Vic Stauffer wins SA Preakness Challenge; Tywizard 4th..

[tywizard]

Originally Posted by jms62

Great job... Were those cold exacta's or boxed?

Neither for the most part.

I did box the Miss Star Maker race.

I keyed Takeover Target on top with a few in second at various amounts. Would have been better for me had Grand Arch gotten second.

I keyed Cherry Wine in second under Nyquist and Exaggerator - I didn't play Cherry Wine on top because I had him "protected" in doubles if he were to win.

I used 4 horses in the Sweet race but only 3 in the win slot and the best combination came through for me based on how I bet the race.

I played to specific payouts if that makes sense...So altered the amount bet so it was roughly the same payout regardless of which one of my opinions within the race hit. I did go heaviest on Takeover Target - Grand Arch and Nyquist - Cherry Wine. I originally thought I had Takeover Target - Ring Weekend for $120 but at the window I halved that amount at the last second in favor of going heavier on Grand Arch.

[pweizer]

Ty,

I think your approach was very sound. My strategy in live money events is to pass through as many races as I need to allow me to bet heavily on my few strong opinions. To have success, you need at least one good opinion and you have to have the stomach to make big bets.

You had several good opinions and made them count. Congratulations.

Paul

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by pweizer

Ty,

I think your approach was very sound. My strategy in live money events is to pass through as many races as I need to allow me to bet heavily on my few strong opinions. To have success, you need at least one good opinion and you have to have the stomach to make big bets.

You had several good opinions and made them count. Congratulations.

Paul

Well said Paul and congrats to both Ty and Vic. Their dichotomous approaches are great lessons in how to play live money tournaments. When I've had success, it has been a grind. I prefer to play more races in an attempt to setup what might be a bigger opinion. This style can be badly flawed as early bad opinions can sink me altogether. Vic won the tournament with two sizable win bets on very logical horses Saturday. That's a great approach.

It also seemed like the no trifecta but doubles rule worked out well. Will be interesting to see if that is used at future tournaments.

[TheSpyder]

Great Job Guys!

[Alabama Stakes]

interesting thread here. Some congrats, some no. Lotta love for Vic