[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by 2MinsToPost

Glad you started this thread, something I have been thinking a lot about.

I relish every chance I get to pick up the form the day before I play. What I love to do is that night I will go thru and pick the races I will focus on and just browse thru, making a few notes. Then, in the morning, I will go back and pick my races, as well as my horses I am interested in using. I will then, on the ones I am not sure about, go back and watch some replays of their previous races looking for an angle, albeit with my limited race watching experience. After that I construct my wagers based on my info at hand, and head to the track or computer to get scratches, etc..

I am a firm believer that the only way to be "succesful", depending on your definition, is to bet to win. Rarely now do I bet to place unless I am making quick decisions on limited funds. My favorite play is a pick 3 or 4. Now, keep in mind my budget. I set aside $40 - $100 a week for gambling. I have been fortunate the last couple of weeks which has allowed me to gamble upwards of $100 a week. Now, I see that my luck is starting to turn the other way. I am A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE Pick 3 and Pick 4. Strictly from this angle, risk versus reward.

I have found that I get the best results playing the same 1 or 2 tracks thru the course of a meet. That way you can follow the track bias, trainer angles, jockey angles etc. I am a rookie at this but am learning every single day. Why? Because even on days I don't play I go back and watch the races from the 2 tracks I am focusing and wagering on, to try and stay in the game.

However, if I am at Beulah, my home track, I will go to the paddock and watch the horses. On Friday I looked at a horse and it was fit, but the odds did not reflect it. I felt fairly confident and put $5 to win on it. This horse won and paid $44. You can score at the "lower" level tracks.

It is all about finding what works for you and sticking with it. Read every book you can get your hands on and read what these very knowledgable posters on here say and with time we will become better and better at this game.

Curt,
Those words you said are just about the best ones I've heard here in a very long time, and THANKS!!!!!
You said it..."It's all about finding what works for you and sticking with it".

Or as Kent would say....ITTTft's alpll abuohgt finmdimg whhatgt swoourks for youn aanmmd stickkkkkuinnnn g wwith it"...Yuppiu dpon't evenk kkn oow the presusure!!!.