Whirlaway wrote:Interesting you found my post rude but not the post put forth by Sam.
Probably because there was nothing "rude" about my post. It was a clarification of terms and statement of facts that wasn't specifically directed to you at all, Whirlaway. You were merely quoted as a jump off point for my post.
If I were planning on being 'rude' (which most people here know I have no qualms about doing), I would have specifically said
"Discussing certain horses in certain races is one thing. Posting '4 horse in the 10th at Will Rogers is a mortal lock' is something else. A distinction that you are clearly too stupid to make."I might also go on to point out that your puerile behaviour of putting "The" in front of every horse's name once you've realized I'm reading a thread -- clearly done because I stated it's a pet peeve when people screw up a horse's name -- does nothing but make you look like an immature ass who never bothered to grow up and realize he's no longer in junior high school.
Again, despite what you apparently believe, "Racing" is NOT synonymous with "handicapping." "Racing" is generally accepted to be a catch-all term used to discuss upcoming races (of which "Handicapping" is only one very small part of) and how you feel they might unfold or post race discussion of why certain things happen.
Posting:
Florida Derby: It'll be interesting to see if Sharp Humor can sustain his speed and what Barbaro has after eight weeks off. This one points to Flashy Bull.
Spectacular Bid Stakes: Will we ever see another serious horse like the Bid? Can't see how they beat Exclusive Quality in this one.
Winstar Derby: Interesting race. Only one horse has gone the distance and he dropped off the deep end last two outs. I think the Baffert horse comes in fresh with strong works. Wanna Runner gets the nod here.
Basically makes you look like you want to be a synopsis writer for the DRF and write their short little blurbs next to each horse.
It does very little to actually invite discussion of those horses and relies solely on the fact that someone somewhere MIGHT be inclined to post that they agree or disagree with you. If you've been online and around RACING newsgroups long enough, you know that isn't the case. Continuously posting "X horse is going to walk in Y race" doesn't do anything but make you look like a 'tout' and will get you ignored for the most part.
Additionally:
Whirlaway wrote:It was interesting and fun for me to handicapp those three races, certainly much more fun than not doing so.
No one said it wasn't fun to handicap a race. The question is, would it have been as "fun" for you to handicap those races if you didn't have some place you could post those pick with the potential of showcasing how astute a handicapper you think you are?
Whirlaway wrote:Some fear making a pick, I'm not one of them.
I doubt anyone 'fears' making a pick. It's more likely that most don't have the need for validation that you seem to have by making those picks public.
In my case, I'm not a handicapper. I don't gamble often. At most, I make 6 bets a year and 5 of those are often 'loyalty bets'. I've been lucky enough to hit a few nice exactas, but I don't handicap, I don't spend my days pouring over a forum and it would never occur to me to post why I think X horse might win.
If asked about a specific stake race, I MIGHT have a horse I'm looking at -- not because I've handicapped the race, but because there is something about the horse that has piqued my interest. I rarely bother to handicap Derby preps because they just don't interest me that much. I watch the class develop and I MIGHT handicap the Derby. I MIGHT handicap the Breeders' Cup as well. Unless there is some kind of online contest
and someone specifically asks
and I feel like answering (so don't bother challenging me, kid, because you don't rate and any challenge like you issued Bill would be summarily ignored), I rarely make those handicapping picks public. I watch horse-racing because I find it an enjoyable spectator sport. It's the same reason I love baseball but don't waste my days pouring over and memorizing stats.
I don't feel the need to say "X horse is going to walk off with this race" and then come back a few hours later and brag that I was right. I don't need that kind of public validation. I'm not that insecure. If someone wants to do it because they are pimping a system, whatever. I know it's a sales pitch and know to ignore it. If someone like YOU does it, I know you are looking for attention ... and I really don't like attention whores.
Was THAT "rude" enough for you?
