Buena Vista (G2) at Santa Anita: No (financial) joy whatsoever this day, BUT there is a good lesson to be learned from my failures, which I’ve mentioned before and bears repeating again. What matters in the end is not so much your handicapping, but how you structure your wagers. As we go through each of the four races, you’ll get a better sense of what I mean, but I implore you to spend MORE time thinking about your wagers and LESS time handicapping. This game is not all about picking winners; it’s actually about making money. Case in point: The majority of handicappers thought VASILIKA ($3.60) would win this race. But how many actually cashed the ($43.60) exacta when 53/1 longshot STREAK OF LUCK finished second?
Hal’s Hope (G3) at Gulfstream Park: Trainer Todd Pletcher has been known to win a race or two, so when his trainees (PRINCE LUCKY and COPPER TOWN) ran one-two keying a $32.30 exacta, I was sick, since I had those specific runners ranked second and third in my analysis (but did not structure my recommended wagers properly).
Downthedustyroad at Oaklawn Park: When USUAL SUSPECT won ($54.40), it surprised many handicappers, but if you read my analysis, I wrote “wouldn’t totally discount.” But did I have a bet on her? Nope.
Franklin Square at Aqueduct: I had STONESINTHEROAD ($5.90) ranked second, but at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I didn’t cash a bet in the race. Learn from my mistakes!
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