A woman from Texas won $ 1,2 million, putting only $ 18 on races

A resident of Austin (Texas) Margaret Reid put 18 dollars to win five horses in various runs of the Kentucky Derby and was able to guess all the winners.

Photo: KENS-TV

As a result, her winnings amounted to 1,2 million dollars, which exceeded the original rate by more than 65 times, reports NBC.

The series of American victories began with the May 5 race, in which Limousine Liberal (Finnish) horse came to the finish lineLimousine Liberal). Then won the horse Robber (Maraud), the bets on which victory were eight to one. After that the Funny Duck (Funny duck), the winning coefficient of which was 39 to one. In the fourth run, the woman managed to guess that Yoshida would win (Yoshida), and finally, in the final derby, won Dastify (justify), to win which the American put.

CEO Retama racing Steve Ross considers victory a “unique opportunity” and admitted that it was the biggest payout in history. Retama park.

Photo: Facebook / Retama Park Race Track

The winner said she attended horse racing with friends for many years, but did not expect to be able to get such a big win. She admitted that she was preparing for the races and was counting possible winners to make bets. According to her, she learned to quite successfully predict the outcome of the race.

“Это не всегда работает, но иногда все же срабатывает”, — призналась женщина.

According to her, she will spend part of the money on vacation, and the rest "will try to use wisely."

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