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Originally Posted by skippy3481
Pgardn, while your theory has some pratical applications, one can't "lose twice" whether you split your 20 dollars into 8 diffrent horses or into one horse, its still the same bet, just in diffrent increments. Exacta box is not a bad idea but like you said timmy, if you have 2 horses you really like to win, why would you bet a 3rd horse to win as well. Much better value for your money to put your top two horses over a set of horses.
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Lose twice was taken to mean bet 10 dollars on one horse, instead of 10 dollars on horse A and 10 dollars on horse B. This is why I said bet less... not lose twice as much money. The "covering" costs more the way I was looking at it. Covering taken to mean you are very sure one of the two is going to win, you just dont know Which one. Covering can also lose you a lot more in exotic bets as I am sure everyone is aware of. I see that I have boxed to cover more horses and looking back it should have been a straight bet. The cover was not needed. This of course comes after the race. It has just happened too many times to me. Then I realized I should straight bet (talking mostly exactas) sometimes for the total amount instead of wasting half on part of a box that was painfully uneccessary.
I also realize this is not a handicapping question.
It is a wagering question. I have learned that
I can fail at both just fine thank you very much.