Woman turns $18 bet into $1.2 million win at local race track

Woman placed bet on Kentucky Derby at Retama Park

Courtesy: Retama Park.

SELMA, Texas – A woman won big at the Retama Park Race Track on Saturday, turning an $18 bet on the Kentucky Derby into $1.2 million.

According to staff at Retama Park, the woman, who has not been named, correctly picked the top five horses in order of their finish.

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The woman's pick five bet earned her $1.2 million. Retama Park staff posted a photo of the woman, who appeared eerily calm in the photo.

"Why does she look so calm? I'd lose my ****... (I'm just saying)," one person wrote.

The woman is taking home around the same amount as the team of the winning horse, Justify. Justify's winnings amount to $1.24 million. Good Magic and Audible finished second and third respectively, according to the Kentucky Derby website.


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