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Originally Posted by burnsy
That’s actually a very good idea . They already have a fan appreciation deal after the Travers . But Horse Players appreciation with free info for a day would be nice . The beauty of being a horse player at Saratoga is that so many people there are not . You routinely get overbet favorites and over lays because most of these people are on vacation. They are buying the Pink Sheet and various tip sheets or listening to the “experts”. There’s usually value a plenty with the exception of the really big days . Those can be chalk fests sometimes. And there are streaks where it gets chalky . But Actual horseplayers have a distinct advantage at this place . If they could convert a few people to step up from casual to really learning . It may be a good thing.
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If it is true that year-round horseplayers have an advantage at Saratoga, one should not want a "free program" which is of fixed value, but a useful wagering incentive (perhaps tied to being a member of NYRA Bets) that extends my bankroll power.
Here's an example: NYRA Bets had a great incentive on Tuesday, July 4th where the first $10 win bet in each and every race was rebated if your horse ran second or third. In essence, it was me against the non-CAW late money pool. My bankroll was effectively extended by getting me to focus on win bets in addition to horizontals or verticals - and rebating me for good choices that just didn't make the top. (Now, if business continues to expand as it did from 2020->2021 and 2021->2022 maybe such an incentive can reappear for Saratoga.)
Hit-and-splits are also great incentives but those are typically focused on Pick-4s, Pick-5s, or such wagers. Starting this upcoming week, there will be a Hit-and-Split with NYRA Bets covering the last race trifecta at Saratoga with the first trifecta at another track for a $7500 pot, but I want to focus my energy on Saratoga which is hard enough.
Which gets to the "least interesting" horseplayer appreciation incentive in my mind: "bet $X+ at these two/three tracks and we will rebate you $Y". When it comes to Saratoga, I will never be able to leverage those incentives as all of my energy is tied to Saratoga.
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