Hypothetical Derby Trainer Prop Bet

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Originally Posted by justindew

So you are saying that 5/2 represents the actual odds that should be offered on Pletcher to win the Derby this year?

Pretty much.

As DrugS said, it's the price I have no interest in betting.

If I could have booked Backtalk at 20:1, or even 30:1, it was free money. I bet he was offered MUCH higher on exchanges with nobody biting. That is the Giacomo Factor.