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TrackMaster Tips for the Pick 4

Pick 4 Template -- $13 Total Investment, 9 tickets, One Single, Three Races with Four Contenders

Playing these nine tickets will cost $13 on a $.50 Pick 4. The idea is to play the horses you like the most on more tickets, thus minimizing the cost while still trying to get a good return. You need one single which will be race x, contender $. The other three races have four contenders each rated from A-D. Just plug in the numbers of your contenders in each race and mark the cards below accordingly. (Note: An entry is considered a lone contender. Don't put each horse in as a separate contender.)

Race a:

Contender A: #

Contender B: #

Contender C: #

Contender D: #

Race b:

Contender A: #

Contender B: #

Contender C: #

Contender D: #

Race c:

Contender A: #

Contender B: #

Contender C: #

Contender D: #

Race x:

$ingle: #

$ means your single.

A is your top horse in that race.

B is your number two contender.

C is your third contender.

D is your fourth contender.

Next, we use the template to construct our tickets.

Ticket #1 - Cost $6

  • Race a: A, B, C
  • Race b: A, B
  • Race c: A, B
  • Race x: $

Ticket #2 - Cost $2

  • Race a: A, B
  • Race b: C
  • Race c: A, B
  • Race x: $

Ticket #3 - Cost $2

  • Race a: A, B
  • Race b: A, B
  • Race c: C
  • Race x: $

Ticket #4 - Cost $.50

  • Race a: D
  • Race b: A
  • Race c: A
  • Race x: $

Ticket #5 - Cost $.50

  • Race a: A
  • Race b: D
  • Race c: A
  • Race x: $

Ticket #6 - Cost $.50

  • Race a: A
  • Race b: A
  • Race c: D
  • Race x: $

Ticket #7 - Cost $.50

  • Race a: C
  • Race b: C
  • Race c: A
  • Race x: $

Ticket #8 - Cost $.50

  • Race a: A
  • Race b: C
  • Race c: C
  • Race x: $

Ticket #9 - Cost $.50

  • Race a: C
  • Race b: A
  • Race c: C
  • Race x: $

Remember to double-check your tickets when you mark them and after you receive your tickets. You can never be too careful.

Good luck!

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