The Secretariat Club, Thursday, 9/25/25

[MTP1972]

Somehow my post got deleted but you obviously saw it. When you gamble on anything it should only be what you can afford to lose. I rarely go to the casino but when I do the longest line is at the ATM's which is crazy.

[JT]

Dylan Davis was hoping sis beat him!

I agree MTP, we've seen pools sweepers, I saw one .10 super at Hawthorne pay $40k the whole pool, was a while ago. 

ROI is what matters.

That the money earned is happening and it is significant enough that it out value the risk.

Wagering is as deep a science as predicting winning outcomes.

Prime example in race 3 at Belmont.at the A. I used the all button. I easily could of tossed the 4 and 11 which means lower ticket which means bigger roi

[JT]

Somehow my post got deleted but you obviously saw it. When you gamble on anything it should only be what you can afford to lose. I rarely go to the casino but when I do the longest line is at the ATM's which is crazy.

I didn't see your post, but totally agree with this. When I go to the casino the atm and credit cards stay at home.

[Trigger]

I have anger issues, for that reason alone, I can't afford to lose anything 

JT is a live with 7 for $380.83 

I woke to watch the stretch of my 3 and 1 at Indiana, back to my old ways  picking stink bombs 

[JT]

I have anger issues, for that reason alone, I can't afford to lose anything 

JT is a live with 7 for $380.83 

I woke to watch the stretch of my 3 and 1 at Indiana, back to my old ways  picking stink bombs 

I was going to play a late pick 5 there, but work got in the way..
Late pick 4 at the A
7/All/All/6
$28 bucks

[JT]

Put a fork in me I'm cooked

[MTP1972]

Trigger, nobody likes to lose especially money, and people handle it differently. A big mistake people do is chase their losses, I've done it in the past plenty of times. The smarter thing to do is call it a day and come back tomorrow where you may be in a better frame of mind and start over from scratch.

[Trigger]

Trigger, nobody likes to lose especially money, and people handle it differently. A big mistake people do is chase their losses, I've done it in the past plenty of times. The smarter thing to do is call it a day and come back tomorrow where you may be in a better frame of mind and start over from scratch.

We had lightening and my computer shut down.  Very sorry JT, we're working out our kinks, strategies.  You know I'm analytical too, not just some rogue gambling lunatic  well navigating away from that and some of the bad behavior like MTP reiterates.

We'll get there Brother.  But when you do 4/5 it means something, especially with a shitty track condition like that today. 

MTP, I love calling shit a day, it's my NEW favorite thing to do next a pleasant warm and fuzzy handicapping session and then hopefully winning early so I can also call it a day there too, the very next is not losing, feeling miserable, I swear.  One race for me today I called it a day before the race even started because I got off my chain and out of the yard, angry 

[bello]

See that is a perfect example as stupidity on my part..Bello always follows through with his horizontals. Less tracks and pick 5's and more of that.. although betting that amount could add up quickly as well. Something to ponder

ets   Sep 24, 2025   8:30 PM   205518   Race 4 NPN $2.00 P3 (PWHL) 2,9/2/4   Resolved Bet   $4.00   $94.20
Bets   Sep 24, 2025   8:04 PM   995185   Race 2 NPN $1.00 P4 (PWHL) 2/3/9/2   Resolved Bet   $1.00   $102.90

JT, I have always been a minimalist when it comes to horizontals. This is from last night. 5$ in horizontals good for Almost $200. Less painful this way. Often when I have too many combos I will lay off,

[Trigger]

Hawthorne 2nd watch out for this jock ALEXANDER BENDEZU, the 6 should of been a million to one, ran 2nd at 19-1, just nuts, 16 dayd from last race couldn't sprint a lick now a 1 1/16 horse.

Amazing training 

$10k claim price on the 6, if it was 300 bux would of been unclaimed 

Orlando Mojica, cheating slob...seriously it's called a whip and when you used it, it was too late.

[bello]

I am tuning in to Big A today and I am convinced there is scumbaggery going on big time. I believe Rlite Turf have their claws into certain jocks and trainers there and the Big M. All it takes is to get a couple of jey horses out of any race and having access to the late odds gives them an advantage that is overwhelming. Only works at high handle tracks. I'll just keep playing the low handle tracks where they have no influence with small bets and grind out wins.

Im not the better I once was and that is good. No shot vs the crooked CAWS

[Trigger]

ets   Sep 24, 2025   8:30 PM   205518   Race 4 NPN $2.00 P3 (PWHL) 2,9/2/4   Resolved Bet   $4.00   $94.20
Bets   Sep 24, 2025   8:04 PM   995185   Race 2 NPN $1.00 P4 (PWHL) 2/3/9/2   Resolved Bet   $1.00   $102.90

JT, I have always been a minimalist when it comes to horizontals. This is from last night. 5$ in horizontals good for Almost $200. Less painful this way. Often when I have too many combos I will lay off,

Minimalist, that's funny Bello, budget conscious and when winning budget exposure, Sacrafice-Accuracy /  Failure-Success, the perfect model in our world is called Cold Numbers.

Who the fuck cares about being a minimalist, I have a 99-1 shot going to win, I'm going all all all all.  It's about making money, so much money that betting isn't challenging, fun, or worth the risk anymore.

None of us got there yet, we might have enough but didn't clear it through this challenge or still want to be in the ROI+ column historically.

Bello, what you have shown lately is amazing stuff, plus you've increased your base bets, organic, and confident, that there is where every gambler in the world wants to be and successful, whether they know it or not.

I hate clutter, I'm a minimalist, simple and practical.

[bello]

My typical bet up until 10 years ago was $100 per per race. But I would be at the track. My travel brought me to virtually every track in the US and Canada and some in Australia and many trips to Agua Caliente in Tijuana.

It was a great run of traveling, gambling and working doing what I loved. Never a need for on-line gambling because I was always at a track. 8 Years ago all that ended when I was laid up for a year in a hospital bed rehabbing from a pretty bad fluke injury. Travel all but halted and I started betting from bed. No fun compared to being at the track. That is one of the reasons I like the boards. Camaraderie. But I also have some grandkids and that took priority. Stiil love racing. I am only a gambler when it comes to racing. Never bet a sporting event in my life. But the need to enjoy it by meg wagers is gone. And BTW my horizontals, even when I bet big, were never more than using 3 horses in a race. Right or wrong, that is my style.

[MTP1972]

I agree with limiting the number of horses on your horizontal wagers, win or lose you have to take a stand somewhere, if you get beat you get beat. I do like to be alive with more than one horse in final leg and never single because you end up with nothing alot more often than you win.

[Trigger]

My typical bet up until 10 years ago was $100 per per race. But I would be at the track. My travel brought me to virtually every track in the US and Canada and some in Australia and many trips to Agua Caliente in Tijuana.

It was a great run of traveling, gambling and working doing what I loved. Never a need for on-line gambling because I was always at a track. 8 Years ago all that ended when I was laid up for a year in a hospital bed rehabbing from a pretty bad fluke injury. Travel all but halted and I started betting from bed. No fun compared to being at the track. That is one of the reasons I like the boards. Camaraderie. But I also have some grandkids and that took priority. Stiil love racing. I am only a gambler when it comes to racing. Never bet a sporting event in my life. But the need to enjoy it by meg wagers is gone. And BTW my horizontals, even when I bet big, were never more than using 3 horses in a race. Right or wrong, that is my style.

I love the highlight reel of your history, wow.

At a track I go to the food and bar, I really know nothing to look at, for, get a seat before the finish line, tv on the table and bet simulcast too.  Why I stay home, I did the track for yeeeeaaaarrrrssss s.

If you need to do more than 3 horses you just don't get the race or get it like a anyone can make an excuse to win, and lose comfort if your not surrounded by cold numbers.

You and JT are winning performers, and are only scratching the surface.  You have to be pliable to win from different angles though, and I think both of you analyze each other with regard, and I off you both with a lot of regard.

Past performances are not indicative of future results, something we all know.  You and JT set a standard and I'm very appreciative to learn from you both.