{"id":110254,"date":"2019-07-25T16:01:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T23:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=110254"},"modified":"2019-07-25T16:01:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T23:01:35","slug":"jeopardy-james-the-horse-doesnt-match-his-namesake-in-racing-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/jeopardy-james-the-horse-doesnt-match-his-namesake-in-racing-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeopardy James the Horse Doesn’t Match His Namesake, Finishes Second in Racing Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

A horse named for professional sports gambler and Jeopardy! record holder James Holzhauer<\/a> made his racing debut Thursday at Delaware Park. While Jeopardy James did not win in his first race, the 2-year-colt shows plenty of promise.<\/p>\n

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Jeopardy James, the horse that is, runs for the lead along the rail in his racing debut Thursday at Delaware Park. He ended up finishing second. His owners named him for professional sports bettor and Jeopardy champion James Holzhauer. (Image: Delaware Park\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Running in a maiden race for 2-year-olds, Jeopardy James grazed the gate which led to a slow start. Nonetheless, under jockey Paco Lopez, he quickly found his stride and challenged The Minit I See U, the eventual winner, for most of the 5-1\/2-furlong race. At the 3\/8ths pole, the two were seven lengths ahead of the other four horses in the field.<\/p>\n

Jeopardy James ultimately faded down the stretch and held to claim second in a photo finish.<\/p>\n

Delaware Park handicappers made him the 9-5 morning line favorite, and moments before post time, his odds were 1-9. That\u2019s almost unheard-of odds for any horse in a maiden race, which feature horses seeking their first victory.<\/p>\n

He ended up going off at 3-5 and paid out $2.10 and $2.10. That meant bettors who placed a $2 bet to place or show got back a dime.<\/p>\n

And by failing to win, the horse did not land in a Daily Double.<\/p>\n

‘Surreal’ Naming<\/h2>\n

After TVG announced on Twitter the horse would race Thursday, Holzhauer himself got online to comment, referencing Emma Boettcher, the contestant who ended his 32-match winning streak. Holzhauer finished his run on the long-running game show as the second-winningest player in Jeopardy! history, but he holds the top 10 single-game performances in the current version of the show, which has aired for 35 years.<\/p>\n

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If there\u2019s a competing horse named Jeopardy Emma, I have a hot tip on an exacta https:\/\/t.co\/8BEjw5cMDJ<\/a><\/p>\n

— James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) July 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n