The BETTING TIPS will show the new fan or novice horseplayer “how to” correctly bet different types of wagers in conjunction with the Rogue Ratings™ computer program potential plays. Both of these together will give you the right horses and sound betting decisions to win “right out of the gate”!
Here are a few extra wagering tips to help the new fan and novice horseplayer:
- When betting the slash symbol(/) means the word “with” when you tell the mutuel teller at the track when placing your bet or when you see it written down on paper.
- I recommend selecting the betting types that you are comfortable with and that meet your expectations as far as what money amounts you are looking to win and how much difficulty you are willing to deal with in winning that type of wager. If you want a lower risk type of bet then bet Win, Place or Show or if you are looking at making a bigger score then bet Daily Doubles, Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Pick-3, Pick-4 or Pick-6. Now, know that with these bigger paying wagers that the level of difficulty of cashing in one of those type of wagers goes up substantially.
- Bet what you are comfortable wagering and can afford to wager.
- Have fun and confidence in using the “unique” Rogue Ratings™ computer program as you have a in your pocket and at your fingertips a “level of Sophistication” far beyond your actual years of study. You literally have the Rogue Handicapper® in the your pocket when you need his one of a kind turf expertise to help you get to the cashier window!
WAGERING DEFINITIONS & ROGUE HANDICAPPER WAGERING TIPS
WIN, PLACE & SHOW WAGERING – A Win bet is a bet where if your horse Wins, then You Win! A Place bet is a bet where if your finishes first or second, and You Win! A Show bet is where if your horse finishes first, second or third, then You Win!
BET A HORSE TO WIN AND PLACE…AND NOT ONLY TO WIN
When betting a horse to Win using the potential plays from the Rogue Ratings™ App you should bet that particular horse both to win and place in a race and in the same wagering amounts. For example; bet $20.00 to win and $20.00 to place. So, don’t just make a win wager on the horse, because the horse can be the best horse in the race and still lose for a number of reasons(troubled trip to the jockey misjudging the pace of the race) but the horse can still run good second. Also, by betting the horse to place(finish second) you allow yourself the opportunity to collect money and perhaps to break-even on your overall investment, and even in some circumstance to still make a profit…Know, that racing luck is a powerful factoring in horse racing.
DAILY DOUBLE – Is selecting the winning horses in two consecutive races(designated). You must pick the winning horse of both those races. If you bet “4-5″ Daily Double wager, the number #4 horse must win the first leg(race) of the bet and the #5 horse must win the second leg(race) of the Daily Double wager.
BET MULTIPLE HORSES IN BOTH RACES OF THE DAILY DOUBLE…OR…KEY ONE HORSE IN ONE HALF OF THE DAILY DOUBLE WITH MULTIPLE HORSES IN THE OTHER HALF
When betting the Daily Double and using the potential plays from the Rogue Ratings™ App a couple of the best ways to attack this type of exotic wager is by (1) betting several horses in each half(or leg) of the Daily Double and crisscrossing the horse in the first half with the horse in the second half of the Daily Double. For example; your selections are the 1-2-3 in the first half and the 7-8-9 in the second half of the Daily Double. You are basically boxing your plays in each half of the Daily Double, so if 1-2-3 win the first half and if the 7-8-9 win the second half of the Daily Double you would win your wager.
Or (2) keying one horse in one of the half’s of the Daily Double with your selected horses in the other half of the Daily Double. For example; in the first half of the Daily Double you key the 4 horse with the 1-2-3 horse in the second half of the Daily Double. If the 4 horse wins the first half of the Daily Double you increase your chances of hitting the Daily Double with several choices running for you in the second half of the Daily Double or vice versa. An additional wagering strategy with this bet is to play these Daily Double combinations multiple times, because if you are correct with your selections you have the opportunity to possibly cash in for a good amount of money(depending on the odds of course). For example; by betting these Daily Double combinations multiple times beyond the normal base bet of $2.00(a total cost of $6.00) and playing each of these Daily Double combinations for $4.00 each(a total cost of $12.00) you are doubling your potential winning amount if you are correct with your selections.
EXACTA – Is a bet which has you select the first two finishers in a particular race, in the exact order of finish. If you bet a 1-2 exacta bet, the number #1 horse must win and the #2 horse must finish second.
BET AN EXACTA BOX…OR…KEY ONE HORSE IN THE EXACTA WITH MULTIPLE HORSES
Betting an exacta box with the potential plays from the Rogue Ratings™ App is the simplest and easiest way for a new fan or novice handicapper to play an exacta wager, which is by boxing the exacta. By making an Exacta Box bet this helps the new fan or novice horseplayer to avoid making the mistake of leaving out a horse(especially a horse at a long shot odds) when you box all of your horses in the exacta. For example; you box in an exacta box using the 2-4-6 horses and if any two of the three horses runs first and second then you would win your exacta box bet, because when you are boxing all of your selections together it doesn’t matter what order they finish in as long as they run first or second then you win your exacta box bet!
The only negative with betting an exacta box is that this type of strategy will cost you a little more money by boxing all of your selections verses you keying one horses(exacta key) out of the potential plays from the Rogue Ratings™ App to win or place with your other horses boxed around your key horse.
Betting an exacta key(one horse) with your other horses from the potential plays of the Rogue Ratings™ App in your exacta key wager will help increase your odds of winning if you are correct about your key horse running first or second. For example; you key the #1 horse to finish first and second in the exacta with the 2-3-4 boxed around it which looks like this with the #1 horses keyed in the first spot(win) 1/ 2-3-4 and here is the #1 horse keyed in the second spot(place) 2-3-4/ 1. If your #1 horse runs first or second and any of your other horses 2-3-4 running first or second around the key horse then you would win your exacta key bet!
TRIFECTA – Is a bet in which you must select the first, second and third place finishers in the exact order of finish. If you bet a “1-2-3″ Trifecta wager, the number #1 horse must finish first in the race, the number #2 horse must finish second, and the #3 horse must finish third in that particular race.
BET A TRIFECTA BOX…OR…KEY ONE/ TWO HORSE(S) IN THE TRIFECTA WITH MULTIPLE HORSES
Betting a trifecta box with the potential plays from the Rogue Ratings™ App is an easy way for a new fan or novice handicapper to play the trifecta without making the mistake of leaving out a horse(especially a horse at a long shot odds). For example; you bet a trifecta box with the horses 2-4-6, because you are boxing all of your selections together and it doesn’t matter what order they finish in as long as they run first, second and third then you win your trifecta box bet! Note, you could have four total horses to box in your trifecta box wager which would allow you a margin of error(of one horse) where only three of your four horses would need to run first, second and third. Where in the top example all three of your horses would need to run first, second and third with no margin of error allowed to win the bet in that case.
The only negative with this type of strategy is that it will cost you a little more to box all of your selections verses you keying one of your selections to finish first, second or third in the trifecta with your other horses boxed around it. The cost of a $2.00 trifecta box with the 1-2-3-4 horses would be $48.00 and the cost of a $1.00 trifecta box with the 1-2-3-4 horses would be $24.00. Now, the cost of a $2.00 trifecta key when keying one horse in all three position(first, second & third) is $36.00 and looks like this 1/ 2-3-4/ 2-3-4, 2-3-4/ 1/ 2-3-4 and 2-3-4/ 2-3-4/ 1. The cost of a $1.00 trifecta key in all three positions is $18.00.
Keying one horse in your trifecta bet from the potential plays of the Rogue Ratings™ App will help increase your odds of winning if you are correct about your key horse(s) running first, second or even in the third position, which just depends on the finishing position(s) you choose to key your key horse in. For example; if you key the 1 horse to finish first and second in the trifecta with the 2-3-4 boxed around it. The trifecta ticket keyed with the 1 horse would like this, 1/ 2-3-4/2-3-4 and 2-3-4/ 1/ 2-3-4. If the 1 horse wins or runs second and if two of your other horses the 2-3-4 run first, second or third around your key horse then you win your trifecta key bet!
SUPERFECTA – Is a bet in a particular race where you select the first, second, third and fourth place finishers in exact order of finish. If you bet a Superfecta wager of “2-4-6-8″, the #2 horse must win or finish first, the #4 horse must finish second, the #6 horse must finish third and the #8 horse must finish in the fourth position.
KEY ONE HORSE IN THE SUPERFECTA AND PLAY MULTIPLE HORSES IN THE OTHER POSITIONS
When betting the superfecta one of the best ways for a new fan or novice horseplayer to play this type of bet is to key one horse in the superfecta from the potential plays of the Rogue Ratings™ App. Now, you can play your key horse in multiple positions such as first, second, third or fourth. I recommend you choose one or two of those positions to put your key horse with your other selected horses. For example; if your key horse is the 1 and your other selections are the 2-3-4-5 horses. keying your top choice the 1 horse in the win position would look like this 1/ 2-3-4-5/ 2-3-4-5. So, if the 1 horse that is your key horse was to finish first with the 2-3-4-5 finishing in the other top four spots then you would win your superfecta key bet!
Keying a horse in your superfecta bet from your selected horses will help increase your odds of winning if you are correct about your key horse running in the exact finishing position that you are keying it. Also, this strategy will save you a little money verses boxing, because you are only playing one horse in the exact finishing position you select(choose) with your other selections around it, so you are playing less superfecta combinations.
PICK THREE – Is selecting the winners of three consecutive races in a row(designated). It’s where you must pick the winning horse in each race(leg) of the wager. Now, you can select multiple horses in each race(leg) of the wager, but the more horses that you include in each race(leg) will add and increase the overall cost of the wager proportionately.
BET MULTIPLE HORSES IN EACH RACE OF THE PICK-3…OR…KEY HORSE(S) IN ONE OF THE RACES WITH MULTIPLE HORSES IN THE OTHER RACES
The advantage to betting the pick-3 with multiple horse from the potential plays of the Rogue Ratings™ App over each of the three races(legs) of the pick-3 is that you have more coverage in each race of the three races as compared to keying one or two horses in just one of the three races of the pick-3. For example; if you bet three horses in each race of the pick-3 it would look like this 7-8-9/ 1-2-3/ 2-4-6. But, the disadvantage is that it will more than likely cost you more money to play it this way with multiple horses in each race(leg) of the pick-3 as compared to keying just one horse or two in one race with multiple horses in the other races of the pick-3.
The advantage of betting the pick-3 by keying one race with one or two horses from the potential plays of the Rogue Ratings™ App is that it more than likely with cost you less than the above example and also if you are correct on your key horse or horses than your chances for cashing this bet will go up substantially. For example; if you use one key horse in one of the races(legs) of the pick-3 it would look like this 4/ 1-2-3/ 7-8-9. Also, for example; using two horses as a key in one race of the pick-3 would look like this 2-4/ 1-2-3/ 7-8-9.
PICK FOUR – Is selecting the winners of four consecutive races in a row(designated). It’s where you must pick the winning horse in each race(leg) of the wager. The Pick Four bet works just like the Pick Three bet, but now it includes an one more additional race which is the fourth race(leg). And just like the Pick Three bet you can select multiple horses in each race(leg) of wagering on the Pick Four….
BET MULTIPLE HORSES IN EACH RACE OF THE PICK-4…OR…KEY HORSE(S) IN ONE OF THE RACES WITH MULTIPLE HORSES IN THE OTHER RACES
The advantage to betting the pick-4 with multiple horse from the potential plays of the Rogue Ratings™ App over each of the four races(legs) of the pick-4 is that you have more coverage in each race as compared to keying one or two horses in just one of the four races of the pick-4. For example; if you bet three horses in each race of the pick-4 it would look like this 7-8-9/ 1-2-3/ 2-4-6/ 1-2-3. But, the disadvantage is that it will more than likely cost you more money to play it this way with multiple horses in each race(leg) of the pick-4 as compared to keying one or two horses in one of the races within the sequence of the pick-4.
The advantage to betting the pick-4 by keying…You play this wager by either keying one or two horses in one of the races in the pick-4 and then playing multiple(several) horses in the other three races. The advantage of betting the pick-4 this way is that it more than likely with cost you less than the above example and also if you are correct on your key horse or horses than your chances for cashing this bet will go up substantially. For example; if you bet using one key horse in the pick-4 it would look like this 4/ 1-2-3/ 7-8-9/ 5-6-7 and the cost of the ticket would be $ for a $2 bet and cost $ for a $1 bet.
PICK SIX – Is selecting the winners of six consecutive races in a row(designated). It’s where you must pick the winning horses in each race(leg) of the wager. The Pick Six is a very hard bet to win! This bet works just like the Pick Three or Pick Four wagers, except that now you are including three or four more races(legs) respectively to win the wager. Also, just like the Pick Three or Pick Four wager, you can select multiple horses in each race(leg) of the wager, but the more horses that you include in each race(leg) will add and increase the overall cost of the wager proportionately.
BET ONE KEY HORSE(S) IN ONE RACE OF THE PICK-6 WITH MULTIPLE HORSES IN THE OTHER RACES…OR BET MULTIPLE HORSES IN EACH RACE OF THE PICK-6
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