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					Originally Posted by hi_im_god  considering that takeout on the win bet is applied 6x to a parlay, i think you might be setting a low bar for determining what constitutes a good return. | 
	
 Very low standards. 
And those are brutally difficult sequence of races they use. 
The Pick 5's at Santa Anita, for instance, are the opening five races and offer a lot of smaller fields and sometimes non-competitive races. 
Look at the last completed card at SA for instance, March 24th. 
Race #1:  4 horse field, winner is 6/5
Race #2:  8 horse field, winner is 5/1
Race #3:  4 horse field, winner is 9/5
Race #4:  6 horse field, winner is 9/5
Race #5:  10 horse field, winner is 11/1
The pick 5 pays $6,331.80 for $2 ... or $1,582.95 for fifty cents. 
Instead of five very shabby races... Gulfstream gives you mostly tough races with larger fields and invites people to stupidly spread.