
At one time or another, the sales
pitch of a handicapping system has sucked all of us in. We just couldn
t resist the promise of big returns for a small investment and bought
some product. The system usually had us doing hours of mathematical
calculations or looking for some implausible angle that arose maybe
once a month. Cash some tickets; rip some up, either way we might be
little or no better off. My goal in this writing is to steer the reader
away from future awful purchases and shed some light on what to really
expect from systems.
First off, if you are an experienced handicapper then you will probably
not learn anything new from a system. Horseplayers have had access to
all of the literary works the subject of horse racing and handicapping
for years. Some have read almost all of them, and through this labor of
love have schooled themselves in the philosophies on form, class,
speed, pace and the many angles that apply to them. If you are one of
them, I congratulate you, but this type of handicapper does not
represent the masses.
Just about all systems will work, in some way, at some time and in some
situation. If you are a novice handicapper or an intermediate that is
just not the type to dive in to the immense library of books on the
subject, a system might be for you. Which one? That s a question with
many possible answers. The market is flooded and a small fortune could
be invested before the first wager is even placed, so I ll try to offer
a little insight to those of you who want some quick action rather than
a recommendation for years of study.
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