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Old 07-13-2007, 11:38 AM
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Any body here play the Greyhounds.

I'm still learning how to play it.
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Old 07-13-2007, 12:02 PM
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I used to go to Green Mountain all the time. I swore I would never attend another dog race in my life when I had 2 dogs DQ'ed the same night for bumping in the stretch.
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Old 07-13-2007, 12:52 PM
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Default I've seen some bad bumping

yet no Dqs at Gulf and at Corpus Christi Greyhound track.
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Old 07-13-2007, 01:07 PM
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I used to go to Green Mountain all the time. I swore I would never attend another dog race in my life when I had 2 dogs DQ'ed the same night for bumping in the stretch.
Zeke,
I have never read or heard about a greyhound being disqualified.
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Old 07-13-2007, 01:27 PM
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Zeke,
I have never read or heard about a greyhound being disqualified.
STS,

It was only because the jock fell off.


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Old 07-13-2007, 01:50 PM
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STS,

It was only because the jock fell off.


Zeke
that happened to me too, now that i think about it....
http://greyhound-data.com/dir/14/Mon..._greyhound.jpg
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Old 07-13-2007, 03:42 PM
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I plied my trade at Raynham Taunton Greyhound Park here Raynham, MA...thats where I decided to take up horses...was sick of lane infractions by dogs lol
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Old 07-14-2007, 07:19 PM
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I used to go to Green Mountain all the time. I swore I would never attend another dog race in my life when I had 2 dogs DQ'ed the same night for bumping in the stretch.
I miss Green Mountain, used to ride my bike there when I was 17. First track my grandpa ever took me too. Thanks Pop!
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Old 07-20-2007, 07:43 AM
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The only thing I know is...@ Plainfield play the 1- 4 -8 Triple box....
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Old 07-14-2007, 07:16 AM
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Any body here play the Greyhounds.

I'm still learning how to play it.
I can hold my own. Got my first ever signer at Derby Lane in St. Pete.

Derby Lane Million is March 1, 2008. $500k to the winner. You'll find me at the rail.
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Old 07-14-2007, 02:48 PM
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Big,
I found my love for horses at the great derby lane. I spent a good deal of time there. Made a good deal of money on it through college. Nothing like seeing dogs around that first turn.
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Old 07-14-2007, 03:06 PM
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I can hold my own. Got my first ever signer at Derby Lane in St. Pete.

Derby Lane Million is March 1, 2008. $500k to the winner. You'll find me at the rail.

and then afterwards, you and Scavs can find some roaches to bet on..

damn gambling fools...
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Old 07-14-2007, 03:08 PM
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Whenever I go to Florida, I always have to hit up the Greyhound track (and see Cajun lol). They used to have them all over Wisconsin, including right across the border from MPLS, MN in Hudson, WI, but it closed about 5 years ago. So now when I go to Florida I gotta play the Greyhounds.
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Old 07-14-2007, 03:45 PM
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and then afterwards, you and Scavs can find some roaches to bet on..

damn gambling fools...
Nothing like the warm beer they sell in a paper cup on the Derby Lane apron. Love the Double Quinella. The place isn't quite the same when they got rid of the brass band that was stationed to the left of the tote board. They'd play some old show tunes and marches between races. Played the same ditty everytime the dogs were getting loaded into the box. Now they just play a recording of the band playing the ditty. Not the same.

Oh, and I'll take $20 win on the #4 Cockaroach....
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Old 07-14-2007, 03:57 PM
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Nothing like the warm beer they sell in a paper cup on the Derby Lane apron. Love the Double Quinella. The place isn't quite the same when they got rid of the brass band that was stationed to the left of the tote board. They'd play some old show tunes and marches between races. Played the same ditty everytime the dogs were getting loaded into the box. Now they just play a recording of the band playing the ditty. Not the same.

Oh, and I'll take $20 win on the #4 Cockaroach....

I would say the 3 of us could bet on the golf course Friday morning of Toga...

but you know the story there.
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Old 07-14-2007, 04:01 PM
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I would say the 3 of us could bet on the golf course Friday morning of Toga...

but you know the story there.
Yup.....

I was hoping he could do a Scav's style recap of the round on DT, let everyone get a feel for the carnage and comedy that is going to ensue.
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Old 07-15-2007, 12:43 PM
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Any body here play the Greyhounds.

I'm still learning how to play it.




Have you ever been a bowler?

If so, you may know some bowlers are "spot" bowlers. They make the roll strategy "simple" by picking a spot on the set of arrows that is most likely going to result in their particular roll style hit the desired spot on the standing pins.

That's a way to handicap greyhounds, to some degree. Particularly in a 5/16 race if you can simply handicap the 3 or 4 dogs to come out of the first turn and still be near the lead you could have a pretty good chance in quinella, exacta and trifecta wagers.

Any dog that has a chance of closing from beyond the top 4 after the first turn usually shows pretty clearly in the form and can be factored/played accordingly.

I pay close attention to past performance in terms of a dog liking an inside or outside route, and then look at speed and endurance. If a dog looks like it likes an inside route, and has the speed to clear the first turn in front.....and doesn't show a tendency to tire.....that's a solid play.

Of course the #1 dog has a statistical advantage in most cases because normally there will not be a dog on the inside of it on the front stretch to drift out and knock offstride. On a similar note, I do look for likely collisions that could happen on the first turn due to multiple dogs likely wanting to be in the same place at the same time.

I've played dog tracks from Florida (every one, including the old track at South Beach.....long gone), Wisconsin, Arizona, New England and I think every state that has/had 'em including West "by golly" Virginia.

I've done pretty well over the years. Oh, and by the way, don't bet every race....of course. Pick your spots. And if you play win-place-show watch the pools closely. Normally not much $$ there and it's amazing how low of a "win" wager can make the odds board change.

I miss the dog tracks. Wish we had 'em out here in California.
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Old 07-16-2007, 03:44 AM
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you've been reading Prof Jones is book how to win at greyhound racing.

I'm following similar patterns that he talks about.

Haven't bet the greyhounds since, but I will be soon enough.

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Old 07-16-2007, 04:41 AM
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I'm not sure which track you will be betting, but the biggest problem with betting greyhounds is the amount of money in the pools! In Jacksonville, you basically cannot bet into the win pool, because $20 effects the odds too much. A large bet can have you playing against yourself.
Bigs mentioned this earlier in the thread, the Quinella double is an interesting wager, with fairly large payouts, of course depending on how much is in the pool.
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Old 07-16-2007, 06:26 PM
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A couple weeks ago, some genius bet $300 across the board on a dog.. needless to say, the dog goes off 1-9, and he runs 3rd, paying 2.10 to show. $900 wagered, $315 returned.
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