I didn't see a mention of this anywhere yet this week, so I thought I would get the press rolling with some tidbits on the new "Sixty Minute 6" wager brought to you by the NJSEA.
-The wager begins this Saturday covering six races from four different tracks.
-All six races will take place within an hour - usually about 3:30pm Eastern - 4:30pm Eastern
-The wager is planned to be held every Saturday through Aug. 30th
-$2 min. wager
-1st week guaranteed pool of $100,000
-25% takeout rate
You can get the full details at the official Sixty Minute 6 website right here.
My thoughts:
-I like new wagers
-I like old wagers with smaller minimums better
-I guess I'm not officially sure who is hosting this wager as there are NJ wagering rules enforced, but Philly Park seems to be laying claim to the website development
-I'm thinking the pool might hit $300k this first weekend
-God move for them to only commit to guaranteeing the first weekend wager - we'll see how it goes.
-I like racetrack partnerships. I think the future success of the sport hinges on cooperation from all tracks working together more and more.
Very interested to hear your thoughts...
Playing it?
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As someone who enjoyed playing the National Pick 4, I was thrilled to hear about this. It seems to me that some great TV programming could revolve around this kind of thing, whether the races included in the Sixty Minute 6 are maiden claimers or graded stakes. In fact, such a program might be more interesting than the fare we get with "big" race days. I'd love to hear a few of the national 'cappers talk about how they approach the wager, offer us some info on the participating tracks, and yes, a few human interest stories would be fine, too. Of course, it might be a licensing nightmare, but hey, I can dream of a weekly multi-track show, can't I?
Connecticut Off-Track Betting is taking the wager, and so far the feedback has been good. I think fans are always looking for unique wagers that make sense.
I like the fact that it is a $1 base wager instead of $2. However; I no longer play multiple tracks, so I would find it difficult to handicap the races trying to keep a handle on how the various tracks are playing that day myself. I think it would be an excellent type wager for a group buy-in though, so you could spread in races with large fields. I was tempted to join in, but common sense prevailed saving me $$. It does give one pause though when you read that a $12 play took down the Delmar P6. Today, the tracks try to make the race sequences very tough with large fields and wide open affairs. I played in the old days when there was a natural sequence of races, instead of them trying to make carryovers with the races they put together in a sequence. I'd rather feel I have a good shot at a $20,000. payoff than a $500 K carryover thats setup to pretty much guaarantee a very large payoff. I'm not impressed with that, so I keep my wallet in my pocket and play where I have a good feel and opinion than taking futile stabs.
I like to concentrate on one circuit...so I think for me it would be like throwing money away (or playing lotto!)
Like it a lot. Big Horse fan. Thanks for the blog posts.
http://www.gamblingiq.com/forum/horse-racing/
I'm bookmarking this one.
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