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04-28-2008, 08:25 AM
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online i have access to near real-time pool info. I work the overlay on an ineficient market. I consider relatively complex wagers. I do last-second homework on any race that displays certain market patterns. I will be happy with any small profit.
At the track/otb i only went down here for one, maybe two weak fan favorites, and I am coming home with a big one if right. Little pool info to finagle, and I don't get as complex. Larger more basic wagers, with larger expected profit. 
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04-28-2008, 08:48 AM
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On track:
If I have a P4 or P6 working, I will tend to make small win/exacta bets at other tracks after some speed handicapping. My main concentration is always on the track that I am at. At home: I am very disciplined and will only wager on the track/tracks that I have handicapped for the day and stick to my plan. I also went through my Hiroshima Stage, but those days are long gone.
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04-28-2008, 08:56 AM
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I find I play my absolute best at home, where I can concentrate. At the OTB, the distractions are endless, including having to worry about waiting in line and one at the machine, pissing off someone behind you. At home, you can take your time, click horses on/off without worrying about irritating anyone.
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04-28-2008, 04:17 PM
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04-28-2008, 05:30 PM
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Now when I go to OTB I bet 2-3 tracks that I have handicapped before I get there. This has improved my ROI significantly. I used to be blitzkrieg better jumping from track to track just looking for action. I usually at least bet my original opinion but add horses based on what I have seen early on the card. But to answer the original question I bet more when I am at the track or at the OTB because I have put more effort into prehandicapping than when I play a few races from home.
Last edited by 3kings : 04-28-2008 at 07:33 PM.
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04-28-2008, 07:30 PM
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For me, I do my best ROI happens when I bet on the computer at home. I place most of my bets within the last 2 min to post and can observe the odds, probables, pools because they are all at my fingertips. I also can watch prior race replays with a couple of quick clicks.
Of course, it's tough to tell how a horse looks and warms up with the grainy online video feed, but I still feel like I am best prepared at home. As far as amount wagered goes, I bet about the same on track and at home. I bet less at the racebook, but I'm usually just there for fun and free drinks.
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04-28-2008, 08:59 AM
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Aside from betting my home track, I rarely wager on anything else, except when I am at Gulfstream (often) or Pompano (occasionally) where I'll bet $10-$20 a race to have some action. I think I've made 5 bets over $20 since the first of the year.
I really dislike the OTB atmosphere except, of course, the pre-$1 admission days at State Street where literally surviving the first floor barbarian horde was always a thrill. But the $1 combined with the closing of the Taco Bell on Lake took the joy from it.
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04-28-2008, 09:05 AM
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04-28-2008, 09:27 AM
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In the winter I usually go to the OTB an try to concentratre on 2 tracks, but that never happens and I go ballistic. At least I havn't bet on harness in about 2 years. When the weather is nice almost all my betting is at a track and only betting on the track on visiting, except for stakes and maiden turf races at other tracks. Right now I havn't bet any races in about 2 months.
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