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Old 07-31-2008, 10:01 AM
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More on the betting end....am I the only one getting my ass handed to me thus far? It's feeling like a bad replay from last year.
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Old 07-31-2008, 09:30 PM
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More on the betting end....am I the only one getting my ass handed to me thus far? It's feeling like a bad replay from last year.

It's been my worst start in many years.
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Old 07-31-2008, 09:54 PM
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I've been getting absolutely killed to the point where I'm forcing myself to take a one week break. . . which is hard since I have to be there every day. It seems like all the winners are either logical chalk or illogical longshots - none of the logical longshots that we all look for.
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Old 07-31-2008, 09:59 PM
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Since I had my 9 year old granddaughter with me last Saturday, I was betting her whims.

Her whims were not particularly good.

Now when my daughter was her age, she had a six or seven win day. People near us wanted to know who the little girl liked.

Well, you don't lose much on $1 bets.
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Old 08-01-2008, 11:59 AM
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I have had my butt handed to me all year. I am down 23% from this time last year. I haven't been able to wager on Saratoga other than a couple of times. I hope to change things around beginning today.
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Old 08-01-2008, 12:27 PM
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Well im glad to see that im not alone. This year has been very difficult for me wagering wise it just started bad and has gotten to the point to where ive pretty much stopped betting. I still get the DRF Wed/Sat/Sun and look at it and half ass cap it but i know that im not betting so that makes it hard to be serious. Just seems that i have zigged when they have zagged and hockey makes a good point in that i cant tell you how many times ive looked at the pp's of a longshot winner and can't for the life of me tell you how i could have bet that horse. Thats a bad feeling. Good luck to you guys that are down.
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Old 08-01-2008, 12:31 PM
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11 winners on top the first two days of week #2 .....a lot better than week #1
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Old 08-01-2008, 12:42 PM
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Well judging by the DT meet contest many of us are getting off to a slow start. I believe I am close to perfecting a system for picking second place horses as I seem to come up short on a continuous basis.

Just have to keep swinging.

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Old 07-31-2008, 10:15 AM
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You can count me in this as well. After Sonny Pajamas somehow squandered a huge lead in the final 1/8th and got nipped opening day, I knew I was in for a long one.

I seriously can't think of the last time I have had so many pick 3 tickets bust out on the last leg. It's maddening because I love the meet so much...but just can't catch a break I need to turn to the corner.
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Old 07-31-2008, 03:07 PM
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I seriously can't think of the last time I have had so many pick 3 tickets bust out on the last leg. It's maddening because I love the meet so much...but just can't catch a break I need to turn to the corner.
I thought i was the only one who became an idiot on the last leg of the pic 3 or 4, and a genius on the beginning legs. I which i knew why that always seems to happen, and it usually doesnt matter how many picks I have in the last leg. I think I would even question me hitting if i had the all button punched
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Old 07-31-2008, 04:43 PM
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I seriously can't think of the last time I have had so many pick 3 tickets bust out on the last leg. It's maddening because I love the meet so much...but just can't catch a break I need to turn to the corner.
Solution to your problem: The Rolling Doubles!
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Old 07-31-2008, 10:19 AM
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We need some of morty's picks I think.

!!!!!!!!!

Id even take some of PG1985's pick about now...
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