Flight animals meet human frailty

Even before the starting gates fly open, we ask nervous flight animals to set aside their unpredictability and spontaneous nature and perform to a predetermined mark/level. To compound the uncertainty we add human frailty to the mix, by demanding jockeys, who have different levels of ability, experience and intelligence, give optimum rides to their mounts. These truisms merely represent the precursor to betting.

The Racing Gods contrive against us

Over the years we have learnt to accept that the 'racing gods' are contriving almost unimaginable circumstances to beat us. To counter, we must build that propensity or turn of mind into the bet. So, for us to win from sports betting we must factor and deal with what those racing gods throw at us. Accepting their existence and not grumbling about them is a wagering prerequisite. From there, we must accept total responsibility for each, and every bet made irrespective of events. If the extraneous conspire against us what about human contribution?

Human Nature

Human nature fosters a huge single negative towards betting which is generally known as the dreaded 'Gambler's Fallacy' mentality. This mistaken belief suggests to most, that future probabilities are altered by past events, when in reality they are not! Thinking probabilities have changed is the most common of preconceptions. For example, the probability of landing on red on a roulette wheel after nine successive reds is still 48.69% (18 red slots divided by 37 total slots). This may sound obvious, but this bias has caused many to lose money thinking/assuming the probabilities have changed - mathematics NEVER changes EVER!

Emotion

Horse racing betting demands separation from the emotional, ignoring this fact automatically negatively impacts those thought processes. Natural human inclination is to selectively use data to support their own emotional conclusions, so often pick and choose the data that suits and ignore that which would weaken their case.

How one deals with a loss or a losing run and the consequent frustration is emotionally draining and difficult. On a personal note this represents our weakest area in sports betting though we have learnt to harness/shackle it. We use the words harness and shackle because we never conquer emotional involvement completely, it is always lurking in dark recesses. Even with our vast experience we sometimes blame then question our competency, this state of mind can last different amounts of time and all of it a total and utter waste of time. This negative loss of focus is neither conducive to betting nor well being. 

Strategy better than randomness

Furthermore, uncertainty and randomness can makes us bet/play nervous and this merely compounds the problem, so we need help and assistance to alleviate or counter.

So, whilst accepting the speculative nature of wagering how do we turn the tables in our favour? Our view is success demands players enlist a strategy or system to beat the randomness and house edge, whilst using a valid money-management approach. The keeping of records is non-negotiable representing a road map of ones betting history. The bet that accompanies an edge/mathematics should be placed in a calm moment with the right mindset.

Successful professional catalogue

Successful professionals acquire a state-of-mind that is unaffected by recent losses as well as the highs of big wins, so apart from due diligence and focus what characterises this mindset? There are many things to consider but the below is our starting point:

• Accept mathematics are the governing force of sports betting
• Find an edge/value!
• Complete acceptance of risk then create a set aside bank (never bet with scared money)
• Prepare meticulously
• Decision-making must be done in a calm moment, removing mental clutter and negative inertia, free of extraneous thoughts
• Maintain consistency and equanimity
•  Be free of any emotional attachment to recent bets and not allow outcomes of previous bets to influence the next one or series of bets
• Cease recreational betting/fun bets. Keep records of every wager with basic information - stake, win, loss, profit and loss should be four of those columns.
• Losing runs are inevitable and a reality of the game - accept, look, learn from them, treat them as experience events.

CONCLUSIONS

The above is extremely hard to embrace yet alone adopt, but that is the challenge if one wishes to be part the 2% Club. The Racing Horse does not claim to be an absolute authority, we do have a genuine experience of the industry that stands up to scrutiny and part of the 2% who profit from wagering which counts for plenty. The Racing Horse launched in June 2011 and the fact we are over 11-years old carries a certain gravitas.

We remain certain that winning from betting is 100% discipline, attitude and determination and sensible, repeatable mathematical practices assisted wherever possible by good information. None of the above is new but accepting this veritable core must make sense. Our personal betting is totally contained within this assemblage.

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Our NO RISK mentality means we do not suffer fatigue and debilitation. The PACAFI strategy will not suffer fatigue either because of its sound principles and solid core that applied to betting 20 years ago, apply now and will apply in 2029.

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