You can’t convince either Todd or Brandon Bernstein that a side-bet hasn't been the source of their failure to secure a victory this year.

The longtime friends on and off of the track made a deal with Oakley’s Todd Hayes that the first one of them to win a national event would take home a $3,000 diamond watch. You can’t convince either Todd or Brandon Bernstein that a side-bet hasn't been the source of their failure to secure a victory this year.

The longtime friends on and off of the track made a deal with Oakley’s Todd Hayes that the first one of them to win a national event would take home a $3,000 diamond watch.

Todd’s victory represented the first win amongst them.

“Neither one of us could seal the deal, we both thought it was a jinx that watch,” Todd admitted. “We finally got rid of that jinx today. That was the first words out of Brandon’s mouth in the winner’s circle were ‘you got the watch man.’

“He’s got enough bling anyway. I’m trying to keep up with him.”