$156 is a lot of money

After a long weekend of Bat Mitzvahcation my boyfriend and I decided to unwind at one of our favorite places Turf Paradise Racetrack. We walked in right before the second to last race and I immediately made my way to the warm up circle like I always do. I have been going to the horse races for years and I never bet, because I just enjoy the thrill of watching the horses race.

However, I always make my picks. After a few minutes of looking over the horses for Race 8, I picked horse 4 and horse 6. My boyfriend told me immediately that without looking at the odds I had picked the two favorites. He made a $20 quinella bet for horse 4 and horse 6 to come in first and second in no particular order. Horse 4 and horse 6 led the entire race and won. Much to our surprise our $20 bet turned into $156! We weren't so lucky on the next race, but man that's a lot of money.