Late $ & BIG odds changes

[Holland Hacker]

I spent the day yesterday at Laurel, my first visit there. I was amazed by how the odds changed in the last few minutes before post. The only rationale I could come up with was that the simulcast $ was coming into the pools late and not through out the wagering.

In retospect it seems that looking at the odds board was a complete waste of time. On more than one occassion I went to the windows to bet thinking I was getting a horse at say 4 or 5 to 1 and when I got back to my seat after betting the horse, the odds were much more in line with what I thought they would be usually at 2 to 1 or less. It was truly bizarre.

I'm used to going to the NYRA tracks, where the odds do not seem to JUMP or DROP so much with the late $, sure they change but not from 4 or 5:1 down to 2:1 or lower.

Has anybody else noticed stuff like this at smaller tracks? Is do how do you cope and plan your wagers?