Trying To Make Money On Big Brown Today...

[RollerDoc]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

It's losing money if all your bets cost $30 and you get back $18 for the trifecta.

$18 plus the $30 = $48 which is a net gain of $18. I am not trying to be smart, just confirming my math is correct?

[IrishofNDMan]

Originally Posted by RollerDoc

$18 plus the $30 = $48 which is a net gain of $18. I am not trying to be smart, just confirming my math is correct?

No, lets say you bet all the tri's which I guess would be $30. You hit the bet and the trifecta pays $18. That means that out of the $30 you bet, you only get $18 of it back. So it would be a net loss of $12.00. You don't get back what the tri pays and your original bet.

[RollerDoc]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

No, lets say you bet all the tri's which I guess would be $30. You hit the bet and the trifecta pays $18. That means that out of the $30 you bet, you only get $18 of it back. So it would be a net loss of $12.00. You don't get back what the tri pays and your original bet.

Oh......then that is not a good bet. Damn I still want to root for Big Brown and get some action. I still have Derby and Preakness winnings on him to burn even though I gave back a little at the Belmont. ANY OTHER SCENARIOS AS LONG AS I CAN STILL BET BIG BROWN?

[Slewbopper]

Originally Posted by RollerDoc

Oh......then that is not a good bet. Damn I still want to root for Big Brown and get some action. I still have Derby and Preakness winnings on him to burn even though I gave back a little at the Belmont. ANY OTHER SCENARIOS AS LONG AS I CAN STILL BET BIG BROWN?

Just play $2 to show on the whole field. For $14, you are guaranteed a $6.30 return. If the bridgejumpers are out and Brown runs out, you will do okay. He has already proven that he can throw in a clunker.

[Indian Charlie]

It's, it's like PG1985 meets Morty, all rolled up into one!

[RollerDoc]

So I ended up putting $50 on Big Brown to win and invested on a $30 trifecta on all horses as BB winning. Did I win anything?

[AeWingnut]

Originally Posted by RollerDoc

So I ended up putting $50 on Big Brown to win and invested on a $30 trifecta on all horses as BB winning. Did I win anything?

not really.

[TheSpyder]

I rekon you made $12.70 on an $80 bet. You won. But I think the point everyone was tryiing to make is chasing such a low return with $80 over the long run is a losing proposition.

If you're happy so be it but it's not a way to play the ponies in general.

I can't really complain since you did better than be today....but tomorrow that's a different story.

Spyder

Originally Posted by RollerDoc

So I ended up putting $50 on Big Brown to win and invested on a $30 trifecta on all horses as BB winning. Did I win anything?

[GPK]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Can someone explain to me how if there is this kind of money in the pools, how I continue to get crushed at the windows this summer?

I ask myself the same question Hossy.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Can someone explain to me how if there is this kind of money in the pools, how I continue to get crushed at the windows this summer?

You realize that you left yourself WIDE open with that statement...

[Scav]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Can someone explain to me how if there is this kind of money in the pools, how I continue to get crushed at the windows this summer?

While I agree with you, look at the P4 yesterday at Monmouth and tell me that wasn't a missed opportunity, $900 per $1 with a 1/5, and two other horses that were until $12 (I think)

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by RollerDoc

$18 plus the $30 = $48 which is a net gain of $18. I am not trying to be smart, just confirming my math is correct?

*smacks forehead*

He's saying the trifecta is likely to pay around $18 TOTAL, not $18 profit. Personally, I think you're unlikely to even get your money back.