Effects of Takout on Trifecta Bets

Effects of Takout on Trifecta Bets

Column C Column D Column E Column F
  $100K Trifecta Pool $2 Tri Payoff $20 Bet Difference from
  Tri $2500 bet on winning before Breakage Returns 15% Takeout per Table shows the effect of various
TRACK Takeout combination. Odds - 1 $100 in winning bets takeout levels for a total of $2500 bet on the
Fifteen % 0.150 34.00 $70.00 $700.00 $0.00 winning Trifecta combination (by all players) with 
    a $100K Gross Trifecta Pool.  Tracks are sorted by
    takeout level with a "Fifteen Percent" take
CD 0.190 32.40 $66.80 $668.00 -$160.00 inserted to provide a comparison with
KEE 0.190 32.40 $66.80 $668.00 -$160.00 the other tracks and their respective
BM 0.207 31.72 $65.44 $654.40 -$228.00 takeouts.
DMR 0.207 31.72 $65.44 $654.40 -$228.00
FPX 0.207 31.72 $65.44 $654.40 -$228.00 Column "C" shows the Odds - 1 of the winning
GG 0.207 31.72 $65.44 $654.40 -$228.00 Combination. Column "D" shows the $2 Tri Payoff
HOL 0.207 31.72 $65.44 $654.40 -$228.00 before Breakage for the winning combination.
LA 0.207 31.72 $65.44 $654.40 -$228.00 Column "E" shows the return from a $20 bet.
SA 0.207 31.72 $65.44 $654.40 -$228.00
HOU 0.210 31.60 $65.20 $652.00 -$240.00 Column "F" shows the $ DIFFERENCE
OP 0.210 31.60 $65.20 $652.00 -$240.00 for each track for each $100 bet at that track
CA Fairs 0.215 31.40 $64.80 $648.00 -$260.00 given the odds and takeout shown when
HOO 0.215 31.40 $64.80 $648.00 -$260.00 compared to a Fifteen-percent takeout scenario.
IND 0.215 31.40 $64.80 $648.00 -$260.00 To compare any two tracks find the difference
COL 0.220 31.20 $64.40 $644.00 -$280.00 in Column "E" from the two tracks and multiply
ELP 0.220 31.20 $64.40 $644.00 -$280.00 it by 5 to see the impact of the takeout
RD 0.220 31.20 $64.40 $644.00 -$280.00 difference for each $100.  (Or just compare the
TP 0.220 31.20 $64.40 $644.00 -$280.00 Column "F" values.)
EMD 0.221 31.16 $64.32 $643.20 -$284.00
CBY 0.230 30.80 $63.60 $636.00 -$320.00
HAW 0.230 30.80 $63.60 $636.00 -$320.00
PRM 0.230 30.80 $63.60 $636.00 -$320.00
STP 0.248 30.08 $62.16 $621.60 -$392.00
ALB 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
AQU 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
AP 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
BEL 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
CT 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
DEL 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
EVD 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
FG 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
GP 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
LS 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
LAD 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
MED 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
MTH 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
MNR 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
RUI 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
SAR 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
SUN 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
SRP 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
TUP 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
YAV 0.250 30.00 $62.00 $620.00 -$400.00
LRL 0.258 29.68 $61.36 $613.60 -$432.00
PIM 0.258 29.68 $61.36 $613.60 -$432.00
TAM 0.259 29.64 $61.28 $612.80 -$436.00
PID 0.260 29.60 $61.20 $612.00 -$440.00
SUF 0.260 29.60 $61.20 $612.00 -$440.00
CRC 0.270 29.20 $60.40 $604.00 -$480.00
FE 0.282 28.72 $59.44 $594.40 -$528.00
WO 0.283 28.68 $59.36 $593.60 -$532.00
ASD 0.290 28.40 $58.80 $588.00 -$560.00
PHA 0.300 28.00 $58.00 $580.00 -$600.00
PEN 0.310 27.60 $57.20 $572.00 -$640.00