Over $100,000 in Show Bets Lost At the Start, Charles Town Races

Gamblers who wagered over $100,000 to show on favorite Boss Magician in the first race at Charles Town Races in West Virginia Feb. 1, 2017, saw their money go up in smoke right at the start when the horse stumbled coming out of the gate and threw jockey Wesley Ho to the ground. The rider was not injured.

[@davidpark3105]

This happened in Santa Anita too. I bet $20 on a horse to show. Someone dropped $300K on the favorite and it changed the odds on all the other horses dramatically! My horse was still 6 to 1 but the show still paid like $22.00. I remembered that I got paid over $200 for a show bet on $20 bucks!

[@leobowman8149]

I was once betting a race at indiana grand, and for some reason they didn't shut down show betting when the field was scratched down to 4. Anyway, somebody drops 90,000 on the 2/5 favorite as they're approaching the gate. I was already playing against the favorite and when I saw the 90k pop up in the show pool, you couldn't miss it with 4 horses, I put 2 dollars to show on the other 3 horses. The favorite goes off at 2/5 and finishes 4th of 4. I made $35, $150 and $175 off of the three 2 dollar show bets. I hope the guy could afford to lose it lol.

[@Xxx12344]

Gee that wasn’t a fix.

[@kg-xt4hg]

you dont know the horse stumbled?......you people think it was on purpose?........geez......real geniuses

[@jeffj6815]

Same garbage happened to me 2 weeks ago at Evangeline Downs. 5/2 favorite I keyed in my trifecta bucked his rider at the start. 28-1 beat 50-1 beat 4-1. I was salty as Hell.

[@billclancy4436]

Welcome to the party, pal.

[@JoeKoOhNo]

The surest way to guarantee the favorite finishes out of the money.

[@dfygoh3215]

same thing at Delta Downs some 15 years ago , horse favorite 1-9 six furlongs loses jockey at start

[@therealmac4940]

Lmao crazy i was jus tellin my girl how i bet acouple horses to show and made some money. i never bet show bt i did when i saw someone had plunged a big show bet on the num 1 who was 2-5 i think at the time i jumped in and bet the 4 and the 5 to show and couldnt have gotten luckier. when the gate opened i was in awe tht the num 1 horse had stumbled and lost his jockey, i couldnt believe it i felt like the luckiest guy in the world lol

[@dougallen4046]

Luckiest guy or biggest liar, take your pick.

[@darrell7847]

Isn't this funny that it only happens to a BIG favorite? You never see the jockey flying off a 50-1 shot? Wonder why????????????

[@TR-vr5pz]

it does happen douchebag---just the big favorites get noticed

[@tomdubrish7557]

Worst racing, crooked jockeys, one nog joke