Horse racing handicapping is an intellectual challenge that requires the right frame of mind in order to win. But how do you get that right frame of mind or even know what it feels like? You may be in a lousy mood and win or you may be happy and lose. What makes the difference?
First of all, let's make sure you are looking at winning and losing and seeing those two "imposters," for what they are. If you go to the race track and lose money, it doesn't mean you're stupid or a bad person. If you keep losing, it does mean that you are repeating the same behavior that has a negative result and that there must be some reward or reinforcement in it for you.
If you win at the race track, it doesn't mean you're a genius or better than the people who lose. Winning and losing are just two ends of the same stick and the best horse players in the world lose some times. One of the most important skills a handicapper can develop is the ability to look at losing and winning and not let his or her emotions get out of control and thereby cause him or her to make bad decisions.
In poker, when you lose a pot, but seemed to have the best hand going into it, it is sometimes referred to as a "bad beat." When you lose in horse racing, perhaps by having your horse disqualified for bumping in the stretch run, it's also a bad beat. Bad beats happen in life and the mark of a professional is the ability to recover quickly from the emotional let down and to carry on as if nothing happened.
If the system you are using to evaluate horses is a good one and you are only betting when you get fair value odds, then you are making the right decisions. As we all learn, however, the right decision doesn't always result in a win. It should however, result in a profit in the long run and that's what the smart horse player knows.
Therefore, the right frame of mind, that was mentioned earlier in this horse racing article, is the confidence that comes from knowing that, while life may have its little ups and downs, if you always make the right choices based on the best available knowledge, then you will succeed in the end. Strong horse players have the ability to stick to that and not let the emotional shock of losing sway them or cloud their judgment.
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