Pick 6 - Good or Bad for racing?

[theiman]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

The more I read about the pick 6 the more I think its bad for racing. I read that HP is so dependent on the pick 6 carryover that they will do just about anything they can to generate one and I cant help but think if that means fixing races. If its the difference between being in the red or black I just have a hard time trusting anyone.

I think the only thing HP might do is schedule the more open, and larger fields in the Pick 6 sequence. They dont do anything else, including have the stewards DQ a favorite to get a carryover. You will often see a small stake on the weekend scheduled as race 3 or 4. outside the Pick 6.

What I dont like at HP is in the spring they often make the last race of the day a 2yr old maiden claimer. IMO those are impossible to handicap and have horses who cant run better than a 40-50 Beyer, and thus make me not play the late pick 4. I dont mind that race being in the pick 6 but wish it wasnt in the late pick 4.