CRIST: P5 for Saratoga in state govt. procedural quandry

[MaTH716]

I'm interested on where it would be placed. I don't think they could do it early either, besides the Aqu & Bel situations, you have the jump races at Saratoga. No one wants to deal with that in the sequance.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

I'm interested on where it would be placed. I don't think they could do it early either, besides the Aqu & Bel situations, you have the jump races at Saratoga. No one wants to deal with that in the sequance.

I think you have to do it from Races 1-5. If handle wanes on jump days, fine, that's a grand total of 5 days per year.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I think you have to do it from Races 1-5. If handle wanes on jump days, fine, that's a grand total of 5 days per year.

I agree. If the idea is that the super-exotic wagers like the pic-5/6 generate additional handle by getting players to handicap multi-race sequences, it makes sense to have the pic-5 early in the card, and let the pic-6 do the same for the tail end of the card.

[pweizer]

Payoffs have not been hampered by having it on the first five races in California and they usually have very small fields for many of those races. As long as it has the low takeout that the CA one does, it will be a great bet.

Paul

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by pweizer

Payoffs have not been hampered by having it on the first five races in California and they usually have very small fields for many of those races. As long as it has the low takeout that the CA one does, it will be a great bet.

Paul

Its a combination of takeout and affordability more than anything else. People say takeout does not matter, some say that field size trumps anything in terms of attracting wagering dollars, but here we are with 5 horse fields yet a bet that is flourishing and setting a national trend.

[joeydb]

This would be a regular, low takeout, low bet unit pick-5 right? Has anyone uttered the word "jackpot" because I am really not crazy about those.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by joeydb

This would be a regular, low takeout, low bet unit pick-5 right? Has anyone uttered the word "jackpot" because I am really not crazy about those.

Yes. No jackpot nonsense.

[tanner12oz]

Originally Posted by pweizer

Payoffs have not been hampered by having it on the first five races in California and they usually have very small fields for many of those races. As long as it has the low takeout that the CA one does, it will be a great bet.

Paul

I second this

[jms62]

Any word on progress for the Pick 5 Steve?

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by jms62

Any word on progress for the Pick 5 Steve?

From Steve Crist's Saratoga blog:

Latest I'm hearing on the new pick-5 is that it may be ready to launch Whitney Day, Aug. 3. The bet would encompass the first five races on the card, except maybe on steeplechase days.