Dear High Roller,
Thanks for the helpful response.
To answer your question, I am interested because often, when one sees unusual bets, there ends up being a very interesting story behind it even if the story is not nefarious. I assume you are an astute follower of the game, so you would be aware of all the stories that have arisen behind unusual bets over the last 6 or 7 years. In the mid-90s in the Big Cap, a horse\'s odds dropped sharply in the last blink. The horse went on to win, and it came out that the owner (a scottish fellow) had just decided to liven things up and bet an extra half a million on his horse (he ended up winning more on his bet than he did in winning the purse money). I think the horse was Urgent Request (but I am not sure). Nothing was ever believed to be nefarious there, but I recall the news articles on the fellow being very interesting.
Your explanation is a little off as the horse was not the favorite when the bet was made and only became the favorite after the bet was registered. That is sort of what makes it more interesting.
As far as worrying about bad beats or trying to make a big score, while that is certainly a part of the game, the game also has some interesting ins and outs. People (maybe not you) like to sometimes discuss these things even if they do not have a bearing on the financial results. If people are not interested, they will not add anymore to the thread and it will just disappear. Isn\'t that cool.
Best,
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