Do you have betting loyalty?

slotdirt · #1 08-10-2006, 12:52 PM

I always seem to get suckered into betting Sacred Light. Oh, and I'm definitely a sucker for Funny Cide. That's the worst kind of sucker bet.

Scurlogue Champ · #2 08-10-2006, 01:01 PM

I always do, and that has caused some problems for me.

TheSpyder · #3 08-10-2006, 01:08 PM

Growing up at The Big T I once bet on a 60/1 shot Powerdette who finished last. I decided that day I would bet $2 on that horse everytime it ran thinking one day it would wake up and win at tremendous odds. This carried on for two years. Each time the odds seam to get larger and the results never changed.

Then one day I picked up the Cleveland Plain Dealer and read where a horse has electocuted itself on the walking ring...yep it was Powerdette.

The moral of the story is you will be more loyal than the horse.

I do bet Roberto firsters though with some really good success, especialy on the grass.

Scav · #4 08-10-2006, 01:16 PM

The only loyalty I have is to myself, and that is DO NOT BET SHANE LAVIOLETTE...

Shane baby has to sit around all day on Saturday and watch the events until the FINAL Race, race 12, where he finally gets a ride..Could he be the dagger in the 250k guaranteed pick four? I THINK NOT

slotdirt · #5 08-10-2006, 01:20 PM

Oh, if we're talking jockey loyalty or trainer loyalty, I definitely have a lot of that. For instance, disclude Travis Dunkleberger at Charles Town at your own peril.

Scav · #6 08-10-2006, 01:23 PM

Kev is a slightly delusional to play English Channel on the merit of I HEART HIM...He should try and look at it from both perspectives, handicapping and heart. As in, I do it this way...I look at every race from a handicapping perspective, if I don't think the horse I like has a shot, I will either go 5 deep in the the pick three including him, or I will just sit the race out and cheer for him

#7 08-10-2006, 01:34 PM

No.
And it hurts. I will probably never get the opportunity to bet on Perfect Drift. Mostly because I dont think he can win unless a very specific race is run.

Some of you guys that go to the track and sit with owners... Do you feel obligated to bet on their horse? I dont unless I think they can win at a price. I will root for them.

GPK · #8 08-10-2006, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Scav

Kev is a slightly delusional to play English Channel on the merit of I HEART HIM...He should try and look at it from both perspectives, handicapping and heart. As in, I do it this way...I look at every race from a handicapping perspective, if I don't think the horse I like has a shot, I will either go 5 deep in the the pick three including him, or I will just sit the race out and cheer for him

Tom...if I didn't think he had a shot, I would bet a very small amount on him. I think he is the best in this field on Sat and he has done just about everything right to proof that this year. Obviously, there are some great horses in this race, but I still think he is the one to beat, but I am not gonna bet a bundle at short odds.

dr. fager · #9 08-10-2006, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Scav

Kev is a slightly delusional

...probably could have stopped there

my miss storm cat · #10 08-10-2006, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by moodwalker

I always do, and that has caused some problems for me.

This made me laugh. Same here.....

AeWingnut · #11 08-10-2006, 06:42 PM

I kept Come Back Ronnie in my stable mail. I would show up evertime he ran.
keyed him 1st & 3rd in the trifecta. He was the kind that if the race set up for him. He won. if not he would get up for 3rd. Huge late kik

that was on the east coast
they switched him to Cali and he ran 2nd
messed me up totally

took him out of my stable mail

he was getting old

I could never bring myself to bet against Cigar
he was always too short to bet flat. I was always trying to figure out who would run 2nd and third.

This is a long time ago. You usd to be able to pick different tracks and get different pools with different odds.

This guy looked around saw Dare and Go had he best odds at Louisiana Downs
asked the teller for the simulcast at Loser Dwns and we all know what happened.

The whole place was disappointed that Cigar had lost. All but him
when he stuck the ticket in my face, I said "Wrong track - it's not a winner"
he argued with me and I simply said "go get your money then"

I alwas thought it was unAmerican to bet against an American hero like Cigar. Glad he lost his bet.

AeWingnut · #12 08-10-2006, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I have no real loyalty when it comes to horses that I'll bet. However there are jockey's that I cannot bet, regardless of who is on them. If I like a horse that say Jose Santos is on, I just skip the race, and trust me it has helped. There are also jockeys that I will use if I think that their style will suit a horse perfectly. Like if P Val gets on a young horse who is getting blinkers, I'm thinking wire to wire, or a patient jock on a closer.

Have trouble include Lukas. I love it when bridge jumpers pile on his horses. Time to bet everyone else to show

There are a few jockeys I feel that way about.