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How I Learned To Stop Winning But Keep About Breaking Even

My bulging account balance has been burning a hole in my cyberpocket; I've placed bets on about eight or nine races this week.

I lost about $25 total Sunday through Thursday.

Friday I bet on two races and came out a whopping $5.80 ahead. One horse I especially liked- was quite excited about, really- was 6/1 morning line odds and won, but his odds dropped to 7/5. I guess everyone else saw the same thing I did.

Today after work I scouted some races as I watched football. I eventually found a race I liked and won $25. That encouraged me to bet another, which in turn led me to give back six of my recently won dollars.

Factoring in the wagering fees I'm about $3 behind since Saturday. This high stakes gambling is heady stuff, but at $3 per week I guess it beats the garbage on television. Except for "Heroes" and "The Office," of course.

And I'm actually following my old familiar pattern. Twice a year- Derby and Breeders Cup- I make a lot of bets for a couple of weeks and then kind of forget about it.
If I know me- and I don't- I'll go on a cold streak, lose $40 or so over a week and a half, and then not bet on a race until Keeneland reopens in the spring.

My Breeders Cup Picks

Would you rather take advice from Bad Bob or from the guy who doubled his investment today (me)?

Juvenile Turf: Pounced
Turf Sprint: Get Funky
Sprint: Dancing In Silks
Juvenile: Pulsion
Mile: Zacinto
(If you want a big payoff, your Mile 4-horse trifecta box is Zacinto/Justenuffhumor/Goldikova/Court Vision)

Dirt Mile: Mastercraftsman
Turf: Conduit (long shot= Monzante)
Classic: Einstein

Ha Ha

I can't help being amused. Churchill Downs built this big new casino, er, clubhouse, which is wired to the hilt and all ready for slots and video gaming, and they can't get the go ahead. Ha ha.

"No, I do not know what Schadenfreude is. Please tell me, because I'm dying to know."

-Homer Simpson

I don't like being happy about it, but I am. I think I'm a typical Louisvillian who is proud of the Downs and has a proprietary feeling about it. I want the track to succeed. I see it as more than just a business.
But Churchill management certainly does not see it that way. So screw them.

I'm befuddled by the lack of moral consistency, anyway. I always have been.
The state says it's okay to bet on horse racing and buy (state-monopolized) lottery tickets (and play bingo as long as you don't smoke), but all other forms of gambling are illegal.

And that will apparently remain the law, even though the governor and a sizeable faction of the representatives tried to adjust it to "a couple of other forms of gambling are okay, as long as it's done at a racetrack and some of the proceeds go to promoting horse racing."

I obviously have no problem at all with legalized gambling, but I also have no serious beef with people who believe it's immoral and should be against the law. I'm just confused by the state-sanctioned argument that a few arbitrary forms of gaming are okay and the rest are not.