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Old 05-14-2011, 11:52 AM
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Luckiest: Kentucky Downs, Colonial Downs
Unluckiest: Turfway Park, Hawthorne
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Old 05-14-2011, 12:30 PM
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I've always thought that it wasn't handicappers adapting to tracks, as much as it was specific tracks playing into ones innate skills as a handicapper. In other words, we all look at races a certain way. Some tracks play into our skill set and give us success, some don't and break us. When I say "tracks", I mean the physical track and of course the usual horse/trainer population.

Luck: Kee
Suck: Florida
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Old 05-14-2011, 12:42 PM
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Luckiest: CD and Saratoga
Unluckiest: Synth Tracks
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Old 05-14-2011, 01:09 PM
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Luckiest: Keeneland

Unluckiest: (tie)Turfway since the change from dirt OR
anything on the dirt at Saratoga
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Old 05-14-2011, 01:36 PM
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Luck: None of them
Suck: All of them

...only semi-joking.

Luck: CD, MTH, LS
Suck: KEE, AP
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Old 05-14-2011, 01:58 PM
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luck Aqueduct suck Gulfstream
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Old 05-14-2011, 03:30 PM
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Best: Oaklawn, Santa Anita, Churchill, Belmont
Worst: Turf Paradise, Suffolk, Monmouth
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Old 05-17-2011, 03:01 PM
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I used to "date" a girl that worked at the bar at Kentucky Downs, so I'll say that is my luckiest.
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Old 05-17-2011, 03:36 PM
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Suck: The Big T
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Old 05-17-2011, 04:10 PM
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Interesting responses. I didnt even think anyone would respond to my threat, I was just curious to how people felt towards different tracks. I think alot of my bad luck, lack of skill at certain tracks has to do with lack of knowledge, i will see the card being shown at the otb and bet it because "its something to bet on" but i do not really know the bias, angles, etc.


That being said, aside from the fairgrounds being the unluckiest bigger track for me.

No offense to canadians, but hastings park is the all-time, worst track EVER for me. That track is a bull ring and a pos.
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Old 05-17-2011, 05:11 PM
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Unlucky: Del mar
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