In hopes of giving you an insight into playing this wager, we went to track television handicapper Gregg Pistochini to get his thoughts on a strategy.

While acknowledging that the rewards can be very handsome, Gregg points out that when you're trying to predict this many trotters or pacers in exact order, it's far from an easy assignment. He has developed a method of attack on this wager and was asked to divulge the modus operandi.

"The Super High 5 is the most challenging single wager in the industry," he related. "In my opinion, luck becomes too big a factor in the final spot, thus the ‘all button' must be used.

"I like to find a single horse and key it in the top three spots. I will play three other horses in each of the remaining two spots to complete my top three. I will use five horses in the fourth spot, including the three from the top spots, and always use all for the fifth spot. Assuming a 10-horse field, the total cost is $162. If 8 horses are used in the fifth spot, the ticket is reduced to $108.

"A winning ticket is a sure profit, and often times pays better odds than the off odds of the horse that was singled, while still allowing that horse to only need a top three finish."

Mark RATZKY