handicapping mentors

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Somebody mentioned having a hanicapping "mentor" in an earlier post. Unfortunately my only mentor is the internet and things I pick up here. However I'm fairly new at capping (3 years) and now I've become my father's "mentor".
He's been into racing for awhile but not capping. Then one day he wanted to know how I knew who was going to win? He's been hooked ever since.

Tell us about your handicapping "mentor" or who or how you got into racing/'capping.