Win Payout Frequency Graph

[mick]

Originally Posted by Fairchild

Over 20/1 can make very good Place and Show bets. I generally toss them out of the mix for win but I do look at them to place or Show. I hit one the other day that payed me 17.00 for show, the horse was 62/1 at post. This is, of course, rare, but I have hit several 20+/1 horses that paid very well in the lesser straight bets. These horses will have corollaries that support a wager so I give each horse a line and then keep an eye on them at post time.

Fairchild, as I'm a lousy Place and Show bettor, I use them underneath in Exactas. Chalk over Odds usually pays nicely. For example, Parx 8th race on Tuesday, 2-1 WT 28-1 paid $124 and the 28-1 horse was very "findable" with a recent second and third, if I recall correctly.