How much time will you spend capping the Derby

[TheSpyder]

As the clock clicks down to Derby day, what would you say will be the total time you will spend capping, reviewing races, and analyizing the Derby? (Not including looking back at the form after the race to confirm you screwed up by forgetting a fine point that would have won you big $$$$$ if you would have just........)

I think I'll spend somewhere aroun 5-6 hours.

Spyder

[AeWingnut]

two days

the day I get the PP's and the day of the derby.

One to find the contenders
and then on Derby day to find the track bias

[robfla]

zero time.. i'll just edit my post after the race and head to the cyber teller to cash my tickets!!

[XIIPointStables]

2-3 hours before Derby Day. Then as you mentioned, making adjustments based on the track, weather, et. all on Saturday.

[Bigsmc]

No more than any other race on any other day.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Spent enough already! After the post draw on the Wednesday before...I will have made up my mind who I've picked.
Now, from a "wagering" standpoint...that's a different story.

[jpops757]

I started capping when CQ and Cobalt blue won there Maiden races. They were the first two that I thought were the real deal. I agreed with Oras evaluation of CQ. After CBs maiden win most posters here felt he was below the best out west, I actually watch 2yr old races with an eye for the roses.

[slotdirt]

I think with any stakes race of this caliber you already know so much about the entrants that the bulk of your capping is done by the time post positions are drawn.

[whorstman]

I like to generally look at the contenders, watch some video of them. Pretty much general entertainment. If you add it up, about 4-5 hours.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

No more than any other race on any other day.

I used to think this way too. But from a handicapping perspective....it actually doesn't make a lot of sense. The Derby offers the best opportunity for a good handicapper to make money all year because of the size of the field and the amount of money that goes into the pools from people who don't have a clue.
I will start handicapping it the day before.....and do a bit more on DerbyDay itself. All together it will probably take me somewhere in the neighborhood of eight hours. That is a bit longer than I spend on most races!!
And they are among my favorite eight hours of the entire year.

Between 50-100 hours.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Between 50-100 hours.

I've been handicapping this race since the day Nobiz was born.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by miraja2

I used to think this way too. But from a handicapping perspective....it actually doesn't make a lot of sense. The Derby offers the best opportunity for a good handicapper to make money all year because of the size of the field and the amount of money that goes into the pools from people who don't have a clue.
I will start handicapping it the day before.....and do a bit more on DerbyDay itself. All together it will probably take me somewhere in the neighborhood of eight hours. That is a bit longer than I spend on most races!!
And they are among my favorite eight hours of the entire year.

It does make sense to me. I am not going to change up what I do and dive in for one race. I can count how many Supers I have played in my lifetime on one hand. I play Pick 3's, 4's and 6's, it's what I do and what I am best at. I will spend just as much time on the undercard as well as the two races after the Derby as the Derby itself. Hell, I will probably spend less time on the Derby because I have already seen the preps and pretty much know who I like. It will just be a matter of deciding how many I put on the ticket and that will be a function of who I like in the other races in the sequence.

i WILL STUDY 10-20 HOURS TOTAL ON THE WHOLE CARD WITH MORE THAN HALF OF THAT ON THE DERBY ITSELF

[Cajungator26]

Depends on how many cervezas I drink.

All kidding aside, I'll probably spend a few hours on it and before I really get started, I want to find out which horse is coming out of the 9 hole.

[SniperSB23]

I'm pretty much constantly capping the race in my head. Don't think I will spend much time at all on the Derby as race day approaches, I'll spend more time on the other races where I'm not quite so familiar with the horses. I will go back and watch some replays of horses like Dominican (especially on dirt) that I haven't been following all along but that is about it.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

It does make sense to me. I am not going to change up what I do and dive in for one race. I can count how many Supers I have played in my lifetime on one hand. I play Pick 3's, 4's and 6's, it's what I do and what I am best at. I will spend just as much time on the undercard as well as the two races after the Derby as the Derby itself. Hell, I will probably spend less time on the Derby because I have already seen the preps and pretty much know who I like. It will just be a matter of deciding how many I put on the ticket and that will be a function of who I like in the other races in the sequence.

I don't disagree with you there....for the most part.
I agree that it is a good idea to stick with what you are best at. If you aren't a Super player (I'm not either) it doesn't make sense to try to become one for one day. But I still think it makes sense to spend more time with the derby because the opportunity to make money is greater no matter how you play. Even if a person is just a "straight win" player, there is usually an opportunity to make a lot of money on this race because of the size of the field and the large number of idiots betting the race. I say, the more opportunity there is to make cash, the more time I am willing to devote to it.

[Thoroughbred Fan]

The longer you spend capping it the less you are earning per hour.

[flifishri]

As long as it takes to bet an online $10 x box on Curlin, Cowtown Cat and Scat Daddy!

[hockey2315]

I've essentially been capping the derby for a few months so at this point it's just formulating bets and looking at post positions. . .