Placing a cheap Place, Show, Win Bet at Churchill Downs

 Okay, so we went to Churchill Downs when our Rose Hill family came to visit. I'm not going to lie....I truly like watching the horses and the thrill of placing a bet! I won't go too often as I'm already I may gamble away our house. HOWEVER, I usually place $.50 to $2.00 on a bet. I'm not losing the big bucks any time soon.

I usually place a $2.00 bet for a Win, Place or Show. This means whatever horse I select has to come in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. This is a total of a $6.00 bet. I usually let the Jedi Knights pick a horse and place money for them to. Obe Wan is more cautious with my money whereas the J-Bird would bet the car! Apparently, I was feeling brave. I was going to up my bet to $20 TOTAL dollars! I told the lady at the gambling window---$20 Place/Show/Win for #3. He was picked to win and the odds were 2/1. She tells me my total will be $60. WWWWWWHAT? Yep, when you say $20 it means across the board unless you specify differently.

You can only imagine how intent on that race I was. WOWZERS. #3 stayed in the last freaking place till 2 seconds before the race was over and pulled ahead and won it all. DARN. Why didn't I bet $1000????

I won back all my expenses for the day, including lunch and the general admission tickets. All in all a valuable lesson was learned. I had a good, no great, day at the tracks!