A Derby fave?

[ShadowRoll]

Originally Posted by Payson Dave

"For those that really liked him the tri was very hit-able"

"Fair enough, if you believed he was a lock."

[Payson Dave]

A one over six over six Tri-Box for a buck is $90....so you did not need to see him as a lock just as long as you did not toss him completely...

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Payson Dave

A one over six over six Tri-Box for a buck is $90....so you did not need to see him as a lock just as long as you did not toss him completely...

??

1 x 6 x 5 = $30

unless you meant a 6 horse box which is $120.

[Payson Dave]

1 over 6 over the same 6 is thirty possible combinations

[Payson Dave]

none of the six gets put in both the 2nd and 3rd spot in the individual combination

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Payson Dave

none of the six gets put in both the 2nd and 3rd spot in the individual combination

I think it is the boxed part that was confusing. I was originally thinking $30 too but then realized you meant playing it with Big Brown in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. I never considered that. Originally I was going to play the majority of my wagers without Big Brown and then a smaller group with him singled on top. Nothing with him in 2nd or 3rd. Then he drew the crappy post and I decided to not bother with the bets of him singled on top.

[Payson Dave]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

I think it is the boxed part that was confusing. I was originally thinking $30 too but then realized you meant playing it with Big Brown in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. I never considered that. Originally I was going to play the majority of my wagers without Big Brown and then a smaller group with him singled on top. Nothing with him in 2nd or 3rd. Then he drew the crappy post and I decided to not bother with the bets of him singled on top.

I was originally saying that if you really liked him (ie thought that he was going to win) then hitting half the triple with a $30 bet was reasonably do-able
later the discussion was if you liked him to hit the board but did not consider him a lock to win

[Payson Dave]

Let's say you liked the 20 horse to hit the board and you wanted to play him in the the triple with the 5,6,9,10,14,16
Your tickets with the 20 keyed in first would be
20/5/6,9,10,14,16 =$5
20/6/5,9,10,14,16 =$5
20/9/5,6,10,14,16 =$5
20/10/5,6,9,14,16 =$5
20/14/5,6,9,10,16 =$5
20/16/5,6,9,10,14 =$5

do the same thing with the 20 keyed in 2nd and the 20 keyed in 3rd and it will cost you $90

or to say a few bucks...
a one over five over the same five with the single played in the win spot and the place spot would cost you $40

[ShadowRoll]

Originally Posted by Payson Dave

A one over six over six Tri-Box for a buck is $90....so you did not need to see him as a lock just as long as you did not toss him completely...

Maybe we're talking different zip codes. I only bet $150 this Derby. Because I did not see him as a lock, I was not willing to bet 3/5 of my bankroll on BB. Instead, I though the race was pretty wide open, and there was no way I could cover the possibilities I favored while dedicating that much money to a horse I didn't like to win.

As I said before, it makes perfect sense if you liked the horse enough to key him. If you didn't like him that much, and thought 2 or 3 or 4 others could win, then investing in BB wasn't a viable option.