Get Paid At The 1/2 Mile Pole

[SentToStud]

Tomorrow at Calder you can select the horse in the 6th race to be in the lead at the 1/2 mile pole and wager on it as the 5th race. I haven't seen everything yet but getting closer.

[robfla]

shouldn't alvarado be on the lead ( #3 )? who do you like to have the lead at that point?

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by robfla

shouldn't alvarado be on the lead ( #3 )? who do you like to have the lead at that point?

I haven't looked at any replays yet but I'd take the 2, Keene Road. IMO, all Rosemary is half decent at is the front going long and they've sent the horse three of the four times he's been dropped. From the inside, especially, I'd guess he gets sent. With the rain, it looks like another Extreme Day slopfest.

[hi_im_god]

does anyone know does this works?

did they install a finish line camera on the backstretch for the race? how are they going to determine the winner if it's a head bob?

given that you can bet on a race within a race doesn't that raise questions about which race a horse was entered for? what instructions is the trainer giving the jockey? which finish line are they aiming for? if a connection can make money betting on a horse to run in a fashion that compromises their chances of winning the (1 mile) race why wouldn't they do that?

i'm not sure i want to bet on a race with multiple finish lines.

[mes5107]

Is there a purse offered for the first horse to cross the halfway point? I get the gist of it, most of the time it is easy to predict the frontrunners early in the race, but is this bet legit?

[robfla]

Originally Posted by mes5107

Is there a purse offered for the first horse to cross the halfway point? I get the gist of it, most of the time it is easy to predict the frontrunners early in the race, but is this bet legit?

The CRC website shows the purse for the 5th race as $1.00. So I am assuming no purse on that race


there is win and exacta betting only in that "race"