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Old 02-15-2010, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Port Conway Lane
Just from an odds standpoint even if 10 horses make it to the gate this year that's 9 less horses he has to beat.
I agree. I just don't see an immediate way to weigh the extra odds you get with the chance your horse might win and you still not get paid. In the example I gave in my first response, you can do a direct comparison of odds. I don't see an immediate way to do that with what you're proposing.

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