Bankroll

[unassailable08]

What do ya'll suggest as a Good start up bankroll.

thanks again for any help

Aaron

That's the first mistake someone makes when thinking about gambling.

[miraja2]

It doesn't seem like you have a lot of confidence at this point, so I would say start small.
Make your early mistakes with $2 win bets.
Then after you get a little better....increase the amount you bet.
Then, when you lose those races, just start shouting things like, "I handicapped it absolutely perfectly.....but then the horses screwed it up."
Then you're in.

Originally Posted by miraja2

It doesn't seem like you have a lot of confidence at this point, so I would say start small.
Make your early mistakes with $2 win bets.
Then after you get a little better....increase the amount you bet.
Then, when you lose those races, just start shouting things like, "I handicapped it absolutely perfectly.....but then the horses screwed it up."
Then you're in.

Or my favorite...

That god damn Assmussen with another Bonds-like performance.

[Downthestretch55]

Granny, may she RIP always said, "Don't bet any more than you can afford to lose."

[IrishofNDMan]

this would be my grandma

"give me two dollars to show on Smarty Jones"

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by unassailable08

What do ya'll suggest as a Good start up bankroll.

thanks again for any help

Aaron

You probably should not bet more than about 2% of your bankroll on any one race. So let's say that you are going to put $200 aside to play the horse for the next few weeks. If you are a win and place bettor, you probably should only bet about $2 WP a race. That way you don't lose more than 1/50th of your bankroll on any one race. That way you're not going to sweat it if you lose 7 or 8 races in a row. Losing 7 or 8 races in a row will not put too big of a dent in your bankroll if you are only betting 1/50th of your bankroll per race.

When you overbet your bankroll, it's much tougher to think clearly. If you have a little losing streak, it can stress you out. When you are stressed out and are playing scared, it's easy to make bad decisions. When I used to bet at Pinnacle, I always did the best when my bankroll was large and I was betting small relative to my bankroll. When I had $30,000 in my account, I didn't get stressed if I lost five or six $500 bets in a row. When I only had $3,000 in my account, I would get all bent out of shape if I lost just three or four $500 bets in a row. It's tough to play like that because no matter how good you are, you will have losing streaks. You don't want to be betting so large relative to your bankroll that a losing streak will wipe you out.

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by unassailable08

What do ya'll suggest as a Good start up bankroll.

thanks again for any help

Aaron

Something larger than what you want to end up with.

[Indian Charlie]

i'd stick to the 40 bucks or so it might cost to buy gallop racer for the playstation 2.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

G1 Jockey 3 is Mineshaft to Gallop Racer's Volponi