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Originally Posted by MrHarryNguyen
Please tell me what is the best 5 advice you could give a new handicapper starting out. Thanks!
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1. Outwork your competition. Keep copious notes. Go back and look again a second, third and fourth time. You'll find important, relevant things you didn't first see.
2. When about to reach the teller or press submit ask yourself this question. Do I have a VERY good reason to do this? If they answer isn't hell yes. Don't do it. Betting $20, having every go perfectly and getting back $38 is NOT a very good reason.
3. When you lose which you should be doing 5 or 6 or even 7 times for every win. Look for REASONS not excuses. Why were you wrong?
4. Anytime you're in general agreement with the betting public. Walk away.
5. Be arrogant and untoutable about your opinion. Defend it with your life.
6. (bonus) This is an adjunct to #2 and #4. How many times have you heard a buddy say. I like the
He then looks and sees the horse is 21-1 and says ah that's crazy nobody likes him. He passes or worse bets less. It's only the public doing that, and we already know they have no f-ing clue what's going to happen. They're wrong at least 7 out of 10 times. Not only should you not tone it down. The more out of the box your play looks. The BIGGER the bet you should make.
The game has NOTHING to do with picking winners or cashing tickets. It's about making money. Consistently making the correct bet. The results will come. When they don't. Don't panic and chase. The last race of the day is only the race before the first tomorrow or at the next track. So many people will do whatever it takes to show their pals they "had it". Those guys CANNOT WIN.
FINAL THOUGHT: Every great poker player has one thing in common. The ability to occasionally lay down the best hand. Otherwise, you become a calling station because you can't stand the feeling of being bluffed. You can't allow yourself to become that guy. At some point you have to draw a line. I don't care if you think a horse is the international cinch, mortal lock of all time. If that horse continues to drift down to a price you know you shouldn't be taking. No matter how hard it is. You MUST PASS. Not look for an alternative way to use it. Just let it go. If the race runs and he gallops by 10 lengths. Who cares? You HAD TO LET IT GO. You must have the strength to walk away. To lay down the best hand. They WON'T always win. And when they run a bad 4th and you passed there's no greater feeling. Now you're a horse player. One of the guy's others look to for an OPINION! Not a calling station. Now you're in position to take the $$$ of the guys that didn't have the same commitment and fortitude.
LET'S GO!
