Havent bet in over a month.
Still watch a few races but no wagering anymore.
The game has completely changed and with the
standard 20-28% Juice rake off every bet it just
is a poor gamble....
You have to lose....
Great game...just poor Returns.
I thought I used to be a decent handicapper....
now...the best horse goes off at 1-5 ,2-5 or 1-9
most of the time.
Between the drugs being used.....a select group
of trainers seem to always have very high win %'s
and with the occasional race set ups and no tries I cannot
win any significant $.
The only players making a decent living are the high end
trainers..and maybe a dozen drivers, Dunn being
the best by far.
I start every new year with a $5000 bankroll. And that's it! I try and stay disciplined and bet 5-10 races over a weekend. Most weeks I average about 5. I follow certain trainers and look for some kind of value with each wager. I learned from an gambler named Scott McMannis that if you bet every race (or a lot of them) you will probably, in the long run be unsuccessful at the windows. So I try and stay disciplined and pick my spots. Like today, I only have one bet going. I'll watch certain tracks and follow the "trips" certains horses have and make notes on my Equibase account. With 5 straight losing bets before yesterday's lone winner, my bankroll stands at $7998.00. But this Saratoga meet is almost as tough as Keenelands. So.....time will tells when summer ends at the SPA! LOL!
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