Hello Friends (I'm in Masters mode, sorry @barchyman).
I find myself on a different horse racing betting journey than I am used to. Namely I am not grinding away in jcapper, or watching replays, looking for horses I can make some scratch on.
No, now, I find myself consuming more and more horse racing content. It's simply fitting my current process, and for me, process is just about everything in this difficult game.
Here's a few things I currently look at.
First, the best podcast for selections of a big day or a big sequence, in my view, is the Sport of Kings podcast, featuring Scott Carson and Chris Larmey. I start my Fridays with this pod, and as I listen it forces me to handicap each race in real time with the guys. I have the lay of the land on a sequence after the episode, and am prepared to how I may want to bet it. This can change as I analyze prices and other factors, but it's lays a solid foundation for me to build upon.
Oh, and the selections are often quite good. The two pod hosts and guests are very smart players. I have gotten an idea or two over the years that I wouldn't have come up with myself. Tossing in a neat bomb you may agree with is rarely a bad idea on days like these.
For Keeneland, I often find myself checking Eric Solomon's analysis over at the inthemoney blog. Eric puts effort into it, and he's quite sharp. I don't dedicate the time it takes to wager the tough Keeneland cards like I used to, and Eric gives me things to think about.
I am an unabashed Hawthorne fan. When I was playing full time I built some models for the start of the spring meets and had some success, so year in and year out it stuck in my mind, and was a part of my play, full time or casual.
When I open the form in the morning, I follow it up reading Emily Gullikson's analysis on the Hawthorne website. Emily might talk in boxes and circles (Optixspeak) but it's clear, concise and sharp. If I like a trainer move, a perceived bias horse, or something a little sneaky and she's open to the same horse, I am definitely more confident wagering a few dollars.
Others in the space -
In the land where trackside tents are apparently very expensive despite subsidies that would make the Canadian dairy industry blush, Marcus Hersh's Kentucky Downs thoughts are welcomed. Marcus watches races I can not.
David Aragona is one of the best handicappers in the country. I'd use "in my view" as a qualifier on that usually, but this is too obvious for that. His NYRA analysis is interesting, informative and offers players some good alternatives in a tough (especially in the winter) short field circuit. I'd rather eat a plate of thumbtacks than use a chalk defensively, but I use a David Aragona bomb selection defensively very often.
Kevin and Joe at Churchill and various tracks in their Death Star Evil Empire (sorry, you know me, I can't help myself CDI) are sharp. They offer alternatives to the chalk and you can tell they work at it.
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Over in harness telecast land - it pays to pay attention to Chad Rozema over at Mohawk-Woodbine-WEG Park (or whatever the new branding is calling that place). Chad takes his work seriously and is often chatting backside, watching qualifiers and adding some very interesting ideas to the mix.
So friends, as I watch my Masters bet on Colin Morikawa go up in smoke this weekend, I'll be leaning on my other friends - a few of them above - to help my process to hopefully get back a little scratch.
Have a great day, and good luck at the windows.
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