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[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by philcski

almost 300 horses and you already finished handicapping?

that's like reading war and peace in 20 minutes.

Its just an early look, but I did spend about 3 hours on it.

[pweizer]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Its just an early look, but I did spend about 3 hours on it.

Aren't the actual fields, posts, and jockeys important in your handicapping?

Paul

[philcski]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Its just an early look, but I did spend about 3 hours on it.

Take some time, relax, get some early opinions on paper (not the interwebs), watch some videos, watch some of what other handicappers are selecting so you have a better idea of what the real odds will be. Handicapping the BC is a weeklong process- not a 3 hour cramfest.

[King Glorious]

At this point, if you still aren't familiar with the horses, you probably shouldn't be wagering on them. I would feel comfortable making preliminary selections already. I don't feel like jockeys and post positions make that much difference in the vast majority of cases. Who needs to look at a post position or a past performance to know what Zenyatta and Music Note are about or to know what Summer Bird or Gio Ponti have done?