My main knock with show bets is that sometimes you are more right than wrong. My last 2 show bets paid $8 and just now $7.60 (6th Lrl) but both horses won. They paid $46 and $31.
But if I am being honest with myself, I liked their chances to hit the board, not to win. If I had liked their chances to win I would have bet them to win as well. Many times that is where we give up show betting and chase, and ultimately lose in the long run. I've learned that lesson so I don't get that upset when it happens anymore.
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