Daily Double

Many people are very skilled at picking the winner in a given  horse race, but are not quite as adept at figuring out who will run second, third, and fourth. Picking winners will keep your bankroll up, but if you really want to make a killing through betting horses, you will need to hit exotic wagers. Don’t fret, handicappers came across this problem long ago. They solved it by creating the daily double.

The daily double is a wager in which you must select the winner of two consecutive winners. The daily double almost always pays off at higher odds, due to its increased difficulty. Although the daily double was originally created for the first two races, most tracks now have what is called a “rolling” double. This means there is a double wager offered on every race, except for the last. Daily double wagers are often offered on two specific races, such as the Kentucky “Oaks-Derby” Double. Nearly all racetracks also offer what is called the “late” double. This is offered on the final two races of the day.

Why not just play a parlay you ask? Well I don’t know about you, but I can only stand the track dipping into my winnings once. With the daily double, the track only gets a cut once. If you parlay you are allowing the track to join in on your victory twice. This doesn’t sound like much, but it will save you hundreds and maybe thousands of dollars in the long run. So remember, if you want to double your winnings, the daily double is for you!