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Quality is something having a high level of value or excellence. What is considered quality differs from person to person. Some may argue that the steaks at their local dive bar are of higher quality ...
It is a classic dilemma faced by every horseplayer. The weather forecast is questionable at best and you don’t have the time to devote to handicapping that turf race on tomorrow’s race card if it ...
In construction, one method of project and schedule modeling is the Critical Path Method or CPM for short. The critical path is the longest continuous chain of activities through the project schedul...
We have all heard the expression “Always a bridesmaid, never the bride.” Some horses will be career maidens, no matter how many times they come close to winning. A lot of money gets burnt on mai...
They say that history is bound to repeat itself. If you are not a winning horseplayer, chances are that if you don’t learn from each race you play, you will continue down the path of losing. The f...
“Win & You’re In” is the case for the Grade I Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga this Saturday. This race has major implications on how the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint field will sta...
Psychologist Ellen Langer coined the term “illusion of control” for events that we think we have more influence over than we actually do. As horseplayers, we feel we have some sort of control of...
There has been an explosion of daily horse racing contest sites in the recent years. Most of us have played freebies and low-cost “feeder” contests on sites such as Derby Wars, HorseTourneys, DR...
Like many 40-somethings, I grew up in the era that featured a wonderful television show that my mom would roll her eyes at every time it came on. I can still picture the host: slim with graying hair a...
We all live busy lives and have day jobs and families that need our attention. If being a licensed engineer has taught me one thing, it is that having and knowing how to use the right references wil...
