Do Quiniela Boxes Pay Off at the Dog Track?
There’s an old saying, “You have to spend money to get money.” This is true in many cases, no more so than at the greyhound track. Making little $2 Win and Place bets is never going to make you rich. You can win several bets a day that way and still go home poorer. Unlike at the horse track, Win and Place bets just don’t pay enough to overcome the vigorish and the low odds on a lot of winners. This is why so many people play quinielas, the bet where you have to pick the first two dogs over the finish line in either order. Even a relative newcomer to greyhound handicapping can often pick quinielas in enough races to offset the races they lose. At $2 each, quiniela bets are also popular with people who can’t afford to bet like the high rollers do. For $20, you can play ten quiniela bets, spread out over the program, and have a good time without going broke. Of course, if you want to make more money, you have to hit more quinielas. The best way to do this is to box more than two dogs. My
