I also have this one printed out and laminated next to my night table beside my bed
03-02-2004, 07:04 PM #1 (permalink)
jjgold
Status: Grade III
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 516 Simulcasting Has Ruined The Horseplayer
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Boys lots of quality posters here but I think most of you are like me where simulcasting has ruined us. The good old days we would go to the track and but the Daily Racing Form or the Track program get a sit and relax between each race (22 minutes) and take our time and handicap races and eat a little in between, talk a little, ect and relax. What the heck has happened to most of us since then?? Boys I will tell you what has happened.
It is utter chaos now when we go to an otb, simulcasting center, track, ect. We walk into the facility now and we go the program stand and all of a sudden we are experts in 5-7 tracks.
I will use as examples Alysheba and Holy Bull not to single them out here but I have known them through various forum boards. Sheba goes to the guy " give me Aqueduct, Turfway, Phila, Santa Anita, Laurel, and then goes give me the night cards Penn National and Mountaineer and Sam Houston. The guy is at the counter for 10 minutes tuggling between what programs and forms to get.
Ok Sheba has the programs and now gets a seat and of course thinking he will only pick his spots at the various tracks. Of course years ago Sheba would only need one tv in front of him now he is changing hiss eat ten 10x until he gets the perfect view to follow like 5 tracks!!!!!
He is capping the first at The Big A and gets beat, no biggie here, now he is trying to be cool as a cat and wait until the 4th at Laurel. He is just sitting there and glances at Phila race 2, of course just mentally capping the race. The announcer says "they are at the post" so Sheba gets up real cool and says you know I like the 4 a little, let me throw $10 to win on it. He bets it and it gets beat. The guy is till cool and relaxed. He goes back to his seat. Oh 6 minutes to the second at The Big A. The kid goes to the program and thinks the #5 looks solid. He goes to the window and bets it to place. Boys it loses. Now he has made 3 bets already and dwon $30 and was only suppose to make one bet until the 4th at Laurel. He is slightly frustrated now and looks at Calder race 3 and convinces himself the #7 is a standout and should be there. Boys it is amazing how he is finding all these plays so early. Of course the 7 goes down and now down $40. He was planning on getting a bite to eat but now scraps those plans because does not want to go for the $7 (remember losing $40 now).
You can see on his face that a fun day is gradually turning. hey the 4th at Laurel comes and wins and pays $14.40 and he had it good. He waited for this and it won. The perk is back in this guy and likes a horse at Aqueduct in the 7th so lots of time in between. He heres the track announcer at Calder say 2 minutes to the 5th and he starts rather briskly getting to that race in one of his numerous programs. He real fast looks at it and amazingly he comes up with the #1 to win. Boys usually Sheba takes 20 minutes to cap a race but this one took less than 2 min. Of course the horse gets beat.
Gets up to walk to the John and glances at the board and sees 1 minute to fairgrounds. He scurries to that race in his book and all of a sudden be is becoming a speed handicapper. I mean this guy says I love the #5. He goes to the window and plays it and gets beat. He then goes to the bathroom pissed off (no pun intended).
Gets out and walks by the board and his favorite track The Big A is going off and says let me take a shot with the #2 it has a shot. Goes down. Boys he is making numerous bets before the one he really likes and in the red again. The re comes up and wins again and pays $8.00 and he is about even. he likes one big turf race later inthe day and that is it.
He is sitting in his chair and getting the itch to bet again and the 8th at Phila is going and comes up with a horse in his new capping method where all of a sudden he can cap a race in 1 minute or 2 and love a horse. It goes down. Boys he is doing this more frequently now and getting deeper in the red and becoming more angry and when you let emotions get involved your done.
The big downfall comes when the horse he loves in the turf race gets beat. Now he is really getting into whole and his whole personality has changed. he starts ranting and raving to the guy next to him "mY horse never should of fukkin lost!!! I should of put it for second and wheeled it in reverse!! This is bull ****!! That horse never should of lost!!"
Remember boys if he sticks to his plan he is a solid plus today because of the other 2 winners.
After settling down starts betting the West Coast tracks and loves horses in almost every race wins a few but getting deeper in the red. before you know it he is running to the fukkin window getting bets in at any track he can find and just glancing now in 20-30 seconds!!!!! Boys this guy goes from capping a race the night before and taking his time to 20 seconds!!!!! Wow what a genius!!!
Before you know it Sheba (basically mild mannered and polite) Is standing in line yelling at the people at the window. "Lets go you cocksucker, stop making all those $1 bets," the guys getting raged now. His whole demeanor is lost. Boys here is the best and classic what happens to most of us. He gets shut out and his horse fukkin wins!!!! The horse pays $22 and he would of almost "been out" He kicks a fukkin garbage can and is going nuts, slamming his form into the wall. He now is pacing and wondering how am i going to get the money back I lost.
He now is betting numbers!! Yes boys he would lose a few more bets and see the horses enter the gate and just runs to the window and glances for a split second at the tv odds and bets the 6/5 to win and of course loses. Unreal. Sheba mainly a straight bettor is betting exactas now and totally out of his game.
Boys the best for last. The guy never ever plays the trots and actually hates them. He all of a sudden goes downstairs to the front desk where there selling programs and gets Balmoral!!!!!!!! This is the last straw!!! He is betting **** he knows nothing about just for the action and try to get even and he studies the program and actually convinces himself he likes such and such a horse in each race.
A fun day at the track for Sheba turned into a disaster. Once you walk into the place all the tracks mesmorize you and you literally become a different person.
Long story short he gets fukkin buried for the day.
What is the lesson boys???? Simulcasting creates utter chaos and as much as you think you can block it out and zero in on stuff you really like most are kidding themselves and will end up betting **** they do not like just to bet and i really beleive it has ruined the horse bettor. It is extremely rare where abettor has the discipline to bet selt races and i have seen it from the best of them. They go into the day just to bet a few at Gulfstream and end up betting 20 races.
Boys I do it and most others do it.
Good Luck!!
03-02-2004, 07:04 PM #1 (permalink)
jjgold
Status: Grade III
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 516 Simulcasting Has Ruined The Horseplayer
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Boys lots of quality posters here but I think most of you are like me where simulcasting has ruined us. The good old days we would go to the track and but the Daily Racing Form or the Track program get a sit and relax between each race (22 minutes) and take our time and handicap races and eat a little in between, talk a little, ect and relax. What the heck has happened to most of us since then?? Boys I will tell you what has happened.
It is utter chaos now when we go to an otb, simulcasting center, track, ect. We walk into the facility now and we go the program stand and all of a sudden we are experts in 5-7 tracks.
I will use as examples Alysheba and Holy Bull not to single them out here but I have known them through various forum boards. Sheba goes to the guy " give me Aqueduct, Turfway, Phila, Santa Anita, Laurel, and then goes give me the night cards Penn National and Mountaineer and Sam Houston. The guy is at the counter for 10 minutes tuggling between what programs and forms to get.
Ok Sheba has the programs and now gets a seat and of course thinking he will only pick his spots at the various tracks. Of course years ago Sheba would only need one tv in front of him now he is changing hiss eat ten 10x until he gets the perfect view to follow like 5 tracks!!!!!
He is capping the first at The Big A and gets beat, no biggie here, now he is trying to be cool as a cat and wait until the 4th at Laurel. He is just sitting there and glances at Phila race 2, of course just mentally capping the race. The announcer says "they are at the post" so Sheba gets up real cool and says you know I like the 4 a little, let me throw $10 to win on it. He bets it and it gets beat. The guy is till cool and relaxed. He goes back to his seat. Oh 6 minutes to the second at The Big A. The kid goes to the program and thinks the #5 looks solid. He goes to the window and bets it to place. Boys it loses. Now he has made 3 bets already and dwon $30 and was only suppose to make one bet until the 4th at Laurel. He is slightly frustrated now and looks at Calder race 3 and convinces himself the #7 is a standout and should be there. Boys it is amazing how he is finding all these plays so early. Of course the 7 goes down and now down $40. He was planning on getting a bite to eat but now scraps those plans because does not want to go for the $7 (remember losing $40 now).
You can see on his face that a fun day is gradually turning. hey the 4th at Laurel comes and wins and pays $14.40 and he had it good. He waited for this and it won. The perk is back in this guy and likes a horse at Aqueduct in the 7th so lots of time in between. He heres the track announcer at Calder say 2 minutes to the 5th and he starts rather briskly getting to that race in one of his numerous programs. He real fast looks at it and amazingly he comes up with the #1 to win. Boys usually Sheba takes 20 minutes to cap a race but this one took less than 2 min. Of course the horse gets beat.
Gets up to walk to the John and glances at the board and sees 1 minute to fairgrounds. He scurries to that race in his book and all of a sudden be is becoming a speed handicapper. I mean this guy says I love the #5. He goes to the window and plays it and gets beat. He then goes to the bathroom pissed off (no pun intended).
Gets out and walks by the board and his favorite track The Big A is going off and says let me take a shot with the #2 it has a shot. Goes down. Boys he is making numerous bets before the one he really likes and in the red again. The re comes up and wins again and pays $8.00 and he is about even. he likes one big turf race later inthe day and that is it.
He is sitting in his chair and getting the itch to bet again and the 8th at Phila is going and comes up with a horse in his new capping method where all of a sudden he can cap a race in 1 minute or 2 and love a horse. It goes down. Boys he is doing this more frequently now and getting deeper in the red and becoming more angry and when you let emotions get involved your done.
The big downfall comes when the horse he loves in the turf race gets beat. Now he is really getting into whole and his whole personality has changed. he starts ranting and raving to the guy next to him "mY horse never should of fukkin lost!!! I should of put it for second and wheeled it in reverse!! This is bull ****!! That horse never should of lost!!"
Remember boys if he sticks to his plan he is a solid plus today because of the other 2 winners.
After settling down starts betting the West Coast tracks and loves horses in almost every race wins a few but getting deeper in the red. before you know it he is running to the fukkin window getting bets in at any track he can find and just glancing now in 20-30 seconds!!!!! Boys this guy goes from capping a race the night before and taking his time to 20 seconds!!!!! Wow what a genius!!!
Before you know it Sheba (basically mild mannered and polite) Is standing in line yelling at the people at the window. "Lets go you cocksucker, stop making all those $1 bets," the guys getting raged now. His whole demeanor is lost. Boys here is the best and classic what happens to most of us. He gets shut out and his horse fukkin wins!!!! The horse pays $22 and he would of almost "been out" He kicks a fukkin garbage can and is going nuts, slamming his form into the wall. He now is pacing and wondering how am i going to get the money back I lost.
He now is betting numbers!! Yes boys he would lose a few more bets and see the horses enter the gate and just runs to the window and glances for a split second at the tv odds and bets the 6/5 to win and of course loses. Unreal. Sheba mainly a straight bettor is betting exactas now and totally out of his game.
Boys the best for last. The guy never ever plays the trots and actually hates them. He all of a sudden goes downstairs to the front desk where there selling programs and gets Balmoral!!!!!!!! This is the last straw!!! He is betting **** he knows nothing about just for the action and try to get even and he studies the program and actually convinces himself he likes such and such a horse in each race.
A fun day at the track for Sheba turned into a disaster. Once you walk into the place all the tracks mesmorize you and you literally become a different person.
Long story short he gets fukkin buried for the day.
What is the lesson boys???? Simulcasting creates utter chaos and as much as you think you can block it out and zero in on stuff you really like most are kidding themselves and will end up betting **** they do not like just to bet and i really beleive it has ruined the horse bettor. It is extremely rare where abettor has the discipline to bet selt races and i have seen it from the best of them. They go into the day just to bet a few at Gulfstream and end up betting 20 races.
Boys I do it and most others do it.
Good Luck!!
