Show Parlay

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by jman5581

Round 1 ended on the 6th try....Justice is Brief ran out of the money, but not until after Adore You ran third at OP returning $2.20. The running total came to a halt at $261.

Round 2 started off right but ended abruptly....

PR's Princess returned $2.20 to bring the running total to $110, but Cliff Dweller had to be a slug and finish 4th.

Round 3 will commence at a time TBD as I will be out of town all weekend. At this pace, I could be finished by the end of April.

You shouldn't be too discouraged. You only need about 33% to look very good.

--Dunbar

[jman5581]

Okay, get started with Round 3 of this madness....

Today at Finger Lakes

Race 1
pp5 Kimry Moor

Race 3
pp1 A Very Young Jet

Fairmount Park

Race 1
Entries 1 and 1A - Monetary Monarch and White Heat

Race 4
pp3 Rock of Fame

[jman5581]

I guess there was no show wagering on the 4th at FP? Alive to the first three, but I would have gone out in round 4 with the 4th at FP had there been show wagering....

[jman5581]

Originally Posted by jman5581

Okay, get started with Round 3 of this madness....

Race 1 FP
Entries 1 and 1A - Monetary Monarch and White Heat .... paid $2.10 Running Total = $105

Race 1 FL
pp5 Kimry Moor.... paid $2.40 Running Total = $126

Race 3 FL
pp1 A Very Young Jet...paid $3.50 Running Total = $221

Race 4 FP
pp3 Rock of Fame

....don't know what happened? Horse finished 4th but no show payouts? Was there no show wagering?

[FlBred]

So how does this show parlay work?

[jman5581]

Fl Bred, read back to the top of the thread, it's all spelled out. Basically keep betting an ever-increasing amount until you bust.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by jman5581

Fl Bred, read back to the top of the thread, it's all spelled out. Basically keep betting an ever-increasing amount until you bust.

Here's a better summary, which mentions that jman is trying to just hit 10 in a row. (not bet until he busts)

Originally Posted by jman5581

Here's what I'll do... the object of the experiment is to see how good a bet the show parlay is (for me). I will take a hypothetical $100 and bet it to show on a horse, take the payout and bet it on another horse, until I reach 10 picks. After 10, that round is over, I will document the payouts and move on to the next round. If I pick a horse that doesn't show before reaching 10, I will start a new round. I will do this 20 rounds and we will see how it goes. I've said I think I can do this about a third of the time (although that's really just a hunch)...

--Dunbar

[jman5581]

So far, from the first two rounds, it seems as though I will do well enough just to bet until I bust....

But, yes, to be serious.... 10 consecutive show bets is what I'm going for in each round. The total payout from the previous bet gets bet to show on the next bet. That's all a parlay is.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by jman5581

....don't know what happened? Horse finished 4th but no show payouts? Was there no show wagering?

There was no show wagering on the race. Sometimes they will do that with a 5-horse field if they think a big minus pool is likely.

So, you're still alive on Round 3. Nice payoff on the 3rd at FL, especially on a 6-5 fav.

--Dunbar

[jman5581]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

There was no show wagering on the race. Sometimes they will do that with a 5-horse field if they think a big minus pool is likely.

So, you're still alive on Round 3. Nice payoff on the 3rd at FL, especially on a 6-5 fav.

--Dunbar

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