MakinItHappen
02-07-2008, 01:00 AM
Could someone explain to me the logic behind tracks paying a consolation Pick 3 payout when you have a late scratch after the first leg, yet in the Pick 4 giving you the post-time favorite? Just seems a little inconsistent and I figure there must be a good reason or some logic behind it, but I can not put my finger on it.
Specifically, tonight I played a little Delta Downs, which I do not often do. I played the Late Pick 4. Leg 1 was won by the 7-5 chalk. In Leg 2 I had 2 horses, the Even money favorite and the 6 horse who was ML 10-1. A 7-2 shot that I did not have won. If I heard the track announcer correctly, he said hold on to your Pick 3 and Pick 4 tickets as there will be consolation pay-outs on the 6. So, just as I was about to tear-up my cyber tickets, there is a beacon of hope! :lol: So I remain an interested observer. Leg 3 was won by a 10-1 horse that I had and there was a consolation P3 pay-out on the 6. The Pick 3 paid $243.60 for $1 and the consolation pay-out was $32.60. The Final leg was won by a 9-2 horse that I had and the Pick 4 will pay was $5,333 for a $1, so I am thinking maybe I am going to get 5 hundred or so for the consolation pay-out... But NO... there is no consolation pay-out, I was obviously given a second ticket on the post time favorite instead. :(
Now granted, had the favorite won leg 2 instead of the 7-2 shot, I probably would not be giving this a second thought right now:p, but since he did not, I am instead comtemplating the rationale for the apparent inconsitency between the P3 and P4 scratch/payout policies. In the end, it probably all comes out in the wash, but it just seems odd that this inconsistency needs to exist.
I would be interested to hear what others think about this and if anyone can shed any light on the logic or rationale behind it, I would appreciate it. Also, where does a given track define these policies? Is there some documentation that can be referred to?
Best of Luck Everyone!
MakinItHappen
Specifically, tonight I played a little Delta Downs, which I do not often do. I played the Late Pick 4. Leg 1 was won by the 7-5 chalk. In Leg 2 I had 2 horses, the Even money favorite and the 6 horse who was ML 10-1. A 7-2 shot that I did not have won. If I heard the track announcer correctly, he said hold on to your Pick 3 and Pick 4 tickets as there will be consolation pay-outs on the 6. So, just as I was about to tear-up my cyber tickets, there is a beacon of hope! :lol: So I remain an interested observer. Leg 3 was won by a 10-1 horse that I had and there was a consolation P3 pay-out on the 6. The Pick 3 paid $243.60 for $1 and the consolation pay-out was $32.60. The Final leg was won by a 9-2 horse that I had and the Pick 4 will pay was $5,333 for a $1, so I am thinking maybe I am going to get 5 hundred or so for the consolation pay-out... But NO... there is no consolation pay-out, I was obviously given a second ticket on the post time favorite instead. :(
Now granted, had the favorite won leg 2 instead of the 7-2 shot, I probably would not be giving this a second thought right now:p, but since he did not, I am instead comtemplating the rationale for the apparent inconsitency between the P3 and P4 scratch/payout policies. In the end, it probably all comes out in the wash, but it just seems odd that this inconsistency needs to exist.
I would be interested to hear what others think about this and if anyone can shed any light on the logic or rationale behind it, I would appreciate it. Also, where does a given track define these policies? Is there some documentation that can be referred to?
Best of Luck Everyone!
MakinItHappen