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Originally Posted by randallscott35

You just don't get it. 9th Race on Sunday at GP, the place horse was 15-1 and ran second to a 9-1 shot. Instead of getting nothing back, you would've tripled your initial investment with a win/place bet(12.80). If you had done it your way you get nothing....If the favorite wins at a 30% clip on average you will lose over time. You can cite whatever race you want, and I'll find 4 that show that using a simple exacta with a favorite or a wheel for that matter is dumb.

And I will see far less 15/1 with 9/1 exactas, than I'll see 1/1 (or 2/1) with 18/1 exactas.

No, I do see. And I'm talking over time. And the person that taught me this has been betting on horses for over 45 years, and I figure he knows far more.