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[3kings]

Originally Posted by golfer

Speaking of multi-race wager rules, got hammered by something I had never seen before yesterday at Arlington Park.

Was singled to the favorite in the last race, final leg of pick 5. Will pay was $440.

They get to the gate, and the jock loses control of the 9 horse, who runs off and is a late scratch. Now I understand the rules, and I know the $ switches from the 9 to the favorite, my horse. He wins and the pick 5 comes back $300

Again, I get why it happened and how, but this seems terribly unfair to me and anyone who had the favorite on the ticket, while of course it's quite fortuitous for anyone who used the 9 horse.

Gate scratches in the final leg of a pick 4 or 5 sequence can be very costly.

for inovative redboard. I agree, it seems like you are seldom helped by these type of situations. The horses that gate scratch almost always seem the most hopeless.

[golfer]

Originally Posted by 3kings

for inovative redboard. I agree, it seems like you are seldom helped by these type of situations. The horses that gate scratch almost always seem the most hopeless.

Even though I thought he was hopeless, he was actually 6-1 at time of scratch, and by the extreme drop in payout, it's obvious the number was on many tickets.

I'm sure this happens more frequently than most realize, it's only because it was the final leg after will pays were posted, and that it happened to ME, that led me to take notice.

A 30% + hit is pretty noticeable.

[South Beach Luv]

Originally Posted by golfer

Even though I thought he was hopeless, he was actually 6-1 at time of scratch, and by the extreme drop in payout, it's obvious the number was on many tickets.

I'm sure this happens more frequently than most realize, it's only because it was the final leg after will pays were posted, and that it happened to ME, that led me to take notice.

A 30% + hit is pretty noticeable.

I took a hit on the P4 too (no redboard, I posted it) but I forget how much, any chance you saw that too?

[golfer]

Originally Posted by South Beach Luv

I took a hit on the P4 too (no redboard, I posted it) but I forget how much, any chance you saw that too?

I did not see that, but it's a good bet it was similarly substantial.

[herkhorse]

They call them probable will pays for a reason. ( You're probably going to get screwed. ) One of the risks of playing horizontal.