Tell Churchill Downs You Want Dime Supers!

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

This raises another pet peeve of mine with NYRA. This past weekend I was at Keeneland, which offers a .50 pic-4 wager. NYRA takes the pic-4 wager from Keeneland, and I attempted to make a .50 pic-4 wager through my NYRA One account but was told that I had to bet a $1 ticket through their system. NYRA used to do the same thing with the dime super at other tracks until NYRA adopted the bet. This is an absurd policy, especially when the fractional wagers can be placed at OTB and simulcast locations. All NYRA did in this case was cost themselves $$ because I placed the desired wager on track at Keeneland rather than utilizing my NYRA phone account for that particular wager.

Just so it's clear, NYRA can't just offer these bets on a whim....they are required to get approval from the New York State Racing and Wagering board first. Whether or not they should, or would, do this is another question entirely...and a much larger discussion that, at least I, don't feel like having right now.