Odds and Payout

A young horseplayer, who is becoming more versed in handicapping, recently asked 'How can I display the Odds instead of the Payout amount within Horsegrader?' It is fairly simple to do so and I'll walk you through the steps. Keep in mind that, by default, Horsegrader shows the Payout for a $2.00 bet. Let's look at a screen snippet for an illustration:

In this example, a $2.00 bet on Tu Endie Wei would pay out $24.00 for the 11-1 odds (2 x $11.00 + the $2.00 bet = $24.00). The first step to show Odds instead of Payout is to click on the gear in the right-hand toolbar:

The following pop-up appears:

Next select the Odds Format pulldown and select Odds:

Click Save and here is the result:

I'm going to bring this blog entry to a close with a tip on how to easily display the Payout. Just hover over any value in the Odds column and the Finals Odds and Payout and Morning Line and Payout appear for that horse:

Tu Endie Wei Final Odds were 11-1 with a $24.00 Payout and Morning Line Odds were 15-1 with a Payout of $32.00.

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