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Old 12-03-2011, 07:51 PM
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Yet another one of my posts has dissolved into a psychological mud bath.

DOES ANYONE HAVE A SPECIFIC REASON WHY MY EFFING BET CAN'T WORK!!!
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Old 12-03-2011, 07:54 PM
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Scratches.........small fields.
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Old 12-03-2011, 07:59 PM
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Scratches.........small fields.
Agreed. They present a real problem. The bet is badly hurt by small fields. In order to really work you would need consistent full fields.
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Old 12-03-2011, 08:02 PM
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Scratches.........small fields.
Definitely an issue. Maybe a late scratch means a free square for everyone. And perhaps the same could hold true for five horse fields and less.
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Old 12-03-2011, 08:05 PM
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I think it would be much easier to hit than you think.
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Old 12-03-2011, 11:08 PM
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I think it would be much easier to hit than you think.
I think being the lone winner would be tough. And to hit it at all, you pretty much have to either have a card where not one price hits, OR you have to spot a live longshot that others will miss.
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Old 12-03-2011, 11:25 PM
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The last thing racing needs is more silly exotic bets that dilute the already dwindling pools we have.
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Old 12-03-2011, 08:14 PM
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Definitely an issue. Maybe a late scratch means a free square for everyone. And perhaps the same could hold true for five horse fields and less.
These are major issues. Another issue is the average 2-3 time per month OTB bettor doesn't do the whole card in advance. This type of bet needs advance work that a good percentage of horse players don't put in.

I thinks it's kind of a neat idea that would be fun on big racing days. It's to hard to implement on a daily basis.
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Old 12-03-2011, 08:53 PM
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These are major issues. Another issue is the average 2-3 time per month OTB bettor doesn't do the whole card in advance. This type of bet needs advance work that a good percentage of horse players don't put in.

I thinks it's kind of a neat idea that would be fun on big racing days. It's to hard to implement on a daily basis.
very good point.
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Old 12-03-2011, 11:06 PM
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These are major issues. Another issue is the average 2-3 time per month OTB bettor doesn't do the whole card in advance. This type of bet needs advance work that a good percentage of horse players don't put in.

I thinks it's kind of a neat idea that would be fun on big racing days. It's to hard to implement on a daily basis.
Legit concern, but I think enough people would play it. Just like the Pick 6 and the Place Pick All.
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Old 12-03-2011, 07:55 PM
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Yet another one of my posts has dissolved into a psychological mud bath.

DOES ANYONE HAVE A SPECIFIC REASON WHY MY EFFING BET CAN'T WORK!!!
It won't be as cool to redboard hitting this. Does that count as a reason?
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Old 12-03-2011, 08:07 PM
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It won't be as cool to redboard hitting this. Does that count as a reason?
Why are you still posting on this thread? I mean, I realize Andy jumped in AFTER you proclaimed it wasn't worth your time and now you want to take any chance to look witty in front of him. But stick to your guns, man.

You are, in fact, male, right?
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Old 12-03-2011, 08:14 PM
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Why are you still posting on this thread? I mean, I realize Andy jumped in AFTER you proclaimed it wasn't worth your time and now you want to take any chance to look witty in front of him. But stick to your guns, man.

You are, in fact, male, right?
Taking shots at my man is definitely not going to curry favor with me.
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Old 12-03-2011, 08:20 PM
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Taking shots at my man is definitely not going to curry favor with me.
I appreciate you standing up for me.
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Old 12-03-2011, 11:49 PM
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You are, in fact, male, right?
The irony here is priceless.
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Old 12-04-2011, 12:34 AM
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Picking losers is not as easy as one would think. I knew a guy that would put up any amount of money that his opponent couldn't pick 100 consecutive losers. Had to be on the same curcuit with no races passed. He won much more often than he lost.
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Old 12-04-2011, 03:14 AM
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Picking losers is not as easy as one would think. I knew a guy that would put up any amount of money that his opponent couldn't pick 100 consecutive losers. Had to be on the same curcuit with no races passed. He won much more often than he lost.
Much easier to do at a slots track in the mid-atlantic with gyp trainers starting nags in almost every race with big field sizes -- than tracks that offer quite a few small fields but relatively more competitive racing.

I think it would make a pretty cool long term contest to see who could pick the highest percentage of favorites who finish worse than 3rd.
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Old 12-04-2011, 04:54 AM
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Much easier to do at a slots track in the mid-atlantic with gyp trainers starting nags in almost every race with big field sizes -- than tracks that offer quite a few small fields but relatively more competitive racing.

I think it would make a pretty cool long term contest to see who could pick the highest percentage of favorites who finish worse than 3rd.
Yeah. My guy always offered the play in So. Cal. To this day remember the one time I tried it. Was at loser 96 when in the first race at Santa Anita a horse who a week before had been trounced at Caliente named Bigbadandmean trained by Anthony Hemerick scooted home at 46-1 in a seven horse 10k claimer. During the sequence there were several times I had to survive close scrapes with 2nd place finishes sometimes pretty close photos. Not as easy as one might think.
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Old 12-04-2011, 01:29 PM
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Much easier to do at a slots track in the mid-atlantic with gyp trainers starting nags in almost every race with big field sizes -- than tracks that offer quite a few small fields but relatively more competitive racing.

I think it would make a pretty cool long term contest to see who could pick the highest percentage of favorites who finish worse than 3rd.
Im very good at this. I beat favorites daily, the problem is I beat them with the wrong horses most of the time.
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Old 12-04-2011, 01:26 PM
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Justin I think its a great idea. BTW congrats on the baby man.
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