How do you back up your pick 3 and pick 4 bets

[Bobby Fischer]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

it's a little late to ask but
I actually have the first 2 legs of a pick 3,4
(at Hollywood)
and now that I look up and see all the short odds on horses I don't have
I was wondering how you guys back up your bets

maybe I'll learn some day

If you can buy tickets that lower your risk or better yet ensure a profit, that is called a hedge. Tough to do with longshots on your ticket and favorites uncovered.

Sometimes if I have a favorite to beat in an early or middle leg (or a single on a very light ticket), I will purposely buy the 2 or 3 favorites in the last leg. That way if I am correct and alive going into that last leg, I can hedge for a profit more easily. You miss out on the huge payouts occasionally but have less risk.

[AeWingnut]

ended up with 1st, 1st, 3rd, 3rd

tried putting weight ($2) on the horse I should've bet but he ran 2nd anyway. I looked back at the 7th race and wondered what PPs I was looking at when I wrote down my picks.

I thought the 3 in the 8th had a ton of horse but a bad trip.

yes, no?

o-well

I only spent $12 on the pick 4 and really hate going over that much
I am usually out the first leg.

still a decent day.

Good luck tomorrow