Six posts......eight posts......doesn't matter. I still lose at trifecta point four out of five times.
Actually, I liked the six post format. You don't have to wait as long for your team to come back onto the court after they lose a point. Yes, the payoffs are lower, but heck, you have to expect lower payoffs with only 15 possible quinellas instead of 28, and only 120 possible trifectas instead of 336. Theoretically, you should win more often, and that should make up for the lower payoffs. (That didn't work out too well for me last weekend, though.)