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24/11/2000 edition
Trifecta Betting
How to make money on trifectas.
1. By doing the opposite of most trifecta punters.
2. That means for a start knowing the form and not just treating trifectas as a
numbers game. That rules out many tote punters.
3. Not taking trifectas in small fields where it is obvious that the short priced
favourite will run a place and probably finish in the first two.
4. Only taking a favourite to win with horses at big tote odds for second and
third. But you must know that those horses at big odds are realistic place
chances. Otherwise you might as well burn your money. It is not a numbers
game.
5. Boxing horses, or taking a few horses as standouts for the win, which
have approximately the same chances of winning and are at good tote odds, but
not including the tote favourite. But again you must know it is a false
favourite. If the favourite is a top place chance then you are throwing your
money away.
6. Not taking trifectas as an easy way out because you have no idea what horse
is going to win the race. It is much harder to get three horses to finish in the
top three in those races than to back three horses, each at big odds, just to
win the race.
Well there you have it. Playing trifectas seriously to win is not easy. You need
a big bank and there will be some huge runs of outs. There must be if you are
going for the collects of $500 and more.
Of course if you want to play trifectas like everyone else, boxing the top
selections in fields of seven, eight or so runners you will have regular
collects. Just like the second race at Rosehill last Saturday. It was won by the
short priced favourite Royal Courtship. The second favourite, (not much
different in price to the third horse in the betting) finished second and one
of the longshots in the field, Prince Of War ran third. For a $24 outlay on
SuperTab you collected a just $25.40. You outlayed $24 and won $1.40. With
wins like that you must lose.
Next: Punt
to Win 17/11/2000
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