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Help me understand this horse track bet
Posted on 6/8/19 at 8:49 am
Posted on 6/8/19 at 8:49 am
Took a several of my friends to Evangeline Downs last night, and had a pretty nice time. The weather and the company was great. I've only been to the horse races about a dozen times in my life, so I barely know enough to place a bet.
My fav bet has always been a Trifecta Box. Which if I understand correctly, I'm picking which horses will Win, Place, and Show, in no. particular order. Correct?
About Race 4 or so, I bet $12 on the 2-4-7 horses, and they finish in the top 3 places. I don't recall, but there was probably only 6 horses in the race. I'm excited, thinking I'll proabably win $30 or so. Give my gf the ticket to cash (thinking I will impress her with gambling prowess.). She returns with $8 and some odd cents.
Really? Did I actually lose money on that bet? I squeezed her for the rest of the winnings, but she insists that's all she got. Then my friend tells me the same thing happened to him on the same race, although the bet it slightly different.
Is it possible to lose $ on a Trifecta Box bet even when you get it right?
By the way, afterwards, took a tip from Willowick and ran up to Washington to The Steamboat Restaurant for dinner, and it was great! I recommend it.
My fav bet has always been a Trifecta Box. Which if I understand correctly, I'm picking which horses will Win, Place, and Show, in no. particular order. Correct?
About Race 4 or so, I bet $12 on the 2-4-7 horses, and they finish in the top 3 places. I don't recall, but there was probably only 6 horses in the race. I'm excited, thinking I'll proabably win $30 or so. Give my gf the ticket to cash (thinking I will impress her with gambling prowess.). She returns with $8 and some odd cents.
Really? Did I actually lose money on that bet? I squeezed her for the rest of the winnings, but she insists that's all she got. Then my friend tells me the same thing happened to him on the same race, although the bet it slightly different.
Is it possible to lose $ on a Trifecta Box bet even when you get it right?
By the way, afterwards, took a tip from Willowick and ran up to Washington to The Steamboat Restaurant for dinner, and it was great! I recommend it.
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Posted on 6/8/19 at 8:51 am to Grassy1
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several of my friends
Subtle I have multiple personalities brag.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 8:54 am to Grassy1
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I'm picking which horses will Win, Place, and Show, in no. particular order. Correct?
I always thought you had to get them in the right order.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 8:54 am to Grassy1
If it’s a favorite parade you will lose money even if you win. I’m chickenshit so I box everything, but it makes the bet more expensive.
Your winnings are based on the odds of the horses that come in.
LSU fan, not if you box them. That covers any order but you pay for it.
Your winnings are based on the odds of the horses that come in.
LSU fan, not if you box them. That covers any order but you pay for it.
This post was edited on 6/8/19 at 8:55 am
Posted on 6/8/19 at 8:55 am to Grassy1
She gave me $22 to suck me off in the bathroom. Sorry, baw.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 8:57 am to Grassy1
Depends on the odds of those 3 horses
If you picked the 3 with the best odds, a box isn't going to amount to much
It's a granny bet
If you picked the 3 with the best odds, a box isn't going to amount to much
It's a granny bet
Posted on 6/8/19 at 8:57 am to Grassy1
The .50 trifecta only paid $2.00 if you bet it straight. By boxing it, you bet any possible combination of the 3 horses for .50. Because all the horses had low odds, you lost money. 
Posted on 6/8/19 at 8:59 am to Jones
That’s a fitting name for me I guess 
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:05 am to Aspercel
Ok.. thanks for the help. Obviously I'm no pro and just like to win one every once in a while, and usually don't even look at a program until I'm standing trackside.
It was still a good time.
It was still a good time.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:09 am to Grassy1
When you box a trifecta, you're making 6 different bets. Say you're boxing the 1, 2 & 3 horses.
You're making the following $2 bets:
1,2,3
1,3,2
2,3,1
2,1,3
3,1,2
3,2,1
One of these $2 bets won and had about 4-1 odds, hence your $8 payout.
In the future, if you're betting favorites, try not boxing them. Or, try an exacta box where you're only picking win and place, but only making 2 bets ($4).
You're making the following $2 bets:
1,2,3
1,3,2
2,3,1
2,1,3
3,1,2
3,2,1
One of these $2 bets won and had about 4-1 odds, hence your $8 payout.
In the future, if you're betting favorites, try not boxing them. Or, try an exacta box where you're only picking win and place, but only making 2 bets ($4).
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:09 am to Aspercel
Always just seemed like a bet to just have a bet for the race
how are the resident horsey td girls doing?
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:14 am to Grassy1
The house takes out something like 24% in horse racing first off. And yes it is possible if you have 3 clear favorites and 3 hags running
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:15 am to Grassy1
Sorry to change the subject somewhat. Is the Louisiana Downs worth going to around Shreveport? I’ve never been to a horse track but thought about going with kids just for the hell of it. Do you just walk in and sit anywhere or do they have a fee to get in? I tried looking online and not much info on all that.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:19 am to Jones
I’m there for the horses, not really for the betting. My go to is a 3 horse exacta box
We are pretty good. Haven’t been to a track with BB in a while.
Wind, LAD is a shell of its former self but still fun. That’s where my horse summered because it has a better turf course. The casinos have been slowly killing it. Last year not even half the barns were full. Hard to believe they used to run a grade 1.
No charge, just walk right in.
We are pretty good. Haven’t been to a track with BB in a while.
Wind, LAD is a shell of its former self but still fun. That’s where my horse summered because it has a better turf course. The casinos have been slowly killing it. Last year not even half the barns were full. Hard to believe they used to run a grade 1.
No charge, just walk right in.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:23 am to Grassy1
If the three favorites finished 1-2-3 then you’re obviously not gonna win much. The only way you’ll win a significant amount is if you pick a couple with low odds and they manage to finish top 3. I usually bet on jockey, not horse. Saenz and Melancon are usually the best jockeys there so I’ll bet on them no matter what the horse’s odds are.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:25 am to windshieldman
The kids will have a blast. Warning, for some reason that place feels about 10 degrees hotter than everywhere else. At least the grandstand is air conditioned.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:27 am to Grassy1
You won $8 on a $2 bet-
You made 5 other $2 bets that lost.
Boxing 3 favorites rarely pays off, unless it’s a huge field with a lot of action.
You made 5 other $2 bets that lost.
Boxing 3 favorites rarely pays off, unless it’s a huge field with a lot of action.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:36 am to majoredinwhitehorse
You can't lose money on a winning bet. So either you didn't bet as much as you thought, the payout was incorrect, or your girl took some.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 9:43 am to Chucktown_Badger
You can if you box it and the big favorites come in.
He didn’t just bet those 3 horses in a straight tri, the box has you bet every possible combination of those 3 horses.
He didn’t just bet those 3 horses in a straight tri, the box has you bet every possible combination of those 3 horses.
This post was edited on 6/8/19 at 9:45 am
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