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Who ya got - The Derby?

Fishy said:
Post time is 6:51 if you are too ADD to sit still waiting.
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Perfect timing.

Walked in to hotel room, turned on TV and they had run the first 100m or so.
 
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The 1 horse Lee was a longshot and
Helped with the exacta/tri
 
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Fishy said:
Those four all have the style that tends to win this race.

I think Classic Empire is a pretty good horse. The problem is that he's crazy - I was at Saratoga when he tried to kill his jockey in the Hopeful. He refused to work for a few weeks this spring - and then he won the Arkansas. I think he's underprepared, but he's 8-1 right now and I'll bet him and hope that this is a day he feels like running.

Really not crazy about the odds on some of them - I liked Irish War Cry, Gunnavera and figured I could get an insane price on the one-eyed horse. But 5-1, 9-1 and 15-1 were not quite what I was hoping for.

We'll see how the day goes.
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I will never get the appeal of following horse racing this closely.
 
NielsisGood said:
I will never get the appeal of following horse racing this closely.
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It's how you handicap. Horses just like pitchers go through good and bad stretches. Once you have a good feel for how they are training and how they perform in certain conditions and lengths you can determine what horses are under and over valued and bet accordingly. Also helps if you frequent the same track a lot and get to see then train or talk to the trainers. It's a very interesting sport to get into if you have the interest
 
methodology said:
It's how you handicap. Horses just like pitchers go through good and bad stretches. Once you have a good feel for how they are training and how they perform in certain conditions and lengths you can determine what horses are under and over valued and bet accordingly. Also helps if you frequent the same track a lot and get to see then train or talk to the trainers. It's a very interesting sport to get into if you have the interest
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Horse racing befuddles me as well but I am no one to judge as I like some weird stuff. Are there folks who love horse racing that don't also love to gamble?
 
walker11 said:
Horse racing befuddles me as well but I am no one to judge as I like some weird stuff. Are there folks who love horse racing that don't also love to gamble?
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Doubtful. Don't know of anyone who follows house racing that doesn't gamble or invest in horses
 
methodology said:
Doubtful. Don't know of anyone who follows house racing that doesn't gamble or invest in horses
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Big fan of gambling and dfs. Can't imagine there's the same level of statistical analysis in horse racing that there is in baseball though.
 
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methodology said:
It's how you handicap. Horses just like pitchers go through good and bad stretches. Once you have a good feel for how they are training and how they perform in certain conditions and lengths you can determine what horses are under and over valued and bet accordingly. Also helps if you frequent the same track a lot and get to see then train or talk to the trainers. It's a very interesting sport to get into if you have the interest
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Rain and mud are the great equalizers. You can track and predict whatever you want but throw some rain in the mix and it's all a wild guess.
 
Fishy was right, the damn dusty horse didn't like the feel of the mud and rain poor baby:

Perhaps the horse wasn’t used to the rain and muddy conditions that the track presented, but it certainly caught everyone’s eye. Thunder Snow did not finish the race but it was not a result of a health issue.

Hence why I should never bet on horse racing. I had heard he won a big race in Dubai under such conditions, or so I thought!
 
Waquoit said:
They don't call me Mr. Lucky for nothing.
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Thinking about your pick, I started chortling uncontrollably when they showed him dancing around like he was possessed as soon as the gates opened. I couldn't explain to the family why I thought it was so funny.
 
8893 said:
Thinking about your pick, I started chortling uncontrollably when they showed him dancing around like he was possessed as soon as the gates opened. I couldn't explain to the family why I thought it was so funny.
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Well I lost my 20 dollar win bet and my trifecta box 15 yards in so lay off.
 
8893 said:
Thinking about your pick, I started chortling uncontrollably when they showed him dancing around like he was possessed as soon as the gates opened. I couldn't explain to the family why I thought it was so funny.
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Yeah, that was hilarious
 
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8893 said:
Thinking about your pick, I started chortling uncontrollably when they showed him dancing around like he was possessed as soon as the gates opened. I couldn't explain to the family why I thought it was so funny.
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My buddy was at Shea's in Manchester (new name?) and he put the wagers in for me. He and his wife were watching it there and he said basically the same thing. When he saw and heard it was my horse, who was my win and part of my box, he said he almost spit his Lagunita's out and his wife asked what was so funny......thanks a lot Thunder Blow you dust mongrel.
 
It was a horse with UAE ties so it stands to reason he came out dancing like an Arabian show horse.
 
Alum86 said:
It was a horse with UAE ties so it stands to reason he came out dancing like an Arabian show horse.
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He's Irish bred. Not that it means anything.
 
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