I voted
yes. I had been a long-time, very satisfied subscriber to a poker training site...and I only stopped subscribing because of the changed gambling laws. I would gladly pay $35 (or more) a month to be able to watch over the shoulder of a competent player...as he dissects a race, and explains his thinking process, in a step by step format. I have been playing this game seriously for over 30 years...but I am not yet too old to learn a new thing or two.
My suggestion is to choose your instructors carefully...and to insist on practical, usable handicapping and betting analysis...and not the vague, overly-theoretical type that so often clutters the pages of horseracing online forums everywhere. Handicapping theories are a dime a dozen...and the same can be said of all the "data" that everybody talks about. What's missing is a rational, intelligent way of merging theory and practice...so the observer could see how the expert player plies his trade...and how he converts his handicapping opinions into betting decisions at the betting window.
If I were you...I would fund an ADW account just for the purpose of this new business venture...and I would handicap and wager in real time...keeping the site's bet logs as proof that I am actually placing the wagers that my handicapping analysis has pre-selected. The wagers could be tiny in size...but they must be made before-hand...and they must be representative of the thinking process which preceded them. Keep everything visible and above-board...and never offer excuses for the many losing days that you are sure to encounter. Building credibility is the key.
I hope you follow through with your idea...and I wish you luck.
