for fans of all levels to understand and play,” said Calder’s vice president and general manger of racing, John Marshall. “But we expect it to be most appealing to newcomers.”

Marshall said the track’s racing secretary, Mike Anifantis, will determine the two horses involved in the wager each week.

Anifantis has chosen first-time starter Callas and Angel Dreams to go head to head in the inaugural Saturday Showdown in the 13th race on Saturday’s card

http://www.drf.com/news/calder-starting-head-head-bet



Look -- we all know that most of the powers that be in horse racing are easily some of the dumbest motherfucl<ers to ever hold employment in positions above peep show jizm mopper or taco bell floor sweeper.

Every time these worthless pieces of sh!t try something new it only furthers the frontiers of human imbecility.

I'm counting the days until they start falling like flies and are found face down in a bowl of paintchips.


Head-to-head betting with an 18% takeout + breakage .... and you kick it all off with a mother fucl<ing first-time starter in the days only match-up?????

This really takes the cake.

That's how you compete with the football bettor and get the fantasy football players in .... bring 'em in with an attractive bet like 1/5 odds on the maiden VS 4/5 odds on the first-time starter.