Were you a winner or loser this year?

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Well maybe the poster meant that they $1800 was his own money. Maybe the rest of the wagers came from winnings from that initial $1800 investment. Does that make sense?

I'm not sure, but my innate BS detector is reading there is validity in BellsBendBoy's claims......

And for myself, I remember the days of the ESPN board where people would joke about the foolishness of someone playing "*ALL" somewhere on their Tri or Super bets.

I never admitted it then, but now I will.....I'm a big player of two horses with the "a bunch" in super and tri plays.

I only bet at the OTB about 30 times a year. Probably about half those times I see a race I really like from my casual following of the west coast tracks, and I go in with one fixed bet in mind. Usually a heavy win, with some back up Exactas. About 10 times I'll go in with a "lose" budget of $200 to $500 and play "picked on the spot" WIN and PLACE, and if I get a little of the track's money loosen up (with the help of some Bud Light) and buy some "lotto type" tri's and supers.

It's a rare year that I do not have signers.

On a good day I'll win $300 to $500, and on a great day I'll win $900 to $3000. Probaby 1/3 of the time I end up between -$200 and +$200.

I NEVER lose more than $300 to $500 on my bad days, so my losses are controlled.

It works for me, and I have a helluva good time. And when I get the nice win, I always celebrate and do something concrete with the $$ besides putting it back in the track. Nice dinner for the wife, or a good bottle of wine. Or some nice electronics or something.

That said, I've been in less lettuce before in my life, and had an equally heckuva good time playing 9 races of $5 win/place bets. I just love horse racing.