Ok, ONE last time

Originally Posted by jpops757

While I respect your math. The only time a 3 race parlay is comparable to a pk 3 is when you make a straight pk3. Because most pk 3 and 4 players widen there ticket to include some tomake iut a nice play. As an example I hit one at Bel in the last meet with 3 horses that were about 5/1 and spent $18 it paid 3,800. A example and not the norm but this is the chance you take. No way would I have taken the approximately 200 and put it on the nose of the 3rd leg but I invested the 18 in the pk 3. This is what helps make the races great, the many cobos you can come up with in wagering.

I understand that. But this assumes you are going to bet on 3 races or 4 races in a row and that is a horrible assumption as I said to scuds and Oracle. If you have to bet on 3 or 4 races in a row, then go the pik route. But the huge assumption you are making is by comparing a pik to a parlay. Thats a false comparison. A pik bet is ONE bet. Not everyone wants to bet 3 or 4 races in a row separately and if they do, the pik is the way to go. I went thru a list of about 5 reasons concerning pik bets, and I finally got Oracle to agree. I guess the word touche means I see your point in his parlance. And I think Scuds might have seen what I saying. There is more, I only gave one point above... but I just got real tired of repeating myself over and over with the others.