2008 wagering stats

[exactaplayer]

Just completed calculating these stats for 2008.
Win Bets made 1456
Win Percent .177
Roi 1.057

Place Bets made 95
Win Percent .347
Roi .758

Show Bets made 119
Win Percent .378
Roi .841

Exacta Bets made 1521
Win Percent .151
Roi .874

Superper/Trifecta bets made 32
Win Percent .125
Roi .221
From this data it appears Win bets are the most profitable.
Win bet payoffs range from $2.40 to a max of $74.00

This includes bets on all most everything that races. No Greyhounds.:D
This has been posted to stimulate further discussion.
Hope no one is offended by my going naked on the first day of 2009.

[point given]

Suggest you change your user name to Winplayer. :)

[whyhorseofcourse]

My ROI was -0.12
I also have a lot more bets and a lot more different types of wagers then OP.
Nice job exactaman

[2low]

Just completed calculating these stats for 2008.
Win Bets made 1456
Win Percent .177
Roi 1.057

Place Bets made 95
Win Percent .347
Roi .758

Show Bets made 119
Win Percent .378
Roi .841

Exacta Bets made 1521
Win Percent .151
Roi .874

Superper/Trifecta bets made 32
Win Percent .125
Roi .221
From this data it appears Win bets are the most profitable.
Win bet payoffs range from $2.40 to a max of $74.00

This includes bets on all most everything that races. No Greyhounds.:D
This has been posted to stimulate further discussion.
Hope no one is offended by my going naked on the first day of 2009.

I think your signature line is a pretty good idea. With 1400+ win bets, your ROI it probably pretty reliable I would think. Take the money from the other bets and grow your bankroll with growing win bets IMO.

Is your ROI based on actual wagers, or $2 bets? I like to calculate my numbers based on $2 bets and figure my edge that way. If you're moving your bet size around for reasons other than confidence level, this will give you a better picture of how you're doing.

For example, my win bet ROI for last year (only 138 wagers) was something around 1.25, but my edge equating all wagers to $2 bets was 1.39 or so. The difference is a rough patch when my wager sizes were relatively large. The $2 edge is a far more important number to me as it gives me an idea of what I can expect when and if I ever get to the point I'm betting the max I'm willing to bet on each race. Or, at least it will when I get enough races under my belt.

[green80]

you have the battle won. If players kept records like you, most would change their wagering patterns. I have the same records as you do with similar results.

[green80]

and play at an adw that offers rebates and change that 5% (roi) advantage to 8-11 %

[traynor]

Interesting data. I am curious about one thing, though. If you had to make each of the wagers over again, would you pick the same wagers? That is, is your selection method structured enough to be able to repeat the results applied to different races?

One of the biggest problems that bettors have is playing each race as if it were completely new, using criteria that are flexible and subjectively applied. If your methods are consistent enough to select the same entry, in the same race, at different times, you seem to be doing really well. Congratulations!

"consistent enough to select the same entry, in the same race" means "if you handicap a given race on one day, then handicap the same race again a month later, will you pick the same entry to win?"

The Sartin Methodologists used to go to great lengths to "handicap their handicapping" to stabilize their selection methods and give more consistency to their results. It was a good policy.

Good Luck! :)

[SMOO]

Suggest you change your user name to Winplayer. :)

:ThmbUp:

[Bluesthestandard]

My winnings consisted of Pick 3's, Pick 4's and Place All tickets

TVG Account Activity Summary for 2008

Amount Wagered $27,267.60
Amount Won $18,936.46
Amount Deposited $9,597.30