True dat. You want to have a chalk or two off the board in the first three to make a score. Look at this though:

8th Race, Next Post 5:18 Off: 4:45

1 Mile. 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes Purse: $147,000
# Horse Jockey Weight Win Place Show
4 Take D' Tour Velasquez C 115 14.40 6.90 4.10
2 Balletto (UAE) Castellano J J 116 9.40 5.80
3 Smuggler Prado E S 120 3.60
Times in 5ths: :231 :461 1:104 1:36
Times in 100ths: :23.35 :46.28 1:10.84 1:36.10

Also ran: Grecian Lover and Indian Vale
Winning Trainer: Fawkes David - Owner: Muller, Alice
$2 Exacta (4-2) Paid $111.00
$2 Trifecta (4-2-3) Paid $382.00
$2 Grand Slam (1/6/11-1/3-1/3/7-4) Paid $590.00