Iconic gambler Barney Curley has done it again whenever a 9000- 1 shot on four horses came through (Image: The Guardian)
There is nothing quite like the feeling of hitting a double that is daily choose six or other big accumulator at the race track, especially when that final horse comes in to complete your once-in-a-lifetime payday. But while there were some epic wins during the period of horse history that is racing few compare to the story that played out this week in the UK as four horses linked to famous gambler Barney Curley pulled down shocking victories that may have cost bookmakers millions.
Long Odds on Four Horses
The story started on Tuesday night, as odds began arriving for a number of Wednesday’s races. There have been four horses in all, each coming down a long layoff to race at fairly long odds. Horses Eye associated with Tiger and Indus Valley were both 20-1 longshots, while Seven Summits and Low Key had been more fairly priced at 7-1. A $1 accumulator bet on all four horses to win would have earned a bettor around $13,000 at Bet365, if the bets came in at just the right time when all four races were on the board and the odds were as favorable as possible in any case.
Estimates of exactly how much money was lost by bookmakers through the four not likely winners varied greatly. One spokesman for Paddy Power said that the industry-wide hit could happen since great as £15 million ($24. (mehr …)