The Grand Slam

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Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

I'm not familiar with this wager...I think I understand what you are saying about a wps in the first three legs, but not totally clear.. It does look like a fairly short price for a four race wager. Anyone else play these?? I love pick 3's and 4's, but always interested in a different exotic. I play a rolling pick 3 strategy where I key one horse in each race on three different tickets.

Basically, It's a Pick-4... BUT in this bet, all you need is you horse to SHOW in the first three legs.. You must have the winner in the last leg to cash.

I played a ticket on Saturday, here's how it went:

Gorella, Pomme Frites/Too Much Bling, Songster/Ermine/Cacique

this bet is $4 for a $1 bet.

I had it at $40 for a $10 bet.

Unfortunately, Ermine missed in the Third Leg. The Payout ended up being $49+ per winning ticket(for a $2 bet). I nearly had it 20x!!! That would have been nice.
I love this bet when there's a horse that I really like in the last leg, but don't think I'll get better than 2-1 on. By Playing the Grand Slam, I nearly had Cacique at 24-1 to win instead of the 2-1 he went off at posttime. That being said, I've played the Grand Slam 3-4 times so far, and have not cashed yet!! But it's interest non-the-less.