Ouch!

[The Bit]

Just hit the late Pick 4 at Freehold. Paid $305 for $2.

The late Pick 3? $341 for $2.

Sometimes I wonder ...

[Coleman]

The pick 4 had a carryover. And after playing the pick 4 and pick 5, the pick 3 was overlooked.

[The Bit]

The early pick 4 had a carryover, which was hit. The late pick 4 had no carryover.

[Zman179]

That happens sometimes at tracks with small pools.

I usually have a rule of thumb: If the first leg of a pick 4 wins at odds-on, bet the pick 3 that follows too. I've seen many times when the pick 3 will pay off near, or surpass, that of the pick 4.

[Coleman]

The early pick 4 had a carryover, which was hit. The late pick 4 had no carryover.

Ah, I stand corrected (or sit corrected to be more correct).

[The Bit]

That happens sometimes at tracks with small pools.

I usually have a rule of thumb: If the first leg of a pick 4 wins at odds-on, bet the pick 3 that follows too. I've seen many times when the pick 3 will pay off near, or surpass, that of the pick 4.

Your rule fit in this case. I believe the horse in the 1st leg was odds on or even money.