Los Alamitos Race Course Picks - Racing Dudes (2024)

FAQs

What is the best bet at horse racing? ›

The safest bet you can make is a SHOW bet on the favorite. While it's the most likely to hit, it delivers a small return. If you want to make more money, you need to bet on the more exotic wagers. They include the EXACTA (top two horses in order), the TRIFECTA (top three in order) or the SUPERFECTA (top four in order).

The Racing Dudes are Jared Welch and Aaron Halterman, high school acquaintances who discovered a mutual love for horse racing. What began in 2012 as a weekly Oaklawn Park wagering guide has grown into an internationally-renowned must-read for handicappers of all experience levels.

The Pick 5 features the standard NYRA $0.50 base bet and 15% takeout rate.

Trifecta Costs

This bet is like the Exacta but with one extra horse, so a basic Trifecta means selecting three horses in a race to finish first, second and third in the exact order. As there is one combination involved here, a $2 Exacta would cost a total of $2 but there is the option of placing a Trifecta Key.

In the steeplechase, the numbers between 11 and 29 have proved to be the most successful, supplying 12 winners over this period. 35 and 29, 13 and 10 lead the way, however, with these numbers claiming victory twice each so far.

BG Racing Syndicates

With both flat and national hunt options, 1% shares start at £250 per year.

What we refer to as “micro-shares” are actually units in a managed investment scheme that owns the horse. We do this because in standard horse ownership there is a limit of up to 20 shares, where 1 share is equal to 5% of the horse (per the Australian Rules of Racing).

Here's a Guide to what you might expect. A 100% syndicated horse at $120,000 means you're up for $6,000 for a 5% share. This equates to $1,200 for each member of a 5% syndicate group. Yearly costs will vary between $40,000 and $60,000 depending on where the horse is based and where it races.

If it is second, you collect on place and show and if it is third you collect on only the show part of the bet. Win/Place or Place/Show: Simply a combination of win & place or place & show. There are two combinations, so a $2 bet would cost $4 in total.

What is the most you can win on pick 5? ›

How to play Pick 5. Pick 5 offers players two chances to win each day. You could win up to $50,000 playing the base game!

Most horse racing tips are win tips, so recommend a bet on the horse to win the race. If however, a tipster thinks that a horse is a good bet to either win or place then they will recommend an each-way bet. Many of our users like to place each-way bets as they are more likely to get a return.

Combination Straight Bets

If it is second, you collect on place and show and if it is third you collect on only the show part of the bet. Win/Place or Place/Show: Simply a combination of win & place or place & show. There are two combinations, so a $2 bet would cost $4 in total.

Trifecta Bets

You must select the first three horses or greyhounds to finish in exact order. If you've mastered the art of win, place and show wagers, try a trifecta. A Trifecta is more difficult than win, place and show wagers, as well as exacta wagers, so it yields a higher payout than any of those bets.