Smart money?

[dean smith]

As a relative newcomer to Derby Trail, could someone tell me whether the picks posted in the "Selections" section are meant to be taken seriously? By that I mean, who is posting them, what are their credentials, are any statistics kept by anyone on how often they hit, and who's picks, if any, should be considered gospel, and who's are as reliable as your average, run-of-the-mill, idiot brother-in-law?

In a nutshell, who are the posters who are making money and who is just shooting their mouths off? Who does the smart money follow?

I'm only asking because I think it would be great for my own handicapping to see what better players are doing and working backwards to see how they came to those conclusions -- especially on the money management side.

Oh, and I might gravy train their picks once in awhile, too.