In my 25+ years playing, I have only known 2 professionals that made money consistently. I use the term professional, since this was their only source of income. Many "professionals" have other sources of income, these 2 didn't. They had very different styles of play. One was a straight better. $1000 win, $2000 place on short price favorites. I don't know how he did it, but he had a sixth sense for when the chalk would get beat. He would go to the window and come back and say, "I changed my mind and didn't bet" and the 3/5 shot would run 3rd. Sometimes he would bet as much as $2500 win, $5000 place. He always doubled up on the place. If he got beat and got a $3.00 place price, he broke even. He would go several days without making a bet sometimes. He was very patient, but he won.
The other guy was well connected. He was formally in the harness racing business, and knew trainers, jockeys and owners from all over the country. He bet strictly on information. He made some huge scores.
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07-05-2007, 04:10 PM
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