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09-19-2009, 01:30 PM
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might i suggest the starfighters for any handicappper. as lukas would say, "may the force be with you" 
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09-19-2009, 01:30 PM
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Sounds like a bunch or nurses walking their rounds!
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09-19-2009, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by turfbar
The secret to handicapping horses is................
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Knowing what no one else knows. 
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09-19-2009, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by turfbar
The secret to handicapping horses is.................YOUR ANSWER HERE.
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When you see a fork in the road, take it.
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09-19-2009, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by andymays
Nobody is going to give you the map to the Gold Mine. And if they do chances are you will get lost.
Everybody is going to try to sell you the map to the Gold Mine. And if you buy it chances are you will get lost.
The Gold Mine probably doesn't exist but many out there will tell you it does for profit or ego!
Once you develop your handicapping skills it boils down to instinct and timing. In other words you have to make the right move at the right time!
There was a guy out here who owned a popular restaurant and also played the Horses. He alway carried around a small book and on the cover it said "everthing I learned about handicapping". When you opened the book all the pages were blank!
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Half of the secret is that the handicapping is already done, and an analysis of that work is what is left for the player to do today.
The other half of the secret is that what happens today, will likely differ from last week.
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09-19-2009, 02:02 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Who does the Racing Form Detective like in this one?
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09-19-2009, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by turfbar
The secret to handicapping horses is.................YOUR ANSWER HERE.
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PURE SH#T LUCK! 
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09-19-2009, 04:37 PM
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Handicapping is easy. Wagering and betting the winning horse or horses is the hard part. Learning to lose and accepting that fact that you will, is even harder.
You need a way to beat the races and not the race, whatever that may be. Some do it with rebates, others - longshots and/or spot plays, some are lucky, some are skilled. Don't expect the skilled ones to ever tell you all they know. That's something you find on your own.
Lastly, attention to detail. How many races have you missed because you failed to pay attention to one fact or another? I know I have plenty.
Caveat: There is no one answer.
Disclaimer: The preceding should not be construed to contain any actual advise and is for entertainment purposes only.
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09-19-2009, 04:42 PM
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cant tell
if I told ya it would"nt be a secret
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09-19-2009, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by illinoisbred
Being on them as they're starting to peak and not after they've run their guts out for 3-4 races-probably too late.
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I agree. I watch and track YOUNG horses on the improve that run 2nd and 3rd (or even 4th if they ran great but had trouble (gate, bumped, etc.). If they are in my virtual stable, they are live.
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09-20-2009, 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by turfbar
The secret to handicapping horses is.................YOUR ANSWER HERE.
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There aren't any secrets; just hard work and patience
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09-20-2009, 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Cratos
There aren't any secrets; just hard work and patience
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Sound comment.
If I had patience, I'd be dangerous.
The harder I work, the better I do.
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09-20-2009, 01:30 AM
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Information. And lots of it.
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09-20-2009, 01:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Wickel
Information. And lots of it.
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For me, it isn't the quantity of information, it is having the information in a readily digestible format.
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09-20-2009, 10:10 AM
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Playing against favorites. This requires a deep analysis of (1) how and why the public makes a horse a favorite and (2) an equally in-depth analysis of situations in which the favorite may be vulnerable. Once this is done, I recommend play in gimmicks to take advantage of the greater value of non-favorites in these pools,
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