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Originally Posted by castaway01
As to your third sentence, there is absolutely no one alive who would be profitable taking 2-1 on 5-1 shots they liked, so your logic shows you're probably not a winning player. The fact that people are willing to play into ridiculous takeouts just because "there's a horse I like" is why tracks can throw these predatory bets at us and we just fall in line because "jackpot".
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I’m a very conservative bettor in that I handicap an entire card and if a horse does not meet my 5 star rating for a flat bet then I pass. Usually no matter what the odds be it even money or 10-1 etc I will bet 50WP. Keep in mind I usually end up making only 2-3 flat bets a week but last year for instance I had positive ROI on flat betting. Nothing huge but close to 1k. I know guys who will bet every race multiple tracks and they lose thousands year after year. You have to pick your spots like I do or this game will eat you alive. Those predatory bets ( as you call them) can be very lucrative to a small player like myself if you have the patience to wait for the mandatory pay off days.
