It’s the question all gamblers wanted to know after the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes. What did the trifecta payout?
Ever since American Pharoah won the Preakness Stakes on the third Saturday in May to add to his win at Churchill Downs in the Kentucky Derby, horse racing fans have been inundated with the term Triple Crown.
The horse trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert is looking to become the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to win the Triple Crown and become the 12th member of that exclusive fraternity. However, for the casual fan of horse racing or the gambler who cares more about his bank statements than the actual sport, the term we care about is “trifecta.”
As in, what did the trifecta payout?
For the unaware, the trifecta is a bet where you pick the win, place and show for the race or for the layman, the first, second and third place finishers.
In an eight-horse field like this year’s Belmont, picking the correct order for the trifecta is easier than a double-digit field at the Kentucky Derby, but is still a tall order to get right. Because of it’s challenges, the payout is huge if you can get it right.
My trifecta was American Pharoah, Frosted and Materiality.
Yes, I went straight chalk for this race.
The finishing order was 5-6-7 with American Pharoah, Frosted and Keen Ice the win, place and show.
The payout for the trifecta was $54.75 if you bet $1, so not a bad day at the track if you were able to win this bet.
And if you didn’t at least you got to see a Triple Crown winner, which hadn’t been accomplished since Affirmed in 1978, so even though I had 2/3 of the trifecta, I’m riding pretty high, although not as high as jockey Victor Espinoza who rode American Pharoah to history.
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