View Poll Results: Did You Have a Winning Year in 2019?
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I had a winning year in 2019
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41 |
27.15% |
I came close to breaking even in 2019
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18 |
11.92% |
I had a losing year in 2019
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81 |
53.64% |
I don't want to know how I did in 2019 / I don't keep records
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11 |
7.28% |
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02-21-2020, 12:02 AM
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#1
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Buckle Up
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 10,614
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Did You Have a Winning Year in 2019?
It's that time again to stare in the mirror and fess up, asking yourself, "How did I do in 2019?" Personally, I ran into a chalk avalanche every time I was ready to make a score, thus having one of my worst years in quite awhile. On top of that, I got banned from PA....My bad. Anyway, that's over and done with, so how did you actually do in 2019?
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02-21-2020, 03:36 AM
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#2
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Boston+Ocala
Posts: 23,769
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lost on horses, but made some good political bets. looking forward to this years elections. many surprises coming.
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02-21-2020, 06:45 AM
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#3
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 4,520
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2019 net positive.
Won on the x
Lost on pm betting
Gotta stop betting pm. It’s the one mistake I make every year.
Allan
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02-21-2020, 07:48 AM
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#4
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Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 845
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Turned around 2018 and had a profitable 2019. Lost money Jan to March, stopped betting and retooled some stuff for 6 months and picked back up starting Oct to win through the rest of the year. 2020 off to a good start fingers crossed...
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02-21-2020, 08:08 AM
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#5
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 31
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I did....only because of my bet on Country House in the Derby.
As a $20 win bettor, I took a shot (sloppy track and it's the Derby, anything can happen) and bet $50WP on it. Got lucky.
Treaded water the rest of the year.
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02-21-2020, 08:20 AM
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#6
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 431
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Losing year for 2019...
2009, 2015, and 2016 are my winning years while 2012, 2013 and 2019 have been losing years. Every other year back to 2006 when I started keeping track I've broken even. I like breaking even... means I play for free and never have to make an online deposit.
Winning is good too, but I never win enough to make any sort of life-changing difference so I'd rather even steven.
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02-21-2020, 09:20 AM
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#7
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Clarksville, AR
Posts: 1,223
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In my first year back playing the races since 2005, I lost. The ROI on actual wagers was -18%. That's my poll answer.
Taking advantage of promos from the ADWs reduced the dollar loss to a very acceptable amount of "tuition" for re-learning the game.
In terms of the people I've gotten to meet and interact with this year and the enjoyment I received from attending live racing and watching and listening to the abundance of racing coverage from all media sources - I definitely feel like a winner!
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Tom in NW Arkansas
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”Past performances are no guarantee of future results.” - Why isn't this disclaimer printed in the Daily Racing Form?
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02-21-2020, 11:17 AM
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#8
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 337
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Hit the force out p6 at GPW in Nov. to get me over the Mendoza line. First winning yr since 2015.
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02-21-2020, 01:06 PM
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gelding
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 8,883
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All my betting is looking for big overlays. Essentially chasing long-shots.
I'll have a very nice day occasionally, but most of the time it is relentless, soul-sucking losing streaks.
So no, I did not have a winning 2019.
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02-21-2020, 06:51 PM
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#10
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,921
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LOL Not by much for me.
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02-21-2020, 07:23 PM
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#11
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 28,570
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At the start of 2019 I owned a bakery...and now I don't even have a loaf of bread.
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"Theory is knowledge that doesn't work. Practice is when everything works and you don't know why."
-- Hermann Hesse
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02-21-2020, 07:33 PM
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#12
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Registered Wacko
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Belmont-ish
Posts: 2,242
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This game is nothing more than an expensive hobby for me. I used to do well, but not any more. I don’t know where it all went wrong.
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02-21-2020, 07:52 PM
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#13
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Educated Speculation
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Where Palm Trees Sway
Posts: 914
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Just about broke even. If my horses had bigger noses, I would have been way up. I suspect many Horseplayers would say that.
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"Horse Sense" is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
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02-21-2020, 10:52 PM
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#14
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Near Lexington, KY
Posts: 3,246
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Had a losing year to the tune of -8.8%, of which I can attribute most to betting too many turf races (I am not very good at deciphering turf races). I did make some inroads on the negative number by abandoning Place betting in favor of Exacta backwheels from October to the end of the year.
I am done with turf racing!!!
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Just when you least expect it...just what you least expect-The Pet Shop Boys.
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02-22-2020, 12:12 AM
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#15
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Elkchester Road
I am done with turf racing!!!
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I hear ya !
Every turf race I bet, either my horse is the front runner that gets caught or the closer who can't get up.
For the most part, my wheel house are 2 turn route races, low to mid straight claimers on dirt. I am trying to stick to them for the most part. My ROI is pretty good on them.
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