The Number One Way To Cash In Big On Trifectas

Greyhound racing handicapping is tough enough when you’re only trying to pick a winner at the dog track. It gets even more complicated when you’re trying to figure out which 3 dogs out of 8 will come in first, second and third. That’s why trifectas pay more than Win, Place, Show or Quiniela bets.

If you’ve been passing on playing trifectas because they cost more to hit, here’s a tip that can help you break out of your rut and dare to win trifectas. It does take a little more strategy and thought, but it’s a proven approach to winning trifectas more often.

First of all, a lot of people will tell you that – if you can pick a quiniela – you can pick a trifecta. Boy, do I wish that was true. I’m pretty good at picking quinielas with 3 or 4 dog boxes. Picking trifectas with the same number of dogs, isn’t so easy. For me and many other bettors, it’s that third dog that gets you.

You bet the 1/2/3 and the 1 and the 2 come in first and third with the 6 in between them for second. There goes your bet. Now, if you’d handicapped the race, decided that you like the 1/2/3 and 6 to be in the quiniela, you would have made money on that bet.

But deciding that you like the 1/2/3 and 6 for the trifecta means you have to spend $24 to bet a trifecta box. Well, you say, what’s $24? Any trifecta is going to pay at least that and probably a lot more. True, but – and this is a very important “but” – only if it comes in.

What if you miss three trifectas and then hit one that only pays $200? With a box bet, you get half. If you bet $24 a race and hit even one out of four races and the trifectas don’t pay that well, you’re losing money. And hitting one out of four is pushing it. Most bettors are lucky if they hit one or two trifectas a program.

So, we’re back to 3 dog boxes for $6, right? Well, that’s not your only option. My favorite trifecta bet is a tri-key bet. If you key two dogs over two other dogs, you can get more options for your money. For instance, I handicap a race and decide that I like the 1/2/3 and 6 dogs. I don’t want to spend $24 on a box, so here’s what I do.

I pick the two dogs that I think have the best chance of winning and play them over the other two dogs like this: 1/2 over the 1/2 over the 3/6. That way, if it comes in 1/2/3, 1/2/6, 2/1/3 or 2/1/6, I collect. I’ve spent $8, not $24. True, I’ve only bet 8 combinations, but they’re combinations that I think are more likely to come in than the rest of the combinations with those numbers.

Let’s face it, a lot of times when you bet four dog trifecta boxes, you’re not as crazy about two of the dogs as you are about the other two. So if you don’t think all four of them have an equal chance of being first and second, why bet them that way? Why not give more weight to the two that you like the most?

Try this next time you handicap a race and find four dogs that you like with two that look more likely to be in the quiniela. Use a good system to handicap and bet the tri-key bet like the one I just showed you.

To win at the dog track, you need a winning system. You can learn the basics of handicapping from a program or online, but to really make good money at the dog track consistently, you need proven Greyhound Handicapping Systems.

In return for a family of its own, a retired racing greyhound will give you lots of love. Hey, you can sit on the couch together and watch the dog races. Who knows? You might even get some inside information from your fast friend.