Derby '12: Did We Learn Anyhting?

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by Danzig

hopefully i've learned to pay attention only to the horse, not whether i like the connections. need to make sure my personal preference doesn't get in the way of who should get bet.

You should always bet on horses owned and/or trained by people that you personally know and don't like.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

You should always bet on horses owned and/or trained by people that you personally know and don't like.

There isnt enough money in circulation for me to follow this advice.

[Cannon Shell]

Hopefully a few jockeys learned that letting your horse run its race and letting the chips fall where they may is a much better strategy than rating them into submission thereby giving them zero chance of success.

[tywizard]

On Santa Anita Handicap day I let Doug beat me out of the pick 4 by not using willyconker. I swore that I would not let him beat me again - I even wrote it in the stakes thread on this site that day.

After DLL and Trinniberg, I'll have another was my next toss.

When Aruna scratched, I singled Hungry Island which allowed for pretty deep coverage in the Derby. I was sick to my stomach after the race for quite a while as I was still alive in the pick 4 with six horses.

So, I learned that I should take my own advice and pay attention to past mistakes.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Hopefully a few jockeys learned that letting your horse run its race and letting the chips fall where they may is a much better strategy than rating them into submission thereby giving them zero chance of success.

Amen to that.

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Hopefully a few jockeys learned that letting your horse run its race and letting the chips fall where they may is a much better strategy than rating them into submission thereby giving them zero chance of success.