Horse Players (A Betting Game)
crdolce_777
Member
Rachel and I are co-sponsoring a new contest that is open to everyone who wants to have some fun "playing the horses!" This will be a great way to enjoy the thrill of picking a winner, without having to open your wallet. The contest is for bragging rights only, no actual money involved, and we certainly don't encourage anyone to go out and gamble.
Every weekend there will be up to 6 races that we will be "betting" on. They may be Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, or Standardbred races, or a mix of all 3. Here is how the contest works:
1). Each contestant will select one horse per race that they are "betting" on
2). The bet will be one "Across the Board" wager on the horse you chose. This means that you're wagering $2 on the horse to win, $2 for it to place (come in 2nd), and $2 for it to show (come in 3rd)
3). If your horse wins, you receive the payoff from all 3 wagers. If your horse is second, you get the place and show payoffs. If your horse is third, you get only the show payoff. There is no payoff for a horse finishing outside of the top 3.
For example, this was the payoff from the Preakness:
Horse______________Win____Place___Show
California Chrome____$3.00___$3.00___$2.40
Ride On Curlin______________$5.60___$3.80
Social Inclusion_____________________$3.40
If you picked Calfornia Chrome, you would win $8.40 ($3.00+$3.00+$2.40)
If you picked Ride On Curlin, you would win $9.40 ($5.60+$3.80)
If you picked Social Inclusion, you would win $3.40
There will be one winner each week: the person who has the highest total payoff at the end of all the races. In addition to bragging rights, the winner will also get to choose the races for the following weekend!
We will also keep track of the number of times each person is the weekly winner, so that we can find out who is the Master Horse Player!
Neither of us are horse playing experts, just people who enjoy trying to pick winners, but we're absolutely willing to help anyone who has questions or wants advice on making picks
Every weekend there will be up to 6 races that we will be "betting" on. They may be Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, or Standardbred races, or a mix of all 3. Here is how the contest works:
1). Each contestant will select one horse per race that they are "betting" on
2). The bet will be one "Across the Board" wager on the horse you chose. This means that you're wagering $2 on the horse to win, $2 for it to place (come in 2nd), and $2 for it to show (come in 3rd)
3). If your horse wins, you receive the payoff from all 3 wagers. If your horse is second, you get the place and show payoffs. If your horse is third, you get only the show payoff. There is no payoff for a horse finishing outside of the top 3.
For example, this was the payoff from the Preakness:
Horse______________Win____Place___Show
California Chrome____$3.00___$3.00___$2.40
Ride On Curlin______________$5.60___$3.80
Social Inclusion_____________________$3.40
If you picked Calfornia Chrome, you would win $8.40 ($3.00+$3.00+$2.40)
If you picked Ride On Curlin, you would win $9.40 ($5.60+$3.80)
If you picked Social Inclusion, you would win $3.40
There will be one winner each week: the person who has the highest total payoff at the end of all the races. In addition to bragging rights, the winner will also get to choose the races for the following weekend!
We will also keep track of the number of times each person is the weekly winner, so that we can find out who is the Master Horse Player!
Neither of us are horse playing experts, just people who enjoy trying to pick winners, but we're absolutely willing to help anyone who has questions or wants advice on making picks
Comments
whoever has the most points won at the end of the weekend's races, is the winner. we start all over again the following weekend and so on. that way we could possibly have a different winner each time.
do you all want to play again?