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Originally Posted by Stillriledup
I actually don't like the 50 cent variety. The pick 4 is the pick 4 for a reason, its hard to hit. If you make it easier, well, why make it easier? If fans need the pick 4 to be easier, why not bet the pick 3?
I like the idea of being able to cash for 100k+if four consecutive races are won by 20-1 shots.
50 cent pick 4 is like the 10 cent super. Why make the super 10 cents? If you can't afford a 1 dollar super why not bet the trifecta or the exacta? The whole idea is to make a bet that can have a boxcar payoff not a bet where a little old lady from pasadena can box 4 numbers for 2.40 and water down a huge payoff with her stray dime.
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Four consecutive races at Del Mar with 20-1 shots winning....with their short fields they're hard pressed to card four consecutive races that will even have a 20-1 shot.
Dime supers are an entirely different animal and are responsible for growing the popularity of that bet. First dime super that I ever played, I hit...$700 - so even for a dime it was a signer. I think I had about 250 combinations which cost me $25...no way I'm putting $250 into that play.
Finally, I don't think little old ladies from pasadena are playing the horses anymore...isn't that part of the problem? They're too busy feeding their coins into one-armed bandits.
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Originally Posted by Market Mover
Then why don't the two 50 cent p4s at Kee show the same decline since it was instituted? In fact, its total handle each racing meet has grown nicely. Why the difference? Inferior racing stock because of the decline in SoCal racing over the years. Del Mar will never reach Keeneland quality.
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No comparison between Keeneland and Del Mar. As you mention, Keeneland has superior racing. They also have lower takeout. For that matter they have 50-cent Trifectas' as well. They do have one thing in common: Neither one handles big-crowd days particularly well.
