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Originally Posted by Charlie D
Why is someones opinion considered dumb by you guys???
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I took the OP to mean what Doc would call "horsey sayings" - those kinds of things which one hears repeated and generally accepted as fact.
Usually when I hear "there's a lot of speed" it's in reference to positional speed and not velocity. This comes especially from the talking heads on my OTB channel - a claim they made for today's third at Belmont in which they dismissed my choice specifically.
I put in my wager when it was 3/1 just after they knocked my pick. I hit for $13.20. Their comments are heard at the track and in every NY OTB location. It has to affect the odds. RDSS based on my pace lines made the horse even money.
If one gets down to it, you could say that any time one wagers in a parimutuel event against the prevailing odds, they are calling the crowd dumb.