If I bet a horse across the board for $2 (total of $6 for the bet) and the horse is 19/1 odds and comes in 3rd

Question

how much do I win

Answer 1

It depends how much money is in the show pool.If you have a heavy favorite say 95%of the show pool is on that one horse and it doesn't hit the board.It's possible your show payout could be greater than 19/1.I have seen show payouts pay more than the win payout,although is a rare situation.         The Tampa Bay derby had 800,000 of 900,000 in the show pool on war pass who failed to hit the board.I had $2 to show the other six horses and got back $129.There is no way to determine how much your ticket will pay,without knowing how much was bet on the rest of the field.

Answer 2

you should get back anywhere from 5 to to $15.  The larger the field and the less favorites for second or first are, will bring you closer to the $15.  If a huge amount of money is wagered on one or more horses to come third, and those horses do not make it, then you could get back up to more than would be the norm.  lol :)

Answer 3

20 to one == your pct is 4.76

  that first answer  was wrong the odds are odds period and thats what they go off at and thats what you get back

he is wrong ???ck it out for your self

Answer 4

There is no simple answer to that question.  Each pool (W,P,S) is separate and has it's own odds.  Sometimes the show pool is like the win pool in miniature, but other times the odds are distorted.  For example, maybe nobody but you thinks the 19-1 is really going to win, but it could be that some other players think it has a chance to finish up in the money and it gets a higher percentage of the show money. That will lower your take to perhaps 2 or 3-1, depending on who finishes ahead of the longshot.   Or, just as likely, maybe a number of bettors think the favorite is unbeatable and they will bet 80% of the show pool on the favorite.  That will lead to two possible outcomes; if the favorite hits the board at 1-9 odds to show, you will be lucky if you get 2.40 or 3.60.  If, on the other hand the favorite in such a scenario finishes out of the trifecta, you might be holding a $76 ticket like in the Tampa Bay Derby this year.  There is really no way of knowing without looking at the show pool, and even then it depends on how chalky the exacta is.  I'd say a rule of thumb is that you divide the odds like this:  the place payout is generally about half the win odds unless there is a heavy favorite in the exacta, and the show pay is maybe another third of the place.  So, with all kinds of possible exceptions, I would estimate that you would win something like $6.80, give or take a couple bucks.