Well out of about 8 responses, yours was by far the most boring lol, and useless :)
my life the past three years has been just as boring when it comes to gambling.
Just lost the desire.
Actually, it SUCKS. Used to love it.
The NY Times travel writer used to sub for the regular writer on rainy days at Aqueduct and Belmont.
He always bet on the longshot and 2nd-longshot in each 9-race card ($18 total).
It was uncanny how often those horses won.
One of my favorite bets is to avoid one of the two favored horses then take the other and make boxed exactas (1-2, 2-1) ($2 boxed exacta costs $4) of other horses and boxed trifectas (1-2-3, 2-3-1, 3-2-1, 2-1-3, 1-3-2, 3-1-2). A $2 boxed trifecta costs $12. A $1 boxed trifecta costs $6.
Watch out for the leading jockey and 2nd-leading jockey riding long shots.
Mostly, have fun and enjoy the sunshine and the horses.