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[PJMIII]

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[Press The Button]

name: Press The Button

home racetrack: Kempton Park

year of your first horse racing wager: 2001

strengths: winning with mid-priced horses

weaknesses: betting when not sure who to go for

most important handicapping factor is: form, paddock behaviour/looks

least important handicapping factor is: odds

your favorite wagering pool: Win/Each Way

favorite handicapping book / author: -

The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: Not sure yet

[GotaDunQH]

Name: Jennifer
Home Track: Suffolk Downs
Year of first wager: 1987, a straight up exacta $50 at the Mass Handicap, won $860
Strengths: Reading PP's, being a horse owner myself-I pay close attention to conformation and bloodlines, also look at the performance/relationship between a particular horse and jock
Weakness: still learning about dosage, and sometimes not going with the first instinct
Important cappin' factor: PP's, conformation, bloodlines, horse's behavior
Least Important: odds
Fav wagering pool: ex & tris, and those $.10 supers
Fav cappin' book: Dk for don't know
Forum Improvment; DK for don't know

Jennifer

[PJMIII]

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Name: Jennifer
Home Track: Suffolk Downs
Year of first wager: 1987, a straight up exacta $50 at the Mass Handicap, won $860
Strengths: Reading PP's, being a horse owner myself-I pay close attention to conformation and bloodlines, also look at the performance/relationship between a particular horse and jock
Weakness: still learning about dosage, and sometimes not going with the first instinct
Important cappin' factor: PP's, conformation, bloodlines, horse's behavior
Least Important: odds
Fav wagering pool: ex & tris, and those $.10 supers
Fav cappin' book: Dk for don't know
Forum Improvment; DK for don't know

Jennifer

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Welcome to the forum Jennifer.

[GotaDunQH]

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Welcome to the forum Jennifer.
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thanks!

[1/8-pole]

name:John

home racetrack: Belmont

year of your first horse racing wager: 1993

strengths: Finding back class

weaknesses: Playing with my heart instead of my brain.

most important handicapping factor is: Class

least important handicapping factor is: Time

your favorite wagering pool: Pk 3's and ex's

favorite handicapping book / author: Andy Beyer

The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: Is just fine

[ElPrado]

Kathy/ AKA ElPrado
Tampa Bay Downs
1976/ in NYC
breeding
jockey
mainly wins, some tris + exactas, maybe a small superfecta
stuck with Tampa Bay Downs, no off track,
until Florida wakes up and smells the manure
Davidowitz
looks fine to me

[ElPrado]

I'd also like to say Hi to everyone. I've just become a monitor. I used to moderate on the old Final Turn, but I was ill for a while. That joint died, I guess. Just carry on. I'll be feeling my way around for a week or so, probably, but I'm pretty easy going. I'm not hard to get along with.

[surfdog88]

name: Michael

home racetrack: Southern California Circuit Santa Anita, Hollywood, Oak tree ,I Del Mar and I take time off when Fairplex arrives.

year of your first horse racing wager 1966

strengths: Experience in Watching Races

weaknesses: Cheap Claiming races and I guess 2 year old baby races

most important handicapping factor is: thinking outside of the box and mentally viewing the race before it has started.

least important handicapping factor is: no least important handicapping factor when viewed in light of the total outcome

your favorite wagering pool: Pick three and Pick four

favorite handicapping book / author: Beyer maybe

The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: having more people in this forum

[Dusty]

WELCOME Michael! I too frequent the So Calif tracks - any inputs greatly appreciated.

[surfdog88]

Thanks Dusty... and I will join in.... sometimes even a Blind squirrel can find a nut or two!.... Thanks again everyone Michael

[mdnspecialist]

name: Chris

home racetrack: Thistledown...I never go though..

year of your first horse racing wager: 1983 ( at the age of 15 with my Dad )

strengths: Pedigree, Maiden races and Finding overlays

weaknesses: Making too many bets and passing races. I'm getting better at it.

most important handicapping factor is: Pace and Form...Who's getting the lead and can they wire the field. Is the horse in a improving or declining form. Are there any indicators that an improvement is likely today.

least important handicapping factor is: Morning Line odds and fractional times in a race.

your favorite wagering pool: Win Pool..

favorite handicapping book / author: Don't have one..I learned more by trial and error then ever reading a book.

The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: Not sure..I've only been here for a short time..

[Dusty]

name: Chris

home racetrack: Thistledown...I never go though..

year of your first horse racing wager: 1983 ( at the age of 15 with my Dad )

strengths: Pedigree, Maiden races and Finding overlays

weaknesses: Making too many bets and passing races. I'm getting better at it.

most important handicapping factor is: Pace and Form...Who's getting the lead and can they wire the field. Is the horse in a improving or declining form. Are there any indicators that an improvement is likely today.

least important handicapping factor is: Morning Line odds and fractional times in a race.

your favorite wagering pool: Win Pool..

favorite handicapping book / author: Don't have one..I learned more by trial and error then ever reading a book.

The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: Not sure..I've only been here for a short time..

WELCOME!

[Roc525]

Welcome to you both!

[horseraceguy101]

name: Joe

home racetrack: northfield and thistledown but I do enjoy playing the cali tracks.

year of your first horse racing wager: first legal one in 2010

strengths: harness racing and cali tracks such as Hollywood park and Santa Anita. also looking at the pp's.

weaknesses: Maiden races, and a combination of wanting to play every race at one track and not looking for the best bets at different tracks for a day.

most important handicapping factor is: class drop against better, while still running close in the money, and in harness racing the driver sometimes, also odds can be a factor but all this just depends on the circumstances.

least important handicapping factor is: workouts and in Thoroughbred racing post position once again depending on the circumstances though. Usually not very important to me though.

your favorite wagering pool: exactas, pick 3 and pick 4's. I'll play .10 supers sometimes though. but the first three are my favorite.

favorite handicapping book / author: I haven't read any to be honest.

The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: more participants as I've seen many people say, I honestly don't know though. but It's always nice to see more people then less which creates more ideas and opinions.

[RSA]

name: Rob
home racetrack: Big Sandy
year of your first horse racing wager: 2000 - a $2 Win bet (oh the rush!!!)
strengths: patience; oh, and I can crush styrofoam cups with my bare hands
weaknesses: at times I don't look further than what's on the surface, SoBe lifewater Pacific Coconut
most important handicapping factor is: yourself, you have to keep your emotions in check
least important handicapping factor is: someone else's opinion
your favorite wagering pool: WIN - because it's tax-free!
favorite handicapping book / author: Betting Thoroughbreds by Steven Davidowitz
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: adding a turf course and a G1 race named after the forum