Can you really make money in this game ?

[cal828]

Originally Posted by POINTGIVEN1985

I really dont think that you can. Its such a hard game to win money on, i go for a day at stimucast and handicap 3-4 tracks all day catch a couple big hits and at the end of the day still finish down. Its so hard to win over the long run betting horses...i feel the only way i win is if i spot play 1 maybe to races a day, bet them and thats it. I find it so hard to go to otb with my buddies and bet for a whole day and finish up.

I think you got your answer to the question. Take note of how many emphatic "h*ll yes" and "dam* right" responses you got. Most people don't seem to want to answer the question directly. They seem to want to explain how it's done, but they are not saying that they're doing it. You got a lot of "I think you can, if you do this......" answers. OK. Here's my answer.
NO, YOU CAN'T. Now armed with this gem of wisdom, I'm sure you won't be caught anywhere near a racetrack. Right? Me too. Horseplayers, not only are they a bunch of degenerate gamblers, but delusional as well. My apologies to anyone offended. Just joking really. Hope there are people out there that are making a lot of money!!!

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by cal828

I think you got your answer to the question. Take note of how many emphatic "h*ll yes" and "dam* right" responses you got. Most people don't seem to want to answer the question directly. They seem to want to explain how it's done, but they are not saying that they're doing it. You got a lot of "I think you can, if you do this......" answers. OK. Here's my answer.
NO, YOU CAN'T. Now armed with this gem of wisdom, I'm sure you won't be caught anywhere near a racetrack. Right? Me too. Horseplayers, not only are they a bunch of degenerate gamblers, but delusional as well. My apologies to anyone offended. Just joking really. Hope there are people out there that are making a lot of money!!!

This plays on individual sensabilities and how one determines the context in which the question was raised.

Can you win? and Do you win more than you lose? may be taken to mean the same things but are completely different questions in there own right.

The beauty of horseracing is that if you structure you bets smartly and utilize a modicum of dicipline you don't have to be correct the majority of the time (like in sports betting) to be ahead. In fact, if you're right 10 - 20% of the time you are usually ahead. I take issue with your assessment that " Horseplayers, not only are they a bunch of degenerate gamblers, but delusional as well." as an uninformed sterotype of something you may have myopically witnessed, and don't require or need your apology as I'm not the least offended by trolls like you.
For the record, I've had the handicapping gods shine on me this year and have emassed over 15K in winnings since January, and have wagered barely 800 bucks. Do the math. I've been *right* about 15% of the time.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by cal828

I think you got your answer to the question. Take note of how many emphatic "h*ll yes" and "dam* right" responses you got. Most people don't seem to want to answer the question directly. They seem to want to explain how it's done, but they are not saying that they're doing it. You got a lot of "I think you can, if you do this......" answers. OK. Here's my answer.
NO, YOU CAN'T. Now armed with this gem of wisdom, I'm sure you won't be caught anywhere near a racetrack. Right? Me too. Horseplayers, not only are they a bunch of degenerate gamblers, but delusional as well. My apologies to anyone offended. Just joking really. Hope there are people out there that are making a lot of money!!!

So, it's OK to insult people on the board as long as you are " just joking "?

Frankly, I didn't notice any " hell yes " or " damn right " responses to the initial post and many of the responses did offer different posters' insights.

And just so you, and anyone else as confused as you, are clear....YES YOU CAN. However, winning takes a lot of discipline and hard work. As for some more in depth responses from me as to how one might go about accomplishing this I will refer you as well to the book " Six Secrets... " that was suggested earlier in the thread.