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Originally Posted by thaskalos
To me...the only way by which the "average" horseplayer can keep from getting destroyed in this game is by either keeping his bets at the "insignificant" level...or by playing the game infrequently. The average horseplayer lacks the desire(ability?) to gain the proficiency needed in order to keep the costs of regular participation in this game to an acceptable level. Without exception...every regular horseplayer that I know has his own horror story to tell...and I've got a few horror stories of my own.
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I agree with you.
If you don't mind a small indulgence, I'm a reasonable bright guy with an aptitude for this kind of thing (as you and many others here are). I've been studying this game for over 40 years. I watch replays, read charts, do statistical studies, develop my own metrics and methods that I'm constantly testing and tweaking, made my own figures at times. I'm pretty much a nut. Now I even have a personal database to quicken the pace and produce daily reports.
There's a reason I don't make many bets.
It's not lack of interest. It's lack of opportunity. There aren't many races where I think I'm bringing something to the table that makes me confident I actually have an edge. I'm not in it for action. I'm in it because I love the sport and intellectual challenge. If I'm going to gamble on it too, I want to win. If I was playing a lot of races every day at my favorite track, I'm pretty sure I'd have some horror stories too.
