Place Vs. Fave/Long Exacta Running Tab

[SniperSB23]

Honestly I don't think you can say that one is right or wrong all the time. Perhaps on average the best play is the favorite over your horse in the exacta but really the best play is to examine the percentage of your horse and the favorite in the place pool and project a payout and then examine what the exacta probable pays. I think there are plenty of cases where these pools would tell you that for that particular race betting place is a better play.