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Old 04-12-2008, 07:55 AM
bogeydaman bogeydaman is offline
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Originally Posted by jpops757
Most over used term in horseracing. How can a loser have any "value"?
Here are a few "over the top" scenarios.

There is a match race. A maiden 5K claimer vs Secretariat. Secretariat is 100-1 odds in the match race. The 5K maiden claimer wins the race. Would you not consider Secretariat in this spot a "value" play despite losing the race? Would you not want $ invested in this wager?

Someone offers you a bet on a coin flip and offers you 2-1 on your wager. You call the flip and lose. Do you not consider that a value wager even though you lost?

IMO the only way to be financially successful in this game is to find value in the wagers and not picking winners.
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