Employing The Dutch Betting System

By: Richard Bleuze

Employing The Dutch Betting System

The Dutch betting system is not really a handicapping method, but a betting system that is used to cover several horses in a race.  The Dutch betting system is used to cover all of your bets during a horse race.  The Dutch betting system, unlike other horse betting systems, involves betting on as many entries as possible with the hopes that the winnings from one horse will cover and hopefully exceed the losses on the others.  The Dutch betting system has been a relatively popular strategy for many years by horse bettors.
 
The idea behind the Dutch betting system is that the more horses you bet, the better chance you have of winning.  Of course, the payoff on your winning horse has to cover the cost of the bets on the losing horses.  In this system, the player sets an amount that he hopes to win on the race.  The Dutch betting system works like the simple example below. 

Lets say you want to generate a $100 return.  The horse bettor usung the Dutch betting system then calculates how much is needed to bet on a particular horse to generate a $100 return.  Say for example that horse "A" is 4:1 in the betting pool, he would return $10 for a $2 bet.  Thus, in order to get back $100 on Horse "A" you would need to bet $20 to win, resulting in a $100 payout ($80 profit + your original $20 bet).  If horse "B" was 5:2, it would pay $7 to win, so you would need to bet approximately $29 on that horse to get back $100 (really $105).  If horse "C" is 8:1, it would return $18 for a $2 bet, therefore you would need to bet $11 in order to get back $100.  So covering all three horses would cost you $60.00.   

The Dutch betting system is mainly used when a handicapper does not like the betting favorites in a race and feels that one of the "longshots" will win the race.  Using the Dutch betting system he can cover several of the longer priced horses and still make a profit regardless of the outcome.

Use the chart below to figure out how much money you would need to bet on a horse in order to generate a $100 payback.  The horse bettor using the Dutch betting system can bet as many horses as the horse bettor likes.  However, remember, that your total outlay must be less than $100.


Dutch Betting Chart and Calculator
Parimutual Odds Payout Bet to win $100
1:1 even money $4.00 $50
7:5 $4.80 $42
9:5 $5.60 $36
2:1 $6.00 $33
5:2 $7.00 $29
3:1 $8.00 $25
7:2 $9.00 $23
4:1 $10.00 $20
9:2 $11.00 $18
5:1 $12.00 $17
6:1 $14.00 $14
7:1 $16.00 $13
8:1 $18.00 $11
9:1 $20.00 $10
10:1 $22.00 $9
15:1 $32.00 $6
20:1 $42.00 $5
50:1 $102.00 $2

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