"Successful horse players that I know would not even think about wagering
without a thorough inspection in the paddock, the walking ring, and the
pre-race warmup."
A "thorough" inspection? I disagree. Many times a horse will come over to the paddock and move little and sometimes a jock will not warm a horse up or warm the horse up just a little. Horse racing is a not a "beauty contest". The three items you mention are secondary considerations.
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> To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
> From: bobbartop@yahoo.com
> Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 07:42:52 +0000
> Subject: [vpFREE] Re: XVP - Derby Picks...Animal Kingdom
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Jean Scott" wrote:
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> > Frank wrote: <
> > these picks that lead you to the conclusion that these were positive
> > expectancies???>>
> >
> > I don't believe Coach Vee said his picks were positive expectation ones.
> > That's not the term most race pickers use. There are some professional
> > "syndicates" that do a lot of computer crunching for horseracing (and sports
> > betting) and pure math is more of a factor although even then not the total
> > picture since humans input the factors they think are important. However,
> > a good handicapper would usually make up his own list of factors, based on
> > his research and past experience.
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> > <
> > horse math.>>
> >
> > Did he ask you to check his work? Just wondering.
> >
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> In poker, reading body language can put one way in front of the math-only players. Successful horse players that I know would not even think about wagering without a thorough inspection in the paddock, the walking ring, and the pre-race warmup. Horsey tells! And thankfully, the masses will never go to the trouble of learning about this aspect of the game.
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