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Originally Posted by Dunbar
Total bets: $2438.50
Total return: $991.80
Net loss: -$1446.70
Selections for Sept 3:
50c each
8) 1,3,5,6,8
9) 1,2
10) 2,3,4,5,6,7
11) 3,4,9,11
5x2x6x4=240. bet = $120
$ each:
8) 1,3,5,6,8
9) 6
10) 2,3,4,5,6,7
11) 3,4,9,11
5x1x6x4=120. bet = $120
Total bet = $240
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6-6-4-11 paid $246.70 for the $1 ticket. I made a whopping $6.70, which looks pretty good compared to my recent results. (A $1 win parlay would have paid just $101) Would've had a nicer payoff if the 7-5 fav hadn't won in my widest race, the 10th.
Final Ellis Pick-4 figs:
Total bets: $2678.50
Total return: $1238.50
Net loss: -$1440.00
I'll be surprised if Ellis does this again next summer. The level of support had to be disappointing, although I haven't seen figs comparing the total handle to the previous year.
In Las Vegas, you now see blackjack players sitting down to play a game where a blackjack pays 6:5 as if it doesn't matter that they are not getting the 3:2 offered nearby. (You'd think they'd regret the $15 they are shorted on a $50 natural!) You see video poker players sitting at a Jacks Or Better game with an 8-5 pay schedule, even though they could easily find a 9-6 pay schedule. It shouldn't have surprised me that horse players would continue to flock to 25% takeout even when 4% takeout is available. But it did surprise me. I thought we as a group were a notch above the casino lemmings.
--Dunbar