I played a few Pick 3's on BC Day, but I played them small (for $1 and the ticket had to be less than $20). I think you get some wacky money on BC Day and there is the potential for payoffs all out of proportion to the odds of the winning horses. I hit one P3, two favorites and a 36-1 shot in the first race, and that broke my fall for the day. For me it's a small hedge if I can't really hammer a tri but I have winners...

As a general rule unless I have a strong single I stay out of them. The other good thing about Pick 3's is that you can actually make some money with favorites...

HP