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The Meadowlands:
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Saturday April 24, 2010
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THE SELECTIONS FOR TODAY
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Friends, here are my selections for today's racing at the Meadowlands in New Jersey.
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I have a few of the races handicapped as I write friends. As you know, I look at eight considerations when I am constucting my system. I simply assign points and then add them up. And, what I end up with is my top five picks ( usually just four horses in a shorter field ) in order of preference. Now, the important thing about my system of course is that all of my horses can win and I bet strategically to reflect this reality. I usually try to limit my triactor betting to fourteen dollars per race, but sometimes it is more practical to bet more so as to cover more combinations. I can bet combinations all the way up to 24 dollars for example. And, if you don't mind spending even more money you can box 5 horses for sixty dollars. Boxing the top four horses would cost 24 dollars for a one dollar bet. At any rate, here are my picks for the first ten races today at the Meadowlands. These picks could change if a horse is scratched or if there is a driver change so keep that in mind.
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Race 1: Key or box bets based on horses 6-1-5-3-2. Optional one dollar key bet: 6/1-3-4 as a back up bet
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Race 2: Key or box bets based on horses 4-5-3-8-10. Threat Horse is number 6. How to incorporate a threat horse: bet 6/4-5 and 4/5-6 for a total of four dollars.
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Race 3: Key or box bets based on horses 6-2-4-1. Threat horse is number 5.
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Race 4: Key or box bets based on horses 9-2-1-4-8.
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Race 5: Key or box bets based on horses 3-2-5-10-7. Threat horse is number 6.
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Race 6: Key or box bets based on horses 4-1-3-8-5.
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Race 7: Key or box bets based on horses 1-4-2-8-7. Threat horses are 5 and 10. Two threat horses in one race can sometimes mean danger as both horses represent a threat to the system.
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Race 8: Key or box bets based on horses 7-4-10-1-3.
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Race 9: Key or box bets based on horses 5-6-9-4-7.
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Race 10: Key or box bets based on horses 2-7-1-3. Threats to the system are horse 4,5, and 6. Obviously my system is threatened here.
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Betting Strategies:
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As you know there are many ways to bet a race. But, one of the most important things to keep in mind of course is one's budget. It doesn't pay to get carried away in the racing game. You will usually end up losing anyway, so it is better to budget and limit your exposure. With these thoughts in mind here is a sample of how to bet my system, depending upon your mood and your budget of course.
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Let's take a look at race number 6 for today. The Meadowlands Racing Program picks: 3-4-7. These are the top three horses according to the experts.
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Here are my top five horses in order of preference: 4-1-3-8-5. Notice that I do not have horse number 7 in my top three picks. This fact is technically a threat to my system and for an extra fours dollars you can cover this threat if you want to spend the money doing so.
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My normal bet is a fourteen dollar one. Here is what it would look like:
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One dollar triactor Box ( 4-1-3 ) equals six dollars;
One dollar Key 8/4-1 and 4/1-8 equals four dollars;
One dollar Key 5/4-1 and 4/1-5 equals four dollars
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total bets equals 14 dollars for above;
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Here are some combinations using mostly key bets and spending more money, namely 24 dollars. This is the amount of money that I like to bet when I like a race. It is usually higher quality horses running for bigger money. In race 6 these are the combinations. Remember, these are all one dollar bets.
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Key: 4/1-3-8,
1/4-3-8,
3/4-1-8
8/4-1
5/4-1
4/1-5
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total above bets equals 24 dollars
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Another option is to just box your top four horses for 24 dollars. That means that all combinations are covered based on four horses. Any three of the four horses have to be in the money to win of course. The top four horses in the sixth race are: 4-1-3-8
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And, finally if you want to cover all of the horses in the system you can box all five of them for sixty dollars. I have never done this personally, but I can certainly see the benefits in doing so. As I stated above, there is a possible outside threat to this race and that is horse number 7.
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Summary
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Well, there you have it friends, just some betting strategies for you based on my system. Remember, my system is by no means fool proof and ANY HORSE can win any race so keep that in mind when you are betting. You should learn how to limit your bets to your risk tolerance and your ability to lose money. You can lose a great deal of money in horse racing very quickly if you do not manage your money properly and managing money is one of the tricks to the horse racing game.
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Disclaimer
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All of the above is offered for entertainment and information purposes only. This is not a professional service an the author receives no compensation from others for his efforts on these pages. The author takes no responsibility whatsoever for the actions of others as a consequence of the information contained in this post. Thanks for reading and have a nice day.
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This post is dedicated to Mike Baydala who died on April 24, 2007
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adjusted at approximately 8:00 AM Pacific Coast Time
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