Quote:
Originally Posted by cal828
I think we all made a pretty credible stab at it. And I definitely will try that type of bet again with maybe a bit more of a spread in leg 4 which is the critical one. I spread in leg 2 which I had little confidence in( I tend to have little confidence in my Turf picks). Of course I hit that one in all four of my bets.  |
I'll agree with you there, Cal. You were alive three times on your first ticket going into the final leg, but no matter how far any of us spread, I don't know if we would have included Discreet Lover.
Still, that's one of the reasons that we play the ROI contest; to get experience in making wagers that we might not ordinarily make at the track or at a racino.
I'm always reluctant to spread too much in the final leg, since the GS strategy is different than a pick 4. I like to spread in the earlier legs hoping to hit multiple times in several legs (once hit twice in each of the three early legs and had 8 winning combinations on one ticket), but then try to single if at all possible in the final leg since if a favorite wins the final leg the GS payoff can be a LOT smaller than a pick 4. I try to avoid the embarrassing situation of actually hitting an exotic bet but ending up with less money than I wagered because I played too many combinations, but that doesn't always work out for me, as Real Quiet can attest.