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To me using half the field + 1 is far too many horses. Why not use what Sartin always advocated, that is two horses for win bets, +1 for scratches or if someone wants to wager cap. No more than a total of 3 horses.That's more than enough for win, win betting and for other horizonal bets. Beyond that is nothing more than a guessing game.
After all our main goal should be to help someone win not be an exacta player or proficient trifecta player. Winners are the springboard to everything and if they can't get the winner they can only get nothing or zero.
Now in posting the results if the poster wants to post their ticket for a EX. TRi. ,DD. P3 etc. it would be an incentive to hone their winner getting skills. If posting a P3 or P4 etc. than additional horses would be allowed within reason say a total of 5, but even in those types of bets most races 3 horses would be the norm. No problem going 5 deep in an ugly or wide open race but not realistic for every race.
Additionally a maximum of 3 horses for win reduces the comments that would be required in the Races of Interest section or forum, of course in that forum their free to expound as much as they want or just a simple comment.
Posting the results within a reasonable amount of time is helpful and prevents the user from having to go search for the result and as time goes by for older posts even more difficult.
I.e. 5th AP 4-7-10, #4 won $6.80 or # 5 upsets and pays $ 36.00
Get your say in or don't bitch later or to be P C forever hold your tongue.
Mitch44
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