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Originally Posted by RUFFIAN
ADDITIONALLY
AS SCOREKEEPER IN MY OWN RACE SITE CONTEST
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💥 DUE TO CHURCHILL VOTING ON ALL KENTUCKY TRACKS
~~~~~ TO NOW INCLUDE PENNIES IN PAYOUT  🙀
SCORING WAS AN ABSOLUTE HORRENDOUS NIGHTMARE 
I hope we don’t have to go back to that track again other than the Derby 🐎 |
Even though this may be a scorekeeper's nightmare, it is a plus for the horseplayer. Over the course of a season, the difference between the old "round down to the lowest $0.20 on a $2 bet or the lowest $0.10 on a $1 bet" and the new "round to the lowest penny" breakage can make a very big difference in your ROI.
Let's say that the actual return on a show bet was $1.48577. The payoff under the old breakage would be $1.40 for $1, so your $2 show wager would be $2.80. Under the new method the bettor would get $1.48 for every dollar, or a payoff of $2.96 for your $2 show bet. Viva la difference. I'm more than happy to keep the extra change that the track has been pocketing all these years.
While you can advocate a boycott of Churchill for our contests, we do need to remember that this rule is the result of legislation passed by the Kentucky General Assembly and applies to all Kentucky tracks. I'm sure that we will want to play Keeneland this fall, especially for the two days of the Breeders' Cup.