Odds On Racing - Harness Racing

How Win Odds and Payouts Are Determined

$50,000 WAGERED
Horse #	Amount Wagered To Win On	Odds Board	Before Breakage	Breakage True Odds	Mutuel Payout
1	100	99*	409	409	820.00
2	200	99*	209	209	420.00
3	400	99*	101.5	101.5	203.00
4	800	50	50.25	50.2	100.40
5	1,600	24	24.625	24.6	49.20
6	3,200	11	11.812	11.8	23.60
7	4,800	7	7.541	7.5	17.00
8	6,400	5	5.406	5.4	10.80
9	8,400	7:2	3.88	3.8	7.40
10	24,100	3:5	.701	.7	3.40
Total:	50,000

* Most Odds Boards in North America only display up to 99-1, regardless of how high the odds truly are.

Takeout = 18%

18% OF $50,000 = $9,000 TAKEOUT
50,000 - 9,000 Takeout = $41,000 to be divided among winning players.
$41,000 minus the amount wagered on the winner divided by the amount wagered on the winner = odds before breakage.

Example: # 6 has $3,200 wagered on him to win.

$41,000 - 3,200 = $37,800 divided by $3,200 = 11.812 before breakage or 11.8 -1 after breakage. 11.8 x 2 = 23.60 + $2.00 = mutual payout of $25.60.