Back at it

[jdcaldwell]

Back at handicapping after about five years. Relearning the methodology. Picked a couple winners in a handful of races at Parx today. Didn't win any money. I have a lot to learn. Now to go back and see where I went wrong. Had a whole lot of fun, nonetheless.

-Jeff

[Lt1]

Welcome back Jeff. May your enjoy your stay with many profitable days.
Tim

[jdcaldwell]

Thanks for the encouragement, Tim.

[jdcaldwell]

Well I was back at it today for Round 2. This time at Fair Grounds. I only handicapped a handful of races before I was aware of the sloppy conditions (lesson learned to check first). How do you guys handicap a sloppy course, if at all?

Anyway, I had enough success to give me some confidence in what I am doing.

Race 1: 7-4-2-1
Bet 4 and 2 because 7 was favorite (8/5).
The 4-3-2-1 finish paid $14.40

Race 2: 3-7-2-6
Again bet 2 and 7 because 3 was favorite (1:1)
The 2-1-4-6 finish paid $18.20

Race 3: Did not bet the Maiden race that was moved from turf to dirt.

Race 4: 5-7-6-2
Bet 5 and 7
6-3-5-2 finish paid $4.80 to the winner, but not to me.

From there I called it a day. I can usually only spend about 4-5 hours up and about at a time. I'm not sure about my betting strategy but it worked today and gave me confidence going forward. Have a lot to learn, such as checking the track conditions and paying more attention to the class.

-Jeff

[MJS6916]

Hello Jeff,

Good to see you did well 🙂

Mike 😀

[jdcaldwell]

Thanks Mike.