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View Poll Results: Which bet makes you the most profit
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WIN BET
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75 |
41.21% |
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PLACE BET
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5 |
2.75% |
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SHOW BET
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8 |
4.40% |
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WIN DUTCH BET
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1.65% |
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EXACTA BETS
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36 |
19.78% |
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DAILY DOUBLE BETS
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10 |
5.49% |
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ALL OTHER EXOTIC BETS
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53 |
29.12% |
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11-25-2008, 08:51 AM
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Sunny Daytona Beach
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Daytona Beach
Posts: 2,302
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WHAT BET IS MOST PROFITABLE
Which bet to you is the most profitable to you.
Which bet do you goto when you need to break-even , if you can?
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11-25-2008, 09:02 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 56
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If I am looking for a break even bet, or one to get me out of the hole, I just bet win. I'll take odds of 7/2 on that if it's something like md clm or sp wt with a strong dropper or a second starter that looks like it could blow out the field. Normally I like the price to be a little sweeter, but if I just want to cash a ticket...
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11-25-2008, 10:48 AM
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Unreconstructed
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Appalachia
Posts: 6,646
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Pick 3 and Pick 4.....for sure. I rarely bet anything else except a win bet if the odds are long.
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11-25-2008, 11:07 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,991
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While I play alot of P3 bets, I find that the trifecta for me is sometimes more profitable. YOu can't rely on it as a get out bet as it has to be the right situation, so, I'd say the easiest would be the win bet to get out with. That said, I don't do it, but try to parlay it into a tri or exacta bet to get more out of it. Last week I tried a variation for me on this by making 2 straight exacta bets and then using tthose two under horses in the 3rd spot for the tri, with some long odds horses in the middle. It worked out well, so i may try this more often now.
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11-25-2008, 12:20 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 955
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Win bets. I always thought the idea was to win, not run 2nd or 3rd. It may not be the sexy bet, but I remember something about the Tortise & the Hare....................
I never understood Superfectas or the High 5 - how the %$#@ do you select a horse to run 4th or 5th except by using a shotgun ? 
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11-25-2008, 12:23 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Dutchess County, NY
Posts: 50
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I play exactas and tri's mostly, but probably should be to win more. I had the misfortune of hitting 4 trifectas, almost in a row a few weeks back that had me thinking I was onto something. I was wrong!
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11-25-2008, 01:51 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 6,843
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I am a grinder of sorts, I usually make a win and place bet on my top selections when the price is to my specs.....I don't get a lot of action, as I am only interested in bargain bets....I almost always bet to place as well, as I am retired and on a fixed income, so the place bets keep me in the game, and they work well for me....Enough so that a mildly bad spell is breaking even or around that, thanks to the place wager along with the profitable win bets..... 
I watch a lot of TV along with my race watching, for as a result of being so stingy, it's either that, or a lot of wasted time viewing the horses warming up or the gimmick matrix.......
best,
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11-25-2008, 02:39 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Posts: 1,366
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The Pick 4 is my most profitable bet.
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11-25-2008, 06:43 PM
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Registered Wacko
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Belmont-ish
Posts: 2,242
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My post profitable bets are those that win. I've yet to find a way to get in the black with losing bets.
(figured I'd say that before Tom did.)
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11-25-2008, 09:08 PM
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Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 2,277
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Exactly correct my friend
I never understood Superfectas or the High 5 - how the %$#@ do you select a horse to run 4th or 5th except by using a shotgun ?[/QUOTE]
I have been playing a Shotgun Trifecta system since 1992. It works, and it's very profitable. I use it primarily for one track with a good database of Trainers, owners, jockeys and horses. 
Last edited by Bruddah; 11-25-2008 at 09:10 PM.
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11-25-2008, 09:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: central fla.
Posts: 4,874
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Your TRYING to fit a SQUARE peg into a ROUND hole...
Every CARD is DIFFERENT...every DAY is different...geez
SO just bet like you do the nfl...  
Last edited by sammy the sage; 11-25-2008 at 09:45 PM.
Reason: clarity
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11-25-2008, 10:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: MILWAUKEE
Posts: 5,285
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Except don't bet the Packers. 51 to 29 and NO took pity on them.
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11-25-2008, 10:46 PM
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Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,125
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The most profitable bet for me is win. That's what works for me. I specialize in specific situations, and they rarely come up with two horses in one race or horses in adjacent horizontal races.
My get even bet is to keep doing the same exact thing I always do. I don't need to "get even" for any specific time. Tomorrow will bring more opportunities to find value plays. Trying to "get even" in a specific time frame (which for most people is no further than the end of the day) is a good way to get even worse off.
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11-26-2008, 01:12 PM
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Handicapping
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 667
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Postive ROI on pick 3's, pick 4's.
Everything else...... 
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11-26-2008, 02:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 486
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I've got a bet to show method that hits in the money between 96% to 97% of the time, but the opportunities are few and far between, like every couple weeks or so. Not enough action for me. The last week in September I hit 3 trifectas in a row, figured I had that little trick mastered, then proceeded to regress that bank to the mean.
Since then I've been sticking with the win bets, which, according to my records show me the best ROI long term.
I'm still perfecting that Trifecta method on paper, though!
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