Pretty amazing. He was one of the first colts I threw out. Oh well. Lots of races tomorrow. :-)
I picked the wrong 50-1 “bird” horse! (#17, Summer Bird). I think Summer Bird ran 5th.
2009 Kentucky Derby Past Performances (on pdf):
http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2009/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/derbypps5-2.PDF
Biggest payout I ever got (nothing to write home about, but something meaningful at the time) was when I noticed some claimer in a stakes race where he didn’t belong. Way outclassed. It just seemed too odd and worth a small wager. Of course, later it seemed like it would have been worth a bigger one.