Betting techniques

[Payson Dave]

Just a thought here...Just as an example...lets say that you like a 9/2 shot...If the horse wins you collect $5.50 for every $1 that you bet to win...
If you don't bet the horse to win but rather bet it on top over four others in the exacta then you need to consider a couple of things...1) your horse can win and you may not cash at all... 2) If your horse wins then the exacta (that you hit only one time) needs to pay more than $22 on a $1 ticket...
imho, You need to get paid considerably more in the exacta to offset the additional risk that you are taking...

Originally Posted by hockey2315

There's nothing wrong with putting your horse over 3 or 4 horses if you have the opinion that your horse should win and those horses are most likely to run underneath. . . It would be a different story if you just put it over the 4 bombs and were hoping to get lucky or over the four biggest faves. . . Wheeling is a bad idea because it tends to diminish potential gains but putting a horse over 3 or 4 others is a decent play. . .

And there's nothing wrong playing tris or supers if you have a strong enough opinion to determine the most likely runners in each spot. . .

In general you have to adapt your betting strategy to the advantageous opinions you have in that particular race or sequence. . .