| If you are like most people who are seriously | | | | handicapping article is out of his mind and living in |
| trying to make money betting on horse races, | | | | the past. But the truth of the matter is that the |
| then you know how difficult this game really is. | | | | pen or pencil is still a very portable and affordable |
| Just one or two bets that go sour on you can | | | | method of writing notes when they need to be |
| mean the difference between profit and loss. The | | | | written. |
| problem with horse racing handicapping for a living | | | | Notes and note taking are the key to making it |
| or as a source of income is that the profit margin | | | | as a handicapper. The trip handicapping gurus |
| is so small. | | | | proved that long ago and before them, there |
| Therefore, you need to use all the tools you can | | | | were still people taking notes on everything from |
| find to get the odds in your favor so you make | | | | the horses appearance in the paddock, to trainer |
| more winning bets and fewer bad bets. While the | | | | and owner moves, etc. While you may have a |
| computer has revolutionized horse racing | | | | good memory, there is just too much information |
| handicapping like no other single technological | | | | to keep in mind when making timely decisions at |
| breakthrough, there are still some very simple and | | | | the track. |
| low tech tools that many people have forgotten. | | | | Reviewing notes on a horse or trainer the night |
| My number one favorite handicapping tool is a pen | | | | before the races and putting a note to yourself in |
| or pencil. It is still the most powerful tool, far | | | | the margin of your program or even on your |
| surpassing the computer or any other device. I | | | | palm pilot or hand held computer, can give you |
| know what you number crunchers are thinking. | | | | that edge over the other people who don't know |
| You are thinking that the old dinosaur writing this | | | | enough to do it or are too lazy. |