Were you a winner or loser this year?

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by philcski

Hahaha... priceless.

I will finish the year in the black, however 2006 was the worst Saratoga meet I've ever had if you remove Woodward day from the equation.

Most of the profits came on 4 or 5 weekends with a lot of small to medium losses in between.

That weekend rocked!

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

drf 4.00
spending many hours on 7 diff message boards..int connection 39.95 month
red pens 2.95
computer 750.00


believing your own bull sh*t....priceless

Good one right there. But I buy green and purple pens. Red pens give me a bad vibe.

I'm a winner because my mom tells me so.

Seriously though, I'm up for the year. I hit a few pick 4's and had a great Derby day, a great time at the BC. The only track that put a beating on me was Del Mar.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

That weekend rocked!

Well, other than having that bum Appealing Zophie cost me a $60,000 pick 6
We had fun though!

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

I am certain I was a loser...I don't really wish to know the actual dollar amount or percentage.

Ditto. LOL

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by philcski

Well, other than having that bum Appealing Zophie cost me a $60,000 pick 6
We had fun though!

That was probably my best wagering weekend with both Brushed Prince at 71-1, and Miner's Lamp at like 20-1, getting up for second and the Kong horse owned by Paranack winning at like 18-1.

Hopefully this year I can learn how to better structure my bets though.

BTW: My numbers are pretty accurate, but after some calculations I will move the amount bet for 2006, to $2000. Although the naysayers will line up, ALL my pick 4 bets, with analysis are posted somewhere.

The gray area in the amount bet arises when I have blown the first leg and really like a nice priced horse in a later leg. I went as far back as I could at www.nola.com/forums/startinggate and post # 6974 is a good example.

My pick 4 was blown in leg one, but I loved a horse in a later leg who romped at some $47, with a big triple to boot. That particular page included several other scores. Good cappin. BBB

[philcski]

Originally Posted by bellsbendboy

I would estimate I have bet around $1800 in 2006 and have earned about $32,000. I have had eleven signers so far in 2006. I bet 90 percent pick 4's all with serious homework. BBB

I'd love to believe you... but i can't.
I also want to believe Elvis is still alive... but i can't.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by philcski

Hahaha... priceless.

I will finish the year in the black, however 2006 was the worst Saratoga meet I've ever had if you remove Woodward day from the equation.

Most of the profits came on 4 or 5 weekends with a lot of small to medium losses in between.

Yeah, that Woodward saved the meet for me. Without that exacta I'd have been down on the meet. With it I was within like $10 of even at the track and up $60 on the internet for the meet which I was more than happy with. The rest of the year I'd guess I was down $200 - $300 although if you go back to the Malibu last year that would put me back to even. I probably bet in the vicinity of $3,000 - $4,000 on the year and at worst lost $300 which I can live with.

[sham]

I pushed about $5000 through the windows for a wagering loss of $29. This comes out to negative $300-$400 when I include the expenses of internet wagering accounts and DRF's. I had a lot of fun for something like $30 per month. That's a winning season for me.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Wait a second....I am sure I am reading this wrong....you aren't suggesting your entire handle for the year was $1800 ( or roughly $50 a day ) and that with that handle you also made $32K?

Where is your math, it is almost $5 per day (1800/365)

Yes, I am internet anal math guy

[Scav]

Oh, and for the record, it was SMOKE CITY for me this year

[estreetposse]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

When you throw in my travel costs and beer, I'm way behind.

come on man really, it's a $5 tank of gas to get to southland and $2.50 for a bucket of warm PBR........ travel is the least of your expenses.

Now, if you stop betting $10 tri wheel's with 90% of the field then you could cut out some "Expenses"

$1 exacta box: All over All

as for me, YOUBET and their plethora of race tracks have given me the business this year.

New year's resolution: More PK 3's 4's 6's, less tri-keys

-bt-

[Thunder Gulch]

I only use the all button on greyhounds.

[brianwspencer]

I haven't kept as good of records as I did the last few years -- but I'd say that in general I'm probably somewhere between even and down $500. I've had a couple of monsterly bad days, but a couple of great days.

The few that bailed me out?
1. Invasor in the BCC, and Street Sense in the Juvenile
2. Vacare in the QEII
3. Sicdup at Keenelend and on the QEII undercard
4. Sidcup at Turfway just this past weekend (HUGE day/year saver at 12-1!)

Im Only Gonna Say It Once!!! Loser

[Antitrust32]

I broke even or ended up a little over. If you include poker... then I won a good amount considering what I bet. 6 tourney's at casino's total and 5 final tables including two 1'st a 3rd, 5th and most recently 7th. Bet maybe 500 and returned about 3,000 so I am up about 2500.

Horses I probably bet around 500 and returned 500-600 in that range.

Not too bad in the gambling department this year!

[cal828]

Probably lose somewhere in the neighborhood of 600 to 1000 dollars annually,
but that's ok. Have no other vices. Don't drink or smoke. Too old to do the
hibbity dibbity. If I didn't bet on horses, somebody would try to make a religion out of me.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Scav

Where is your math, it is almost $5 per day (1800/365)

Yes, I am internet anal math guy

Thanks.

Wow, he's an even more ridiculous liar than I thought. Pretty sad.

[CapperZeke]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Thanks.

Wow, he's an even more ridiculous liar than I thought. Pretty sad.

I only bet Pick-3's on Thursday's and won about 145K. I also married a super model, had my penis reduced, and scored 2 touchdowns in the Super Bowl. Not a bad year overall.