Bankroll Buster

[rock music] ♪ ♪ >> BABE, YOU ALL RIGHT IN THERE? YOU GETTING READY? >> YEAH. I'M GETTING READY RIGHT NOW. >> I NEED TO GET THERE BY 11:00. >> 11:00? >> THE TOURNAMENT STARTS AT 11:00. >> I'M NOT GONNA SIT THERE FOR TWO HOURS. >> CAN YOU TRY TO BE READY FOR 11:00? >> YES. >> I'M GONNA TAKE A SHOWER QUICKLY. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. >> NOELLE IS--SHE'S SO NICE, AND SHE'S SWEET, AND SHE PUTS UP WITH ME. WHEN IT COMES TO GAMBLING, SHE'S A GREAT SPORT ABOUT IT. SHE REALLY IS. SHE GETS IT. AND I'M LUCKY, OBVIOUSLY, TO HAVE HER, SO... BABE, HOW WE DOING IN THERE? WE'RE GOING TO MONMOUTH PARK TODAY, WHICH IS LIKE HOME FOR ME. I GREW UP 45 MINUTES AWAY IN STATEN ISLAND, SO A LOT OF GREAT MEMORIES WITH THE FAMILY. THE TOURNAMENT TODAY IS BASED ON TWO TRACKS, MONMOUTH AND WOODBINE IN CANADA. THIS IS WOODBINE'S BIGGEST DAY. IT'S THE KENTUCKY DERBY, BUT IN CANADA. IT'S FOR THE QUEEN'S PLATE. THIS MORNING I WAS PRETTY PATIENT. >> YOU WERE PRETTY GREAT? BUT NORMALLY, WHAT--IN YOUR TERMS OF PATIENCE, HOW ARE YOU? >> MA--I--VERY PATIENT. >> HOW YOU DOING? GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> EVERYTHING ZEN? EVERYTHING GOOD? >> YEAH. SO MONMOUTH PARK IS PRETTY CLOSE TO NEW YORK CITY, AND WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE TOURNAMENT FROM THERE. YOU KNOW, I'M STILL SEARCHING FOR A SEAT AT THIS POINT. GET BACK TO THE NHC. >> CHECK THIS OUT, MAN. >> THIS IS ONLY THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME I'VE EVER BEEN HERE. >> I DUBBED MATT "YOUNG SKYWALKER" BECAUSE HE'S GOT SO MUCH POTENTIAL, HE'S GOT A GREAT MIND, BUT HE JUST NEEDS TO EXECUTE. HE JUST NEEDS TO PRACTICE MORE. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT NEW YORK IS THERE'S PROBABLY A TWO-TO-ONE RATIO OF GIRL-GUY. >> I'VE HEARD THAT. >> LET'S--LET'S HEAD OVER TO THE SUBWAY, GRAB A TRAIN, AND THEN WE'LL GET OUT TO THE TRACK. WHO KNOWS? WE'LL SEE WHAT KIND OF ADVENTURES FOLLOW. I KNOW HOW GOOD I AM AT THIS. AND I KNOW I'M A WEST COAST JEDI. AND I'M JUST HOPING THE EAST COAST CAN BRING ME SOME LOVE. YEAH, WHAT'S UP, MAN? >> RALPH TAKES THE LEAD. RALPH IN FRONT BY A BELLY BUTTON. >> SO WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO NOW? >> WHAT AM I GONNA DO? I DON'T KNOW. >> WE GOTTA GET SOMETHING GOING. >> I DON'T KNOW. I NEED A FRESH BANKROLL. NOW, THIS IS A REAL MONEY CONTEST. YOU PUT IN $200, THE TRACK TAKES OUT 100, AND YOU'RE REQUIRED TO MAKE BETS WITH THE OTHER 100 LEFT. >> "CONTEST WAGERING ALLOWED ON MONMOUTH AND WOODBINE ONLY." CAN'T WITHDRAW YOUR BALANCE, OBVIOUSLY. >> THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS HANDICAPPING TOURNAMENT COMPARED TO THE OTHER ONES THAT WE'VE BEEN IN, YOU HAVE MONEY TO BET AND YOU CAN BET AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. SO YOU START WITH $100 VOUCHER, BUT IF YOU BUILD IT UP TO 500, 1,000, 10,000, YOU CAN BET IT ALL IF YOU WANT. >> WHAT'D THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COME UP WITH HERE? >> WE'RE TRYING TO GO OVER SOME STRATEGY. >> BUT HOW COULD YOU GO OVER STRATEGY WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN? >> BUT THIS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. YOU GOTTA PAY ATTENTION TO THE BOARD. >> I GUARANTEE YOU WITH ALL THIS CONVERSATION THAT 30 THINGS YOU DISCUSS DURING THIS CONTEST WILL CHANGE. >> AS THE CONTEST GOES ON. >> RIGHT, I GET IT. >> WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS YOU'RE BURNING UP BRAIN FUEL. >> [laughs] >> THIS IS THE TYPE OF TOURNAMENT WHERE EVERYONE TRIES TO BUILD THEIR BANKROLL UP, AND THEN THEY GO ALL-IN ON THE LAST RACE. AND WHOEVER HITS THE LAST RACE, 99 OUT OF 100 TIMES, IS GONNA WIN THE CONTEST. >> YOU GUYS TAKE CREDIT CARDS, RIGHT? I LOVE CASH MONEY TOURNAMENTS BECAUSE I CAN BET HOWEVER I WANT. TO WIN ON AS MANY HORSES AS I WANT OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY FOR THE TWO TRACKS. IF THAT MEANS I LIKE A HORSE THREE TIMES AS MUCH AS ANOTHER HORSE, I CAN BET THREE TIMES AS MUCH ON THAT ANIMAL. >> PICKING WINNERS IS NOT ENOUGH. YOU NEED TO PLAY STRATEGY. IT'S A GAME HERE. >> RIGHT. >> WE COULD GO ALL-IN AT ANY TIME. WE NEED TO TAKE ONE TICKET, GO ALL-IN EARLY, AND IF YOU WIN-- >> AND IF YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE IN THE LEAD, AND NOW-- >> YOU'RE IN THE LEAD, AND THE OTHER ONE-- >> AND NOW YOUR STRATEGY COMES IN. NOW YOU GOTTA START MANEUVERING A LITTLE. >> RIGHT. >> NOW EVERYBODY PANICS, AND THEY ALL START CHASING, AND THEN THEY START DOING THINGS THEY DON'T WANT TO DO, AND NOW YOU'RE IN THE GARDEN SPOT, YOU'RE IN CONTROL. >> 'CAUSE IF SOME--IF A COUPLE LONG SHOTS WIN EARLY, IT'S OVER. [trumpet fanfare] ♪ ♪ >> SO THE FIRST BET THAT I'M GONNA MAKE OF THE DAY IS ON A HORSE CALLED FIGHT TO WIN. I BET ON THIS HORSE BACK AT THE BELMONT TOURNAMENT. FADED DOWN IN THE LANE. >> AND THEN COMES FIGHT TO WIN HOLDING ON FOR SECOND. >> MOTHER[bleep]. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU STAY A LITTLE BIT LOYAL, YOU GET ATTACHED TO CERTAIN HORSES, AND I'VE LIKED THIS ONE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, SO WE'RE GONNA GO RIGHT BACK TO THE WELL. >> AND THEY'RE IN THE GATE. [bell rings] THEY'RE OFF. ON THE INSIDE, FIGHT TO WIN, ALSO FAST AT THE START. >> COME ON! >> COME ON, GO, COME ON. >> AND IT'S FIGHT TO WIN. >> HEY, TAKE THE WHOLE WAY. ALL THE WAY. ALL THE WAY. >> FIGHT TO WIN AS GUNNISON GIRL GETS BY SWEET BUTTERFLY LATE. >> FIGHT TO WIN GOT THE JOB DONE THIS TIME. THAT WAS A MAIDEN RACE. NONE OF THOSE HORSES HAD EVER WON A RACE BEFORE. AND I GUESS IN A WAY I'M A MAIDEN. I WON AN ONLINE TOURNAMENT TO GET INTO THE NHC LAST YEAR, BUT AS FAR AS THE LIVE TOURNAMENT, AND WITH ALL THESE GUYS, I'M A MAIDEN. PUT FORTH A COUPLE OF DECENT EFFORTS, BUT STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE VICTORY YET. >> LET ME JUST TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE MONMOUTH HORSES. >> HOW MANY HAVE YOU DONE? >> ONE. >> THEY'RE ALL IN LINE. [gun fires] >> THEY'RE FLYING OUT THERE. >> AND HERE COMES MICHAEL P. TO WIN IT. >> YEAH! WE GOT IT. I'M MORE OF A RISK TAKER, SO THIS TYPE OF TOURNAMENT IS BETTER FOR ME. [bell rings] >> OH! HE'S GOING! OH, YEAH! >> THIS WAY IF I LIKE A HORSE THAT'S A FAVORITE, AND I HAVE $1,000 IN MY KITTY, I'LL BET THE WHOLE $1,000, I'M NOT AFRAID. >> YOU GOT IT. WELL DONE, BUDDY. WELL DONE. [bell rings] >> THEY'RE OFF. >> SO I'VE BEEN WAITING THIS WHOLE ENTIRE TIME TO MAKE MY FIRST BET. AND HERE IT IS, RACE SEVEN, I'M GONNA KEY GLASS ART. >> THE FIVE IS COMING UP STRONG. >> IT IS GLASS ART IN FRONT. >> I'M BETTING A LOT OF MONEY TO WIN ON THIS HORSE, SO IF HE DOES NOT WIN, MY TOURNAMENT CHANCES ARE OVER. >> IT IS GLASS ART IN FRONT. GLASS ART. >> SO NOW I CAN TAKE A SHOT ON ONE OR TWO HORSES TO PROPEL MYSELF TO FIRST. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M DEFINITELY SWINGING HARD HERE. [bell rings] >> HOLD HIM, DEUCEY! >> TRIPLE NOW, TRIP OUT! >> COME ON, DON'T HANG, COME ON. >> JESSE CAMPBELL TO WIN THE DAY SMARTLY. >> NO GOOD TODAY, BOYS AND GIRLS. TEAM ROTONDO IS OUT OF IT. WE CAME UP EMPTY AT THE END. [bell rings] >> HANG ON! >> COME ON, HANG ON! HANG ON, HANG ON! >> BACK IT UP. >> BACK IT UP! >> LUCKY LIBERTY. >> [bleep]! [bleep]! >> YOU SEE MY HORSE GET CHECKED OUT? >> OH, NO! >> [screaming] >> AH, [bleep]. I'VE USED ALL MY BETS. I CAN'T WIN. NONE OF US REALLY HAVE A SHOT TO WIN. CHRISTIAN HAS A CHANCE. >> WHERE'S GURU? >> OH, HE'S WAITING TO SEE WHO THE FAVORITE IS, AND THAT'S WHO HE'S GONNA PLAY. >> AT SARATOGA, CHRISTIAN AND JR. HAD MADE A DEAL... >> IF MY HORSE WINS, I'LL TAKE 75, AND YOU CAN HAVE 25%. >> OKAY. >> THAT'S IF THE DOUBLE BOMB WINS, THOUGH. >> YEAH, IF THE DOUBLE BOMB WINS. >> DOUBLE BOMB? >> YEAH. >> DOUBLE BOMB BET? >> DOUBLE BOMB BET. >> AND SO CHRISTIAN CAME TO ME WITH THAT, AND I SAID, "LOOK, I'M NOT DOING IT. I WOULD NEVER GO TO SOMEBODY WHILE THEY'RE IN A HUNT, YOU KNOW, FOR 100 GRAND OR A SEAT AND SAY, "HEY, MAN, HOW 'BOUT A DEAL?" I'M NOT MAD AT HIM OR ANYTHING, IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD EVER DO. >> MY PATIENCE PAID OFF, BUT I NEED TO MAKE ONE MORE BIG BET TO PROPEL MYSELF TO FIRST. IT'S ALL ON THE ONE, MAN. >> THE ONE. ALL OF IT? >> EVERYTHING. >> GURU, ALL-IN ON THE ONE. >> THERE'S A HORSE THAT'S GOT A GOOD SHOT. PHIL'S DREAM, NUMBER ONE. THIS IS BASICALLY MY TOURNAMENT HOPES. COULD WE GO BACK IN THE ROOM WHERE WE WON THE FIRST RACE? LET'S GO--YEAH, YEAH, WHERE WE WON THE FIRST RACE. IF HE DOESN'T WIN, I'M GONNA BE REALLY FRUSTRATED TODAY. >> THEY'RE AT THE POST. [bell rings] THEY'RE OFF. OFF A BEAT SLOW IS MALIBU SKYLINE. CREEPING BARRAGE BLASTED OUTTA THERE FOR THE EARLY LEAD. >> GET A SEAT, PHILLY. >> ON THE WOOD. COME ON, WOOD! COME ON, PHILLY! COME ON, PHILLY! GO! >> PHIL'S DREAM'S DOWN TO THE INSIDE, THIRD PRETTY LOOSE AT THE LONG SIDE OF PHIL'S DREAM. >> COME ON, HOLD HIM OFF! DIG! >> MALIBU SKYLINE HAS THE LEAD. PHIL'S DREAM'S COMING ON. >> COME ON, ONE! >> PHIL'S DREAM STALLED A BIT, AND PHIL'S DREAM HAS TAKEN THE LEAD. UP THE RAIL. >> DIG! COME ON! >> PHIL'S DREAM HAS GOTTEN AWAY ON THEM. >> DIG! DIG! DIG! DIG! >> PHIL'S DREAM AND JUSTIN STEIN TO WIN THE 11th. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. UNH! UNH! MM! >> GO! >> MM! MM! MM! YES! THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. >> YES, GURU. >> WELL DONE, MY MAN. WELL DONE. >> I'LL SEE IF IT'S ENOUGH. 'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW, SOMEBODY ELSE MIGHT'VE HAD THIS HORSE, BUT NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE AS AGGRESSIVE AS ME. BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. >> HE'S A FANTASTIC MONEY-- BANKROLL PLAYER. >> YES. >> I'M JUST TELLING YOU. I MEAN, HE'S--I MEAN-- >> MONEY MANAGER. >> NO, HE'S GREAT. I MEAN, HE'S ONE OF THE--HE'S-- [bleep]. >> GURU. >> I MEAN--I MEAN, HE'S GOOD. >> SO THE IDEA NOW IS WHO ELSE HAD PHIL'S DREAM? DID THEY PICK UP ON HIM AND BET BIG ENOUGH? WE'LL SEE IF I'M IN FIRST. >> AND HERE IT IS. >> HERE WE GO. >> HERE'S WHERE WE ARE. TOP TWO QUALIFY. >> HERE WE GO. >> THIS IS WHERE WE ARE. >> TOP TWO QUALIFY. THERE HE IS. >> YES. >> NEW ROW. FIVE HUND. >> HEY, THANKS FOR THE--THANKS FOR THE LOVE, GUYS, SERIOUSLY. >> GO DO YOUR THING, BUDDY. >> GET AT IT, SON. >> KEEP IT GOING. >> LET'S GO, ONE MORE. >> ONE MORE. >> CONGRATULATIONS, CHRIS. >> HEY, NOTHING'S HAPPENED YET, BUT THANKS, IT WAS A GOOD HIT. WE'LL SEE YOU. HOPE YOU HAVE THE TOP TWO. >> YEAH, YEAH. I'M NOT GOING YET, YEAH. >> YEAH, YEAH, ANYBODY CAN STILL WIN THIS THING. YOU KNOW HOW THAT IS. >> NO, THERE'S ONLY ONE RACE LEFT. >> I DON'T THINK I WON THE TOURNAMENT YET. IT'S KIND OF LIKE ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHEN THE SPURS ARE UP BY FIVE POINTS WITH LESS THAN 40 SECONDS LEFT, AND SOMEHOW SOMEBODY MIRACULOUSLY WINS THE GAME. SO I'VE SEEN ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT YOU DON'T COUNT ANYTHING UNTIL EVERYTHING IS SAID AND DONE. >> THE ONLY THING THEY DO, I'VE BEEN IN THIS CONTEST BEFORE, IS THAT THEY'RE GONNA GO ALL-IN. >> YEAH. >> BUT I'D LIKE TO BE SITTING WHERE YOU'RE SITTING. THAT'S FOR SURE. >> IT'S THE LAST RACE, AND I JUST CATAPULTED TO FIRST, AND THE SECOND-PLACE GUY, HE COULD CONCEIVABLY BET $100 OR $200 HERE TO TRY TO GET IN FRONT OF ME. AND HE MIGHT AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE'S NO REASON NOT TO BET. SO I'LL PROBABLY TAKE ONE OF THE TOP--TOP TWO FAVORITES. I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME AFTER ME, THAT'S FINE. I'M GONNA COME AFTER THEM TOO, SO I'M STILL GONNA SWING. [exhales] THERE'S A LOT OF HORSES THAT CAN BEAT ME IN THIS LAST RACE, NO DOUBT. YOU'VE GOT THE LOWEST LEVEL CLAIMERS, THEY DON'T REALLY RUN THAT FAST. THEY'RE VERY INCONSISTENT. I REALLY DON'T HAVE A STRONG OPINION, SO THE ODDS ARE GONNA DICTATE WHO I BET. LET ME JUST GET THIS BET IN. ULTIMATELY I'M GONNA BET $100 ON SLAMMIN' DIXIE, AND I'M JUST HOPING THAT THE FAVORITE WINS, NOT A HORSE ABOVE 5-1, BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY ELSE HAS A HORSE AT 5-1, I'M LIKELY TO GET BEAT. AND ONLY THE TOP TWO PEOPLE ARE GONNA GO TO VEGAS. >> WHERE'S THE GUY? >> I DON'T KNOW, BUT WHEREVER HE IS... >> WHERE'S THE GURU? >> THERE WILL BE CAMERAS. >> WHERE'S THE GURU? >> HE'S HIDING. >> I'M FINE. 100 BUCKS IS GOOD ENOUGH. >> GURU. >> HE'S RIGHT HERE. >> GURU? >> YEAH. >> YOU SEE HIM? >> YEAH. >> GURU, WHAT DO YOU GOT? >> LET'S GO, WE'RE ROOTING FOR YOU, WHO'RE WE ROOTING FOR? >> NUMBER THREE, 100 BUCKS. >> THREE? >> YEAH. >> all: [clap] GURU. [clap] GURU. [bell rings] >> THEY'RE OFF. >> HERE IT IS. >> COME ON, GURU. >> TO THE FAR-OUT SIDE, SLAMMIN' DIXIE, TEN LENGTHS OFF THE LEAD, THEN DRAVA, AND TRAILING IS WOODBINE KITTEN. >> all: GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! >> TRAILING IS WOODBINE KITTEN, AND THE RUNNING WITH THE TURN. 2 1/2 FURLONGS TO GO. >> GO! GO! GO! GO! >> DIG! DIG IN! >> IF SLAMMIN' DIXIE WINS, I'LL TAKE DOWN THE TOURNAMENT. >> CLAIMED A PRECARIOUS LEAD, COMING BACK AT THE RAIL IS DYNAMITE NIGHT. >> GURU! >> DYNAMITE NIGHT ON THE INSIDE COMES ON, AND IT'S DYNAMITE NIGHT AND STEVEN BAHEN TO WIN IT. >> NO. >> WHOEVER HAS THAT HORSE DESERVES TO WIN, 'CAUSE THAT HORSE IS NOT MY HORSE. A 10-1 SHOT JUST WON THE LAST RACE. AT LEAST ONE PERSON'S GONNA HAVE THIS HORSE, SO I COULD EASILY FINISH FIFTH. SO I GOTTA SIT HERE AND SEE WHERE I'LL END UP. >> NOW WE'RE GONNA STARE AT THE BOARD. >> WHERE WERE YOU? >> THERE IT IS. >> THIRD, OH, NO. >> THIRD. >> NO, NO, GURU, NO. >> THIS IS THE MOST PAINFUL PART, BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO CONTROL. >> RIGHT. >> EVERYTHING NOW IS OUT OF YOUR CONTROL. >> THAT'S WHY YOU JUST GOTTA TRUST THAT SOMETHING BIGGER IS GONNA-- >> RIGHT, YOU DID EVERYTHING YOU COULD DO, YOU JUST GOTTA TRUST. >> IT'S STILL JUST KIND OF ANOTHER DAY AT THE RACES. ESPECIALLY IN THESE TOURNAMENTS, IT'S BOUND TO HAPPEN. AND THAT'S WHY I WAS PRETTY AGGRESSIVE ALL THE WAY THROUGH. BUT... [phone line rings] >> HEY, CHRISTIAN. HOW'D IT GO? >> WELL, TWO PEOPLE PASSED ME UP IN THE LAST RACE 'CAUSE A LONG SHOT WON THE LAST RACE. SO I FINISHED THIRD. THERE'S NO SEAT FOR THE NHC TOURNAMENT IN JANUARY. >> DID THE GUY THAT HAD BEATEN YOU TWO OTHER TIMES WAS--DID HE BEAT YOU AGAIN? >> NO, NO, HE WASN'T IN THIS ONE. [laughs] I'M PLAYING THIS GAME FOREVER. SO EVERY SITUATION IS ALMOST LIKE AN APPEARANCE AT THE PLATE. SO IT DOESN'T REALLY IMPACT ME IN THE SENSE, LIKE, IT WAS A CHANCE TO WIN A SEAT TO WIN A MILLION BUCKS. IT'S JUST KIND OF, LIKE, COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE PROBABILITY OF ANY SITUATION. WHEN I GO OUT AND MEET--MEET GIRLS, I KNOW THAT THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT A 10 OR 20% CHANCE THEY'RE GONNA GIVE ME THEIR PHONE NUMBER. YOU KNOW, SO IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE YOU JUST HAVE TO BE REALISTIC. >> LOVE YOU. BYE. >> LOVE YOU TOO. >> HONEY, CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR AND PLEASE SEE IF I HAVE ANY EMAILS? >> YES, JOHNNY. >> WHEN YOU GET MARRIED AND YOU HAVE A FAMILY, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO GAMBLE. THERE ARE MANY UPS AND DOWNS TO HORSEPLAYERS, AND THERE'S GOOD TIMES AND BAD. >> YOU REALLY HAVE TO START PICKING UP ON THIS COMPUTER. YOU'RE DOING ALL THESE TOURNAMENTS. RIGHT NOW YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF TRAVELING. IT'S RIDICULOUS. YOU COULD BE SITTING AT HOME. >> YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD MY UPS AND DOWNS WITH MY WIFE, BUT LIKE ANY WOMAN, SHOW ME THE MONEY. IT'S HARD TO TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS. SO MUCH CONCENTRATION GOES INTO READING WHAT WE CALL THE DOPE. YOU KNOW HOW MANY LINES-- I DON'T READ A NEWSPAPER, I'M READING THE RACING FORM. >> YOU'RE JUST STUBBORN. >> ALL RIGHT. >> OKAY? >> YOU JUST--YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO DO IT. >> THAT'S IT. >> OKAY. >> EVERYBODY LOVES A WINNER. [bell rings] >> WELL, CHEERS. >> GENTLEMEN. >> CHEERS TO BEING AT KEENELAND. >> YES. >> WE'RE AT KEENELAND IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. THIS IS A $3,000 ENTRY FEE. THIS IS WHERE ALL THE HIGH ROLLERS COME OUT TO PLAY. >> LOOK AT THIS RACETRACK, LEE. >> IT'S A COMBINATION OF EVERYTHING. IT'S BEAUTIFUL, YOU ADD IN THE WEATHER, THERE'S NO CLOUDS. >> I LOVE THE WAY THE SYNTHETIC LOOKS. LIKE, I'VE NEVER BEEN AROUND A TRACK WITH A SYNTHETIC--IN NEW YORK EVERYTHING'S-- >> DIRT. >> DIRT. >> DIRT. >> HEY, PETEY. WHAT'S UP, SON? HOW YOU DOING? >> YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? YOU KNOW LUCY? YOU REMEMBER LUCY. LUCY'S A GREAT FRIEND OF MINE. SHE LIVES HERE IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. SHE'S A SOCIALITE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS. HER BROTHER IS BRET JONES, WHO RUNS A BIG FARM HERE IN KENTUCKY. HER DAD'S BRERETON JONES, A FORMER GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY. I MEAN, REALLY, YOU'RE DEALING WITH KENTUCKY ROYALTY. >> THIS GUY HAS WON MY BROTHER SO MUCH MONEY IT IS RIDICULOUS. I THINK HE'S SINGLEHANDEDLY PUTTING MY NEPHEWS THROUGH COLLEGE. >> I TAUGHT HIM EVERYTHING HE KNOWS. >> I BELIEVE IT. >> OKAY. >> AND HE'S PUT SOME MONEY IN OUR POCKETS AS WELL. >> AT THE PREAKNESS TWO YEARS AGO, I RAN INTO HER BROTHER BRET, 28-1 SHOT, RIGHT OFF THE BAT. >> NO. >> BOOM. HUGGING ME. CALIDOSCOPIO AT THE BREEDERS' CUP LAST YEAR. >> RIGHT. >> HE TEXTED ME, "I'M BUYING YOU A CAR." >> WOW. >> EVERY TIME I SEE HIM I HIT. SO I TRY TO RUN INTO HIM. >> YOU KNOW WHAT, WE NEED TO RUN INTO HIM TOMORROW AT THE TOURNAMENT. >> TOMORROW, PLEASE, BRING HIM WITH YOU. >> [laughs] >> WE'RE HERE AT LANE'S END TO SEE THE MAGNIFICENT ZENYATTA, MY FAVORITE HORSE OF ALL TIME. >> AS THERE ARE STARS IN HOLLYWOOD... >> STARS IN RACING, RIGHT? >> THERE ARE STARS IN RACING. >> ZENYATTA WON 19 OUT OF 20 CAREER STARTS. THE QUEEN OF HORSE RACING. SHE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST FILLIES, MARES, EVER IN THE HISTORY OF RACING. >> THIS'LL BE GOOD. >> [laughs] HI, BABY. >> HER RUNNING STYLE WAS HALF THE BATTLE. SHE'D COME FROM DEAD LAST WAY IN THE BACK, PASSES ALL THE HORSES, GETS UP IN THE LAST JUMP, EVERY SINGLE TIME. >> IF YOU STOP FUSSING HER... >> YEAH? >> SHE'LL FOLLOW YOU AROUND. >> REALLY? >> YEAH, SHE'LL STOP HERE, SEE. BECAUSE SHE KNOWS YOU'LL GET FUSSY. EXACTLY. AND SHE'S JUST A REALLY PERSONAL MARE. >> THE 2009 BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC WAS ZENYATTA'S MOST FAMOUS MOMENT. [bell rings] >> SO IT'S A $5 MILLION RACE, IT'S THE BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC, RICHEST RACE IN NORTH AMERICA, AND SHE'S GONNA FACE THE BOYS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE BEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. I MEAN, HORSES LITERALLY FLYING IN ON AIRPLANES TO TAKE HER ON. >> ZENYATTA'S DEAD LAST EARLY. >> IT LOOKED LIKE IN THE BEGINNING SHE WAS AT--SHE WAS DONE. THEY WERE GOING NOT SO FAST EARLY, SHE WAS IN THE WAY BACK. >> ZENYATTA IS STILL A GOOD 10, 11 OFF THE LEADERS. >> SHE GOT INTO STRIDE. >> AND NOW HERE'S ZENYATTA, AND LET'S SEE. ZENYATTA GETS A LOT--A LOT OF GROUND TO MAKE UP. ZENYATTA, IF SHE WINS THIS SHE'LL BE A SUPERHORSE. >> SHE STARTED PICKING THEM OFF ONE BY ONE. AND SHE GOT UP IN THE LAST THREE JUMPS, AND THE PLACE BLEW UP. >> ZENYATTA'S COME TO THE OUTSIDE! ZENYATTA COMING FINE ON THE GRANDSTAND SIDE! GIO PONTI ON THE INSIDE, SUMMER BIRD IS RIGHT THERE! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! ZENYATTA! >> SHE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL, AND NOW TO BE HERE AT LANE'S END. I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. >> YOU GOT MICHAEL JORDAN IN BASKETBALL, YOU GOT BABE RUTH IN BASEBALL, AND YOU GOT ZENYATTA IN RACING. THIS MARE DID STUFF ON THE RACETRACK--IT WAS JUST BREATHTAKING TO WATCH HER IN ACTION. THIS WAS A TREAT. THIS WAS A--THE BIGGEST TREAT. >> SO WE ALL NOTICED THAT CHRISTIAN HAPPENED TO WALK IN WITH A TAIL ATTACHED TO HIS ***, AND I'M GONNA KEEP MY OPINIONS IN RESERVE. >> HEY, GUYS. WELCOME TO KEENELAND. YOU BET AS MUCH AS YOU WANT OF YOUR BANK LOAD PER RACE. >> THIS TOURNAMENT'S FORMAT REALLY ISN'T MY FORTE. IT'S A LIVE CASH BANKROLL. IT'S NOT SO MUCH A HANDICAPPING TOURNAMENT, IT'S MORE OF A HANDICAPPING/MONEY MANAGEMENT TOURNAMENT. >> ON THE LAST RACE, WHATEVER YOUR BALANCE IS, YOU MUST GET AT LEAST ONE HEAD. TOP FIVE GET BOTH DRF AND DRA, AND BCBC FULLY PAID FIRST. THE BEST OF FORTUNE, EVERYBODY. THANKS VERY MUCH. >> HEY, KATIE. >> OH, HEY. HOW ARE YOU? >> HEY. HOW YOU DOING? GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> DO YOU REMEMBER MATT FROM-- >> I DO. >> KATIE, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. WE SAW EACH OTHER OVER AT MONMOUTH. >> SO I'M HERE IN KEENELAND. I CAN'T PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT. JUST TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ME. BUT I'M HOPEFUL THIS IS GONNA BE KIND OF A DECISION MAKING TRIP. DO I REALLY WANT TO GET INVOLVED AND BE A HORSEPLAYER PROFESSIONALLY OR DO I WANT TO JUST LOOK AT OTHER ASPECTS OF THE INDUSTRY? >> WELL, HEY, IF HE'S NOT PLAYING, DO YOU MIND IF HE, LIKE, HANGS OUT WITH YOU IN THE PADDOCK AND MAYBE YOU CAN SHOW HIM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF HORSES BEFORE A RACE, MAYBE, TODAY? >> YEAH. I DON'T SEE WHY NOT. >> ALL RIGHT. >> LOVE TO HAVE YOU. ALL RIGHT, GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD LUCK TODAY. >> THANKS. >> ALL RIGHT, BUDDY. >> SEE YOU, MAN. >> THE WAY THE KEENELAND TOURNAMENT WORKS IS IT'S A $3,000 BUY-IN. 2,000 GOES INTO YOUR OWN BANKROLL, AND YOU BET $250 PER BET EACH RACE. BUT THERE'S A KICKER AT THE END. YOU HAVE TO BET HALF YOUR BANKROLL NO MATTER WHERE YOU STAND. SO YOU CAN BE IN FIRST, AND HAVE TO BET HALF, YOU CAN BE IN LAST AND STILL HAVE TO BET HALF. EVERY TOURNAMENT IS DIFFERENT. AND I DO STAND BY BEING AGGRESSIVE IN ALMOST ALL THE TOURNAMENTS IF I HAVE A STRONG OPINION. HERE, IF I HAVE A STRONG OPINION, I'M GONNA SWING HARD. HERE WE GO. IN THE FIRST RACE... I'M BETTING A TRIFECTA HERE, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY PICKING THE HORSES EXACTLY IN THE ORDER, FIRST, SECOND, THIRD. AND THE PAYOUT IS EXTRAORDINARY IF YOU'RE CORRECT. >> THEY'RE AT THE POST. [bell rings] AND THEY'RE OFF. >> LET'S SEE SOME FRACTIONS UP FRONT. >> UPGRADE TOWARD THE FAR-OUT SIDE, FOLLOWED BY FOUR LEFT FEET AND ACAFELLA LAST. >> I HOPE THE RAIL'S GOOD. >> RIGHT. HE'S RUNNING PRETTY NICELY. >> UPGRADE TO THE LEAD OFF THE FAR TURN. BLIND HOPE IS NOW SECOND TOWARD THE INSIDE. >> AS THEY'RE COMING AROUND THE STRETCH, ONE OF MY TRIFECTAS MAY HIT, SO ALL I NEED IS THE FIVE AND THE FOUR TO HANG ON, FIRST AND SECOND, AND IF THE SIX HORSE CAN COME UP TO THIRD, I'LL GET A BIG SCORE AND THIS'LL CATAPULT ME TO FIRST FOR SURE. >> FOUR LEFT FEET DOWN THE CENTER OF THE TRACK. ACAFELLA STILL TRYING TOWARD THE OUTSIDE. UPGRADE TO TAKE THE OPENER, FOUR LEFT FEET RALLIED FOR THE SECOND SPOT, CLOSE FOR THIRD ACAFELLA OR PENDING ASSET. >> THREE'S ON THE INSIDE. NO, THE THREE INSIDE HORSE GOT THIRD. >> WHO WAS THIRD? COULD YOU SEE? MIGHT'VE BEEN THREE, RIGHT? >> THE THREE OR THE SIX. I DESPERATELY NEED THE SIX HORSE TO FINISH THIRD OR I AM IN TROUBLE. >> SIX. >> YES! UNH! >> WHAT WAS THE SIX? LONG? >> UNH! THIS GAME, IT'S ALL ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GONNA BET, AND THAT'S WORKED TO MY ADVANTAGE. SO I GOT ABOUT 5 GRAND, PLUS MY MONEY BACK, SO I'M SITTING AT ABOUT 7 GRAND RIGHT NOW. SO NOW THAT I'M IN FIRST PLACE, I'M ALREADY PLANNING OUT MY FINAL STRATEGY, AND THAT STRATEGY IS BASICALLY GONNA BE TO PLAY CONSERVATIVELY. >> WHENEVER I ARRIVE AT THE PADDOCK I ALWAYS WANT TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT THE HORSES, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, HORSES ARE SHOWING UP HERE FOR THE UPCOMING RACE. >> I'M DOWN HERE IN THE PADDOCK WITH KATIE GENSLER. SHE'S AN ANALYST, SHE'S ON CAMERA, SHE KNOWS HER STUFF. >> IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT THE HORSES, BECAUSE THAT CAN REALLY PAY OFF IN THE END. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE HORSE IS FIT, GOT A NICE, TUCK BELLY. >> OKAY. >> AND YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD SIGN THAT THEY'RE ON THEIR TOES, THEIR EARS ARE FORWARD, BRIGHT-EYED, NOT LOOKING BEHIND THEM TOO MUCH. THEY'RE KIND OF ALERT LOOKING AROUND, BUT AGAIN, YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO BE NERVOUS OR SCARED. >> RIGHT. OUR EYE WAS KIND OF DRAWN TO THE TWO HORSE QUITE EXPLOSIVE. SEEMS TO BE REALLY ON HIS TOES, READY TO GO. AT 8-1, HE LOOKS THE PART. PROBABLY CAN'T HURT TO AT LEAST GIVE HIM A SHOT. >> HORSE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FROM HERE. SHE'S PRETTY ALERT. LOOKING AT HER EYES SHE'S GOT NICE, BRIGHT EYES, WHICH IS IMPORTANT. >> IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. DECIDING WHETHER THIS IS THE RACE TO GO ALL-IN CHRISTIAN STYLE. MATT JUST TEXTED ME. HE SAID THE TWO HORSE QUITE EXPLOSIVE LOOKS GREAT IN THE PACK. THE HORSE HAS A GREAT TRAINER STATISTIC, THE HORSE HAS BEEN WORKING OUT FANTASTIC, SO IT'S GOT ALL THE THINGS THAT I LOOK FOR IN A HORSE. THIS IS DECISION TIME. IT'S EITHER GO ALL-IN OR MAKE A SMALLER BET JUST TO MOVE ALONG THE DAY, AND THIS--THAT'S A DECISION I HAVE TO MAKE. THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT MORE PRESSURE. PEOPLE HAVEN'T QUALIFIED YET, LIKE MYSELF. YOU GOTTA TAKE A COUPLE SHOTS AND GO ALL-IN. IF YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE GONNA GO TO THE TOP, IF YOU'RE WRONG... I DON'T KNOW. MIGHT NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER BEER AND THEN I'LL FIGURE IT OUT. [trumpet fanfare] ♪ ♪ IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. 106 TO WIN. NUMBER TWO. THANK YOU. >> THERE YOU GO, SIR. THANK YOU. >> I CHICKENED OUT. I DIDN'T GO ALL-IN. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS, WHETHER I MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE OR NOT. >> THEY'RE AT THE POST. >> GOD, 8-1. [bell rings] >> AND THEY'RE OFF. DUBAI BEAUTY BROKE EARLY, SO DID ISLET UP ON THE OUTSIDE. >> HE'S NOT GOING TO THE FRONT. MAYBE HE IS NOW, I DON'T KNOW. >> PLATINUM BLUE IS SIXTH. QUITE EXPLOSIVE SEVENTH. SWEET SWEET BEAUTY TOWARD THE INSIDE. >> WHY IS IT--EDDIE, GO, PUSH. >> I DON'T THINK TWO'S GOT ANYTHING. >> AND THEN QUITE EXPLOSIVE FIFTH BACK TOWARD THE INSIDE. BOLD TAP THE SIXTH ON THE OUTSIDE OF THAT ONE. >> THEY'RE GOING PRETTY QUICK. >> ISLET RIGHT IN THE TOP TWO THEN A GAP OF THREE TO QUITE EXPLOSIVE, WHO IS THIRD, STILL FIVE LENGTHS OFF THE LEAD, THOUGH, AS THEY TURN FOR HOME. >> I DON'T KNOW, THE TWO'S COMIN'. TWO IS FINE. >> ISLET THE ONE TO CATCH. DUBAI BEAUTY THE CLOSEST DRIFT, AND THEN QUITE EXPLOSIVE THIRD UP ON THE OUTSIDE, STILL THREE LENGTHS OFF THE LEAD. >> COME ON, HOOK OUTSIDE WITH THIS, TWO! COME ON WITH US, TWO ON THE OUTSIDE! >> ISLET, DUBAI BEAUTY, QUITE EXPLOSIVE, THESE THREE FROM THE RAIL OUT PAST THE EIGHTH POLE. >> KEEP COMIN', COME ON, MIGUEL! COME ON, MIGUEL MENA! COME ON, MIGUEL MENA! COME ON, MIGUEL MENA! >> HERE'S QUITE EXPLOSIVE AGAIN TO RUN ON AT THE LEADER AND TO TAKE THE LEAD IN DEEP STRETCH. >> YEAH, 12! YEAH, 12! >> GET UP, 12! >> HE'S UP. >> BOOM! >> QUITE EXPLOSIVE AND MIGUEL MENA MOVE ON BY, AND QUITE EXPLOSIVE WILL TAKE IT. >> YAHTZEE! >> RACE THREE, I CHICKENED OUT. I DIDN'T GO AS ALL-IN AS I SHOULD HAVE. THE HORSE WON 8-1. I'M NOW IN 15th PLACE. I'M IN A GOOD SPOT TO MOVE UP THE LEADER BOARD. I NEED TO GET TO THE TOP FIVE. IF I WOULD'VE BET MORE, I'D HAVE BEEN MUCH HIGHER UP THE LEADER BOARD. AND I'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE IF I CAN RECOVER FROM IT. RIGHT NOW I FEEL LIKE--THAT IT WAS A BIG MISTAKE, OBVIOUSLY. THAT WAS THE HORSE I WAS TALKING ABOUT GOING ALL-IN ON. BUT I DIDN'T. SO MANY THINGS YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THAT YOU TALK YOURSELF OUT OF IT, YOU KNOW. >> YEAH, WELL, I MEAN, IT COMES BACK DOWN TO WHAT--WHAT'S YOUR OPINION ON THE REST OF THE DAY? >> [sighs] IT WAS THE WRONG THING TO DO. THIS SMILE IS NOT A HAPPY, HAPPY SMILE. IF I DON'T MAKE IT TO THE TOP FIVE TODAY, THAT WAS THE MISTAKE THAT WILL COST ME A SEAT TO THE NHC. >> HEY, GUYS. GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> HOW WE DOING? HOW WE DOING? GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> FANTASTIC. >> I KNOW, I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE NEW ORLEANS. >> LUCY'S FATHER, FORMER GOVERNOR JONES. HE'S A BIGWIG AS FAR AS THIS KIND OF THING GOES. AND HIS HORSE IS GETTING READY TO RACE IN THIS NEXT RACE. >> IS THIS--THIS ONE MAY BE THE NEXT BIG THING? WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> I MEAN, THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND START. IT'S JUST A TWO-YEAR-OLD. I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH RACE. >> WELL, I THINK IT'S A WIDE-OPEN RACE. YOU GOT SO MANY FIRST-TIME STARTERS, SO GOOD LUCK TO YOU GUYS. >> WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN, THOUGH. ALL RIGHT, GOOD LUCK. TAKE CARE. >> BEST OF LUCK. >> BRERETON JONES, SOLID OWNER. HE'S HAD A LOT OF NICE HORSES IN THE PAST. SO HERE HE'S GOT A SECOND-TIME STARTER, AND AS THE HORSE IS WALKING TOWARDS US, LOOKS GOOD. YOU WANT TO SEE A HORSE ALSO WALKING STRAIGHT, THEY HAVE A GOOD WALKING STRIDE AND SOME CONFIDENCE, AND THIS HORSE LOOKS LIKE HE HAS IT. >> MATT JUST TEXTED ME. HE'S HANGING OUT WITH THE GOVERNOR AND LUCY. >> HE'S HANGING OUT WITH THE GOVERNOR? >> YEAH. >> I TELL YA-- >> THE OLD GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY. >> YOU GET HIM A NICE, BLACK SUIT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'S HANGING OUT WITH THE ROYALTY. >> I KNOW, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. >> I TELL YOU. >> THE 11 LOOKS GOOD, HE SAID. I CAN'T PRONOUNCE THE NAME, BUT MYSOTISISH--MYSOTISIS DAN? >> MY-O-SITIS. >> MYOS--MYOS-- >> MYOSITIS. >> 15-1. >> OS--OSI--WHAT IS IT AGAIN? >> [laughs] >> WE CAN'T EVEN PRONOU--THAT'S A TONGUE TWISTER. >> LOOK AT THE ONE. IT'S A WHITE HORSE. THERE'S ONLY, LIKE, FOUR WHITE THOROUGHBREDS, LIKE, EVER REGISTERED. >> THIS HORSE WAS, LIKE, 12, 13, 14-1, SO I KEYED THE HORSE IN THE EXACTA. AT MONMOUTH I WAS FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE. BUT IN THE END, IT COST ME THE TOURNAMENT. I WASN'T BOLD ENOUGH. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SEAT IN THE NHC. I HAVE TO ACTUALLY DO WELL TODAY. [horse whinnies] >> THEY'RE AT THE POST. >> FORMER GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY BRERETON JONES HAS A HORSE RUNNING TODAY AT KEENELAND. >> THIS HORSE WAS, LIKE, 12, 13, 14-1, SO I KEYED THE HORSE IN THE EXACTA. [bell rings] >> AND THEY'RE OFF. MYOSITIS DAN AND ONE MORE NIGHT HAVE EARLY SPEED. >> THAT'S THE WAY I THOUGHT THE RACE WOULD COME OUT. I THOUGHT THE 2-9 WOULD JUST GO. >> UNSTOPPABLE COLBY AND ONE MORE NIGHT, AND BEHIND HORSES MYOSITIS DAN AND SEAL SIX SIDE-BY-SIDE FOR THE LEAD. >> LUCY'S GOT THE LEAD. >> COME ON, LUCE. >> MYOSITIS DAN HAS THE LEAD. RARE IN SECOND, BRACIGLIANO HAS LEVELED OFF AT THE EIGHT POLE. MYOSITIS DAN, A SHORT LEAD. RARE IS STILL THERE, HOWEVER, MYOSITIS DAN IS FIGHTING ON FOR DAVID FLORES. [both shouting] MYOSITIS DAN PULLS THE UPSET. >> LUCY! >> HEY, THERE, LUCE! >> LUCY! >> WE GOT THE WIN BACK. >> IT'S A 2-1. >> ATTABOY! >> LUCY. NICE. >> WE'RE BACK IN ACTION. >> I BET BIG ON NUMBER 11, AND THAT PAID ME, LIKE, 4 GRAND. WE'RE DOWN TO THE LAST FEW RACES. I LIKE MY POSITION, BUT IT'S CRUNCH TIME. [crowd cheering] >> RACE SIX TO MORGAN'S FORD. THE WINNER, THE 11, MYOSITIS DAN, OWNED BY BRERETON JONES WHO BRED THE WINNER IN KENTUCKY, TRAINED BY TOM PROCTOR AND DAVID FLORES THE JOCKEY. >> OH, THAT'S SO NICE. >> THIS IS AWESOME. >> THAT'S SO GREAT, 'CAUSE-- >> IT'S GREAT, IT'S GREAT. >> THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. >> HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE A WINNER'S CIRCLE, RIGHT. YOU GOTTA MUSCLE YOUR WAY IN. >> all: HEY! MATT! >> HE'S TALKING TO-- >> HE WON'T LOOK UP HERE. [whistles] >> I WAS NOT--I MEAN, TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, I WAS NOT FULLY ANTICIPATING THAT, GIVEN HOW GREAT SOME OF THESE OTHER HORSES-- >> WELL, AND THE THING OF IT WAS, TOO, IT KIND OF--EVERYBODY HAD THE VIBE THAT MAYBE--MAYBE SHE NEEDED A RACE. >> AMAZING. >> FORGET ABOUT THE BOSTON RED SOX! YOU'RE IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE AT KEENELAND! >> AAH! [laughs] >> 16-1. 16-1. >> UNBELIEVABLE. >> [cackles] >> RUBBIN' ELBOWS, BABY! >> YOUR DAD'S GOTTA BE PSYCHED. >> YEAH. HE'S GOTTA BE LOSING HIS MIND RIGHT NOW. >> WHERE IS HE? >> THERE'S THE GOVERNOR RIGHT THERE. >> HEY, GOVERNOR, FABULOUS JOB. [excited chatter] >> CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. >> IS THIS FUN OR WHAT? >> UNBELIEVABLE. >> UNBELIEVABLE. >> IS THIS THE GREATEST SPORT IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD OR WHAT? >> CAN'T BEAT IT, RIGHT? >> LISTEN, THERE WERE SOME GOOD HORSES IN THAT RACE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> HE'S DOING WORK. >> HIS FATHER-IN-LAW, HE'S TALKING TO. >> HIS NEW FATHER-IN-LAW! THAT'S HIS NEW FATHER-IN-LAW! >> YAY! CONGRATULATIONS! >> GO! >> YEAH! >> THE GOVERNOR! >> all: YEAH! >> THE GOVERNOR! >> [laughs] >> HOW MUCH DIRT YOU GUYS HAVE LEFT? YOU GUYS OVER 1,000 OR SOMETHING? >> YEAH, 1,200. >> YOU WANNA GO PARTNERS, ME AND YOU? >> UM... >> I'LL GIVE YOU 100 NOW. >> YOU GONNA DO A SHOT OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE OR WHEATGRASS WITH ME? >> [laughs] >> I'LL TAKE THE ALGAE. >> WE'LL DO ANYTHING AT THIS POINT. >> YEAH? >> I'LL TAKE THE ALGAE. >> WE'LL DO ANYTHING AT THIS POINT. >> THE ALGAE HELPS, MAN. >> SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN. I'M JUST 50/50 TO DECIDE WHETHER TO--IS THIS AGAIN THE SPOT TO PUSH IT IN? I'M INDECISIVE, WHICH IS A TERRIBLE PLACE TO BE IN A TOURNAMENT AT THE END. >> I THINK THE ONE CAN BEAT THE SIX. 'CAUSE THE SIX HAS NO BUYER FAVORITE. >> IF YOU PUT 300 TO WIN ON THE ONE... >> MM-HMM. >> AND HE WINS, YOU BREAK EVEN, AND THEN YOU REVERSE IT WITH A $700 EXACTA, SIX, ONE. >> WHY WOULDN'T YOU JUST BET, UH, LIKE, A $200 EXACTA BOX? ONE, SIX? >> BECAUSE, SEE, HE HAS--HE HAS A MONSTER NUMBER... >> NO, NO, HE'S-- >> AND THEN HE HAS THE 68, SO HE COULD BE ANYTHING. >> I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE SIX. I LIKE THE SIX HORSE, UNSTOPPABLE COLBY, BUT THE ODDS ON THE HORSE ARE REALLY LOW, SO IT JUST MAKES THE DECISION A LOT TOUGHER. MEANING I HAVE TO BET MORE MONEY TO GET A BIGGER RETURN THAN I REALLY WANTED TO, AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE PUSHING EVERYTHING I HAVE IN ON THE HORSE AT LOW ODDS. >> WHICHEVER HORSE YOU BET TO WIN, I WOULD REVERSE IT IN THE EXACTA. >> OH, SURE, SURE, SURE. >> JUST TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK. >> THAT'S GOOD. NO, ABSOLUTELY. >> THAT WAY YOU STILL GOT THAT SAME BANKROLL GOING INTO THE LAST RACE. >> YEAH, THANK YOU. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES IT'S A MAKE OR BREAK. IF YOU MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION, YOU'RE GONNA WIN THE TOURNAMENT OR GET YOUR SEAT. THAT'S WHAT I'M DECIDING. I'M DECIDING WHETHER TO BET 1,000 TO WIN ON THE SIX OR NOT. UP UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, I DECIDED TO BOX THE ONE AND THE SIX IN THE EXACTA INSTEAD OF JUST BETTING IT ALL ON THE SIX. THIS IS A RACE WHERE I HAVE TO WIN. IF I DON'T WIN THIS RACE, I'M IN A REALLY BAD SPOT WITH ONE RACE LEFT, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. >> THIS IS THE BIG ONE. >> THEY'RE AT THE POST. [bell rings] AND THEY'RE OFF. PABLO DEL MONTE, WASTING NO TIME, COMES RIGHT OUT RUNNING FOR THE EARLY LEAD. >> ONE SURE DIDN'T BREAK. >> THIS IS WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. >> RIGHT. >> HERE'S COOL COWBOY, THOUGH, KICKING IN DOWN TOWARD THE RAIL, AND COOL COWBOY MOVES UP TO CHALLENGE PABLO DEL MONTE FOR THE TOP SPOT. >> SMALL MOVE PULLING BACK A LITTLE. >> IS HE COMING OUT AROUND HIM? >> LOOKS LIKE HE STILL HAS HORSE, THOUGH. >> PABLO DEL MONTE, OUTWARD FROM THE RAIL, LEADS LEADS AT THREE PARTS OF A LENGTH, BUT COOL COWBOY SECOND TOWARD THE INSIDE BY THREE PARTS OF A LENGTH, AND HERE'S SANDBAR MOVING UP. >> HOW MANY MOVES YOU GONNA MAKE ON THE RAIL? >> OH, COME ON! >> WHAT A BAD RIDE. >> NOT EVEN GONNA GET SECOND OR THIRD. >> AND PABLO DEL MONTE IS THE LEADER, BUT SANDBAR MOVES UP TOWARD THE OUTSIDE JUST OFF HIS FLANK IN SECOND. COOL COWBOY THIRD TOWARD THE INSIDE. >> NOT THE 7 BECAUSE I WAS THINKING OF PULLING HIM. >> OH, NO. OH, NO, LEE. >> HE'S GOT HORSE ON THE ONE. >> HE'S STILL HANGING--I KNOW, HE'S STILL GOT PLENTY. >> PABLO DEL MONTE WITH THE ADVANTAGE BY FOUR LENGTHS PAST THE EIGHTH POLE. >> I'M WITH THE--WHERE'S THE FIVE? >> COME ON, GET UP TO SECOND! >> THIS IS SO [bleep] BAD. >> PABLO DEL MONTE JUST STRIDING AWAY FROM THIS FIELD. >> I'M WITH THIS FOR SEVEN. EVEN THE WRONG ONE. LOOK AT THIS. NOT EVEN THE THIRD FOR ME. >> PABLO DEL MONTE AND KENT DESORMEAUX, JUST TAKE HIM APART IN THE FEATURE, WOW. >> OH, SEVEN HORSE CAME SECOND. >> THAT SUCKS, MAN. >> I TRIED, IT'S GONNA PAY. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE THAT. >> THAT SUCKS. >> SO THE RACE IS OVER, THE SIX HORSE DID WIN, SO I DIDN'T HIT MY ONE-SIX, SIX-ONE EXACTA BOX. I CAN'T THINK ABOUT OR DWELL ON THE FACT THAT IF I WOULD'VE BET 1,000 TO WIN ON UNSTOPPABLE COLBY, THAT I WOULD BE IN THE TOP FIVE AND PROBABLY WOULD'VE GUARANTEED MY SPOT AT THIS POINT. NO ONE WAS GONNA CATCH ME. >> WE'RE HEADING INTO THE LAST RACE, I'M IN FIRST PLACE. NOW THINGS GET INTERESTING. I HAVE TWO STRATEGIES. EITHER I BET A BIG CHUNK TO SHOW ON A HORSE THAT'S A FAVORITE, OR I PULL A KEVIN *** AND BET EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AMOUNTS OF MONEY ON ALL OF THE CONTENDERS. I LOSE, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE BUCKS, BUT I STILL FINISH IN THE TOP FIVE. >> WHAT IS YOUR BANKROLL NOW, 10,000? >> 9,700. >> YOU HAVE TO BET $4,800 HERE, RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> HOW MUCH TO GET BACK 4,800? AND WHEN YOU FIGURE OUT THAT AMOUNT, LET'S SAY IT'S $200... >> YEAH. >> YOU'RE ONLY BETTING 170, BECAUSE THAT'S 15% LESS. >> YOU TAKE 15% OUT, YEAH. WITH ***, I'M GOING TO ADOPT HIS STRATEGY, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO WALK AWAY FROM $2,000 OR $3,000 JUST BECAUSE I'M GONNA GET A LITTLE BIT AGGRESSIVE AND OVERCONFIDENT. AND ***, YOU KNOW, HE'S ALWAYS PLAYING IT SAFE. NO MATTER WHAT, YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN ONE GIVEN RACE. >> DO THAT FOR ALL OF THEM, ADD IT ALL UP, AND MAYBE, LIKE... >> YEAH. >> $30 OFF, AND THEN YOU JUST JIGGLE A LITTLE BIT. >> WHAT DO WE HAVE TO GET TO? WHAT'S THE NUMBER? >> I'D SAY 5,000. >> TEAM ROTONDO'S BEEN TAKING QUITE A BEATING TODAY. WE'VE GOT ABOUT $950 LEFT, WE'RE GONNA GO ALL-IN AND TRY TO--TO WIN THIS THING, BUT WE NEED ABOUT 5,000 TO COME INTO THE TOP FIVE. IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT, BUT WE'RE GONNA GIVE OUR BEST SHOT. >> WHAT IS THAT, THE--THE SIX? >> DON'T THINK I'M THAT--DON'T THINK THAT I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, BECAUSE I HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING THAT. >> LET'S SEE HOW MUCH IS IN THE WIN POOL. >> THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT-- >> HOW MUCH IS IN THE WIN POOL? NO, IS HE--LISTEN TO ME... NINTH RACE, FINAL RACE AT KEENELAND. I LIKE NUMBER SIX. TREE HUGGER. NOW, THIS HORSE, I FIGURED SHE'D BE ABOUT FIVE, SIX LENGTHS OFF THE BASE, COMING FOR HOME, I THINK HE'LL COME OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK AND JUST DRAW AWAY AND TAKE THIS RACE BY ABOUT TWO OR THREE LENGTHS. >> OKAY, CAN YOU GUYS HURRY UP? >> OKAY, THAT'S IT. >> COOL. >> SORRY, CHRISTIAN. >> NO WORRIES, MATE. JUST WANT TO BE REAL. HERE WE GO. I'M GONNA PLAY IT SAFE, AND I'M LIKELY TO JUST BET AN EVEN DISTRIBUTED AMOUNT ACROSS EVERY HORSE, SO EFFECTIVELY I'M BETTING EVERY HORSE TO WIN THE LAST RACE. RIGHT NOW AS I'M LOOKING AT THE ODDS, I SEE THE FAVORITE GETTING CRUNCHED LATE, MEANING A LOT OF LATE MONEY'S COMING DOWN, AND SO BECAUSE I THINK THE FAVORITE IS MORE LIKELY TO COME IN FIRST OR SECOND, I'M WILLING TO PUT AN EXTRA $500 DOWN. OKAY, THANK YOU. >> THEY'RE AT THE POST. [bell rings] AND THEY'RE OFF. ALLEGHENY ANGEL COMES OUT FOR THE EARLY LEAD, AND HONEY LAKE GONNA GO WITH HER IN THE OPENING STRIDE. >> LOOK AT HIS EARS, LOOK AT HIS NECK. 51 AND 1. >> NOW, PHONYBOOKSNRECORDS MOVES UP, TAKES THE LEAD BY THREE PARTS OF A LENGTH. >> GOTTA MAKE THE MOVE WITH THE ONE NOW. >> PHONYBOOKSNRECORDS AND HONEY LAKE ARE SIDE-BY-SIDE FOR THE TOP SPOT. TREE HUGGER IS SEVENTH IN-BETWEEN HORSES LOOKING FOR MORE ROOM TOWARD THE OUTSIDE. >> WHO'S THAT COMING NOW, THERE, THE SIX? >> TREE HUGGER, FIFTH UP ON THE OUTSIDE. >> MOVE IT, SIX! >> WITH THE DEUCE! >> MOVE IN, SIX! >> HONEY LAKE TO THE LEAD NOW BY TWO LENGTHS. >> THE ONE HORSE IS ON THE LEAD RIGHT NOW. IF THIS HORSE HOLDS ON, I'M ALMOST GUARANTEED TO WIN THIS THING. >> ALLEGHENY ANGEL SECOND, TREE HUGGER THIRD ON THE OUTSIDE. PHONYBOOKSNRECORDS DROPS BACK. FINAL FURLONG. ALLEGHENY ANGEL STRIVES FORWARD TO TAKE THE LEAD. HONEY LAKE IS NOW SECOND. IT IS ALLEGHENY ANGEL AND JOE ROCCO, JR. TO TAKE IT. >> OH, JEEZ. >> THAT WAS EXCITING. >> WE HAD $943 LEFT, WE WENT ALL-IN, AND WE JUST DIDN'T GET THE JOB DONE. >> SO THE FAVORITE ENDS UP LOSING, AND THE SECOND CHOICE WINS. AND I JUST HOPE THAT THE $500 I PUT DOWN ON THE FAVORITE AT THE LAST MINUTE DOESN'T END UP COSTING ME ANYTHING IN THIS TOURNAMENT. UGH, YOU NEVER KNOW. IT'S LIKE, DEPENDING ON HOW PEOPLE BET THIS THING, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING. >> RIGHT. >> BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY BETS THE ONE TO SHOW, THEY'RE GONNA EASILY PASS ME. >> AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING. KEENELAND LOVES TO HAVE HORSEPLAYERS HERE. WE LOVE TO RUN YOUR MONEY THROUGH THE WINDOWS. NEXT FIVE PEOPLE ALL GO TO VEGAS IN JANUARY. IN FIFTH PLACE, MARK DEATON. [applause] >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> IN FOURTH PLACE... GEORGE CHUTE. [applause] >> CHUTE. >> CHUTE. IN THIRD PLACE, LEADER ALL DAY LONG, HIT AN EARLY TRI... JOE PETTIT. [applause] IN SECOND PLACE... GENTLEMAN WHO'S FINISHED SECOND IN THE LAST TWO BCBCs... FROM CALIFORNIA, SECOND PLACE, CHRISTIAN HELLMERS. [cheers and applause] >> YOU DIDN'T WIN AGAIN? >> NO. >> HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN TO HIM? >> WHAT HAPPENED WAS THERE WAS, LIKE, A MINUTE LEFT, HE MADE ALL HIS BETS, HE RAN UP AND BET ANOTHER 500 ON THE ONE, LIKE HEDGE, 'CAUSE THE ODDS-- >> THAT THE DIFFERENCE? >> THAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE. >> LISTEN TO ME, HE WON SECOND IN THESE TOURNAMENTS, I'D BE THE HAPPIEST GUY IN THE WORLD. THE GUY IS JUST--MAYBE HE'S JESUS. >> HE MAKES A TON OF MONEY. >> MAYBE HE'S THE SECOND COMING. I MEAN, HE DOES EVERYTHING RIGHT, THIS GUY. HE'S A VEGAN, HE--HE EATS WELL, HE LOOKS GOOD, HE'S WEARING VALENTINE GLASSES, IT'S OKAY. HE'S DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. >> HE'S GOT THE ZEN. THE ZEN AND THE ART OF HORSE RACING. >> HE HAS THE ZEN. >> THE ZEN. >> AND HE WEARS A TAIL. >> AND HE WEARS A TAIL. >> IT WAS A PERFECT WEEKEND, EXCEPT WE DIDN'T QUALIFY. WE DIDN'T MAKE ANY MONEY. ULTIMATELY, I'M--I'M CONTENT, AND WE'LL GET 'EM NEXT TIME. >> I SHOULD'VE WON THAT TOURNAMENT. I HANDICAP SO WELL. I JUST MADE ONE BAD DECISION. CHRISTIAN'S GOT THE BALLS TO GO IN, ALL-IN AT ANY TIME. FIRST RACE, LAST RACE, MIDDLE RACE. THAT'S THE KIND OF MINDSET THAT I HAVE TO GET, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN RECOVER FROM THIS BIG OF A MISTAKE, BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE DON'T MAKE THESE MISTAKES. AND THE PEOPLE THAT WIN DON'T MAKE MISTAKES. >> IN THE GRAND FINALE, I END UP PLACING SECOND BY LESS THAN $500. MY BRAIN IS POUNDING AGAINST MY SKULL RIGHT NOW. BUT THIS DAY WAS MINE.