I had a big day at the track today. Only made a single bet. Bet $10 to win, $10 to place, and $10 to show on Ted Oliver and he won at 20-1 odds. Made a little over 300 bucks. Have been betting on Ted Oliver for about three years.
The first time I bet on him I was at the track at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley and I bet $60 to win on him and he won by a lot. It only paid 2-1 and wasn’t a great payout, but it showed that if you had balls you could make some money on this horse. There were a few other times he won or placed for me. When they run him for too high of a purse in the first few races he doesn’t do as well as when they run him for a lower purse and later in the day.
The best thing about him is that when he is on that day, he sometimes can win by a lot.
His past before this race I had bet $30 on him to show , but he came in 4th. I like that he had raced recently and been competitive. Unlike other horses I won a lot on before (Maggie’s Gold for instance) – Ted Oliver seems to place higher the more often they run him, rather than after layoffs.
He had a crummy starting position that time ( on the outside or the inside). Whereas this time he was in the 3 or 4 spots, where its much easier to get a clear lane to run. Most of the time at GGF I recommend to bet on horses starting in the 3 or 4 spot, and avoid betting on horses positioned on the inside or outside positions.
Race 8
Off at: 5:00 Race Type: Starter Allowance
Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward
Purse: $10,500
Distance: Five Furlongs On The Turf
Track Condition: Firm
Winning Time: 57.70
Pgm # – Horse
Win
Place
Show
3
Ted Oliver 40.80 14.40 6.60
4
Whilly Pink 8.40 5.40
8
Preacher’s Bluff 4.40