Ticket Format?

[PowerUpPaynter]

What kind of exotics are you guys going to be playing and how many tickets will you be holding?

[Dream_Police]

P4 ending with the Derby will be my "big bet" and then play the Oaks/Woodford/Derby P3. Probably play a few tris in the derby but that is about it.

[Gerard02]

So far, I am toying with an exacta part wheel
Justify/All
Audible/All
Bolt D’Oro/All
Vino Rosso/All
Hofburg/All
Still not sold on Magnum Moon, but I will stick him in somewhere. Not sure where the triple and Superfecta will wind up, but I have time. Won’t know for sure until the draw.

[PowerUpPaynter]

Originally Posted by Dream_Police

P4 ending with the Derby will be my "big bet" and then play the Oaks/Woodford/Derby P3. Probably play a few tris in the derby but that is about it.

suck tho if you get knocked out on the first leg of your big bet

[CincyHorseplayer]

I'll be playing P3-4. Hopefully not the double as that means I'm blown out. Will be swinging for the fences in single races. If I really have a hard on for a horse I'll spread out there too in 3-4. Passes on races will be by if they return less than 5-1.

[CincyHorseplayer]

Originally Posted by PowerUpPaynter

suck tho if you get knocked out on the first leg of your big bet

That's why you wear a cup on Derby day. Getting kicked squarely in the nuts happens!

[Fred Mertz]

Originally Posted by Gerard02

So far, I am toying with an exacta part wheel

You'll be broke.

[SkunkApe]

Originally Posted by Fred Mertz

You'll be broke.

There are three kinds of people in this world: those that can do math, and those that can't.

[minethatbird08]

My derby strategy:

Swing for fences super: When I hit the super I want to win big.

The rest is pretty conservative: I'll have something that if my horse comes in will cover me for the day.

Undercard and oaks: this is kinda my Christmas so I have a set amount I'm okay losing and just have fun. We throw a derby party every year and I just try to have fun. I can honestly say I usually break about even or come out ahead.

[CincyHorseplayer]

Originally Posted by SkunkApe

There are three kinds of people in this world: those that can do math, and those that can't.

And Derby douchebags. Don't sell yourself short!

[jay68802]

initial thought


Justify / Audible Exacta Box

Justify / Audible, Bolt, Good Magic, Mend, Insilled Exacta Box

Audible / Justify, Bolt. Good Magic. Mend. Instilled Exacta Box

Bolt, Good Magic, Mend, Instilled Exacta Box

Justify, Audible / Justify, Audible, Hoff, Lone Star Exacta Box

[Robert Fischer]

primarily win and multis

will play some superfectas with two or three keys and one or two groups of long-shots that I like. One of the keys will only be to win and on each ticket, the other key(s) will be in a different slot (2nd,3rd, or 4th) over several tickets.
The long shots will mostly be used in 3rd or 4th this year, but I'll do a smaller group with late run in the 2nd slot.


(win)
(key)
(price)
(price)


(keys)
(keys)
(price)


(keys)
(price)
(keys)


(prices that can pass horses late)
(keys+prices)
(keys+prices)

etc...

[BlueChip@DRF]

Originally Posted by SkunkApe

There are three kinds of people in this world: those that can do math, and those that can't.

No. It now has been proven that there are only TWO kinds of people in this world: Those who know how to extrapolate from incomplete data

[BlueChip@DRF]

Originally Posted by PowerUpPaynter

What kind of exotics are you guys going to be playing and how many tickets will you be holding?

For now until the post positions are drawn:

20/40/80 Ladder on Magnum Moon
10 ExKey: Magnum Moon over Lone Sailor, Hofburg, My Boy Jack

[RunForTheRoses]

I'll be focusing on the P5 that ends with the Derby (if they still have that, haven't looked at the menu). If I lose the first leg then the P4...P3...if out then will double up on the drinking. The Oaks/W/KD P3 and O/D DD sounds good too. Probably will enter a contest or two as well.