So maybe I have a gambling problem, going to the track on both Saturday/Sunday for two weekends straight.
At least for this day, I came up big -- making up for my losses at the Breeders' Cup.
I hit two exactas. How about that!
I could have even made more money if I'd gone aggressive and added some additional bets. I could have hit a daily double, trifecta and that ever so rare superfecta.
Was luck on my side? Well, I did do a lot of homework, but I have to admit some of it was luck.
Perfect example was the 10th Race. I did my handicapping and came up with Trando's Tremor as my lead horse. The odds on the horse were around 26-1 at one point. I couldn't figure it out. This horse looked good to me, but I decided to go with a show bet. I figured why go for the win. If the horse came in show, I'd still do well. After making my bet, I read the notes in the Daily Racing Form: The extended layoff is a valid concern; he has some work to do to match top kin and over $120K earner Itssultryinthecape; legged up at Los Al, would need to see a race.
I was like: oops. One of my things is that I don't like to bet on horses that have had long layoffs. I had totally over-looked this fact while putting together my handicapping. Well, the horse did show and I won money. Sometimes betting is all luck and zero talent.
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