OK, so apparently going with the gut ain’t half bad. I picked at least one horse in nine of the 10 races today. Honestly, I don’t keep track of how well real handicappers are doing, so I have no idea how that non-statistic goes up against the big boys (and girls)…but, given my penchant for betting across-the-board for each of the horses I like, I’m thinkin’ it ain’t half-bad…
I’m telling you, folks, there’s something to be said for The Coward’s Bet: going across-the-board on a horse. I have no guts, whatsoever, to say that I can pick a straight trifecta, and even exactas make me nervous. But if you bet ATB on the horses that I suggested–you may have cashed a ticket or two today.
So here are my results for Friday, 3 August 2012 at Saratoga Race Course:
RACE 1:
Got the place horse.
RACE 2:
Picked all three. You might have decided that these three critters made a nice trifecta, and boxed it, or you may have gone across-the-board on all three. Either way, you made some cash. (OR you may have decided that I’m just plain nuts OR lazy, and didn’t do anything with my sage advice. Ha!)
RACE 3:
Picked two of the three.
RACE 4:
Ah-HA!!! I KNEW that Pollard’s Vision has more than one daughter who can rock the track! Blind Hope paid $20.40. Even if you’d bet her only ATB, you made cash. ($34.40–not bad for a $6 ATB bet.) If you exacta boxed her with the other two horses, or the place horse–you made $98.50. PV is very proud of his other daughter, and he’s feelin’ the Looooooove…
RACE 5:
Two of three (place and show). (Do you see the relative wisdom of ATB bets now? Until they introduce a Place/Show Exacta wager–ATB is the way to go.)
RACE 6:
Show
RACE 7:
Show
RACE 8:
Two of three (place, show) I really do think that NYRA needs to introduce a Place/Show Exacta wager…
RACE 9:
Place
RACE 10:
I got nuttin’.
Still-in-all, not a bad day–considering that we threw out speed figures and past performances, and went with vibes and just liking the trainers. Stay tuned, and join our merry band of anticappers…we may not roll in da dough, but we can have fun and collect a few shekels now and then.
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