How do you bet????(long)

[ateamstupid]

Stop betting to place if you're backwheeling in exactas. It's a waste of money.

[blackthroatedwind]

Stop betting to place and never wheel ( front or back ).

[unassailable08]

exactly a wheel and do yall hate Boxing exactas and trifectas also.

[whodey17]

Originally Posted by unassailable08

exactly a wheel and do yall hate Boxing exactas and trifectas also.

Sometimes I do. But I don't like giving 4 horses the same amount of chance of winning. I think one should be able to narrow the field down to at least two horses that can win the race.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by unassailable08

exactly a wheel and do yall hate Boxing exactas and trifectas also.

I usually only box horses in big fields (10+), but I'll make the occasional exception.

[Cajungator26]

I almost always end up boxing 4 or 5 horses in the Derby.

I wake up and play darts to help me decide which horse i'm going to use in each race. I fire up MS Word and type the name of each horse in 36 sized comic sans font. Then I print out the names of the horses and cut them individually with the scissors my mom bought me for kindergarten. Best scissors i've ever owned (and they're lucky too). I pin the names to the back of the dartboard and my first throw is my A horse, second horse is my B horse, third horse is my C horse, and fourth horse is my $ horse...the horse that can't lose, but I won't use.

[Thunder Gulch]

I almost always prefer wheels to boxes. Wheels allow you to construct wagers weighted towards the horses you like better and the ones you perceive to offer better value. Boxes weight each equally for each slot in the order of finish.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I wake up and play darts to help me decide which horse i'm going to use in each race. I fire up MS Word and type the name of each horse in 36 sized comic sans font. Then I print out the names of the horses and cut them individually with the scissors my mom bought me for kindergarten. Best scissors i've ever owned (and they're lucky too). I pin the names to the back of the dartboard and my first throw is my A horse, second horse is my B horse, third horse is my C horse, and fourth horse is my $ horse...the horse that can't lose, but I won't use.

combine those lucky scissors with the really fat Husky pencils from 1st grade...and you just can't lose.

[whodey17]

Good advice from Ateam and BTW. I am an exacta player and when I see the race clearly I make sure to key my horse on top. I like to make sure I am getting double back on the exacta from what I bet. If I am betting a twenty dollar exacta with 1 over 3 horses then my cost is $60. So the minimum exacta payout better be more than $12 ($12 x $10 = $120 twice of $60).

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Stop betting to place and never wheel ( front or back ).

That's the way I see it.