How do you bet the derby?

[Smarty Cide]

Originally Posted by CincyHorseplayer

Oaks-Derby double and doubles on the card offer a lot of value.

I usually make a win/place bet on a horse or dutch 2 win bets.Play exactas with a key horse and 2-4 contenders about evenly,then $1 wheel the field up and down.It's a race worth doing it for.

I won't bet the race if I don't get a minimum of 5-1.But will still play the doubles.Might get into the .50 tri this year.

what does it mean to wheel the field up and down?

[CincyHorseplayer]

Originally Posted by Smarty Cide

what does it mean to wheel the field up and down?

In the win and place slots for a key horse.

[sovereign]

Originally Posted by Smarty Cide

what does it mean to wheel the field up and down?

In a 10-horse field, his up-and-down exacta wheel would look like this:

1 over 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

and

2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 over 1

[raybo]

I play it just like any other race. I single a winner on my superfecta ticket (depending of course on how many final win contenders I have, and I still try to end up with 1 horse on top), the other 3 rows are determined by field size individual running styles and how the race projects to run, and pool size.

[Black Ruby]

I'll use a random number generator to generate 50 sets of 4 numbers between 1 and 20, will use those and bet $.10 supers.

[burnsy]

oaks/derby double. if i'm not live in the double derby day. win and place on my best horse. i always bet exactas because they are great value for the difficulty of hitting them. i also play pick 3's and 4's on the big days.

[sovereign]

Originally Posted by Black Ruby

I'll use a random number generator to generate 50 sets of 4 numbers between 1 and 20, will use those and bet $.10 supers.

There won't be any 10-cent Supers for the Derby.

[Figaro]

This maybe an extremely bad strategy, but I'm still a rookie and it will be my first time betting the Derby. Anyway, in that particular race I'm prepared only to spend $40. I'm placing all win bets with minimum $2.00 bets on all 20 contenders or so how many there are. I'm hoping it will be another longshot as Animal Kingdom was 20-1 last year.

Don't really plan on winning a big score for my first Derby. I just want to cash a winning ticket higher than my original $40 spent on that race.

[dlivery]

There's no claim of fame here. There will be another horse race in 20 minutes.

I generally focus on exacta and sometimes tri. Will probably key 2-3 horses over several others, and then Identify a couple of longshots for individual wagers.

[tanner12oz]

trifecta

1/2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10/2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10/1/2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10/2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10/1

[Robert Fischer]

I've had a lot of success handicapping, but I have not capitalized the way I would like to.

This year I do not have a longshot winner. I will look at the race as a normal race and consider multi race exotics.

[fmhealth]

Figaro, betting every horse is great for the BC. It's actually been profitable every year!! Not so sure for the Derby.

This year I'm betting $10.00 to win on Gemologist & Hansen. Also a $1.00 per box with these two. Total investment $22.00.

Best of luck to all!

[citygoat]

Originally Posted by Figaro

This maybe an extremely bad strategy, but I'm still a rookie and it will be my first time betting the Derby. Anyway, in that particular race I'm prepared only to spend $40. I'm placing all win bets with minimum $2.00 bets on all 20 contenders or so how many there are. I'm hoping it will be another longshot as Animal Kingdom was 20-1 last year.

Don't really plan on winning a big score for my first Derby. I just want to cash a winning ticket higher than my original $40 spent on that race.

play a 1$ exacta a/all and a 1$ exacta box of five horses= $40. and will pay more.

[Thedeliman]

Nothing to technical here but every year I try to think of phrases with the horses names for the derby. Tonight I came up with these below. I don't mean to eliminate horses but to what I feel watching there recaps, names and through out the season. I will probably bet about $100 and about $25 will be name phrases for trifectas/superfectas and such.

So each horse represents the place below.

Bodimeister your have a creative cause But Daddy Nose Best, Dulahan the Union Rags and I'll have another. I'm Done Talking.

Or
Union Rags, I am Done talking! You have a Creative cause but I'll have another you Bodemeister!

Or

Hansen, I'll have another, it was a creative cause and Daddy Nose Best and Union Rags went the day well.