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Originally Posted by traynor
A bit of advice. I think few would pay to listen to a number of people expounding on the use of statistics in racing, as interesting as that might be to computer handicappers. No one wants to pay good money to hear an expert destroy his or her cherished illusions about small sample models.
Similarly, aside from bragging rights (as in "I was at Handicapping Expo 2020, and I heard yada yada say blah blah" or whatever), I don't think that people who are primarily turf writers would do more than re-run stuff they have already written. Re-cycled Handicapping 101, as others have indicated elsewhere.
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I don't presume to know what most people would care to pay for -- although the results of this poll clearly indicate that most would not be willing to pay for anything -- but I know what interests me. And I would gladly pay to hear an expert destroy whatever illusions or misconceptions I might have about the game. It occurs to me that such information would be a bargain at any price.
I also disagree with the notion that turf writers would have nothing to offer other than "re-cycled handicapping 101" advice.
Some of these authors also happen to be two-fisted bettors with many years of experience...and they have not written anything in more than a decade. I would have to assume that they have more to offer today than what they have previously written many years ago. Beyer himself hasn't written at length for over 18 years.
