Flipping the favorite on the exact can be a good bet if you know when to do it. Bottom Wheeling means playing the favorite for second place with the other horses on top, in other words, in the winning position.

Since favorites win about a third of the time and the crowd knows it, it’s not a good idea to flip a favorite in most cases because those combinations usually don’t pay enough to make the bet profitable.

For the same reason, it is usually not a good bet to play the second favorite. But on some occasions, it’s a decent bet. Before placing a bottom wheel bet, always check the payout figures to make sure the bet pays more when it lands than it costs to place the bet. In other words, if there are 7 possible combinations, a minimum exact bottom wheel of $1 will cost you $7. Therefore, you need the smallest payment to be at least $7.

Here are some examples of situations where a favorite might be a good bet in the 2nd place position in an exact.

1. A young horse stretching for the first time.
If the favorite is a young light breed horse going long for the first time, it may be a good bet simply because it will likely expend most of its energy in the early stages of the race and run out of energy towards the end.

2. A favorite coming back from a layoff.
Usually a horse needs a few races to get it back in shape to compete, especially if it’s a long race. So if the favorite returns from a break of at least 60 days, it may be a good bet on the bottom of the exacts.

3. A three-year race against older horses.
A young horse, especially in the early months of the year, usually lacks the stamina of older horses. The third year of a horse’s life is when it begins to develop its stamina, so if it’s as young as three, it probably won’t have enough stamina to last the entire race and can be hit on the wire, no matter how good it looks. . paper. Many tipsters won’t even bet on a three-year race against older horses. But if there is enough talent there, and the horse has shown courage in other races, he can do well and stay in second place.