Luck
 

Luck, new horse racing oriented series, has a one hour sneak preview, starting now(10 eastern) on HBO

CAST THIS ACTOR: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0950306/

Sincerely,
Dell Yount

wtf, you been sitting up waiting for an announcement there guy, or what?
seriously, casting is not my job, I am just a fan

What's the dealio, Dell, haven't you been able to get a read?

I believe Michael Mann's casting agent is Bonnie Timmerman.
http://bigthink.com/bonnietimmerman

I see at the show site they're looking for good track stories:
http://www.hbo.com/luck/index.html#/...kY2RgB-NgeVg==

On the set video: :ThmbUp:
http://www.hbo.com/luck/index.html#/...IxsjECANuPJKQ=

I am recording the show for posterity, my money is on these eventualities..........................
1. Racing will not be cast in a favorable light...
2. Publics perception of an honest game further disenchanted
3. The game will gain, overall, in spite of above two, due to thats our nature, to love getting fooled, or fooling, or in on a scam, or whatever.

I love stuff like this, ahead of time, big big fan of Dustin as well

hells yeah, give Mr. Yount a part!

Thank you for the links... no luck getting a read, so far.
"Not giving up... ever." :bang:

Luck is a Minor Factor
 

Luck?
In horse racing = homework
Independent of that, and most players do not do it (work)...Good Luck.
But the truth be known, over 90 % of all races are explicable, perhaps in the rearview mirror.

Do the work. Have a good set of numbers, but don't consider them the absolute truth, but rather as a potential guide for today's field, and then also consider "in your mind's eye" how today's track is playing.

Barring the jockey jumping off or falling off, the horse being walled in, or stumbling out of the gate, or similiar problems,
ESSENTIALLY HORSE RACING IS NOT A GAME OF LUCK THOUGH CHANCE FACTORS ARE INVOLVED.

(Yet, when "Luck" happens, huge dividends come into play.)


























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What guesstimation could one put on the % of P6 payouts going to 'dumb luck' and that to savvy, well thought out handicapping?

When they were alive to all in the last leg, I was really hoping the heavy chalk would win.

BTW, who has conversations in the middle of races? You hear guys screaming at TV screens but I don't think I've ever heard casual conversations in the middle of a race between people who have bet the race.

Did anyone math out the cost of that pic-6 ticket?

I didn't but I thought I heard one of the characters say it was 840-something.

I didn't see it,doe's it have the potential to be as good as Deadwood?

$2,800 ticket

Wow, how long was the last race.....10 min? :D The longshot 8 has to win..oh no, wait now the other longshot 2 can win. :)


I thought the show was ok.

Hopefully I'm wrong but I don't see this show lasting very long.I just don't see it grabbing the attention of anyone who is not into horse racing.You need to have an intermediate understanding of the game to be able to grasp the slang and follow along .I mean the average viewer isn't going to know what a bug is or what letting the horse stretch its legs the last quarter in a work let alone doing it in .11 and .23.

I guess we will see because they do have a great cast and for an informed viewer great writing but after my wife thought it was going to interest her with Hoffman and Nolte she fell asleep 20 minutes into it.