Tag: Professional Horseplayer

By Ray Wallin As handicappers, we strive to be wrong less often than we are right. Yet in defeat we can find a positive. Thinking back to the days of my misspent youth on the …

By Ray Wallin In the past I have talked about the traits of losing horseplayers, but this time we’ll talk about the traits of great horseplayers. So, whether you are a casual horseplayer or you …

By Ray Wallin Horseplayers that make their living playing the races must show a higher level of discipline than the betting masses. In part, they must be horseplaying Stoics. What am I talking about? They …

By Ray Wallin Whether you are a causal horseplayer or you make your living playing the races, it is only natural to root for your horse. When he wins it is OK to celebrate a …

Recently, my friend Dave took his daughter to cash in some change at one of those machines in the front of a local supermarket. While feeding the machine, an older gentleman inquired as to why …