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Originally Posted by Scav

I think this is very wrong. It is very simple in these types of contests.

In the races you have to bet, you find the winners or best price (sometimes a place bet), regardless of prices. What is the point of betting a 10/1 that can win only with a perfect trip when the 2/1 favorite would dust the 10/1 95 times out of 100.

A perfect example of this is when I was in the Trackside OTB contest. The Illinois Derby was a mandatory race, I think it was the year that Greely whatever horse won. Anyways, I liked Asmussen's horse to run real big but wasn't sure if he could beat the chalk. Chalk was 2/1, so a $6 return, I figured that if the chalk won, but Assmussen's horse got 2nd, that the place bet would pay $10. and if the chalk didn't win, the place would pay $20. I bet the horse to place, the chalk won and paid $5 something, but assmussen's horse got 2nd and paid like $11.

You take chances in the ones that you don't HAVE to bet. The ones you do, you just find the best horse or the one that has the best chance at winning.

^^soon to be appearing along side BTW at Las Vegas Handicapping Seminar