First Susan Boyle, now Rachel Alexandra. Maybe us underdogs have a chance in 2009.

[Faygo Kid]

Maybe the crap we are getting from the Reich Wing won't stick. Maybe President Obama will finally use his popularity and turn it against the idiot Republicans, and be more FDR than Clinton.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. We

just might have a chance after all....

[TZ]

2. Sorry to spoil your analogy

But Rachel Alexandria was the odds on favorite today

[Faygo Kid]

3. You didn't spoil crap. She was the first filly to win since 1924.

Never quote me the odds, kid.

[Awsi Dooger]

5. She was not the odds-on favorite

Somehow that term has lost its way, with parimutuel events no longer as popular as they used to be. It's routinely butchered by sports commentators.

Odds-on favorite means greater theoretical opportunity than all other entrants combined. In other words, less than even money.

Rachel was in the 2/1 range all day.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. yes...see my post below.

although, I went with the 9/5 odds, same concept.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. hmmmm....

An odds of an event is the ratio of the probability that the event will not occur to the probability that the event will occur . In our example, the event is "Rachel Alexandra will win". We read that the odds of this event are 9 to 5 or 9/5. This means that


Probability (Rachel Alexandra will not win) 9
-------------------------------------- = ---
Probability (Rachel Alexandra will win) 5

This means that it is more likely for RA to lose the tournament than win the tournament.