The odds board is a horseplayer's friend....not his or her enemy.
I understand what BTW is trying to say perfectly. If you like a horse the best who is 3/2 but see a horse who you not necessarily like better than your top choice but can see winning at around the 8/1 range, always bet more on the 8/1 shot. It might be painful if the 3/2 horse jogs home first and you think I could have cashed a ticket instead of throwing one on the ground, but in the long run the amount of money cashed on the occasional 8/1 shot winning will outweigh the amount on the 3/2 shot. You have to know what your doing and have logical reasoning behind supporting the 8/1 shot. Not just because he/she is 8/1 and you need that $18 payout to "get out".
I also understand what MATH716 is saying. I have changed my mind unwisely due to looking at the tote so many times. But I wasnt thinking rationally. I was thinking of what I need to get out or what a score I could make if I go with the greater priced horse. I guess somewhere inside me part of me convinced myself to bet a horse just because of the possible return.
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