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Handicapping: Art or Science?

FreedomHill@freedomhill
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#1 · March 16, 2025, 9:00 AM

Beyond the roar of the crowd and the pounding hooves, a hidden calculus drives the heart of harness racing: the intricate dance between odds, form, and the ever-elusive 'trip.' Are we merely playing a game of chance, or is there a genuine science to deciphering the secrets of the sulky?

What say you?

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Last edited on March 16, 2025, 9:01 AM by FreedomHill
Lonnie@lonnie
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#2 · March 21, 2025, 12:41 PM

It's definitely not a game of chance.  At least not a 100% chance.  And I don't know if there's a science behind it.  So, I'll call it an art, sprinkled in with some luck and chance.  And nothing beats a good trip.  However, figuring out exactly how the race will go is a mystery.

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Bgtolex25@bgtolex25
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#3 · March 21, 2025, 4:28 PM

It probably helps to be a visionary / futuristic type who can see the race unfold in a few different directions.  Sadly, I am the opposite.  Analytic / contextual type, which one would think would have some handicapping skill.  Sadly, no.  So I just like to sit, watch and jabber nonsense with good friends and ride their emotions with their picks.  Hope to see all y’all at a track real soon.  (Trying to get my southern lingo down). @SC Upstate.   What do you say?

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