Re: Down goes Friedman, Down goes Friedman (453 Views)
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TGJB (IP Logged)
Date: July 20, 2004 02:21PM
When this idea first came up, the DRF was just launching their website, and looking for something that would attract attention. They wanted to do it, though I have no idea whether they would now. When I proposed the three way contest at the DRF expo, several in the audience said "yeah", but there was dead silence from the other guys on the panel, and no one from the DRF came running over later to say "let's do it".
There are several reasons for stake races only. First, it makes it about handicapping, not information. Second, the races are high profile, which makes it more interesting to those following along. Third, it confines the handicapping to a manageable number of races-- I think three Ragozin guys combined are doing the number of tracks I do, and I don't want to spend a huge amount of time on this, or have to worry about whether Len can find more good bets simply by having more time to spend. Finally, stakes races have bigger pools, so bets from those following along with our picks would affect prices less.
But it's never going to happen, so it's academic. And that the Ragozin followers don't want it to is pretty interesting psychologically, and telling.
TGJB