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pktruckdriver
08-01-2011, 10:57 PM
Ok still new at this posting results thing, but here goes
9 races were run today and no 2yr olds so all races were able to be done
Newpace contenders, 4 for each race , for me no swing horse or 5th horse
2.00 win bets on all four horse's for 8.00 a race total bet 72.00
6 out of 9 races were hit by newpace
betting all races had a return of 83.00
a profit of 9.00 for 72.00 wagered, not sure ROI for that, but...
Exacta's for 108.00 four horse box for 1.00
3 exacta's were hit for 81.60 - 108.00 = minus 26.40
so in 2 days of newpace at Spa win betting is the way so far
Patrick
mikesal57
08-02-2011, 09:20 AM
Pat..a simple way to do it ..
(amount won - amount bet) / amount bet X 100
in your case
won...83+82(rounded) =165
bet.....72+108= 180
(165-180) / 180 x 100 comes out to a -8.33 %
pktruckdriver
08-02-2011, 09:42 AM
Pat..a simple way to do it ..
(amount won - amount bet) / amount bet X 100
in your case
won...83+82(rounded) =165
bet.....72+108= 180
(165-180) / 180 x 100 comes out to a -8.33 %
Thanks Mike, but I have no idea what you did or how you did it, other than maybe you showed me a negative ROI of 8.33.
But I was able to duplicate the numbers so I will try to do it myself next time, thank you.
patrick
Ted Craven
08-02-2011, 10:19 AM
Patrick,
Here's another way to think about it.
You put $100 in a savings account and the bank pays you 4% interest every year (once upon a time). So at the end of the year they would pay you $4.00. 4% = $4.00 per hundred (per 'cent' = old latin for per 'hundred'). At the end of the year, you then have $104.00
So, you invest $72 in your 'parimutuel' Win savings account (Bank of Saratoga). This bank pays you much more than 4%. You get your $72 back plus they pay you an extra $11 (i.e. your profit from betting) so that at the end of the day (not the end of the year, the end of the day!!) you have a total of $83 in your Win account. That $11 expressed as a percentage of your original investment of $72 equals $11 / $72 x 100 = 15.78% return on your original investment or almost 16% ROI. If you have a little calculator, just enter: $11 divide by $72 then punch the % key = 15.77 % Profit/Loss divided by amount bet x 100 = ROI%
Much better return at the Win Bank of Saratoga! And in one day! You can believe that some people are betting $72,000 and not $72 per day. But most of them (whales?) can only dream of a 16% return on that money (from betting).
Now, to work on that Exacta account ...
Good luck, see you soon!
Ted
pktruckdriver
08-02-2011, 11:12 AM
Thanks Ted
Yes it seems so far the profits , thou small are in the win wagers , but this is only 2 days of checking for me.
Your explanation was great, as was Mike's since I was able to duplicate his numbers , I will try to remember and make it an everyday thing , as ROI should be.
patrick
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