As someone involved with this on a daily basis, a quick comment. Some poster (forgive me for not scrolling back to see who it was), mentioned that maybe the "sharp" money plays into the pools with lower takeouts.
I believe this is generally true. Many good players are not receiving "sliding-scale" rebates and hence gravitate to the tracks with the lower takeouts. I realized long ago that assessing your betting competition is a necessary key to success. So, I personally prefer to play into larger-takeout pools (since I get a sliding rebate), as long as the pool size is reasonable.
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