Bernardini Match-Ups at Pinnacle

[SentToStud]

Another way to explain it in "horse odds" lingo:

To Win: $100
Must Bet: $185

Horse Odds = $100 / $185
= $.54 to $1

I have a question....

If you take Bernidini and he scratches, I assume "No Action." What happens if the "field" has one or more scratches including, say, BG Cat?

This isn't really my thing, but if you think Bernidini is going to be 1/2 or less and you are protected if he scratches AND your action holds in a short field if BG Cat scratches, then it's fairly interesting.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

I have a question....

If you take Bernidini and he scratches, I assume "No Action." What happens if the "field" has one or more scratches including, say, BG Cat?

This isn't really my thing, but if you think Bernidini is going to be 1/2 or less and you are protected if he scratches AND your action holds in a short field if BG Cat scratches, then it's fairly interesting.

Unless they specify otherwise, a scratch from the Field will not void the bet. You will also see something like "Bluegrass Cat must start" as part of the Field line, but Pinnacle did not do that.

When a single horse is part of the matchup, like Bernardini, then you are correct that his scratch would void the bet.

Nice job explaining the odds, btw.

--Dunbar

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

Another way to explain it in "horse odds" lingo:

To Win: $100
Must Bet: $185

Horse Odds = $100 / $185
= $.54 to $1

Maybe I should add that STS's example is for -185. For any negative number, the number is the amount you have to bet to win $100.

When the number is positive, such as +169, then the number is the amount you win if you bet $100.

--Dunbar