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Re:A Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code (2018) by foxhound6 on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @10:14AM (#20866643)
In horse racing where the bets are done via parimutuel[1], the challenge is that there's an upper bound on how much you can "invest" in a given wager without changing the odds. This makes it less likely that an expert will seek outside investment unless their model has them betting "wide" (lots of small bets vs. a few large ones).

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parimutuel_betting

Re:A Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code (2018) by PaulRobinson on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @10:40AM (#20866901)
Not everywhere does Parimutuel - the UK and Ireland for example have basically rejected it despite massive investment into on-course "Tote" systems.
Re:A Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code (2018) by phillc73 on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @10:44AM (#20866960)
Is there any hope for Together for the Tote?[1] I like to dream there is sometimes.

[1] https://www.togetherforthetote.com

Re:A Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code (2018) by foxhound6 on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @11:06AM (#20867189)
Sorry I should have been more specific. Love your stuff on Twitter by the way.