I actually watched the Belmont Stakes the other day and came away with many questions:
1) D'Tara was 38 to 1. Big Brown pulled up short with no obvious ailments. I don't know if there was a crime, but this sport certainly provides lots of motive and opportunity.
2) Is there a way for a math guru or scientist to make real money playing the odds in horse races? The odds are based on where people put their money. But, I'd think that the real odds of a given horse winning based on historical or performance factors are quite different. All the horses other than Big Brown in the Belmont field were 6 to 1, 8 to 1, and the winner was 38 to 1. I've got to think that a math professor or data analyst could get rich playing the horses.
3) Why does a 2-minute horserace require 2+ hours of TV time?
1) D'Tara was 38 to 1. Big Brown pulled up short with no obvious ailments. I don't know if there was a crime, but this sport certainly provides lots of motive and opportunity.
2) Is there a way for a math guru or scientist to make real money playing the odds in horse races? The odds are based on where people put their money. But, I'd think that the real odds of a given horse winning based on historical or performance factors are quite different. All the horses other than Big Brown in the Belmont field were 6 to 1, 8 to 1, and the winner was 38 to 1. I've got to think that a math professor or data analyst could get rich playing the horses.
3) Why does a 2-minute horserace require 2+ hours of TV time?
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I have several telescopes, but none are semi-APO, APO, or in anyway valuable.
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