Your approach and type?

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Oh God... LOL

To answer Pete's original question, I'm a lousy handicapper. I do EXTREMELY well looking at horse's in the post parade and I would say 7 times out of 10 I can pick the top two or three just by looking at that. I normally do ok in the derby (minus Bellamy Road ), but normally I'll look at pp's the day before and then again about 15 minutes before. There is a wealth of knowledge on this message board. If you really read in between the lines, there are several members on here that can give out some good ones...

Ok Cajun,
Here I thought we could hijack the thread...but back to the topic.
I also like to look at them in the paddock. I narrow them down the day before.
One of the big keys to me is to find a few horses that you like and follow them. They ship all over the place. For example, a winner yesterday shipped down from Finger Lakes to Meadowlands. Winner.
Some also come across from Belmont. If you follow them there and see them come across the river...might be worth a look.
It also doesn't hurt to have info from some friends that work in the biz.
An example of that is Toss the Feather...runs Wed. Stevie Ray gone was one of my picks today...got out good but faded...maybe next.
Now here's another I'll be looking for...Lil Henry cause two of mine are by his sire. He did pretty nicely last out.
As far as bets...usually I play win and exactas...especially when there's a beatable favorite.. example: Sutra yesterday in the Friz...Paid $27.
Who cares if it was slow if you got that price? I put that pick in the "help each other thread".