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Originally Posted by SoCalCircuit
If I'm not mistaken I thought I heard Andy Beyer started with little to no money but devised a new betting angle ala the BSFs and it was very successful, and he used that to pay his way through college. Later on he would go publish his books, etc, but before that I think he was just a regular guy playing his picks with his revolutionary handicapping angle.
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But he took a job writing for a newspaper for a steady income. I knew a guy who did it the 50s and 60s. He said the hard part was being able handle the losing. It eats at you. Do make money at as hobby. If you do, then you have a chance.
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Some day in the not too distant future, horse players will betting on computer generated races over the net. Race tracks will become casinos and shopping centers. And some crooner will be belting out "there used to be a race track here".
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