10 cent Super - 3 questions

First, why doesn't every track offer this wager. I see beginners and novices beginning to fall in love with the sport because of the fun they are having with this wager. Why wouldn't the track want to gobble up every possible $ they can into their total handle?

Second, I still see very good handicappers hitting Supers for a $1 complain when they go over $600 tax limit. The tracks have made a great tax loophole by offering these 10 cent wagers... bet 10 dime supers instead of a $1?

Finally, I still am not completely familliar with all the tracks that offer these wagers. Let me know harness tracks also, considering a lot of them swith to t-breds during the season.

[seven12]

I only know of Hollywood, Bay Meadows, and Arlington.

[moke0043]

Originally Posted by seven12

I only know of Hollywood, Bay Meadows, and Arlington.

Lone Star does as well, along with Sam Houston.

[Unbridled]

so does Keeneland and I think Thistledowns has started a $.25 pick6, although i doubt i'd ever play this 6 there.

[Thunder Gulch]

Though I love trifectas, Pick 3's and such, I really don't play many superfectas, and the reason is that it is cost prohibitive to play that many combinations. I guess I would definately play more if the wager was offered. I do box half the field for dime supers in freaking dog races, but picking dogs is like throwing darts blindfolded. More of a time killer for a cheap price.

[alysheba4]

sorry, but i say get rid of those...... i cant remember how many times i wanted to yank some idiot outta line with 1.50 on a voucher camping out playing those things.

[Suffolk Shippers]

Originally Posted by alysheba4

sorry, but i say get rid of those...... i cant remember how many times i wanted to yank some idiot outta line with 1.50 on a voucher camping out playing those things.

Hate those people!!!! Usually standing there as they are loading into the gates too...jerks.

That being said, I say keep them. The gimmick supers are fun, but dont change the pick 6, $2 minimums!!!!

I have to admit, the people deciding on their 10 cent combinations at the machine is a bit frusturating. Almost as bad as the the guy who comes to the track with a few hundred dollars to play and is down to his last 40 cents. You haven't hit a winner all day and now you are going to use your "handicapping skills" to try and hit a 40 cent ticket?!

Hooseir Downs
Thistle/River
Hawthorne
Bulah
also offer this wager. Nobody has still answered my first 2 questions yet. What disadvantage is this to a track? Why don't gamblers play 10 10 cent supers to play with the tax loophole?

the dime super is GREAT.
just last week at arlington they had one pay 550.00 for a dime, the dollar super was 11,000. no other wager gives you this kind of return for the magnitude of the amount invested. my underlying bet was 14.40. no big deal if you loose but great if you hit it. on the other hand, this dollar wager would have cost 144.00, ouch !, that hurts if you loose it.
you hear people laugh at the dime super. they feel its beneath them to only bet a dime. i say if i can win 500 for a dime....



go ahead,
belittle and laugh all you want....



see you at the banbks deposit window.

[Skip away]

I for one applaud such a way to bet even though I dont partake in supers or triples. Horse racing needs to cater to those who dont have trust funds. Like the Grand Slam at NYRA, again not my type of bet but its a real cute way to have variety in your wagering menu.

Can you actually go to the track with a dime and bet one combo and hand the teller one dime? Or do you have to bet a minimum 10 combos making it an even dollar?

you can bet 1 dime.

i actually made the bet at a teller machine for 14.40 and got a payout slip for 60 cents i brouhgt to the teller. i imagine some would have tossed the sixty cents, but i didn't.

Originally Posted by seconditis

I have to admit, the people deciding on their 10 cent combinations at the machine is a bit frusturating. Almost as bad as the the guy who comes to the track with a few hundred dollars to play and is down to his last 40 cents. You haven't hit a winner all day and now you are going to use your "handicapping skills" to try and hit a 40 cent ticket?!

Hooseir Downs
Thistle/River
Hawthorne
Bulah
also offer this wager. Nobody has still answered my first 2 questions yet. What disadvantage is this to a track? Why don't gamblers play 10 10 cent supers to play with the tax loophole?

it is an advantage to the track because they are churning more wagers. they simply fractionalize all wagers to the dime level for calculation purposes. those who don't bet the dime and use the dollar are not familiar with the loophole, are to lazy to ask for ten dime tickets, or just don't care. it would certainly behoove them(if i may say behoove, LoL)to bet the dime instead of the dollar.

Ellis has a dime super that paid over $200k last year. But I think only one person had it and they had to post it as a $2 payoff but I am not 100% sure.

Originally Posted by Suffolk Shippers

Hate those people!!!! Usually standing there as they are loading into the gates too...jerks.

That being said, I say keep them. The gimmick supers are fun, but dont change the pick 6, $2 minimums!!!!

Oh yeah, these guys need to be gelded. Morons who stand there for 10 minutes betting 10 cent staright supers, shutting out players. Just great.
Nicknames are already forming at tracks and parlors for these guys. Ten Cent Tony, Dan the Dime, Loose change larry, spare change sam, etc
They need to be stopped, they clog up machines and tellers. Its not funny. Someone will be strangled some day when his 10 cent supers cost someone a real score.

[Seattleallstar]

golfpro and I have made thousands of dollars on this wager

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by oracle80

Oh yeah, these guys need to be gelded. Morons who stand there for 10 minutes betting 10 cent staright supers, shutting out players. Just great.
Nicknames are already forming at tracks and parlors for these guys. Ten Cent Tony, Dan the Dime, Loose change larry, spare change sam, etc
They need to be stopped, they clog up machines and tellers. Its not funny. Someone will be strangled some day when his 10 cent supers cost someone a real score.

The simple solution would be to put them down at some dedicated window or machine. On the other hand, if you miss a play, it's your own fault nine times out of ten. Sure you may pick up a little something extra in the post parade, but I would have to believe that most people who get shut out were just procrastinating.

i really don't understand why anyone would ridicule someone for betting within their budget, but then again, it takes all kinds to live in our world. one thing is for certain, those who bet the dime supers are usually betting with their own money which they probably earned through working. when you earn the money you bet, its more difficult to through it away.it should also be notedif the is no $1 payout, the dime get the whole payout.

[dr. fager]

Originally Posted by Secretariat

it should also be notedif the is no $1 payout, the dime get the whole payout.

See this is what I don't get, if true, why should you benefit off the other pool that is primarily built of $1,$2 wagers?


This is exactly why the Pick 6 should never be messed with.....

[PeteMugg]

I really like the ten cent supers and the cheap trifectas. You can go out to the track with a plan to play a few races and hit them pretty heavy. Dime super combos are great time killers between your races.

I wouldn't single out Loose Change Larry when we're talking about idiots. These guys are no worse than the people who go up to bet and don't even know which horses are scratched or the guy that wants to make his plays for the entire day and waits til post time to do it. Or they don't have their wallet out ... or they have to flirt with miss pretty ... or they are so plastered they have no clue what they are doing.