One way to bet on last week's Kentucky Derby was described by Lester Doctor, betting expert for the Whitneys. The morning of the race he had made a long distance call, been cut off by an operator who said something about "overtime." Lester Doctor said he was playing Mrs. John Hay ("Jock") Whitney's entry, Overtime.
Another good way was to pick out the jockey you liked and play his mount. The field, weakened by three important withdrawals in the last week, was not up to Derby standard and the horses were hard to rate on...
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