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I can't believe we haven't done this sooner... we spent Saturday afternoon at the track betting on the live races and had such a blast. It was a little tricky to figure out for first time betters so the first tip: Buy the program for $2 (share among the group- you only need one). The program will show you all the races for the day including the simulcasts ones if you want to bet on those too. The live races were about every 30-40 mins. The TV's will update the odds which fluctuated a lot and don't lock in when you place your bet
There are multiple different ways to bet:
Show Bet: ($2) pick a horse to come in 1st ,2nd, or 3rd place
Place Bet: ($2) pick a horse to come in 1st or 2nd place
Exacta Bet: ($1) pick the order of the 1st and 2nd place horses in order
Trifecta: ($1) pick the order of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd place horses in order
Super Trifecta: ($1) pick the order of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th place horses in order
You could do smaller bets on the touch screens, one person in our group did a $.10 Super Trifecta bet!
You can "box" bets for additional fees which allow you to get any ordering of your numbers chosen for the bet so if you boxed your Tri bet of 1-8-9 and the horses came in 8-1-9 you still win!
If you want to go check out the horses, go out to the left of the grandstands and you can see the horses before they go out to the track to race. Beer was about $4 and they are running a promotion Twilight Fridays - $1 Beer, $1 Hot Dogs and races from 3-7pm in April.
Entry fee was $2 and Free Parking.
Clientele: Saturday afternoon had a wide range of families with kids, the local trailer park mullets, Scottsdale's douchiest and ladies in their finest summer dresses (sans Derby hats)
Pack Sunscreen if you are going to be there for awhile. The grandstands did get quite shady later in the afternoon or you can always stay inside until the races are ready.
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