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Originally Posted by Grits
Linnny, first off, I hate to break this to you, but I will. This woman is not your friend, you may think she is, but she is NOT. Friends don't do this to those they care about.
Does your friend know how to handicap a horse race?
Does your friend know how to read a DRF?
Does your friend wager on horseracing on a frequent basis?
If SHE DOES NOT, well then--she simply LIKED a 35/1 shot without a knowledgable handicapping opinion. That happens everyday and people cash in such a manner, but they don't cash for long.
In other words, liking a horse is far removed from liking and backing him with one's wager. And there is nothing more tiring than someone sounding off, after the horses cross the wire.
I'd have asked my server to bring me a double. And that's the last time I'd be seen with her.
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This girl can handicap, she works at the track and knows racing. I'm not mad that she didn't mention the horse. I hated the race. In fact I think she got screwed because I think that horse was second, alone not in a DH. She did bet him, she had $10 across on him so she made some money but would have done better w/out the DH.
As an aside in Andy's defense, when you get paid to select horses whether in the paper or on TV or radio you want to give out the best horses at the best prices. When the same 'capper is playing the racing himself on a day when he has NOT made public selections, he's not obligated to share his opinions. Also a public 'capper usually has to select a 1-2-3 in each race. When he hits a P3 or P4 going 5 deep can the public say he "withheld" information or a horse? No! he went 5 deep for cripes sakes. if people within the industry "know" something about a horse and profit, fine. More often their knowledge costs them money.
Figuring out trainer intent is part of the game. The router returning in a sprint, the turfer returning on dirt are bad bets that get played every day at every track. Firsters have a lot of surprises. Often they surprise their trainers too.