$419,000+ Pick 6 Carryover at Aqueduct TODAY FRI12NOV

In recent weeks I have been comparing various handicapping tournaments with carryover pools, and here's yet another example of how each major carryover is a no entry fee tourney for handicappers. I thought the Aqueduct pool would be won yesterday when it was over $100,000, and though I normally bet Standardbreds, these types of money-added opportunities are there for everyone to enjoy!

Now that the Aqueduct Pick 6 Carryover is $419,465, the ticket today (Friday November 12th) will have a handle approaching if not exceeding a million dollars. Here are 2 places you can play along:

Horseplayer Interactive Canadian horse racing betting website

Equibase horse racing info wagering research


Many Happy Returns!


Peace 2 All,

Joe Trainor
Publisher / Editor
Harness Horses Info

Top Standardbred Sires of 2010

There are still some races to come, yet it looks like the field is narrowing significantly. Here are the contenders for Harness Horse Info 2010 Stallion of the Year honours:

Pacing

Rocknroll Hanover
Western Hanover
Bettors Delight
Art Major
Dragon Again
Western Ideal


Trotting

Credit Winner
Muscles Yankee
Angus Hall
Yankee Glide
Conway Hall
Cantab Hall
Andover Hall
Windsongs Legacy


As Credit Winner is on top for two and three year olds and overall, it will be difficult knock him off his perch. Muscles Yankee is right there with him, while Conway Hall, Yankee Glide, Andover Hall and Cantab Hall each had spectacular seasons.

On the pacing side the remaining races may actually make a difference, as a case can be made for each of Western Hanover, Bettors Delight, and Rocknroll Hanover. Art Major may not take the top prize in 2010, yet his two and three year olds are ultra-competitive, positioning him well for next year's big money races.

Gambling; Investing at the track in the 21st Century

Lately I've been writing down a lot of numbers on scraps of paper, searching for patterns in jackpot sized Superfecta and Pick 4 winners. What I am looking for are predictably repeatable patterns that pay more than they should. For example, if a pattern that comes in once every one hundred races pays on average three hundred times the bet, on paper that would appear to be a worthwhile wager. The trick is having the patience to make that same bet over and over again, knowing that 99% of the time you will not even cash, and avoiding emotional bets (what, Mark McDonald going off at 20-1!!!), so that your stake / bankroll can be maintained to play the "system" bets.

To me, most deep fields (eg. 6 or 7 serious contenders in a 9 or 10 horse race) are entirely unpredictable, as the results will be heavily weighted by trip factors, rather than form and class. This means that it may be more lucrative to hold a variety of combinations of faves, contenders and longshots, with an overweighted position in tickets not usually held by most fans / bettors.

Re-Arranging YOUR Horses

Here is a triactor wager illustration that will help you understand this concept, and how you can utilize it in your own wagering. Take a typical Triactor Wheel ticket you may buy:

Fave with 3rd Fave with All
3rd with Fave with All

1 w 3 w All

3 w 1 with All

If you really like these two horses, consder adding:

1 w All w 3

All with 1 w 3

The latter two triactor tickets may come in less often than the first two, yet will often pay many times more.

Flipping YOUR triactor triangle:

Here's another example, again with 1 representing the favourite, 2 the 2nd fave, 3 the 3rd fave etc.

Typical ticket:

1,2 w 1,2,3,4 w 123456 = $24

Now flip this on its head:

123456 w 1234 w 12 = $24

Again, the flipped ticket will come in less often than the first one, however it will cash many larger tickets, relative to the standard version of that bet. Having the 1st and 2nd faves in the 3rd position means that some other horse MUST get into 1st or 2nd, which is how most races do finish, so the flipped ticket may cash more often than you imagine.

My research is inspired by a champion horse owner (whose name I didn't catch but if any reader knows whom I speak of, please post the story in comments section below!) who got his start in horse racing owenership by cashing exotic bets, then utilizing his winnings to invest in and grow a stakes-winning stable.

So far I have been able to identify some promising patterns, yet have not had sufficient cash or discipline to decide on a specific approach and stick with it for an extended period. Here's the rub: While larger boxes / tickets will obviously cash more frequently, the bigger layout means the urgency of cashing and the danger of slumps increases. The other approach would be to invest a small sum regularly in a ticket that should pay very well when it cashes, and then increase the daily wager size only after a bigger stake has been gained through the success of the initial plan.

Clear as mud? Stay tuned, as I will post updates when I try to turn these theories into a part-time job, adding extra income through cashing decent-sized jackpots at the racetrack. It may be a pipe-dream, yet to me it seems there are signposts that indicate an astute bettor can beat both the takeout and the herd, and the way to do it is to stray from the herd slightly, covering realistic angles that are not tipped off through the morning line.

Hit 'em where they ain't!!