CRIST: P5 for Saratoga in state govt. procedural quandry

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Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes

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Sure. The pk6 player is different then the pk4 player and specifically goes for the big pool with the large $2 minimum. If anything, the pk4 pool will be more affected since the pk4 player is more likely to jump into a 50 cent pk5 minimum then the pk6 player. As a pk4 player I am one that will definitely jump into the pk5 where you can still put in a moderate size ticket and go after a monster score.

Where it will have a small effect is possibly on the pk6 carryover days where some pk4 players tend to jump into the pk6 pool in hopes of a big score but may be more reluctant to do so with the option of a pk5. However, the addition of this wager should add to overall daily handle on all wagers.

Also, I still have not heard where the pk5 will be placed, whether it will be in the last 5 races and compete directly with the pk6 or if it will be California style on the early races. At Saratoga it probably will not matter since most fields are full, but I hope they place it in the last 5 races as they tend to be fuller fields at Belmont and Aqueduct and will yield better opportunities.

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I, for one, am shocked that NYRA tried to do something good for the horseplayer and got stymied by the state.