Trivia question help, please!
What was the name of the horse that Dreyfull makes his final bet on?
I haven't seen this movie in years and can't remember it.
Thanks for your assist.
the horse's name was Hot to Trot, and he bets on it because Looney (David Johannson) says "Whatever you do, don't bet on THAT horse."
shareAlso the horse Hot-To-Trot beats is named StarGazer
shareAnd for the record (I was trying to find this out), the four horses Trotter won on were 'Charity', 'Faith Healer', 'Fleet Dreems' & Hot-to-Trot. The one he failed to bet that lost it's rider was 'Lord Byron'
shareEverytime I go to the track, or in vegas, I look for a horse with a name close to any of these and I bet it. Or of course if I ever find a horse with the name of "Junebug... Same name as my cat", i will bet it to the house.
shareThe horse also winks at him, and is possibly blind. Just adds to the omens of why to bet on that horse.
shareThis is EXACTLY why Trotter bets on the horse. If the horse is blind he has more of a chance to win....we all know why blinders are put on the horses, right?
Trotter figured out when he was with that horse that it could not see. The wink was just a fluke of course....but a blind horse is the one to bet on. Been there, done that. Not that blind horses are supposed to be racing...again, that's why there was some intrigue involved with the taxi guys....they knew it.
Actually, to begin with Trotter won due to illegal issues going on that he found out about on the tapes. He ended up winning it all also due to putting a blind horse on the tracks, also illegal.
He was having a "very good day" for sure but only because he found out about illegal activity.
Not that there haven't, from time to time, been illegal coups in racing (ringers, trainer or rider stunts); but, in this film it seems that the horse that starts Trotter on his streak may not necessarily be other than a legit longshot.
As a rule, trainers race cheaper horses into condition with a series of contests in which only moderate urging by the rider is provided at given intervals of a race. The object is to "darken" the animals form with a series of mediocre to poor finishes, thus insuring a long price at a time when the trainer assesses that his horse is ready for a true effort. This is a tactic that has long been around the racing industry; and everyone in the business knows it.