Can A "Gambler" Be A "Fan" ?

[letswastemoney]

It's okay to be a fan because a horse makes you money....I see nothing wrong with that...

The horse gives you something, and you support the horse by being a fan.

[letswastemoney]

Well now that I think of it, the guys that bet strictly by the numbers and don't even remember the horse's name, okay maybe those aren't fans....

[SniperSB23]

Of course. But you'll lose a lot of money if you don't realize you are both.

[AeWingnut]

if I don't bet the race I don't really care who wins

[magic_idol]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

if I don't bet the race I don't really care who wins

That is the part i can never understand as i spend alot of times in pubs & train horses i could never understand the person goes from race to race never happy if they win or lose cause if the win they should have had more money on it etc for me each race is a story full of curves & turns right from the time the barriers open ,Yes i love a bet but funnily enough i never bet on my own horses as i feel gambling distorts a persons point of view but to watch a horse in full flight from Apache Cat to Smarty Jones i dont think there is anything finer in life

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by magic_idol

That is the part i can never understand as i spend alot of times in pubs & train horses i could never understand the person goes from race to race never happy if they win or lose cause if the win they should have had more money on it etc for me each race is a story full of curves & turns right from the time the barriers open ,Yes i love a bet but funnily enough i never bet on my own horses as i feel gambling distorts a persons point of view but to watch a horse in full flight from Apache Cat to Smarty Jones i dont think there is anything finer in life

Good points!....I enjoy a race much better if I have no stake. The races are
a thing of beauty.
It's fun to gamble too, but not so much if your heart is involved in the outcome.

[Travis Stone]

Without fans there would be no gamblers. To be a gambler in horse racing you have to have some "fan" in you. Otherwise, you'd play a shot machine which produces the results of your gamble much quicker than waiting for a horse race.

And without gamblers there would be no horse racing. It might exist, but not nearly on the scale it is today.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

if I don't bet the race I don't really care who wins

I'm with you. Other than the races at the highest levels, I couldn't care less who wins run of the mill races if I'm not betting. That's not to say I don't enjoy watching on some level, but it's definately more intense when you have a rooting interest.