Anyhow…I wanted to touch on the subject of risk and reward. We all have choices in life and even more so in horse racing. Which catagory do we wish to be in? Do we want to be risk takers, hedging our bets in hope of minimizing that risk while capitolizing upon the great rewards that come from taking “said risk.”….or do we wish to keep all risks to a minimum and only travel down the path where unfortunate things do happen yet when they do they are rare and don’t last long. Do we want to bet on a “sure thing”…or at least as much of a sure thing as we can muster in betting on horse racing? Personally, I tend to beat myself up pretty bad when going through a losing streak…take the above race that I’m waiting to go off. “Marybeth Marybeth” is the odds on favorite according to the morning line odds…but horse racing can be unpredictable, as can be seen in Mine That Bird’s Derby win a couple of weeks ago…. a smallish horse that most folks didn’t even put in the running. Things have a way of happening and it’s great if you’re on the winning side of them but not so much if you were the odds on favorite wondering “Who Dat?”….”who just went flying by me?”

There is also another school of thought that the reward for playing it safe isn’t worth risking laying that money down on the odds on favorite….the pay off isn’t enough to risk something happening like having a Mine That Bird coming inside on the rail and blowing away everyone.

I believe that there has to be a balance…that we only take the calculated risk when we believe that we have all our bases covered or remove as much of the risk as is possible and thus reap some of the rewards and take our lumps like a grown up.

The above is why I have started to change things up for myself and am looking into learning how to effectively bet Trifectas and Superfectas. I played around with them when I was younger….the exotics like Trifectas and the Daily Double were my Dad’s favorites and he taught me a bit…but not enough for me to feel confident. I’ve picked up a couple of books that I’ll post links to on here this afternoon once I’m done and I’ve also picked up a nice little course/system on Superfectas.

I will caution you against using “systems” right out of the box and thinking that the publisher’s promises of making you money without having to know a thing about horse racing…there are no “instant riches” without some sort of work…and if horse racing interests you then it won’t really be “work” (UGH! such a dirty word!)…it’s more of a puzzle or skill that I want to learn…a love of the sport and desire to be proficient at or wish to know as much about as I possibly can. What’s the payoff? The satisfaction of having this knowledge and also knowing that I have a skill that I can use for the rest of my life….a past time/hobby/job that I can work at in my leisure that will provide for me and that I enjoy at the same time. Imean, I am a pretty good handicapper…but I don’t think I will ever be as good as I want to be.

Overall, this has been a good weekend with a 100% strike rate so far for the weekend with four races yesterday and only one today that I wanted to mess with. I just couldn’t resist this horse…only the future will tell if I have chosen wisely!

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HE HE HE!!! Ran in the money! Paid 3.20 on a $2 bet to show!

SWARTZ CREEK, Mich. – A woman placed a 10-cent bet at a Michigan horse track and won $21,584, a track official says. The Michigan woman, whose name was not released, made the bet Friday at Sports Creek Raceway in Swartz Creek, about 55 miles northwest of Detroit.

She placed two 10-cent Superfecta bets on a race being simulcast from the Hollywood Park track in Inglewood, Calif. The Superfecta requires gamblers to pick the four top-finishing horses in correct order.

“One of them won,” Sports Creek general manager Chris Locking told The Detroit News.

She returned to the track Monday to collect her winnings.

“Pretty good return for 10 cents, isn’t it?” Locking said.

Many tracks nationwide have introduced such 10-cent wagers to lure more customers, Locking said.

“It’s been very successful,” he said. “Twenty-thousand doesn’t happen every day, but on a regular basis you’ll see people winning $70, $200, $500 on a dime bet.”

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Information from: The Detroit News, http://www.detnews.com

Source: Associated Press/AP Online

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I wanted to post this to show you the power of betting the exotics. I am sure that there was a longshot involved with this particular bet but I know that this article made me smile. I mean, once upon a time 21K was about what I made in a year’s time!

Perhaps you don’t want to bet trifectas or superfectas exclusively but my question to you is “why not at least dabble in exotic bets?”

When you get a chance check out the 10 Cent Superfecta System and if you think it might be for you give it a try risk- free. You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain.

This is why I am working on a review and testing of “10 Cent Superfecta” which is a betting system that the author says will help you become more consisitant at winning the superfecta. I’ll tell you…I’m pretty excited about this one. I mean, winning any bet is a thrilling thing but, like the author Joey Scags explains, there isn’t anything quite like winning an exotic…trifecta or superfecta! You shake and almost feel like you’ve been caught stealing or something! You can’t stop smiling and that feeling just lingers!

So with that being said, I’ll let you know how the testing goes. I have to run and look over the form for the Derby tomorrow! No…I’m not telling you who I got!

In the meantime, if you want more information on the book 10 Cent Superfecta just click on the link….lots of good information and a really great deal that Joey has there with all the bonus stuff, 30 days free access to The Horse Racing Life pick service (I’m not a big fan of pick services but if it’s free I’d check it out) Plus you can check out the 10 Cent Superfecta risk free…doesn’t get much better than that, friend.