A Lost Art (handicapping)

[otisotisotis]

Originally Posted by Danzig

hell of a first post....

now where's the decon?

well...he's done enough....

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by sdjcom

Hello, Horseplayers
Why Is It Every, Horse Handicapper,pro Or Just A
Week-end Player,not A Vocation Two Them, Hooked On This Madd-
Ening Trend Towards Pick 4 Pick 6 Hi 5, Exotics? I Remember The
Basic Drf Form From The 1970,s Where What You Had Was Basic In- Fo And You Used Your Art Form Of How A Horse Was Coming Into A
Race, Speed Rate Variant Purse, And And Position. Now We All
Know That If You Play A Horse That Is Outclassed,wrong Distance
Or Carrying To Much Weight For His Ability That Is Your Fault.
However Form Can Be Fickle And Not Your Fault
Somedays The Horse Just Does,nt Feel Giving His Best, Maybe His
Planets Are Out Of Line, Ha! Now The Form Has All Of This Off
Track Stats, Trainers/jockey Stats And A Host Of Others. I Listen
To The Pros And They Now With This Worthless Info They Find
Something Good About Every Horse In The Race. Back To The Ex-
Otics,now They Are Are Picking 4-5 Horses To Spread And When
They Lose The Bet, They Will Say Did,nt I Talk About That 15- 1
Winner? Well They Touted Every Horse In The Race Go Figure.
I,ve Watched Good Art-form Handicappers Who
Were Selective And Money Managers, Go To This Spreading Of
Bets In Exotics, They Now Have No Confidence In Their Single
Overlay Play, Through The Unplayable Races In Exotis They Have Picked Up Bad Habits, But The Saddest Of All They Have Lost The
Art-form. Know What,s Guys Are Asking Me Who I Like In These
Races That Only God Could Pick, They Were Pitch Races In An
Era Long Gone, Who Do I Like In That Maiden Clm, You Got To Be Kidding Me Sdj-ky

Say-------aren't you Andy What'sHisName?

[Holland Hacker]

Great First Post!

It was a well reasoned and articulated description of the state of racing and the lost art of handicapping it. I can't wait for the sequel, the lost art of logic.

[VOL JACK]

Clubhouse leader for post of 2008.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by philcski

I cannot
understand
when people write in
fits and starts
with words all over the page with no punctuation
call me stoopid but i was a math major
in college and i
never really learned to read

glad to know i'm not alone in this world....

[Mortimer]

^^^ So much for good news today.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

I couldn't get past the first three lines...

i must be a gluten, i actually tried to read it.

[rgustafson]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

i must be a gluten, i actually tried to read it.

No, I think your just a glutton for gluten

[TheSpyder]

You have to have the special 3-D glasses and it all makes perfect sense....or three stiff bourbons.

Spyder from SC currently in Grand Rapids MI and boy is it cold and snowy

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

You have to have the special 3-D glasses and it all makes perfect sense....or three stiff bourbons.

Spyder from SC currently in Grand Rapids MI and boy is it cold and snowy

Or an "acid" trip with Dennis Hopper
and it's also cold & snowy on the Sand Flats, one of those "lake effect" squalls from the west.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

You have to have the special 3-D glasses and it all makes perfect sense....or three stiff bourbons.

Spyder from SC currently in Grand Rapids MI and boy is it cold and snowy

I spent my first 21 years there. I can sympathize.

[TheSpyder]

I'm a transplant from Cleveland and it's been a long time since I've seen the ol' lake effect snow llike this. It's fun looking out the window but ready to go home to SC.

[skippy3481]

Its not the 3-d glasses, you just have to stare at it and the secret message stands out....