Re: Long Island Handicap (509 Views)
Posted by:
Fairmount1 (IP Logged)
Date: November 09, 2014 05:26PM
I'd like to hear how others use the favorites. It was big topic in a DRF book a few years ago.
My best wagers are usually win bets and horizontal wagers on long priced horses.
This "beat the favorite" mentality versus "use the favorite" mentality is what has ruined me on vertical wagers and why I bet verticals less often.
So, for Rick and others. If you are "using the favorite" because he hits the exacta 50% of the time, how do you use him? Let's say you like the 5-1 third choice as your so-called "key" horse. You also are keen on two horses in the 12-1 to 15-1 range "underneath" specifically in the exacta and a few other horses that could get third. The favorite doesn't look like anything special especially compared to your 5-1 shot but has enough credentials to take 35% of the wagers in the win pool. How do you play the race?
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