selling picks

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

Originally Posted by GPK

Johnny...you know I would NEVER ever consider sellings my picks. My handicapping isn't good enough for one reason. Another, that ain't my style. You know me better.

kev i know you wouldnt maybe you misunderstood i was never trying to insist that you would. have some confidence in yourself tho from what ive saw your handicapping skills arent bad at all and you have a huge passion for the sport. no matter how good you get at it the best advice i can give you is to stay humble and always remember in this game no matter how much you know theres always more to learn everyday even if youre the giant killer allan jerkins

Anyone ever have this experience?

At Santa Anita/Hollywood Park back in the 80's it was a regular experience while walking back to your car to find alleged "tout sheets" strewn about like trash after the 5th race.

Amazingly they would all seem to have the cold exacta in whichever race paid the most. And usually the daily double (only available on the 1st and 2nd races back then). They weren't stupid either. They would put a few losers in. Races 6-9 were always chalk plays.

I don't know who fell for this scam but even if 1/100 did that was more sales for the tout whenever the sucker returned.

This was back when you could buy tout sheets just inside the entrance to any SoCal track. They don't sell them anymore and amazingly the parking lots are a lot cleaner these days.

[Thunder Gulch]

There are a lot of guys too proud to buy information that never win at anything. Consider it like having a good stock broker, same thing to me. Now I'm not big on horse touts- that is really tough because it is based on value, which is a moving target. However, I've used a couple of sports pros for 10 years and make money all the time while the guys that scoff at paying for information put the bookies in new cars every football season.
I handicap races for myself, but I play horses for recreation, and while I expect to win, I'm smart enough to know that it is a very tough game to beat and the work required to be a winner isn't compatible with my family and career.