David Smyth

Dave Smyth, a financial planner and horseplayer from Lexington, KY, saved his best for last at the 2025 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC), parlaying an $8,000 Daily Double on the final two legs into a record $607,800 payday. "As a financial planner, I put puzzles together," he said. Smyth did the bulk of his damage in the second half of the Saturday program. "I absolutely loved Forever Young," he recalled of the eventual GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic winner. "He had tactical speed and was ready to fire." In addition...