Horseracing game

I'm not sure if I've mentioned the horseracing game before but I have to say that it's even better than Carcassonne - and that's a high rating for me. It's a wooden board with wooden horse heads that move up the board in a groove. Cards & dice determine how much you win or loose. All the cards in the deck are dealt out (Kings & Aces are removed - there are only 11 horses, #2-#12) and the first four throws of the dice determine the first four horses price - the first horse costs $0.05, the 2nd $0.10, the third $0.15 and the fourth $0.20. Whoever is holding the corresponding cards has to put that amount in the pot - if you have multiples than it's the $ amount x the number of cards you have (max. 4). It really sucks if you have 2 or more of the $0.20 one - which happens to me alot. Anyways, the fifth dice roll gets the next horse off the starting line. If you happen to roll one of the 'scratched' horses you pay the corresponding cost into the pot. You keep rolling until one of the horses reaches the top of the board or finish line. Whoever has that corresponding card wins the pot so it's usually split between 2 to 3 people unless someone really gets lucky and has all 4 of the same in their hand.
The first time I played this I lost maybe $6 dollars but played until the wee hours of the morning. The next time I played I lost maybe $15 and borrowed more money to keep playing. However, yesterday I hovered around my $5 starting amount the whole night. It was the best result I could have hoped for,'cause I just ain't lucky. I stayed up till 3 which is about 5 hours longer than I normally stay up but it was a blast. However, I highly recommend playing this with people who can hold their liquor - it takes forever for a drunk person to deal & they can't keep track of who's turn it is or the rules of the game