pick four

Today's 50-cent Pick Four is a little more expensive than usual, but it seemed worth it to use every horse in the feature.

Here's my 50-cent Pick Four for today. For each race there's an alternate in parentheses to use in case of scratches, which we'll probably have a few of given the overnight rain. 

A reader, Mike L., wrote recently to ask about fifty-cent Pick Fours. First, he wanted to know what the takeout is (answer is 25%).