Four Templates For Structuring Your Breeders' Cup Superfecta Tickets
by JP Fanshawe on Nov 3, 2011 9:29 AM EDT
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PrintThe single greatest weekend of the annual racing calendar is upon us, so in the interest of stewardship, I thought I would share with each of you some templates I've honed over the years for playing the superfecta. There is probably no better time to swing for the fences than on Breeders' Cup 2011 day, precisely because the horses involved are just so good, and the tote board becomes your friend because of that. The difference between a 4-1 favorite and a 30-1 longshot may be minimal in terms of whether or not either of those horses can actually win, but because the tote board is always in statistical balance, great value can be found in just about every race. Keying one of those 30-1 horses and having him hit one of the four holes can result in boxcar payoffs.
Here are the templates. The document is presented as a screenshot since SBNation's editor doesn't play well with tables. "Single" and "All" are self-explanatory, while "2H" or "3H" indicate two or three horses that you are keying to get into one of the holes. Good luck, and may this year's Breeder's Cup be a great one for each of you!
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Good stuff, JP.
Any particular race you looking to go after this year?
"A bad day at the track is better than a good day at the office."
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Thanks
I will bet supers in every race because it is impossible to tell in which race the lightning will strike…but we do know it will strike. I will swing harder in the Sprint (4 supers over 40k on a $2 base), the Turf Mile (3 supers over 78k), the Juvenile (3 supers over 47k), the Turf (2nd highest super at 199k), and the Classic (highest super ever at 1.3 million).
I haven’t looked at any of the races yet….my secretary, er wife, is still doing my math (God Bless Her!). But I will certainly favor any race that I think will have a chaos pace as well.
Now is the time boys to make a big noise.
No matter what the people say,
For there is naught to fear, the gang's all here,
So hail West Virginia, hail.
Thanks J.P.
Now that you’ve provided a great scooping stratergy, do you have a recommendation on how to get the dimes out of the piggy bank without using a hammer?
Experience to extremes
Speaking of change...
I’ve got a huge can of quarters, dimes and nickles that have been building up over about a five year period. Someday I need to cash those in and take the paper money to the track. I just don’t want to lug all that weight to the bank just to get charged a “change” fee.
"A bad day at the track is better than a good day at the office."
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by Matt Gardner on Nov 3, 2011 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I've never had a bank charge me one
And I’ve turned in change at the bank several times. Now things like Coin star charge a fee, but not banks in my experience.
My bank used to...
but we’re with a credit union now, and I know they don’t charge me. Mainly I just don’t want to lug it around with me. I need to weigh it cause the thing is packed to the brim.
"A bad day at the track is better than a good day at the office."
And Down The Stretch They Come | @PressThePace
Get Kramer
Did you ever see the episode of Sienfeld when Kramer lugs around the coins? It’s a classic.
Experience to extremes
Yep, and I think of it every time I'm have to go anywhere with tons of change.
“Are you Gack?”
“Yes”
“Here’s your money!”
"A bad day at the track is better than a good day at the office."
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Lol....
Mine always had a rubber stopper on the bottom.
Now is the time boys to make a big noise.
No matter what the people say,
For there is naught to fear, the gang's all here,
So hail West Virginia, hail.
Thanks...
Now is the time boys to make a big noise.
No matter what the people say,
For there is naught to fear, the gang's all here,
So hail West Virginia, hail.
I got a winning ticket
Last year I hit a ten cent superfecta for the 7th race of the Breeders Cup. I spent $2.40 to box 4 numbers and it paid out about $90. Not too bad. I intend to employ JP’s strategy this year. When selecting which race to bet on, how will I know the handle? At the off track facility, the numbers are flying by so quickly I have trouble knowing what to look for.
Experience to extremes
If you are betting online, there is usually a link to the pools
where you can see the running will pays and pool totals for WPS, Ex, Tris, Supers, etc.
DRF.com also has a live odds page where they have the will pays and the pool total, as well. (LINK)
"A bad day at the track is better than a good day at the office."
And Down The Stretch They Come | @PressThePace
I Don't Usually Pay Any Attention
to the pools on BC days because they are all good. I will focus most of my attention on picking out the key horse, and the other three that I need to hit in two of the four holes.
Now is the time boys to make a big noise.
No matter what the people say,
For there is naught to fear, the gang's all here,
So hail West Virginia, hail.
scoop the super
I like to use 3 horses that I like in the money and just move around the ALL. It usually cost around in the $20’s for .10 but you get a lot of bang for your buck. Will be doing it with HDG, Flat Out and Ruler on Ice tomorrow.
Good luck to all
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