The one-horse race

One day, a man hears of a strange race track where only one horse will run.

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No competitors, no rivals—just one horse on an empty track. The man, astonished, reaches an obvious conclusion: If there is only one horse, it must win.So, he does exactly what you’d expect: he goes all in. He sells everything he owns, takes a mortgage on his house, and borrows from friends and family. He cuts back on food and daily expenses, hoarding every bit of cash he can find. On race day, he puts every cent on that one horse. He doesn’t even buy a hot dog; he’d rather bet the money instead.

As he daydreams about the watches and cars he’s about to buy, the starting gun fires. The gates open. The horse bolts, charges down the track, turns left, jumps over the fence, and disappears into the horizon. It is never seen again. There is no winner in the one-horse race, and the man loses everything.