Vinnie Ralph's NTRA Pick 4 - 8/14/2004

We're pleased to offer you our multi-ticket play for this weekend's NTRA Pick 4, consisting of the Grade II Alfred G. Vanderbilt from Saratoga at 4:15, the Grade I Beverly D. from Arlington at 4:37, the Grade I Sword Dancer at Saratoga at 4:55 and the Grade I Arlington Million at 5:35. 

Below you will find our featured multi-ticket Pick 4 strategy on the NTRA Pick 4. Our strategy for the Pick 4 is to emphasize our "key" horses by using them on all of our tickets, while allowing for the possibility of one of our longer priced "backup" horses to light up the board. We use our backup horses for each race just once, on separate tickets. The advantages of using a multiple ticket strategy rather than putting all of our horses on a single ticket can be boiled down to one thing....COST. This is especially crucial when the lower paying Pick 3's and Pick 4's come in. Our key / backup approach helps us keep our investment as low as possible while still allowing for a substantial upside if one of our longshots comes in. 

As always, we suggest waiting until late scratches are announced before making your wagers. Just one or two scratches, especially among our "key" horses (those that appear more than once on our tickets) can dramatically reduce the cost of the play. Here we go...................

To wager on the August 14 NTRA Pick 4, ask for "National Pick 4." $1 minimum wager

NTRA Pick 4 Races - Approximate Post Time: 4:15 EDT

 Arlington Park Late Pick 4 - Approximate Post Time: 5:35 EDT

This "all Arlington" Pick 4 leads off with The Arlington Million, followed by the Cigar Stakes, the Secretariat Stakes and a full field turf allowance finale. 

The ticket strategy and cost of our Pick 3 play on Arlington races 10-11-12 is also included........

Be sure to get all late scratches before wagering. 

Best of luck at the windows!