Hi John, there are many more Handicappers on this board that are much better than I am with all the objects. What I have found is it's a very fluid game and when you start using esoteric factors that work they just as quickly don't. That is from my perspective anyways. So it comes down for me to have a solid base. I find the aML usually put's me on very solid horses. I then add the trainer factor where you will find quite a few of the higher priced winners. The key is always VALUE. I try to never be in a race with a really strong favorite. That's why I really like the BALO principle. The software is also great grabbing me the CHAOS races really quickly which is where I always start. Then I try to never chase a horse. By that I mean if in that Wo race if that 6 or 7 are below 3/1 when I bet I either pass the race or grab the next contender. When I bet 2 horses it's imperative to remember you're betting $4 but being paid for $2, that's what I love about HSH it allows me to proportion those bets. Sorry to be so long winded. Everyone dreams of becoming a professional handicapper but until you are ABLE to use sizeable bets, you need to be an exceptional handicapper.

No need for an apology. It happens to everyone :grin:

Ok yesterday was 7/6.
***** 7/06/24*****
25 LRL08 20 58.50 38.50 424+
26 AQU08 20 404+
27 ELP08 20 107.80 87.80 492+
28 WO 07 20 46.75 26.75 518+
29 ELP09 20 52.11 32.11 551+
30 WO 10 20 89.95 69.95 620+
31 HAW09 8 50.40 42.40 663+

I didn't play the 2.. The races I posted for TODAY I have the WO 2. Sorry for any confusion. I did lead with 7/7/12 Day at the Races

7/7/24 Day at the Races. Pre Scratch- NO OFF tracks

WO Race 2- Contenders 6,7,2 both 6 &7 are A horse so that's my bet - $13 on 6 and $7 on the 7
depending on odds. If 2 may become a play depending on the odds.
LRL Race 5- Contenders 1,10,2. 1 & 2 are both A+ so that's the bet. The 10 is an F. $13 on 2 and 7 on
the 1 depending on the odds.
LRL Race 7- Contenders 3,4,5,10. 3 and 4 are both A+ so thats the bet. The 5 & 10 are both F horses.
$12 on the 4 and $8 on the 3 depending on odds,
WO Race 5 - Contenders 1,5,6,7. 1 and 5 the bet depending on odds. $ 12.00 on the 1 and $8 on the
5.
ELP Race 7- Contenders 1,2,7,9. 2 and 1 are the bet depending on odds. $12.00 on the 1 and $8.00 on
the 2.
AQU Race 8- Contenders 2,6,4,3. 2 and 4 are the bets depending on odds. $ 11.00 on the 4 and $ 9.00
on the 2.
ELP Race 9- Contenders 2,6,10,3. 2 and 6 are the bets depending on odds. $ 11.00 on the 6 and $
9.00 on the 2.
WO Race 9- Contenders 2,4,1,8. 1 and 4 are the bets depending on the odds. $14.oo on the 4 and $6
on the 1.
GP Race 10- Contenders 10,5,8. 5 and 8 are the bets depending on the odds. $ 12.00 on the 5 and $
8.00 on the 8.
HAW Race 8- Contenders 2,5,12. $13.00 on the 5 and $ 7.00 on the 2.
HAW Race 9- Contenders 3,2,5,9. $ 13.00 on the 3 and $7.00 on the 2.

Full Disclosure, I am an HSH subscriber and user since time began :rofl: . One thing I have added to this process is an object called and created by the great Ira Yorn. I play dirt and Turf with a maximum of 1 FTS.
First step: I go through the tracks I play and open each race. If the AI won't play it neither will I.
Second step: I hit AI HCP and then open the AI Race and only play Chaos 5 races.
These steps are done the night before or early in the morning, so that I'm fresh for the first race I play and approach it without feeling rushed or any anticipation.
Third Step: I go to Reports. I use the aML object and use any horse who is in the pct column at 10 or higher.
Fourth Step: same process as Step 3 but now I use the IRA object- you can substitute with the Trainer report on second page of reports.
I now have anywhere from 3 to 5 contenders.
Fifth Step: I check if there is a BALO. Whether there is or not is not that important to me except for confidence in tossing that low price horse.
Sixth Step: Toss the BALO
Seventh Step: Go to DEEP button and confirm that my contenders are both in Collective Speed and Collective Power (not a 99)
Eighth and Final Step: Toss low price Contenders that are D or lowers.
Wait for race and let the odds separate based on my AI BH grade and odds.

Will now do races for today in next screen-prior to scratches.
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[DES edit] Again, take a look at the tags.

Thanks- makes perfect sense- everything is very impressive

Was a Chaos 5
Aqu Race 1

Ok watched the next video and seen the button that called Chaos 5. I missed it when you hit it on that Aqu 1. Was the reasoning for them being Balo because it was a chaos race ?

Hi Dave, In Aqu Race 1 as you handicap there are no Balos as they qualified on all screens it looks like to me. How did you determine this was a Chaos race ? Was the reasoning for them being Balo because it was a chaos race ?

Race 6

No Parx 10/5/22 Race the winner was #1 Spanikopita for $33.20 &3 ML Fav. with the exacta paying 174.40.

Thanks Ranch it was impressive. I too have a process, not completely different then Dave. Big difference was I had the winner in that Pha race but not through handicapping but using a high odds horse that was in my final 4. With his pace approach he had the horse at 10-1 whereas I had him at 57-1. I played and prayed. At 10 -1 I would have been more bold!!!

I had a session last night with Dave. Was unbelievable! We first reviewed what I do. He hadn't downloaded Tuesday cards yet so we went thru a race I played (Pha 6 on 10/5). He then opened his H8 and did the same race with his strategy and hit not only the winner of the race but the exacta and tri. We then opened 3 other race randomly that day and he hit all three. We had the exactas in all the races. Amazingly the 2 horses we used in each race were the exacta!!! I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. Open that Pha race and tell me you can get the exacta with just 2 horses and the tri with 3, if you can your probably not reading this . If you can't you want to get a session with Dave as quick as you can. This sound like a paid endorsement but I have never see this happen before and I feel like I did as a kid at Christmas!

Welcome Ray, a great interview by Dave with Ray on Pace makes the Race. https://pacemakestherace.com/interview-dave-schwartz-interviews-ray-wallin/

Excellent, looking forward to the rst!

Thanks Tony. I realize you play horizontal but it's great to get insight from a successful player. Myself for now I'm staying with win betting as I find it psychologically easier to deal with a loss. I found HMI to be a bit complicated and couldn't quite wrap my head around the worksheet. I do like the opponent method. I've always used Dave's session approach with a slight variation. I confine play to races with greater than 8 betting interests or a race with what I determine to be a flawed favorite, I also dont play a race with unknowns. For me this overcomes a series of trading back and forth (win/lose) and helps me to not wind up spending longer on a session then I am able to keep my energy up. For instance today I had 23 races to start the day. Could only get half done before I needed to break away. Thanks to you and Dave for taking the time both to record the presentation and to respond here.

Best
Ken

Hi Tony,

I have both HMI and the Opponent method. I think they are among Dave's best works. It would be interesting to hear you expound on both of those more. I think bet structure and sizing is one of the key components of success but they always seem to be the last thing discussed and mostly as an afterthought.

Best
Ken