I think I will chime in a bit, I read the thread so I apologize if I am saying something that has already been said and I just missed the post.
I am an exacta player. If we take the horse in Hooves example (5-1) and we call him the 5 horse and I am playing that horse on top in an exacta I want to make sure that each exacta combo with the 5 on top is paying at double my investment. See example below...
10 horse field and I love the 5 horse at 5-1. It would cost me $18 to key the 5 on top of 9 horses for a $2 exacta key. The minimum exacta combo I want is $36. That is double my investment. If you see a combo that is less than double, then you want to structure your ticket so that the minimum is double your ticket. Or you may want to play that certain combo more times to make up the difference.
And I agree with Hooves that one should unload using that horse in pick 3's, 4's, tri's...etc.etc.
Does this make any sense?
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