A recent discussion on playing PICK 3’s with one of my longtime friend/customer confirms what I have always believed, that playing exacta’s and/or trifecta’s is better than playing PICK 3’s.  MY friend expressed to me that he was losing money with his PICK 3 bets, but making some money with his PICK’4 wagers.  I didn’t find that so surprising…

There is one PICK 3 wager I like very much, so I don’t want to finish this piece without making it clear.  I like very much when my POP-OUT-KEY – in thee range of 5/2 win price – is in the first leg, and the 2nd or 3rd leg is a potential “bust-UP-race”.  So I can make a wager that is an “extended WIN wager” by betting the single – to the ALL – and than having a strong spread in the other leg.  Usually, I like to be 3 or 4 deep with one fo those horse being a strong play in it’s own right, I do not care if it’s the favorite…  The idea is to get your Pop-OUT-KEY home, and then have a little randomness occur…  This is one PICK 3 play I really like…