Colonial's future in real doubt..

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

We need less tracks. May as well lose one with little history.

I definitely disagree here. We need as many tracks as possible. That way, we're not held hostage by any of them. Can you imagine if this were 1988, and you were forced to play AQU this winter?

And we can then take advantage of stickout plays at multiple tracks, rather than trying to force plays when there are limited options.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

I definitely disagree here. We need as many tracks as possible. That way, we're not held hostage by any of them. Can you imagine if this were 1988, and you were forced to play AQU this winter?

And we can then take advantage of stickout plays at multiple tracks, rather than trying to force plays when there are limited options.

While the racing at Aqu may not be "fair", I'd bet there all year long if they would let me.

I want less tracks so we have fuller fields and more competitive races.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

While the racing at Aqu may not be "fair", I'd bet there all year long if they would let me.

I want less tracks so we have fuller fields and more competitive races.

Excuse the digression.

I've made an assumption about the way you play and pretty much modeled my present approach after it.

While I can turn a very nice ROI by watching races closely, keeping meticulous notes, etc., no matter how much I might enjoy the process, I can't get motivated to do it on a consistent basis, ESPECIALLY with mundane conditions (like a bias) or bad horses.

So, I've branched out to betting multiple tracks and multiple surfaces, and using my charts to pick out standout plays. Typically, only in these cases will I get down and dirty with the replays. I'm probably doing the same amount of work overall in terms of time but the effort is alot less, as there's alot of mindless work invovled.

There a more than enough plays (over 5 or 6 tracks) and enough variety to keep me interested. And, I not squeezing out plays but betting standouts.

I've assumed you pretty much do the same with your figures. Or, at least, it makes sense to me. In that respect, the more variety, the better.