Twin Exacta

[ranger5830]

Originally Posted by Port Conway Lane

Charles Town named the wager the "big exacta".One of the luxuries was that you could decide what wager you wanted in the 2nd leg after the first leg was official.

It has always been my experience that you chose the second leg after the first race was official, that half (or some other arbitrary percentage) of the pool was paid to people who got the first leg correct, and then the rest went to the bigger second leg payout. After the first leg is official you would go to the window, collect your winnings and get a ticket for the second leg at no extra cost. Perhaps NYRA is envisioning doing things differently than that, but that's what I would imagine.

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by ranger5830

It has always been my experience that you chose the second leg after the first race was official, that half (or some other arbitrary percentage) of the pool was paid to people who got the first leg correct, and then the rest went to the bigger second leg payout. After the first leg is official you would go to the window, collect your winnings and get a ticket for the second leg at no extra cost. Perhaps NYRA is envisioning doing things differently than that, but that's what I would imagine.

When you say "always" I assume you are referring to any number of different venues that offered the wager in the past. I am only familiar with Charles Town in the late 70's. I can tell you that I received one exchange for my single ticket the only time I played with no consolation.

I find it interesting that there is an added benefit of not committing to the second leg until after you see the post parade and odds of the horses.
There is no reason a pick 3 or pick 4 couldn't be structured in the same manner.

[jms62]

If I have to wait for leg 1 to complete and then enter my second leg this is of no interest to me. If I enter both legs prior to the start I will watch the pools and payouts and if they are attractive I will play

[Port Conway Lane]

A will pay grid for a twin exacta would be enormous and impractical but could be done. To each his own, I prefer to see the horse in the flesh before investing.

[ranger5830]

My experience was based mainly from when Los Alamitos offered the twin tri back in 1992, here is a link to an L.A. times article from back then, http://articles.latimes.com/1992-02-...ecta-carryover
plus our local dog track in Idaho offered a twin quin and twin tri and tri-super that had split payouts. So like I said it is a different world now but that is what I remember.

[blackthroatedwind]

When people had to exchange winning tickets years ago, the tote was obviously less sophisticated, so clearly that would no longer be the case.

This bet would be a compromise for a bet I would prefer. There is no timetable, it is simply something we have discussed. Thanks for your input.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

When people had to exchange winning tickets years ago, the tote was obviously less sophisticated, so clearly that would no longer be the case.

This bet would be a compromise for a bet I would prefer. There is no timetable, it is simply something we have discussed. Thanks for your input.

What bet would you prefer?

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by Port Conway Lane

A will pay grid for a twin exacta would be enormous and impractical but could be done. To each his own, I prefer to see the horse in the flesh before investing.

Because a bettor could wager until post time of the 2nd leg the will pays could be shown as the exchange wagers come in and value could be realized as easily as it would be before the first leg.

[saratogadew]

I like it and would definitely play it.