If you only had $50.00 to play Friday and $50.00 on Sat.?

[pktruckdriver]

I was just wondering if you only had 50 to play this

Friday and Saturday, what would you do? And why?


Yes it may be true that I may only have that much to play this weekend, and I'm looking for the big hit, true and false.

Big hit yes, but only if it seems possible on such a small bankroll, not 50 win on 99-1 horse in the 7th at Bay Meadows, no not that. Break it down a little more than that, please. 3-6 bets, maybe


Now something like ...... , this is where I could use a few Idea's, please. A chance to show how good you really are and how bad I am for asking for a little help, right? Yeah Maybe, but I'll get over it.

[pktruckdriver]

Well I just hoped that I'd get a few bites on this one, but heck I can't really blame any one from not doing so.

But it woulda been nice to see how far we could take 50.00 in 1 day or two.

See I've taken 50 up to 1580.00 1 wknd, which can be documented thru xpressbet.com I'm sure, as they're pretty good about keeping track of your deposits/withdrawls and bets. Of course I gave most of it back, but it sure was fun while it lasted.

Thats why if I was able to do that , which I've done a few times recently, well actually the other times was 150 to over 1800 and 2100 in a few days, but thats where I hit the wall, never getting over that next level.


Must be money management issues, that I'm working on and hope to begin to understand better soon. Also reading Exotic betting as a way to better structure my bets, for a better and more economical way of playing.


Was wondering if any others have had this problem, but finally made it over that hump and made it to the next level. Would you share how you did??



Patrick
Nothing comes to those who do not try.

[njcurveball]

See I've taken 50 up to 1580.00 1 wknd, which can be documented thru xpressbet.com I'm sure, as they're pretty good about keeping track of your deposits/withdrawls and bets. Of course I gave most of it back, but it sure was fun while it lasted.

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It is so easy to fall into the trap of expressing the height of your bankroll, but this is more playing for fun than for profit. It is very similar to seeing a celebrity on the diet commercials who has lost 100 pounds.

A year later they seem to have gained back most of it, so what does that say for the strategy?

Just like them, your strategy should be focused on long term results. My brother and I once took $20 in change into Batavia Raceway and 5 races later we drove home with over $2,000. We haven't been back, so our ROI there is HUGE. Yet that strategy is not going to produce the same results everywhere and if we had stayed the weekend, who knows? When you only have $20 involved, betting a couple hundred is pretty darn easy.

Flip the coin the other way and if we had been down $2,000, betting the last $20 would have been nerve wracking.

You seem to have a great attitude, and if you go a few weeks without a winning day now, you have a day job to fall back on. How would you handle a few weeks of losses if THIS were your day job?

I will download Friday tonight and give you $50 in Superfecta plays at Mountaineer, as that would be the only way I could approach your challenge of $50 into $1,500.

It is a good thought and if your bankroll was segmented for 10% of high return plays, definitely possible. At 100%, you better buy some Tums and meditation tapes.

Jim

[FlyinLate]

Congratulations on your success, but that could happen to anybody. Someone can bet 50 races, $1 superfecta betting their 4 lucky numbers straight and hit a $10k super...

I'd rather turn $50 into $100 on a consistent basis than turn $50 into $1500 once in a blue moon.

[ryesteve]

But it woulda been nice to see how far we could take 50.00 in 1 day or two.
Perhaps someone will contradict me, but you probably didn't get bites because I can't imagine that there are many serious players who think that way and play with that kind of strategy in mind. It's about the long-term, not what you can do "today". Trying to maximize what you can do "today" is generally counter-productive to long-term results.

[pktruckdriver]

Ok , well I did it by playing pick 3's and pick4's at Gulf and Santa Anita and then exacta's and win/place, thru 1 service that give me 2-4 horses to play once in awhile, at about 50% or so, though they are a lot of dead fav's in those picks, so mostly I hit the pick 3 and 4's to make my money grow.



It is this 2-3 times that I recently have done this, that is having me think about how well I could do if I choose to do this with a little more seriousness involved .

Could it become something more, that is the Million Dollar question???

Well I am going to try to do this a little more seriously and see what happens, who knows but if youy don't try you'll never know, right?


Patrick

[njcurveball]

Here is my $50 Patrick, lets see if I can turn it into $1,000

race 5 Mountaineer

$1 Super 1,8/1,8/4,5,6,7 (cost $24)

race 10 Mountaineer

$1 Super 3,9/3,9/1,7,8,10 (cost $24)

$1 Tri 3,9/3,9/4 (for the loose deuce)

[stu]

Here's my shot at smashing it:

Aqueduct Race 3 - I don't like the morning line favorite in a 5 betting interest race so let's buy a $50 one punch trifecta.

1A - 3 - 2

If it hits it should pay enough to get $1000.

Divine Park (2-1 MLO) doesn't look like the same horse that he was in his first three starts.

[MONEY]

I am not a pro or a pretend pro as you will see by my post.
I like to spread the money around, so I would play like this.
All $1.00 exacta part wheels.
Aqueduct
R1. 3W1-6
R6. 7W2-4
Bay Meadows
R4. 7W2-3
R8. 2W4-5
Beulah Park
R3. 1W6-7
R4. 1W4-5
R6. 1W2-5
R7. 6W1-8
Hawthorne
R1. 3W6-7
R2. 4W6-8
R7. 4W3-8
Laurel Park
R1. 6W1-3
R5. 2W3-6
R8. 2W1-4
Oaklawn Park
R3. 2W1-3
R9. 3W2-7
Santa Anita
R3. 5W1-3
R8. 3W2-8
Tampa
R1. 6W3-5
Turf Paradise
R2. 6W4-5
R3. 5W1-4
R4. 7W1-5
R6. 7W4-6
R8. 3W4-5
R9. 8W2-5
I may not hit one, but I will have my money's worth of entertainment. If I make some money, that'll just be a plus.

Money

[rokitman]

I may not hit one, but I will have my money's worth of entertainment. If I make some money, that'll just be a plus.

Money
:ThmbUp:

[pktruckdriver]

Hey

Thank you all for it will be interesting to see what happens?

Now who was really serious?



Patrick

[njcurveball]

Curious to see what you are doing with your $50 Patrick.

[pktruckdriver]

Well sir, you're curious what I did, well actually nothing yet, as I did not see anything except maybe the super's you picked really worth trying to play.


Now , how serious of a play are those and I guess maybe I should do a little "Capping" on my own to see how well your picks are.


The aqueduct tri did not hit, did not check all the exactas , but with that many he must'a hit a few, and I will check them later too see, and will post too.

[njcurveball]

Now , how serious of a play are those and I guess maybe I should do a little "Capping" on my own to see how well your picks are.




They are my selections before scratches, changes, track bias consideration, etc.

Best I could do in a posting forum.

[stu]

Divine Park (2-1 MLO) doesn't look like the same horse that he was in his first three starts.

I guess that looks are deceiving. Or at least the recent 7th and 9th place finishes deceived me. :)

Divine Park has regained his '07 form.

[BombsAway Bob]

Here is my $50 Patrick, lets see if I can turn it into $1,000

race 5 Mountaineer

$1 Super 1,8/1,8/4,5,6,7 (cost $24)

race 10 Mountaineer

$1 Super 3,9/3,9/1,7,8,10 (cost $24)

$1 Tri 3,9/3,9/4 (for the loose deuce)
Finish~ 9-3-4..$1.Tri = +$180. :jump:

[PaceAdvantage]

Now something like ...... , this is where I could use a few Idea's, please.I believe the TVG network and their on-air selectors were tailor made for a strategy such as this....their tickets are limited to $50 or smaller on most of their plays, so right there, you're compatible.

[pktruckdriver]

Yes you're right it is easy to find small 50.00 bets, but I was hoping to see how creative the members here, (who seem to be above average on horse wagering), might get creative on their 50.00 bankroll.

The idea is not to lose on 1 bet , but to build it up so that one could and would have opportunity to make the bigger bets that have potential payoffs that are a little more sizable.

I have done it before, mostly on 150.00 I admit, but did do it once on only 50.00, so it is doable, and maybe I can say that luck may have been with me that day, as for when I won, I was unable to substain the winning streak and after taking 50% out I promptly lost the rest too quicky, yes maybe it was luck...


Patrick

PS: I guess the tourney's offered here are a perfect way that one could start with 50.00 and build it up, except that one does not stop with 50.00 a day only, but after hitting keeps going.