Exotic Betting: How to Make the Multihorse, Multirace Bets that Win Racing's Biggest Payoffs |  | Author: Steven Crist
Publisher: DRF Press
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Pages: 288
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ISBN: 1932910921
Dewey Decimal Number: 798.401
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Publication Date: June 13, 2006
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In the last 30 years, horse-race betting has undergone a revolution from the musty days of win, place and show into a bazaar of high-risk, high-reward wagers that have transformed the game. Yet no book has explored this new bazaar of exotic new wagers that has transformed the game until now. Daily Racing Form publisher Steven Crist's long-awaited exploration of racing's newest and wildest wagers is the first comprehensive guide to the new world of pick-sixes, superfectas, carryovers and jackpots. Using the same common-sense approach and layman's terms that have made him a popular handicapping columnist for The New York Times and Daily Racing Form for over 25 years, Crist explains how these new wagers work, which ones are best for different types of serious or recreational players, and how the new bets have changed what it means to be a skilled and successful horseplayer. Crist also provides excellent insight into wagering on Americas biggest racing dates such as the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes, and Breeders Cup. The reader learns how to construct an exotic wagering ticket, betting line, the importance of being capitalized, and the pros and cons of playing ontrack, online or offshore. Exotic Betting presents a blueprint for new betting strategies in the 21st century for both the sophisticated horseplayer and casual racegoer. The reader will not only learn how to wager successfully, but is sure to gain some new and exciting handicapping tidbits for his or her next trip to the track, simulcast center, or for that relaxing evening wagering in front of the computer screen.
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 The Most Important Horseplaying Book in 30 Years June 21, 2006
Ernie Munick (ny)
30 out of 34 found this review helpful
If you've ever picked nearly 37% winners over three months, or picked nine in a row, including a 15-1 shot, and still have gone home stooping for tickets in your Hanes, this book is for you.
Wise, relentlessly tested,"Exotic Betting" has an almost Buddhistic approach to thoroughbred wagering: Lose the ego, the King-of-the-Handicappers mentality, allow yourself to be wrong in the right spots and then bam, you're on your way.
Not since Andrew Beyer's "Picking Winners" 30 years ago has a book given horseplayers more hope. An obvious must.
A must-read for any horseplayer of the 21st century August 6, 2006
Manuel Adum (San Diego, USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book elaborates on ticket-tailoring techniques, not on how to identify the contenders in a horse-racing program. Steve Crist does a great job explaining (with clear arithmetical arguments) when to opt for an intrarace exotic bet instead of playing to win/place, and when not to. "The master of the pick-6" also shares his ABC-X technique to build interrace bets.
In the last chapter of the book, Crist shares his experience betting the 2005 Breeder's Cup. How he allocates his bankroll first, tabulates the horses in his A B C and X categories, the ticket execution, the on-the-fly adjustments and hedge bets, the after-the-fact analysis with lessons learned.
It was a very enjoyable read too. Crist style is great.
Solid review of sound wagering strategies July 12, 2007
Scottie73 (Seattle, WA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I thought this was a pretty solid book on the proper ways to construct exotic betting tickets. I found Crist's discussions of exacta and trifecta plays to be particularly interesting. Specifically, Crist tells the player to get away from the boxes (and other "chance plays") and go for big payouts by trusting your handicapping skills. Anyone can throw five longshots into a $1 exacta box and get lucky once and a while. Crist's philososphy, and that of many professional players, is to play less combinations at a greater price. Key your top horse over your second choice for $10. Then the top horse over a longshot play for $5. Crist encourages the player to structure bets in a manner that will reward them the most when their handicapping is spot on.....not just when they get lucky by throwing every longshot on the borad underneath and exoctic play. Why play four horses equally in a leg of the Pick 4 when you like two of them much more than the other two?
This book, along with Steve Davidowitz's classic, is an excellent read for the intermediate player who wants to learn to take his bet structuring to the next level. My only complaint is that the book wasn't longer....I would love to be able to sit down with Steve Crist and talk betting strategies all day. The only caution that I would give is that this book is not at all about how to pick winners. In fact, this book is not going to be valuable at all to a player who does not possess solid handicapping skills. If you have trouble picking winners to begin with then its probably not a good idea to try and get creative with exotic betting.
Braking bad habits November 12, 2006
David W. Sadler (Warwick, NY United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Very insightful on reasons and methods to break out of the Box/wheel mentality. Gives a different perspective on ways to bet both verticlly and horizally.
The most influential book on horse racing I've read this decade March 12, 2008
S. Homer (Cincinnati, OH USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Other than Andrew Beyer's handicapping books and Joe Takach's videos on appearance, there are almost no works on the subject of winning at the races that really made an impression on me - until I read Exotic Betting. Author Crist makes a cogent and powerful argument on the long-ignored art of correctly ranking and betting your contenders. Crist simply is better than anyone else at turning his opinions into profits - and after reading this book, I improved dramatically in my rating and betting skills. Just the section on his A,B,C ranking of contenders was a revelation for me. If you ever want to seriously play multihorse and multirace wagers, read this book or just stick to the lottery.
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