Delta Downs Whoa!!

[herkhorse]

Race 1 results changed one hour after race declared official!! I've never seen that before. Stoopers dream.

http://www.equibase.com/premium/char...19&cy=USA&rn=1

[cal828]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

Race 1 results changed one hour after race declared official!! I've never seen that before. Stoopers dream.

http://www.equibase.com/premium/char...19&cy=USA&rn=1

"Stoopers" Don't think I've ever heard them called that before, but must admit, there couldn't be a more appropriate name. Manys the time that I've seen little old ladies with beehive hairdos, that look like they should be at a fundamentalist church gathering, but instead were sifting through the castoffs on the floor at Oaklawn. Thanks for the laugh.

[Alabama Stakes]

Originally Posted by cal828

"Stoopers" Don't think I've ever heard them called that before, but must admit, there couldn't be a more appropriate name. Manys the time that I've seen little old ladies with beehive hairdos, that look like they should be at a fundamentalist church gathering, but instead were sifting through the castoffs on the floor at Oaklawn. Thanks for the laugh.

Stopper is One of the best racetrack terms ever. It’s Right up there with mudder.
It was always cool in the old days after a DQ to watch the stoopers ply their trade.

[declansharbor]

Had a verbal confrontation ensue in front of me the other week bc a guy was shut out of a bet due to 2 of the machines being used by ‘stoopers’ that were putting an entire stack of losing tickets through the machines in hopes of hitting the jackpot. They’re certainly a dying breed, but they do pop their ugly heads up at the most inopportune times!

Made for one hell of a show though for us bystanders!

[Benny]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

Race 1 results changed one hour after race declared official!! I've never seen that before. Stoopers dream.

http://www.equibase.com/premium/char...19&cy=USA&rn=1

I saw it happen at Sam Houston about 15 years ago while i was at a teletheater.

[Benny]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Had a verbal confrontation ensue in front of me the other week bc a guy was shut out of a bet due to 2 of the machines being used by ‘stoopers’ that were putting an entire stack of losing tickets through the machines in hopes of hitting the jackpot. They’re certainly a dying breed, but they do pop their ugly heads up at the most inopportune times!

Made for one hell of a show though for us bystanders!

There was a story in the NY Times , when NY had many otb's. This one guy made it his full time job of collecting bags from the otbs and he made a good living at it ..

Here is the article from 2010 . https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/s...09stooper.html

[moses]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

Race 1 results changed one hour after race declared official!! I've never seen that before. Stoopers dream.

http://www.equibase.com/premium/char...19&cy=USA&rn=1

Wait...how does that even work? During that one hour window, people cashed tickets that were later declared to be losers?

[herkhorse]

Originally Posted by moses

Wait...how does that even work? During that one hour window, people cashed tickets that were later declared to be losers?

No, they payed out both results.

[robfla]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

No, they payed out both results.

NOT on pick 3s and pick 4s though.. That 1 hour window was very important if you had 3s or 4s