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The Kentucky Derby Bonus Question

After his freshman year at Harvard, Steve Levitt talked several friends and relatives into investing in the Canterbury Downs investment syndicate. They gave him money and he went to the track and bet on the horses for them. This would have worked out great, except the horses he picked did not win. So, but let's see what you know about the ponies here.

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