MNR -- huh?
 

I felt like Lloyd Bridges' character in Airplane. "Guess I picked a bad week to quit sniffing glue."

In my case it was, "Guess I picked a bad night to wagercap Mountaineer."

Look at these payouts:

Results at Mountaineer Park
Tuesday April 20, 2010


Race: 1 Win Place Show
1st 9 Miss Iron Lady 3.00 2.40 2.20

Race: 2 Win Place Show
1st 5 Cudjo 2.60 2.20 2.20

Race: 3 Win Place Show
1st 5 St Lo 5.00 2.60 2.20

Race: 4 Win Place Show
1st 1 Sara's Hot Shot 4.80 3.00 2.20

Race: 5 Win Place Show
1st 1 More Humor 5.60 3.40 3.00

Race: 6 Win Place Show
1st 1 Royal Favorite 5.00 2.60 2.20

Race: 7 Win Place Show
1st 8 Pazzesco 4.60 3.00 2.40

Race: 8 Win Place Show
1st 1 Shimmering Pal 7.00 3.60 2.20

Race: 9 Win Place Show
1st 7 Mr. Flamboyant 7.40 3.00

Race: 10 Win Place Show
1st 8 Shetakesnobull 6.80 4.20 3.40

Ouch :eek:

Compare that to Monday evening, though:

$3.00 $10.80 $14.80 $15.00 $4.00 $6.20 $14.80 $63.40 $2.80 $11.20 plus a generous sprinkling of good Place prices offsetting some the chalk.

Hope you worked MNR on Monday too, David! I know you would have gotten your fair share of those.

Certainly goes in streaks.

Ted

looks like you did...look at nite before payouts...:eek:

nice Ted...beat me to it by 10 seconds...lol

David,

Looks like my earlier post about Lone Star. Did you follow the advice you gave me on betting the Exs & Tris?

Bud

Ted and Mike, nope, didn't bet it Monday night. However, MNR is generally one of the best tracks to wagercap as I'm sure you both know.

Bud, naw. I only follow that advice for chalky tracks and situations. For example, a four-horse field at Santa Anita.

Mountaineer last night was exceptional. In all the years I've been playing that track I've never seen a night with such low payoffs. That's why I posted it -- the exception to the rule.

I agree David. Mountaineer is one of my favourite tracks and I did play it Monday night with, for me, spectacular results with a couple of exactas too. Last night after the first few I gave up and just watched.
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I played MNR on Monday night and actually made a few bucks. I thought I was a wagercapping genius. However, I gave much of it back on Tuesday night. It was surreal. A few of the chalks went off at less than even and won by 6+ lengths. Very untypical for MNR as far as I can tell based on my limited experience.

Bill

i had 2 @ the MNR on Mon. and said to my wife "wow, 2 winners @mnr, where should i write it".
hey PEN tonight any one playing?

Hmmmm. Must have something to do with the stars. Astrologically, some nights pay better than others dependent on positive or negative lunar aspects ans something called Sayana Nakshtras or constellations. I know that it sounds bizarre but there appears to be some validity. On some days favorites are dominant and on some days outsiders are dominant. For example last year on December 18, the Moon paralleled the North Node at 1:30 pm in the East. I looked all over for a race to wager on - the one track I neglected was Laurel - Brookstein won paying $262.80. $2.00 trifecta paid over $15,000. I also just missed Hollywood on the 13th when the Moon hit Mars - Rummysecretwar paid $216.40 and a $1 superfecta over $42,000. My hope is that sometime, once I have some competency in Rdss, that I will be able to use both systems effectively.