what is the REAL goal of playing the horses?

[fishorsechess]

I remember Dick Mitchell once stated at a seminar on handicapping, what he likes about playing the horses is
locking himself up in the den with his Racing Form and
sort of be in "another world" type thing. Andy Beyer states
its every horseplayers dream to be able to make a living
out of racing. What is the draw? Is it the intellectual
challenge of analyzing zillions of handicapping variables?
Getting sunshine out doors to watch the ponies? The
excitement of a race finish? I've spent years studying the horses
and am in the red. But I would have to admit my dream
is independence from a job. Who the hell wants to
punch a clock every workday and deal with disgruntled
co-workers and a boss? Also there are few jobs out there
where people can tell you they LOVE their job and get
paid for it. Few things in life you LOVE doing and get paid
well for.

[Valuist]

A bad day at the track beats a good day at work any time.

[Tuffmug]

MONEY,MONEY,MONEY!!! It's so SUNNY in a rich mans world!

ABBA

[hurrikane]

I do it to ward off alzheimers disease. :D

[Skanoochies]

Me too! But when I get to the window, I forget what I was gonna bet.

[Macdiarmadillo]

I'm with Valuist. It's varying parts of all that fishy lists for different people, I think. Sure beats punching the same button on a slot machine over and over or being dead (same thing?).

[Binder]

My goal is to work my 2 jobs for a few more years .
So I can retire
Then I can go to the track as often as I want
and bet with a big enough bankroll to make the trip worth while
I sure can't see myself working like I do now in 10 years
So I need to keep locking my self in my den and
working on races with Val 3. So I can get there and then Win

Binder
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