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Pacingguy
06-29-2011, 12:42 PM
The USTA has issued it's calendar for the Strategic Wagering Program for July and there is finally a wager for the little guy to be interested in. On July 3, Chester has a $20,000 guaranteed Exacta Pool for the 12th race.

Speaking of bets, does the current menu of wagers satisfy you or do you think standardbred racing can use some new wager types? Many in the industry think a V75 wager is the way to go, but maybe you don't thinks so. HANA Harness has put together a new survey which describes wagers which are traditionally not offered on harness racing or are offered in Europe or Australasia. If you are a bettor, please take the survey and let us know what you think about each wager. HANA Harness is aware customers are afraid of pool dilution, so please don't consider that when reviewing these wagers. Each wager should be reviewed in isolation, on its own merits with no concern of pool dilution.

In addition to these new wagers, we have a couple of questions regarding HANA Pool Parties. Which days work best for you and what type of wager would you like to see included in future pool parties?

So if you are a horseplayer, please take this streamlined survey. It should take no more than 10 minutes. You may access the survey by clicking on the following link. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HANAHARNESS3.

Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Ray2000
06-29-2011, 02:50 PM
Thanks to Pacingguy and HANA for doing something to help save our dying game.

I took the survey and generally voted for the parlays and against the pic 6 types

My reasoning is any new type wagering must have a high strike rate chance, even if this means a low return, in order to keep the interest factor alive.

IMO, people (risk takers) particularly newbies, play for that "I got it" feeling more than trying to make a big score. Get rid of Place and Show betting and replace with some new wager type with a 30-40% chance of collecting.

Also, I would like to see one competitive race on the card with all pools and odds hidden.
(Might require State or Provincial law exception) just to see how it effects total pool handles for those races.


Sample of Chester Exacta pools 6/3 and 6/11
$9,925
$13,581
$15,634

$10,164
$11,101
$14,014

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06-29-2011, 09:37 PM
Hidden odds.... I like that idea, imagine getting 10-1 on a
legit 5-2 shot :jump: .... then again it might be the 5-2 goes
off at 3-5 :bang: . Either way survey was taken.