BEL Pk 5, Opening Day Pool...

[alysheba4]

regardless, the pick 5 is a good wager. glad new york is on board.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by alysheba4

regardless, the pick 5 is a good wager. glad new york is on board.

Pick 5 blows away the pick 4. Yesterday it pays 5 times what the pick 4 pays. The extra leg in the P5 was won by a 2.75-1 horse not some longshot. Much easier to get significant coverage in the P4 with 75-100 bucks than in the pick 5. Just wish they did it on Sat on races that include the stakes.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by jms62

Pick 5 blows away the pick 4. Yesterday it pays 5 times what the pick 4 pays. The extra leg in the P5 was won by a 2.75-1 horse not some longshot. Much easier to get significant coverage in the P4 with 75-100 bucks than in the pick 5. Just wish they did it on Sat on races that include the stakes.

You could see it get switched up if the handle justifies it. The pick 6 could start in the first race if need be, its a carry-over driven bet and has little to do with anything else. In fact I am surprised someone has not tried doing a pick 5 starting in the last five races and moving the pick 6.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

You could see it get switched up if the handle justifies it. The pick 6 could start in the first race if need be, its a carry-over driven bet and has little to do with anything else. In fact I am surprised someone has not tried doing a pick 5 starting in the last five races and moving the pick 6.

I personally like this suggestion, but think the pk6 players would be in an uproar if it was done.

I find it interesting that NYRA has been carding the bulk of the dirt races in the pk5 and the bulk of the turf races in the pk6 and late pk4. I certainly would like to see more turf races in the pk5.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by pointman

I personally like this suggestion, but think the pk6 players would be in an uproar if it was done.

I find it interesting that NYRA has been carding the bulk of the dirt races in the pk5 and the bulk of the turf races in the pk6 and late pk4. I certainly would like to see more turf races in the pk5.

If the Pick 5 is outhandling the Pick 6 by a large margin I dont think its going to matter much what they think, like I said its carry driven, what does race placement have much to do other then people theorizing how the track is playing two races in.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

If the Pick 5 is outhandling the Pick 6 by a large margin I dont think its going to matter much what they think, like I said its carry driven, what does race placement have much to do other then people theorizing how the track is playing two races in.

Ask yourself why they place the races that way and it will answer your question.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by pointman

Ask yourself why they place the races that way and it will answer your question.

I know that but if its say 800k to 90k they are not going to care if it shrinks the pick 6 by 10%.