How do you back up your pick 3 and pick 4 bets

[AeWingnut]

it's a little late to ask but
I actually have the first 2 legs of a pick 3,4
(at Hollywood)
and now that I look up and see all the short odds on horses I don't have
I was wondering how you guys back up your bets

maybe I'll learn some day

[AeWingnut]

crap

1st, 1st, 3rd

I put a win bet on the 4

could you tell the way the 9 came back

[geeker2]

not one of Blanc's better rides.....

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

it's a little late to ask but
I actually have the first 2 legs of a pick 3,4
(at Hollywood)
and now that I look up and see all the short odds on horses I don't have
I was wondering how you guys back up your bets

maybe I'll learn some day

Not much you can do in the final leg of anything if the horses you're worried about are short prices. I think "Exotic Betting" has some good insight on hedging. . .

[Bobby Fischer]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

it's a little late to ask but
I actually have the first 2 legs of a pick 3,4
(at Hollywood)
and now that I look up and see all the short odds on horses I don't have
I was wondering how you guys back up your bets

maybe I'll learn some day

If you can buy tickets that lower your risk or better yet ensure a profit, that is called a hedge. Tough to do with longshots on your ticket and favorites uncovered.

Sometimes if I have a favorite to beat in an early or middle leg (or a single on a very light ticket), I will purposely buy the 2 or 3 favorites in the last leg. That way if I am correct and alive going into that last leg, I can hedge for a profit more easily. You miss out on the huge payouts occasionally but have less risk.

[AeWingnut]

ended up with 1st, 1st, 3rd, 3rd

tried putting weight ($2) on the horse I should've bet but he ran 2nd anyway. I looked back at the 7th race and wondered what PPs I was looking at when I wrote down my picks.

I thought the 3 in the 8th had a ton of horse but a bad trip.

yes, no?

o-well

I only spent $12 on the pick 4 and really hate going over that much
I am usually out the first leg.

still a decent day.

Good luck tomorrow

[geeker2]

Originally Posted by Cardus

You are referring to HOL race 7, right?

Honored Gold was up against it after two of the speeds scratched and Moujane set a soft half (much to my liking).

Yes..I bet him to win

[geeker2]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Curious about something: I didn't see a jockey change for either the 4. Brice rode him, or did Nakatani?

Nakatani...it was a bit surprising that Solis out rode him to the wire...but I am not sure Nakatani is 100% back from that injury...at least the way he is riding it doesn't appear that way...