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Date Posted: 07:04:13 06/07/04 Mon
Author: Sader81
Subject: Let this be a lesson!

OT for this site; however, I learned a valuable lesson this weekend worthy of sharing with my fellow Crusaders.
I go to OTB 3 times a year to bet the triple crown races. I did not bet Smarty Jones in the Derby or Preakness, and was not going to jump on him when he was 1-5. I had bet Birdstone in the Derby, so I threw $20 on his nose and 2 other horses, hoping for an upset.
OTB was mobbed at 3:30 Saturday afternoon, I waited in line 20 minutes. I stated to the teller "the Belmont, $20 to win, 2, 4, 6." I checked my tickets, and the numbers were correct. I celebrated at a nearby pub when a 36 to 1 upset Smarty and I had him.
Went back to OTB to collect, only to find that the teller gave me the numbers for race 7, the one ready to run at 3:30. Now my tickets are only good to wipe my @ss. An $800 lesson for me. Hope it never happens to you.

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