[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

You forgot to add $2. The people get their original $2 back. If a horse is 7-2, they don't pay $7. They pay $9. If a horse is 9-2, they pay $11.

If there was $883 left for the horse. He would have paid 1-1(even-money to place), which is $4.00. If there was $1766, left for the horse, the horse should pay 2-1 to place, meaning the payoff would be $6.00. If there was $2649 left for the horse, he should pay 3-1 to place, meaning $8.00. If there was $3532 left for the horse, that would be 4-1, meaning the should pay $10.00 to place.

gotcha, i forgot to add it back in once we subtracted it out.

my bad.