Do you use the 'All Button'??

[Robert Fischer]

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[lamboguy]

if i have to play more than 2 horses in a race parimutuel, i skip the race. if i am trying to make a pick 3 and need more than 2, i pass that as well. i am going to let the CAW win.

[dirt]

ALL BUTTON = Sure way to put favorite in the winner’s circle

[P.Rosa]

I bet $500. to $600. a day, most/all of it is returns from the previous days bets.
That combo above cost $1620.00. Betting that much and losing will make me have to quit for a long while.

For those of you with deep pockets full of cash, go for it and good luck.

[Fred Mertz]

One time I was at Churchill and I saw that a #13 was in there at 10-1 odds.


I put her second on my exacta ticket with ALL above. The #5 horse came in first at 20-1. I won about $450.


Sweet!

[Tom]

Do you use the 'All Button'??

Only when I'm ordering from Grubhub.

[Robert Fischer]

Originally Posted by Tom

Do you use the 'All Button'??

Only when I'm ordering from Grubhub.

Do you use the 'Tip' button?


don't get me wrong... betting All or Most or Spreads is a sure way to go broke fast, - unless you truly have those combinations of keys/false-favs/singles etc in a couple legs. If it's just one leg ( and unless it's a huge race big field like the Kentucky Derby ) - you're probably better off just betting single race wagers, + maybe a lean flyer on some singles further out.

But, if you have more than one leg with those kinds of factors, an 'All Button' may be fine for a min base wager. Not an 'All/All/all type of thing but opinion/duo/All/opinion type of thing... The All button is dependent on those situations for it to be a reasonable option.

[Robert Fischer]

Originally Posted by lamboguy

if i have to play more than 2 horses in a race parimutuel, i skip the race. if i am trying to make a pick 3 and need more than 2, i pass that as well. i am going to let the CAW win.

There's a poker saying something like "If you've been playing for 15 min., and you don't know who the patsy is, - You are the patsy!"

When you look at a race once or twice, and you don't see a false fav, or a dark horse Long Shot, it often means you should pass.

[ranchwest]

Originally Posted by Robert Fischer

There's a poker saying something like "If you've been playing for 15 min., and you don't know who the patsy is, - You are the patsy!"

When you look at a race once or twice, and you don't see a false fav, or a dark horse Long Shot, it often means you should pass.

Usually referred to as the "fish".

[classhandicapper]

IMO, it's pretty rare to find a situation where it makes sense to use the "all" button.

[Robert Fischer]

Originally Posted by classhandicapper

IMO, it's pretty rare to find a situation where it makes sense to use the "all" button.

fair enough

same can be said about just finding an overlay ( although not as rare as 'All' races ).


EXAMPLE PROCESS

- found an overlay

- how do I get some fast $ from this one?

Alright..., I got a pick5 heavyChalk/Overlay// / HeavyChalk
only $4.50 for my opinion

They're Off! -and..., one of the chalk legs the chalk has trouble and a 20/1 wires the field in a 6 horse field and it pays $6k or something and I pull my hair out

Hey that's OK. For 4.50 I had a big value ticket and I hit the Win bet on my Overlay ( paid $12.00 to Win ), and over the long haul things should even out...

the long-term profit smart guys with big bankrolls laugh, but a lot of horseplayers 2nd-guess themselves.

Trying to think through some rare patterns.