| Gadget bets like the pick six have been around for a | | | | and there and make a profit without trying to pick the |
| long time and show no signs of fading in popularity. Did | | | | winner in six consecutive races. It just becomes |
| you ever ask yourself if real professional handicappers | | | | exponentially harder. |
| play the pick 6? Do you think it is possible to make a | | | | In my opinion the only way the pick six is a good bet is |
| profit playing the pick six? | | | | when it meets these three conditions... |
| I am going to be honest and tell you straight up that I | | | | 1. The pool is huge, over a million dollars. |
| am not ahead playing the pick six. I will admit that I've | | | | 2. The races on the program are contentious enough |
| taken a stab at it on a few occasions, but I did it for a | | | | to make it difficult to single on any race. |
| lark and lost money on the wager. For me, | | | | 3. You have a huge bankroll and can cover many or |
| thoroughbred handicapping profits are hard enough to | | | | almost all possibilities. |
| come by with win bets and the occasional quinella or | | | | Very few of us can meet that last condition, but in my |
| exacta. I just can't seem to win those big exotics, | | | | opinion that is what it takes. It isn't a matter of out |
| though the pools are certainly enticing. | | | | handicapping the crowd, it is a matter of outspending |
| I think the best way to look at pick six bets for most | | | | them and in contentious races, where almost anything |
| people is that it is a very risky bet and should not be | | | | can happen, you hope that a long shot or three will win |
| your main bet. It is hard enough to pick a winner here | | | | and knock the other players out of the running. |