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Originally Posted by thaskalos
There have been a few major changes within the game which have necessitated the altering of our handicapping methods. The emergence of the polytrack and the "supertrainer" certainly brought about a change in our handicapping...as did the proliferation of exotic wagering. There may also be some more changes like these in the future...which may require even further alteration of our play.
But most of what we perceive as "changes" are not really changes in the game; they are changes in our PERCEPTION of it. The player's journey in the game is an upward climb...and his view of the game is bound to change as his vantage point changes.
I equate it to the changing opinions of the physicists as they describe the world around us. The world remains the same...but our opinions about it change as our knowledge and our observational tools improve.
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A lot of truth to this. It may be more our perception as we improve as handicappers that changes our view, not the game itself.
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