You need a trainer...

So it seems, from what I can gather, that the key to getting into the horse business is the trainer. They are the the all powerful man behind the curtain but just don't try to peek back behind it. Getting in touch with one of these mysterious Loch Ness type creatures is harder than getting into the Whitehouse unannounced. These folks don't post their numbers anywhere. I called the the http://www.itharacing.com/ and they put me in touch with the http://itbof.org/. The lady there, while very helpful had no information for me. She tried to direct me back to the itha.

She concluded that I needed to hire a trainer to help me through the process and she listed several of them but would not hand out their contact information. She told me the best thing to do was to interview them at the track. When I posed the silly question of how I could identify these magic men she said that they were all over. The key is to walk up to a random person and just start talking....something I thoroughly enjoy doing. I did know a trainer but she apparently changed her number or knows better than to get involved with me. Eventually one of these people will call me back and I will have some information regarding where to start.

As a side note. I don't think that this handicapping scenario is going to work out the way I have it setup. I need to have money on the line in order to get a true feel for what I am doing. Having that money at stake will give me a true sense of where my handicapping is going. In that vein I will take the month of May and just paper bet to get my feet wet but once June rolls around I will switch to actual betting. I won't be able to bet every card since I might be on the road but when I am home I'll go to the OTB.

Until next time, may all your trifectas cash.