Points Results 02.15.2020

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by cal828

I haven't a clue about the next venue. I was hoping all the not so great possibilities were behind us with all the derby trail races being offered most weekends. Not a lot of exciting stakes races this coming weekend. Gulf has a trio of sprint stakes. Maybe we will have to see which venue has some good supporting races. Gulf and Oaklawn always seem to have fairly full fields. Oaklawn's sole stakes is an Arky bred affair, I think which is about as bad as they get, but might have some nice allowances. I am open to suggestions.

At times here we play an all stakes card using two tracks but no more than two (cost reasons for those of us that pay for PPs). Wasn't sure you knew we have that option.

[JolyB]

With a relative dearth of stakes races and surprisingly no Derby preps on the calendar, next Saturday might be one of those times to play a track that we normally wouldn't visit. Just a thought.

[Alli]

I have come to the conclusion that I am not very good at this. It's fun, though....and no money lost, so....

[JolyB]

Hope that you hang in there Alli and don't get discouraged. This is a very tough game to learn, but the hope is that we learn a little bit each day and get a little bit smarter each year. Doesn't always work out that way. Mickey Rooney famously said that the first time he went to the races he lost $5 and then he spent the next 50 years trying to get even.

[Alli]

Love it!! I've been working at this for about 15 years...I think it's a habit now!

My favorite was the trifecta. Won over $800 the first day I wagered on horse races at Del Mar...been trying to do that ever since....lol. I didn't even know what pp's were....just eyeballed the horses.

I can't wait for Colonial Downs to start up in the summer. That was fun! My son lives in San Diego, so I'm going to have to plan a visit while the racing is at Del Mar.

Can't wait to see where we go next! Have a good evening, everyone!

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by Alli

Love it!! I've been working at this for about 15 years...I think it's a habit now!

My favorite was the trifecta. Won over $800 the first day I wagered on horse races at Del Mar...been trying to do that ever since....lol. I didn't even know what pp's were....just eyeballed the horses.

I can't wait for Colonial Downs to start up in the summer. That was fun! My son lives in San Diego, so I'm going to have to plan a visit while the racing is at Del Mar.

Can't wait to see where we go next! Have a good evening, everyone!

Alli, it took me several years figure out some approach to the Points contest then it started working more often than not. My wagering is very iffy for sure, here and at the track. That's where the rubber meets the road so I continue to try harder on the ROI but rarely land anything. Frustrating!!!

Been doing this on one forum or another since around 2000. Besides affording my competitive soul a needed challenge every week, it's fun and helps to keep my "senior" brain alert as well.