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What you contemplate you imitate
There's a guy on a horse racing forum who limits his action to mostly the last 4 races in New York on weekends.He'll cap that sequence in order to try and hit the Pick 4.If the first race doesn't win the handicapping on the rest doesn't go to waste as there's still a Pick 3 and a late Daily Double to profit from.
Going into the final with live tickets,depending on the will pays,or tote action, he'll occasionally carefully hedge with win bets for insurance, to try and assure at least a break even.
Except for a few special events like the Triple Crown,Breeders Cup, and some race cards scattered through the year, the NYRA[AQU/BEL/SAR] final 4 represents most of his horse play.
Sticking to this niche allows this guy to focus his attention to detail,the strike rate is pretty good,and most years are profitable.Betting like this isn't very time consuming[relatively],compared with spending untold hours/days churning a bankroll vs. the ever present takeout % to squeeze out a positive return with rebates.
Gambling action/compulsion might feel good physically,as the brains Dopamine receptors get fired up/stimulated,but it drains the bettor over the long term financially,and in other ways.Sticking to a program,systematically limiting downside and the efforts spent on sheer activity,can be more rewarding in the long run
Going into the final with live tickets,depending on the will pays,or tote action, he'll occasionally carefully hedge with win bets for insurance, to try and assure at least a break even.
Except for a few special events like the Triple Crown,Breeders Cup, and some race cards scattered through the year, the NYRA[AQU/BEL/SAR] final 4 represents most of his horse play.
Sticking to this niche allows this guy to focus his attention to detail,the strike rate is pretty good,and most years are profitable.Betting like this isn't very time consuming[relatively],compared with spending untold hours/days churning a bankroll vs. the ever present takeout % to squeeze out a positive return with rebates.
Gambling action/compulsion might feel good physically,as the brains Dopamine receptors get fired up/stimulated,but it drains the bettor over the long term financially,and in other ways.Sticking to a program,systematically limiting downside and the efforts spent on sheer activity,can be more rewarding in the long run