Re: Computer-Robotic Wagering (848 Views)
Posted by:
Boscar Obarra (IP Logged)
Date: November 21, 2015 08:47PM
If they are past posting they are slipping it past me at NYRA. I have never seen even one race where I suspected that. Other venues, I can't really speak for, but I suspect the same goes for them.
I keep seeing this 2% Benter figure. Not really sure how that was derived, but it doesn't sit right. So an exacta that would pay 277, now pays 270? An 8.20-1 pays 8-1. Those are 2% hits.
The betdowns I see on many winning numbers are an order of magnitude higher than that. Maybe, after all losers and winners are netted out over time, the 2% MAY valid, but I suspect the real effect on most handicappers is much higher than that.