Grand Slam Bet

[tywizard]

It seems like several folks on here were relatively unfamiliar with the Grand Slam bet...So, I thought it was worth reviewing yesterday's results.

A quick look at the charts will tell you that yesterday was essentially the worst case scenario for the wager.

Leg 1 - The top 3 betting choices all hit the board
Leg 2 - The top 3 betting choices all hit the board
Leg 3 - The top 3 betting choices all hit the board AND the 1 horse was a late scratch which means, as the Double Will Pay favorite, you essentially had four top choices hit the board.

Focus Group paid 4.30/1 on the Win end and 7.40/1 in the Grand Slam

A few takeaways:

You can create some value using the Grand Slam even under the "worst" scenarios.

You rarely want to just "hit" the Grand Slam, this is a bet that you want to have multiple times - Think of the approach that Fantini suggested and apply to your bankroll, but don't try to have it for $1 increment.

Using multiple horses in the payoff leg really dilutes your potential return - at least when you use multiple horses in Leg 1,2,3 you actually have a chance for multiple horses to hit the board and you aren't guaranteeing loss.

I'd suggest watching the results over a few days before jumping to conclusions based on yesterday's results alone.

One final comment, the Grand Slam starts in race 9 on Saturday. This means the payoff leg is the Ballston Spa, not the Travers. Bummer.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by tywizard

It seems like several folks on here were relatively unfamiliar with the Grand Slam bet...So, I thought it was worth reviewing yesterday's results.

A quick look at the charts will tell you that yesterday was essentially the worst case scenario for the wager.

Leg 1 - The top 3 betting choices all hit the board
Leg 2 - The top 3 betting choices all hit the board
Leg 3 - The top 3 betting choices all hit the board AND the 1 horse was a late scratch which means, as the Double Will Pay favorite, you essentially had four top choices hit the board.

Focus Group paid 4.30/1 on the Win end and 7.40/1 in the Grand Slam

A few takeaways:

You can create some value using the Grand Slam even under the "worst" scenarios.

You rarely want to just "hit" the Grand Slam, this is a bet that you want to have multiple times - Think of the approach that Fantini suggested and apply to your bankroll, but don't try to have it for $1 increment.

Using multiple horses in the payoff leg really dilutes your potential return - at least when you use multiple horses in Leg 1,2,3 you actually have a chance for multiple horses to hit the board and you aren't guaranteeing loss.

I'd suggest watching the results over a few days before jumping to conclusions based on yesterday's results alone.

One final comment, the Grand Slam starts in race 9 on Saturday. This means the payoff leg is the Ballston Spa, not the Travers. Bummer.

Say you play 2x2x2x1 and all your horses hit the board in the first 3 legs. You hit it 8 times right?

[tywizard]

Originally Posted by jms62

Say you play 2x2x2x1 and all your horses hit the board in the first 3 legs. You hit it 8 times right?

In that example, yes.

8 x increment bet.

[fantini33]

Thursday August 23rd

$50 Grand Slam

6) 1 8
7) 6
8) 6
9) 5 8

$200

[senator L]

Try one today. Last two days have been very, very chalky

Saratoga, Race 7, $5.00 GSL 4 / 1,8 / 3 / 10 $10.00

[fantini33]

Friday August 24th

$50 Grand Slam

7) 1 7
8) 2
9) 7
10) 4 6

$200

[jms62]

Originally Posted by fantini33

Friday August 24th

$50 Grand Slam

7) 1 7
8) 2
9) 7
10) 4 6

$200

Nice Start

[senator L]

Originally Posted by senator L

Try one today. Last two days have been very, very chalky

Saratoga, Race 7, $5.00 GSL 4 / 1,8 / 3 / 10 $10.00

$1 Grand Slam 1,3,4,5,7 / 2,7,8,9 / 2,3,11 / 10 (4 of 4) $21.20

would have been better off just putting $10 on the 10

[fantini33]

Saturday August 25th

$75 Grand Slam

9) 8
10) 5 7
11) 10
12) 3 5

$300