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Originally Posted by cal828
I sometimes hear people say that certain bets are "sucker" bets. Usually they are talking about Pick 6s which I agree are almost impossible, but looking at the results from last weekend, I'm not sure that the Super Hi-5 should be included as a sucker bet. 3 of our players had 5 out of 5 of the top finishers in the feature race which makes me think with a bit of luck and creative bet construction some of you guys could have collected the $2600 plus that the bet paid.
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It was kind of interesting to see that many of us left last year's Derby winner off of our top 5 altogether. I believe he was ranked 4th in the ML, behind Locked, White Abarrio and Saudi Crown. I had thought that Skippy deserved to be a lot less than 10-1 in the ML, but the #1 was kind of tough to come up with for a super or Hi-5 ticket.
I sometimes participate in the Twin Spires daily contests, some of which have horizontal bets but more are of the vertical variety. In the verticals, my most difficult task is trying to figure out whom to include for 4th or 5th place in instances when you must make your pick "cold" and can't spread over several possible runners the way you are able to when wagering.