| A Final Word |
Lets talk about "beliefs."
If you believe you can make it betting on thoroughbred horse races - you
will.
On the other hand, if you don't believe it can be done - you're starting in a very deep hole - one you may never climb out of.
Cynicism and Doubt become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's a hard enough game without having to fight against yourself too. Lack of confidence can be a real killer.
If you believe the never ending parade of touts and system sellers with
their outrageous claims, you're in for a rude awakening and you'll be very
disappointed with the reality of betting.
Don't be gullible enough to believe them when they scream; "Hit 85% winners," or "Make $1000 a day on $5.00 wagers," or "Turn the race track into your personal bank," etc., etc., ad nauseum.
Do you really think anyone would sell such a system for a measly $40 or $50 bucks?! Remember the pari-mutuel reality - when that system ( it never really even existed ) gets into the hands of enough people - it automatically becomes useless.
If you believe you'll be successful enough to be buy a yacht and a
mansion on Maui - wake up - you're hallucinating again!
Now, I won't say it's never been done - making that kind of money - but keep your expectations real. You can expect success at playing the races to equate closely to success in any other job or small business. Leaving off the extremely poor and the extremely wealthy - the social security mom with 8 kids and the doctors and big shot lawyers - what do you and your friends make a year on average?
That's what you should expect of racing. Let's ballpark it at $15,000 to $ 150,000. Double the low figure and halve the high figure and you've got your best estimate of "reality" for the professional handicapper - $30,000 to $75,000 a year.
"If anyone else can do it - I can do it!"
This belief, this kind of self-confident bravado, could almost be applauded - if it were only true. Actually, anyone could make a living betting the races if they could . . .
*control their emotions -
*exercise patience -
*be meticulous and conscientious in all their work -
*be totally committed -
?!? How many people like that do you know? Are you like that?
It's tough - human nature itself mitigates against it. Professional handicapping is not right for everyone - but it just might be right for you.
We'lI wrap it up now.
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