Your approach and type?

[dellinger63]

I bet and usually lose. Pic 3's. LOL when I do I have another beer and double up on the next play. Hasn't worked yet but my parents didn't raise a quitter. Anyone going to BC day is welcome to watch my act first hand. At least I'll have a Byk beef with Hooves as a fellow customer. Life is good.

[Scav]

Dell, you driving down there or flying?

[dellinger63]

driving. looks like early Friday. about 10 or so going.

[Thunder Gulch]

I do a ton of work before ever going to the track. I use the charts to profile the track for preferred running styles for the previous week, and I download Bris Ultimates 24 hours in advance. I guess I need to start incorporating paddock and post parade analysis in my betting, but I just am not educated enough in that aspect of it. The only changes I make as the day goes along relate to the toteboard.

[repent]

my handicapping has changed over the last few years to its current form.

a)w/p bets on turf racing and stakes races(non-polytrack stakes)
I dont care so much about the price. If Im getting a better price than expected, I may bet more.

b)Pick 4's. Best value in all of racing. Only way I have found to show a profit given my moderate handicapping skills.
I have a budget(that I stick to) and I try to single in the turf races.
If I cant make the ticket fit in my budget, I just skip it. theres always another pick 4 to play.

thats it. I dont play anything else, unless its something like the Breeders Cup Pick 6(which I have never and will probably never hit) or something.

as for preparation.
Its always the night before. I do all my betting online so I do the following:
a)check weather reports
b)handicap online
c)make selections
d)write them down
e)check scratches at work
f) adjust accordingly
g)place my bets mid morning

if rain comes during the card, Im f*cked.

as for tracks,
I handicap everything.
calder, delaware, suffolk at the start of the week.
belmont, oak tree, chicago tracks later in the week.

but I may only make 1 or 2 bets a day(be if pick 4 or w/p, or both).

thats it.
I would not reccommend that anyone follow my routine b/c I really have no idea what Im doing. I have 5% of the experience that a lot of you on the board have.
all I know that if I handicap everyday, I cant help but improve.


Repent