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Old 06-12-2006, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
2) Don't look down on races where two heavily bet favorites are clearly the only ones with a shot to win-- it may not pay much, but it's as close to a sure thing as you'll ever get, and an exacta that pays 5-1 is still several times over a 100 percent return on your investment. I picked 4 exactas and 1 trifecta that day, but didn't bet on two of the exactas because it didn't seem worth it, and then felt like I should have bet them.
Ain't that the truth. Anybody with functioning eyeballs could've seen the Woody Stephens was a two-horse race, yet the exacta paid $15.80, which is almost 7-1 straight or almost 3-1 boxed. I should've cashed there.

Side note: Can anyone explain to me how TIGER WENT OFF AT 4-5?!?!?!
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