tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post8206940536912367305..comments2024-02-01T00:37:24.768-05:00Comments on PTP: Art Official vs. SomebeachsomewherePull the Pockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-82720592288889316812008-08-25T11:30:00.000-04:002008-08-25T11:30:00.000-04:00To Anon 9:01....yes Visual inspection can lead one...To Anon 9:01....yes Visual inspection can lead one astray, if the one doing the inspecting is not dedicated to the art. The best bets occur when a horse's appearance and attitude CHANGES from his previous outings. To know that one must follow his circuit. The art of inspection is so difficult that even after 30 years I still make errors <BR/><BR/>Your case of Air Mcnair shows that visual inspection by neophytes can be dangerous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-11178767861268137372008-08-24T21:01:00.000-04:002008-08-24T21:01:00.000-04:00I posted here once that I was surprised to see Tyl...I posted here once that I was surprised to see Tyler Buter getting the ride on Art Official. Thought he looked bad the 5th race back. Now he has a 4 race win streak with Pierce, Anderson and young Seekman. I think Pierce gets the most out of him.<BR/>Pre-race warmups? I've got doubles going with Air McNair on Extreme night at GeoD. The commentator is making his picks and to quote him "I was going to pick Air McNair but in watching him he can't handle the track so I'm going with ???" Air runs the race of the night and the most entertaining harness race I've watched in a long time.<BR/>RGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-80624418897063961402008-08-24T18:49:00.000-04:002008-08-24T18:49:00.000-04:00Thanks for reading Anon. And your comment. I have ...Thanks for reading Anon. And your comment. I have been a big fan of watching horses (especially trotters) on the track. Every time I see a horse book for sale which deals only with physicality, I scoop it up. <BR/><BR/>By the way, the whole 'I wont bet the horse if he is small' or whatever comes from a few folks I remember. One fella would not bet Doonbeg for about a year, despite him winning with last quarters in 26, because he was 'too small'. It never ceases to amaze me.<BR/><BR/>Another horse that was a bit black-balled like that early was Bettors Delight, who was not very big and strong looking.<BR/><BR/>There are a couple of people speaking like that of Art Official. 147 and a world record holder says differently!Pull the Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-54275545196946680702008-08-24T17:51:00.000-04:002008-08-24T17:51:00.000-04:00OK, "Pull the Pocket", I hear you. I may have jump...OK, "Pull the Pocket", I hear you. <BR/><BR/>I may have jumped the gun in my earlier post. Most happy you agree that visual inspection is important.<BR/><BR/>By the way, enjoy reading your blog, as your comments are always quite astute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-3166949545664854312008-08-24T14:01:00.000-04:002008-08-24T14:01:00.000-04:00Hold the phone!I use physical handicapping and it ...Hold the phone!<BR/><BR/>I use physical handicapping and it is important. I am speaking of a pristine individual with racelines, racing another individual with less than stellar size or confirmation. There have been many 149 pacers who went thru the ring at 10k without the looks of a $400k yearling, who blow the doors off horses that are pristine. That was my point.<BR/><BR/>Art Official makes a nice pre race appearance in terms of soundness, but he is not a show horse. Nowhere near that.Pull the Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-28308449027267927872008-08-24T12:44:00.000-04:002008-08-24T12:44:00.000-04:00...."But one thing we all learn in racing is appea......."But one thing we all learn in racing is appearance is for losing handicappers...."<BR/><BR/>It is surprising that a handicapper like you would make such a fatuitous and erroneous statement. Your statement SHOULD HAVE BEEN, "Only losing handicappers neglect to employ body language in their handicapping".<BR/><BR/>As one who makes "final" betting decisions only after visual inspection of the post parade and warm-ups, I can say, with absolute confidence, that I can outperform any particular handicapper who bets without such inspection.<BR/><BR/>My positive results speak for themselves. Hence I would appreciate if you would not make such MISLEADING blanket statements.(On the other hand, the less people so involved, the better odds for those of us who do).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com