Hedging your bets

#1 02-22-2012, 10:31 PM

Bet on the horses in the last leg you do not have covered in your DD, several pick 3's and pick 4.

Jackson · #2 02-22-2012, 11:02 PM

The problem is that with a deep field and you have say three horses, let's say the favorite, a medium priced horse, and a long shot, covered, how best to cover the other nine in a twelve horse field?

gamblin4ever · #3 02-22-2012, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jackson

The problem is that with a deep field and you have say three horses, let's say the favorite, a medium priced horse, and a long shot, covered, how best to cover the other nine in a twelve horse field?

These that are already covered should be your top 3 in the race. So, place wp bets with #s 4,5,6. That leaves the bottom six out, but your covered for the top 6.

Dahoss · #4 02-23-2012, 08:45 AM

I think it depends on the odds of the horses you do not have covered and the will pays on your live bets.

I sort of agree with what has already been said in that I would make win bets on the next 3 or 4 horses I think can win (depending on their odds) outside of the 3 I'm live to.

I wouldn't hedge a double.

Sightseek · #5 02-23-2012, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dahoss

I think it depends on the odds of the horses you do not have covered and the will pays on your live bets.

I sort of agree with what has already been said in that I would make win bets on the next 3 or 4 horses I think can win (depending on their odds) outside of the 3 I'm live to.

I wouldn't hedge a double.

I would throw them in an exacta before I would go WP.

robfla · #6 02-23-2012, 01:13 PM

The last thing you want to do is hedge and lose both bets.

Each situation is totally different and needs to be approached in a different manner depending on expected payouts and odds of horses not covered in original bet.