Yesterday, did anybody

2MinsToPost · #1 06-18-2006, 10:04 AM

get spanked like I did? Of course Seek Gold did not help matters but I only cashed one ticket out of 12, a small exacta in the race Spun Sugar was in. Yesterday was rough, very very rough for me. It left a bad taste in my mouth, time for a break from the action for a while.

did anybody out there cash on Seek Gold?

paisjpq · #2 06-18-2006, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 2MinsToPost

get spanked like I did? Of course Seek Gold did not help matters but I only cashed one ticket out of 12, a small exacta in the race Spun Sugar was in. Yesterday was rough, very very rough for me. It left a bad taste in my mouth, time for a break from the action for a while.

did anybody out there cash on Seek Gold?

i did NOT have seek gold and got a vicious spanking that started in the first at CD when I had the STRAIGHT SUPER written in PEN on the pp's and DIDN'T BET!
So of course everthing else I bet finished up the track or second in the photo (PD).

Suffolk Shippers · #3 06-18-2006, 10:14 AM

I also was torched yesterday. Lots of tickets left on the ground, so to say.
I hit the ALL button in the NTRA Pick4 for the Stephen Foster but only went with Spellbinder and Super Frolic in the last leg, so no go. Missed a few trifectas I had lined up as well.

Did hit a measley $180 Pick 4 at Suffolk, but I still didnt have a good afternoon.

2MinsToPost · #4 06-18-2006, 10:23 AM

Most of this morning I have been kicking myself cause I wrote this down in my DRF yesterday -

ALL / PD

Did I play it? Of course not. That would have turned $10 into $500, why would I want to attempt something like that lol

tap · #5 06-18-2006, 10:46 AM

Got spanked as well. At three different tracks no less. My horses are all over the place and show slots but I can't get them up for the win. Not good when you are a dyed in the wool win bettor which is what I am.

Gander · #6 06-18-2006, 11:11 AM

Nothing wrong with taking a break for a while. There is more to life than burning money at the track. No reason on earth to play this game every weekend, it'll turn your brain to meatloaf if ya let it. I find it much more entertaining playing once a month.

Downthestretch55 · #7 06-18-2006, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Nothing wrong with taking a break for a while. There is more to life than burning money at the track. No reason on earth to play this game every weekend, it'll turn your brain to meatloaf if ya let it. I find it much more entertaining playing once a month.

I'm totally with you on that, Tim.
The "fever" hits some pretty hard. Need to bet every race, and many combos.
The best advice I ever got was, "Wait. Be patient. Watch."
When a race comes up that I think will pay, I bet it. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. Otherwise, I watch and learn.
To me, it's the only way to maintain some sanity in this crazy "game".
DTS

ArlJim78 · #8 06-18-2006, 11:12 AM

I put up a big doughnut yesterday. Played mainly PK4's but not the right way.
For the NTRA I had three legs but did not use Seek Gold. I singled BB. What a busted up race that was. The NTRA paid I $11K for a buck I believe.

Gander · #9 06-18-2006, 11:16 AM

What saved me from even more of a catstrophe was not betting to win because of shorter than should be odds. Most notably Summer Service and Arson Squad. Both should have been 5/1 and were bet down to practically 2/1

Is it me or has the value part of the game gone waaay down in the last 10 years or so?