[img width=95 height=91]http://www.33smiley.com/smiley/other/2.gif[/img] All right folks, tell us who you are.
Please copy and reply with answers for all of us to admire.
name:
home racetrack:
year of your first horse racing wager:
strengths:
weaknesses:
most important handicapping factor is:
least important handicapping factor is:
your favorite wagering pool:
favorite handicapping book / author:
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by:
name: Michelle
home racetrack: Bay Meadows/ Golden Gate Fields
year of your first horse racing wager: 1997, but legally, since I was a minor then 2006
strengths: trainer/ jockey combos, pedigree analysis
weaknesses: betting hunches or names
most important handicapping factor is: pace scenario
least important handicapping factor is: weight
your favorite wagering pool: Win & Exactas
favorite handicapping book / author: How to bet on Thoroughbred Racing for Dummies
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: more participants
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name:Â* Angie
home racetrack:Â* Lone Star Park
year of your first horse racing wager: legally 2002
strengths:Â* picking winners in the paddock, pedigree
weaknesses:Â* going with my heart
most important handicapping factor is:Â* agree with you Norm, race day fitness
least important handicapping factor is: and weight
your favorite wagering pool: win and exactas for me too
favorite handicapping book / author:Â* Â*My stepdad gave me Ainslie's Complete Guide to Thoroughbred Racing when I was 12.
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: and once again, more fan participation
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name:
Harvey aka Tom
home racetrack:
Calder
year of your first horse racing wager:
1988
strengths:Â*
Turf and Maidens
weaknesses:Â*
cheap claiming sprints
most important handicapping factor is:
A horse that can lay just off the pace and win can do almost anything and is prefered
least important handicapping factor is:
blinks or shoes
your favorite wagering pool:
WIN
favorite handicapping book / author:
Â* Â*
American Racing Manual...annual DRF publication
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by:
Maybe get a sponsor or prize someday to get the young'ns involved
name: Stephanie
home racetrack: Assiniboia Downs
year of your first horse racing wager: 1997
strengths: picking out a possible longshot winner by watching them in the paddock
weaknesses: 2 yr olds, usually I will just pick a good 2 yr old trainer
most important handicapping factor is: for me how they have done in the previous few races, what distance they are racing, and at assiniboia often look for that speed horse
least important handicapping factor is: don't put much stock in equipment
your favorite wagering pool: lately has been win tickets, but will play exactor, and daily double
favorite handicapping book / author: don't know that I have one just yet
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by:
name: Jeni
home racetrack: Arlington
year of your first horse racing wager: 1987? but legally 1999
strengths: pace handicappingÂ*
weaknesses: maidens :and wanting to play EVERY RACE "just for practice"
most important handicapping factor is: the running style that makes the horse feel the most confident
least important handicapping factor is: weight -- the "handicap" division as it stands is a joke [i am a HUGE fan of the old, actually functional handicap division and i wish that people wouldn't be such weenies about horses carrying weight]
your favorite wagering pool: exacta!!
favorite handicapping book / author:Â* im not sure
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: i dont know; i wish there was a way to make it look a little more organized, though, instead of a big pile of chaos when you first come in :P
name:
Cimarron
home racetrack:
Hollywood Park- now Suffolk, although I've only been once so far.
year of your first horse racing wager:
1988 (legally 2002)
strengths:?
identifying live longshots
weaknesses:?
playing those live longshots to win, when they generally run underneath
multi-race sequences (I shoulnd't succumb, but I love the P3!)
most important handicapping factor is:
pace scenario
track biases
least important handicapping factor is:
weight
your favorite wagering pool:
win, exacta, pick 3
favorite handicapping book / author:? ?
don't have one
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by:
forumite participation of course
actually seems to be picking up as of late!
edit: updated stuff in blue since I moved...
name: Chris
home racetrack: Aqueduct/Hialeah Park
year of your first horse racing wager: the 1997 Widener at Hialeah Park
strengths: Dirt races, Exactas, WP, PS bets, and dominating Aqueduct
weaknesses: Turf
most important handicapping factor is: Jockey
least important handicapping factor is: Past Speed Figures
your favorite wagering pool: Win/Place/Show
favorite handicapping book / author: Thoroughbred Handicapping State of the Art / William L. Quirin
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: Can't think of one right now, might put something here later
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The Handicapping Forum can be improved by:
forumite participation of course
perhaps more promotion in the racing forum such as a "capping sticky" that is updated weekly to let others know of contests, etc...
TKS never leaving TBC again!![/quote]
I agree
name: Mike (of course) / Mikey (1 brother-in-law who is not officially a BBS member) / Shadow (work nickname)
home racetrack: Fair Grounds (Gentilly Oval) in the Big Easy!!!
year of your first horse racing wager: 1974 - On a crisp, slightly overcast Saturday before Mardi Gras.... I've told ya'll this story, haven't I??? ??? ??? :
strengths: Exposing a "false favorite" and capitalizing on the wasted wagers!!!Â* Â*
weaknesses: Tendency to handicap a race from the bottom up instead of the top down!! Conditions - TKS!!!Â*Sentimental bets!!!Â* And deciphering the formula for when to include and/or exclude a T. Pletcher entrant into my betting strategy!!! :
most important handicapping factor is: "Pace makes the race!!!" Jockey / trainer combos. "Breeding is a more important factor for equines than it is for humans!!":
least important handicapping factor is:Â* "Time matters most to people earning hourly wages and people that are incarcerated!!!"
your favorite wagering pool: Doubles / exactas / quinella "savers"
favorite handicapping book / author: People actually write books about this subject??? ??? ???Â*
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: PTM picking at least ONE winner in the "On the Nose" contest!!! :-[ :-[Â* Maybe I'll get [glow=red,2,300]hot[/glow] in July!!! ;D ;D
"Have a GREAT DAY!!!" Coach Les Miles of the 2008 BCS Champions LSU Tigers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr_uQrP10DY
name:
Vickie
home racetrack: Hmm I am lucky to be right in the middle
Hollywood Park/Santa Anita
year of your first horse racing wager:
Oh my...I truly don't know - a long time ago
strengths:Â*
picking live longshots, profiling pace scenarios
weaknesses:
Second guessing myself, lack of patience, over analyzing
most important handicapping factor is:
pace scenario, jockey "fit", horse fitness
least important handicapping factor is:
odds, weight
your favorite wagering pool:
pick three, exacta
favorite handicapping book / author:Â* Â*
have to think about that one
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by:
MORE participation of course - maybe some prizes to promote participation. I could donate some stuff
May they run with the wind
Official Associate Backstretch Boys Stables Member Enrolled 11/5/2008 PostTimeMike presiding.
name: karen]
home racetrack: emerald downs
year of your first horse racing wager: can't remember but it would be right around 1961-63
strengths: identifying hot trainers and to a lesser extent trainer /jockey combos.
weaknesses: betting horses i am fond of no matter how they have been running
most important handicapping factor is: if i am not familiar with any horse in the race it would be the trainer.
least important handicapping factor: not interested in beyers or speed figures
your favorite wagering pool: w/p/s but it would take fondness for a horse to get a win bet out of me
favorite handicapping book / author: none
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: i will go with TKS never leaves again and add that Kennedy never leaves in the first place
i do think it is hard to get started in the handicapping section because of a fear of butting in even if the contests sound fun.. so for that reason i like the idea of a sticky in racing (just before the weekend) that encourages one and all to try their luck in the contests for fun..no experience needed. the way TKS is putting the contest in the thread for the various races is really good.
Proud Pretty Pony Poster
dr john h AKA Karen!!
Found this today. Thought you might get a smile ;D ;D out of it. Can't believe I couldn't remember the name of this song!!!
Exactly mirrors many of my wagering attempts!!!
Just need a little brains
Â* Â* Â*down in surgery
Got no cure
Â* Â* Â*for my insecurity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct4sVVqeoUE
"Have a GREAT DAY!!!" Coach Les Miles of the 2008 BCS Champions LSU Tigers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr_uQrP10DY
name: Martin
home racetrack: no "home" track as such, he UK is THAT small
year of your first horse racing wager: 1989 Grand National (aged 4)
strengths: first time outters, particularly in Irish Bumpers
weaknesses: betting with the heart
most important handicapping factor is: fitness/ground/trainer form/jockey all exceptionally important
least important handicapping factor is: N/A
your favorite wagering pool: N/A though just win singles
favorite handicapping book / author: Not read any as yet but Mark Howard's books are always good
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: more UK racing
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name: Jared
home racetrack: Woodbine, although I've moved to Regina I still consider the Toronto oval my home track.
year of your first horse racing wager: 1996
strengths:Â*Not sure that I have any specific strengths. I suppose isolating pertinent statistics or seeing qualities in specific horses that makes them good candidates for specific races months down the road. Some of my favorite plays come from identifying what a horses preferences are then stalking them and waiting until they get that preference in the conditions. I love 2yo races, they're likely my strongest subset and I also like Turf races however the data I keep on myself indicates that I'm actually much better on the dirt.
weaknesses: Claiming races, I've just not got any sort of handle on cheap races. Also looking to force plays when the best move is just to watch.
most important handicapping factor is: Trainer patterns, specific horses suitability to a races conditions (ie track, surface, distance)
least important handicapping factor is: There are hundreds of ways to win and even more ways to lose. What may be unimportant to me is a key factor for someone else. I think all information is useful to someone therefore it is hard to identify one thing that is the least important.
your favorite wagering pool: Win Pool
favorite handicapping book / author: Betting Maidens/Dan Illman
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: Simply more participation. More analysis and selections, not just within the contests.
name: Walter
home racetrack: While I'll always think of Belmont as home, I guess now it's Arlington. Unless you count the Midwest Horse Fair
year of your first horse racing wager: 1974
strengths: Never betting my beer money
weaknesses: Sometimes betting my carfare
most important handicapping factor is: The horse I'm betting on absolutely must have four legs
least important handicapping factor is: Whether or not my horse poops before the race
your favorite wagering pool: YMCA. Oh, sorry, I thought it said wading pool. Now that I've put my glasses on, Exacta
favorite handicapping book / author: Trimming Your Waist While Fattening Your Wallet, a Jockeys Guide to Picking the Ponies by Bubba "Hot Box" Jones
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: More serious replies to posts
"I'm very well acquainted with the seven deadly sins
I keep a busy schedule trying to fit them in" Warren Zevon
Name: Bill MacDonald
Track: Suffolk Downs (Boston)
1st wager: 1980
Strengths: patience, willing to do the homework
weaknesses: emotion
important factor: speed
least " " : weight carried
wagering pool: exacta
favorite book: Betting Thoroughbreds
improvements needed: in depth comments about specific upcoming races. Thorough explanations about why one horse will prevail over another.
name:John
home racetrack: Belmont
year of your first horse racing wager: 1993
strengths: Some
weaknesses: Many
most important handicapping factor is: Class
least important handicapping factor is: Time
your favorite wagering pool: Pk 3's
favorite handicapping book / author: Andy Beyer
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: Is just fine
Name: Kris
Home racetrack: Epsom I suppose is closest
Year of your first horse racing wager: 2000 or so
Strengths: Finding 'sleepers' between the longshots (is how I make most money ),
Weaknesses: Quite a lazy handicapper (have no time for too much evaluating), sentimental favourites
Most important handicapping factor is: Seeing the horse gallop to the post / their odds vs my odds (say when a horse is 25/1 when in my mind it shouldn't be much longer than 10/1)
Least important handicapping factor is: Weight
Your favorite wagering type: Win tickets if shorter than 12/1, each way if longer odds
Favorite handicapping book / author: Don't read them
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: Me having more time to enjoy it! Always too busy busy busy. Must make more of an effort
name: Joan
home racetrack: Canterbury
year of your first horse racing wager: 1979 (Hialeah, sigh)
strengths:Â* pedigree handicapping
weaknesses:Â* pedigree handicapping
most important handicapping factor is: pace, class
least important handicapping factor is: weight
your favorite wagering pool: since I am just learning to seriously handicap, I'm concentrating on picking winners
favorite handicapping book / author:Â* Â*Davidowitz, Beyer
The Handicapping Forum can be improved by: Would like more threads that share handicapper's experience.Â* Maybe dissect a race with people stating why they pick certain horses.Â* Also would be good would be threads on how to bet, not just why.Â* Money Management is how you say it, I guess.
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