Your top selection doesn't have to win for you to make money.

Both of my second selections won Races 9 and 10 at $9.80 and $7.20, plus 1 of my longshots came second paying $7.10 for the place along with the quinella and exacta that paid $140.60 and $257.60 respectively.

Not bad if you ask me, but hey what would i know.

By the way this thread picked the Balaklava cup first 4 which paid $5,546.60:

08 MALAYSIA AIRLINES
BALAKLAVA CUP
1600 Metres
4:02pm
2ND LEG DAILY DOUBLE

WIN/PLACE
1 5.20 2.40
11...............2.60
4...............3.30

QUINELLA (1-11) 18.60
EXACTA (1-11) 37.60
TRIFECTA
(1-11-4) 257.30
SPINNER (Odds) 3.50
FIRST 4
(1-11-4-9) 5,546.60
DAILY DOUBLE (4-1) 29.00
SPECIAL DIV. (4-SCR) 4.70

(1) ROMAN ARCH (D.TOOTELL)
(11) CUMBRIA (S.PRICE)
(4) SCIATICA (J.LYON)