In 2007 I will be a better capper by:

pmayjr · #1 12-22-2006, 07:02 PM

2 Things-
1) Concede that I suck at playing the big-time tracks. I need to go 'cap at night when I have friendly Mountaineer and their 5k claiming races. I'll watch the big-time horses and the stakes races for fanfare only.

2) Just in general- Horse bet more than go to the card room and play hold'em. I do a lot of both, but Hold'em I play a lot of due to the convenience factor involved. I consider myself to be a pretty good poker player, but too much luck is involved. The horses is my comfort zone. I gotta stick to what I'm truly good at.

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year guys. Hope they're both groovy.
-Pete

hoovesupsideyourhead · #2 12-22-2006, 07:10 PM

the tote is the best and worst thing if you have an opinion regardless of the odds... you should make your play .for a horse thats getting bet first out..thats a pos sighn....and you should bet with that in mind but..i dont scare from beating the odds if i like a horse and hes 17-1..ill play him..

blackthroatedwind · #3 12-22-2006, 07:13 PM

Aside from firsters, the bigger the price the more you should bet.

Dunbar · #4 12-23-2006, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Aside from firsters, the bigger the price the more you should bet.

You have to be careful with intepreting that statement. That sounds like you would always bet more on 20-1 horses than on 3-1 horses. I'd only do that if I thought my edge was something like 6 -7 times larger on the 20-1 horses than on the 3-1 horses, which is going to occur very rarely.

I'm pretty sure you are talking about how much you would bet on one horse once you've decide you like THAT horse. I'd agree with that; it makes sense to bet more on a particular choice, the higher the odds. But as a rule, as I'm sure you know, bets on 20-1 horses should be a lot less than bets on 3-1 horses.

--Dunbar