Only In New Jersey
Probably not a good idea:
U.S. Senate hopeful Murray Sabrin burned through $1,050 of his campaign cash Saturday on a Kentucky Derby long-shot.
Sabrin, a Ramapo College professor, announced the bet during a press conference Friday in Atlantic City. Sabrin’s wager, which is apparently legal under federal elections laws, aimed to highlight his promise to legalize sports betting at casinos.
Sabrin himself is a long shot to win the Republican nomination for the Senate in the June primary. He is running a distant third, according to a recent poll.
"Cowboy Cal may have finished in ninth, but Murray Sabrin will finish first on June 3," said George Ajjan, a spokesman for Sabrin.
Ajjan said that he heard odds on the horse had reached 41-to-1 when Sabrin placed his bet at Monmouth Park. At those odds, a win by Cowboy Cal would have raised more than $40,000 for the campaign.
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