Re: belmont contest (983 Views)
Posted by:
Mall (IP Logged)
Date: May 30, 2002 08:15PM
Hail Mary plays, spreading, & lottery picks are all part of the game, although I personally would not suggest them for a one day contest with a very limited number of participants, & I doubt very much that the individuals who are posting on the subject are likely to make such plays. Depending on the card, betting the entire stake on a single race might be a more logical approach. More to the point, I thought the contest was between HP the writer & DP of the Harvard Law School. If you are suggesting that it be open to everyone, then the slim chance that the difference between winning & losing will be figure making methods as opposed to the handicapping skill of the participants is all but eliminated. I like HP's idea that everyone should make an effort to dope & comment on the card, but I think after that everyone should step aside for a mano a mano tilt that should be far more interesting than Tyson/Lewis. In fact, I'm tempted to make a line & devise some prop bets on the match, but I only know DP from his posts & I'm afraid that he might be one of those guys we all know who is illogical & good at handicapping at the same time.