Longshot Pays $294.50 To Win

Published: October 31, 2014 10:56 am EDT

When announcer Howard Oil gave his last call in Monticello Raceway’s ninth race on Thursday, October 30, he shouted “bombs away” to describe Edgar’s trotting victory.

Edgar’s odds on the board were 99-1, which are the largest numbers that are able to be posted on the Mighty M tote board. However, the horse’s actual odds were 146-1, which produced a $294.50 win payoff for every two-dollar wager.

Driven by Jimmy Marohn Jr., Edgar was third at the top of the stretch and rallied for a one-length victory over 27-1 Montana Steel (Jim Taggart Jr.) in the 2:02.1 mile. The 6-1 exacta combination paid a whopping $1,374.00.

Of course, odds of that magnitude aren’t normal. In this case they were precipitated by the failure of 1-9 shot Catman Dudes inability to get away trotting.

Owned by Robert Dineman and trained by Delores Basilone, the upset produced Edgar’s first victory of the season after 18 previous starts.

As big as the payoff was, it was not the biggest ever at Monticello. That honour belongs to Cam Can Kadandy and driver Greg Annaloro, who won and returned $377.00 on September 26, 2012.

(With files from Monticello)

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