Hedging your bets

[Jackson]

Hello,

I'm new to the site and this is my first post.
I find myself asking this question often, especially after Oaklawn on Monday. Using some techniques from Steven Crist's and Steve Davidowitz's books and the horse insights that Steve gives, I'm find myself alive in the last leg with the double, several pick 3's, and finally the pick four to a few horses, how best does one go about hedging their bets?

Bet on the horses in the last leg you do not have covered in your DD, several pick 3's and pick 4.

[Jackson]

The problem is that with a deep field and you have say three horses, let's say the favorite, a medium priced horse, and a long shot, covered, how best to cover the other nine in a twelve horse field?

[gamblin4ever]

Originally Posted by Jackson

The problem is that with a deep field and you have say three horses, let's say the favorite, a medium priced horse, and a long shot, covered, how best to cover the other nine in a twelve horse field?

These that are already covered should be your top 3 in the race. So, place wp bets with #s 4,5,6. That leaves the bottom six out, but your covered for the top 6.

[Dahoss]

I think it depends on the odds of the horses you do not have covered and the will pays on your live bets.

I sort of agree with what has already been said in that I would make win bets on the next 3 or 4 horses I think can win (depending on their odds) outside of the 3 I'm live to.

I wouldn't hedge a double.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I think it depends on the odds of the horses you do not have covered and the will pays on your live bets.

I sort of agree with what has already been said in that I would make win bets on the next 3 or 4 horses I think can win (depending on their odds) outside of the 3 I'm live to.

I wouldn't hedge a double.

I would throw them in an exacta before I would go WP.