6/25: Belmont Park (5th-10th); Prairie Meadows (7th-10th)

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by pweizer

Steve--I respect both you and Ken and would love to understand this betting approach better. It seems to me that in the example above, keying on your live longshot only underneath cost you a much bigger score. I do get that often these value types will not win. But, if you like a horse at a big price, why not go for it by using him on top in exotics as well?

Paul

Because I didn't think he was likely to win. To me he was worth a saver win bet at the price should he win, but it was still far more likely to me that he run 2nd or 3rd with the favorites.

And as it happens, I wouldn't have had the place horse in any case had I tried to key him on top.