10 cent supers at Churchill

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

Those machines are the absolute worst for these kinds of bets -- as they are the type of bet that are often appealing to low-investment players who are often not as familiar with how everything works and they are excited that they can play a bet some variation of a dime. Getting stuck behind those people at those machines on a busy day at the track is a deathwish for getting your wager in.

Well then...I guess they're a bad wager
If you don't know who you like with five minutes to post wagering a small
amount of money...I guess the track isn't for you.

personally...one should be ready with thier wagers in plenty of time...so they don't get shut out.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

Well then...I guess they're a bad wager
If you don't know who you like with five minutes to post wagering a small
amount of money...I guess the track isn't for you.

personally...one should be ready with thier wagers in plenty of time...so they don't get shut out.

No, I'm not saying that they're a bad wager at all, just that I don't think they're a good idea for major racing days.

Arlington Million day is fresh in my mind last year getting shut out on a race after being third in line at a machine with seven minutes to post. Of course you can't know who is going to be playing what ahead of you in line and as you're waiting, the other lines grow longer with last-minute bettors, so you get stuck in the line you choose on a day with a large number of people there.

That's all I'm saying -- thinking that watching the odds until seven minutes to post would be plenty of time to get a wager in and then getting stuck behind someone trying to enter a bunch of $.40 supers who doesn't know what they're doing but can't resist making half-dollar bets. Imagine with 100,000+ at Churchill...

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

I do see your point...but, any "big race" day...the lines are long. I don't think adding this wager would make them any longer.
This wager is a perfect way to make "big" money in races like the Derby...without going broke.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

No, I'm not saying that they're a bad wager at all, just that I don't think they're a good idea for major racing days.

Arlington Million day is fresh in my mind last year getting shut out on a race after being third in line at a machine with seven minutes to post. Of course you can't know who is going to be playing what ahead of you in line and as you're waiting, the other lines grow longer with last-minute bettors, so you get stuck in the line you choose on a day with a large number of people there.

That's all I'm saying -- thinking that watching the odds until seven minutes to post would be plenty of time to get a wager in and then getting stuck behind someone trying to enter a bunch of $.40 supers who doesn't know what they're doing but can't resist making half-dollar bets. Imagine with 100,000+ at Churchill...

At the Spa...you better get in line with 10 mins to post

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

At the Spa...you better get in line with 10 mins to post

Ha! At least I'll know that whenever I make my first trip up there.