WAGER NEWS: .50 NYRA P4; GP .10 P6 dispersal 4/23; HOL adds .50 P5

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Scav

This is just panic setting in. I really wish that they would argue with the takeout hounds about how they have the lowest takeout in the nation on WPS wagers, I haven't seen them mention it once.

In terms of thoroughbred racing they do... I forgot about the NYRA spike.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

I don't know if they would be able to do it, but what about NYRA just rolling out a pick 5 on big days when they have at least 11 races.

Move the early pick 4 to be races 1-4
Pick 5 could be races 3-7
Pick 6 races 6-11
Late pick races 4 8-11

This way there is only a 2 race overlap with the bets for the pick 5 and pick 6.

There is alot of NYRA people around here that will disagree with me, but if I was running the NYRA, I would request to abandon the P6 entirely, add a P5 wager with 20% takeout and do it for $1 with a carryover, no conso. Now, I'll admit that I don't follow the NYRA completely, but I remember them only getting about 20-30k on a non-carryover day. I think they could do 70k a day non carryover and probably 300k if there was a 50k carryover.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

They do?

I think it is .57% lower then anyone in TB racing. California is a main circuit for me, and I'll admit that I like following the P6, I think this is gonna hurt it tremendously and they are missing the point in this move.

[Alan07]

Originally Posted by Scav

I think it is .57% lower then anyone in TB racing. California is a main circuit for me, and I'll admit that I like following the P6, I think this is gonna hurt it tremendously and they are missing the point in this move.

Even more stupid is the P4 on 2-5 of an 8 race card.

[Alan07]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

The Hollywood Pick 5 seems a bit aggressive between the small field sizes and their unfortunate tendency to having to cancel cards due to the lack of entries. Not sure what it's going to do to the pick 6, but you would have to think that the early pick four is going to take it on the chin.

They should have considered lowering the P6 take than adding a new wager.