So I finally bought a Racing Daily Form. That form holds reams of data. For awhile, I just looked at it, not understanding a single detail. Eventually, I started to pick up on perhaps half of what was provided.
Did it help me make any bets? No. I still lost money. Actually, I could have ended up near flat for the day, but decided just to make some bets in the 8th race.
Interesting fact: I went to the betting seminar that is held before the races start. A Pick 6 (a bet I don't make) was provided. The betting expert nearly got it. He missed on the 7th race when the heavy favorite (Horizon Sky) came in third, which was apparently a shocker for nearly all the horse racing experts. In fact, the Racing Daily Form headline was: Horizon Sky looks like a pick-six single.
I basically went with Exactas and Daily Doubles for the day along with some very conservative Show bets. I missed my exacta on the first race when the final outcome of my bet was a win/show outcome versus the necessary win/place requirement. For the second race, the outcome was flipped, which made me wonder why I hadn't boxed the bet. The third race was my winner for the day. I got both a Daily Double (including the fourth race) and an exacta. It went downhill from there. I played the daily doubles for a handful of additional races and then came the 7th race where Horizon Sky was supposed to win. I did a couple exactas on that race and since Horizon Sky came in show, not even a box would have helped the situation.
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