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Originally Posted by Speed Figure
I really could care less about a horses last race. When playing minor tracks horses can lose there last two or three starts by 50+ lengths. I like going back into a horses pp's within a set about of days. I generally don't know the trainer intent and don't care. I may be able to see when a horse may be using a race as a prep, but I don't know the trainer intent of a $5000 claiming horse. I'm playing the numbers over everything else. I became a far better player once I stopped doing the best of last 2, best of last 3 and the best of this type of handicapping.
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You're playing 5K claimers, and neither know nor care about a trainer's intent?
Come on, Speedy...the horse has no say in what will be a prep race--and what will be a serious win attempt--that's part of
Trainer Intent.
And how do you pare down the field to something manageable? You and I are not that different in handicapping methods....somewhere along the line I began using best of last 2---it works for me.
There is so much more to the art of handicapping than just sterile, soulless data. It has to be that way--if not it's just a boring, mindless electronic game.
I guarantee you put a lot more thought into your handicapping than just
"playing the numbers over everything else"
have a good day
-NCG
