Oaklawn Park

[John Kelly]

this game is about one thing...making money
Vic Stauffer a guest on a podcast

Who's Got the Action Podcast: Oaklawn Park's Vic Stauffer

Host Andrew Capone interviews Oaklawn Park race caller and handicapper Vic Stauffer.

www.horseracingnation.com

Listening now...

 

[John Kelly]

Andrew Capone, the emcee.

 

[John Kelly]

Capone with an excellent introduction.

 

[John Kelly]

Grandpa took little Vic to Hollywood Park back in the day.

 

[John Kelly]

Vic says his quest to conquer handicapping is "still a work in progress."

 

[John Kelly]

I knew when I was 15 years old that I was going to work at the racetrack, says Vic.

Vic has an eighth-grade education.

 

[John Kelly]

Vic is 62 now.

 

[John Kelly]

"Be a contrarian" is Vic's best single piece of handicapping advice for a newcomer.

 

[John Kelly]

And there's the Vic quote BLUE highlighted:

Horse race handicapping is about one thing: MAKING MONEY.

 

[blueline]

I enjoyed the interview

 

[John Kelly]

Vic considers himself more of a play-by-play announcer than an announcer with a racing analyst background.

No opinions during the race call, just a report of the action.

 

[John Kelly]

Favorite wager: Win bet.

Favorite horse: Hal's Hope.

Favorite track: Hollywood Park (RIP).

Vic was the announcer at Hollywood Park for the last 13 years of its existence.

 

[John Kelly]

My favorite line: When you bet a superfecta, you're trying to pick the winner of the race and three losers.

Tough task.

 

[John Kelly]

Interview lasted approximately 40 minutes.

 

[John Kelly]

Vic is a Thoro-Graph user and spokesman.

He always looks to beat vulnerable favorites.

 

[John Kelly]

If you have 150 horseplayers in a handicapping tournament, Vic estimated there would be about 12 serious contenders.

They've studied the format and they know what it takes to win.

 

[John Kelly]

Vic's deep background in the sport (jock's agent, assistant trainer, racing official, owner, etc.) allows him to handicap from a varied perspective.

He says trainer/owner intent is critical.

 

[John Kelly]

It's impossible to make money owning horses, says Vic.

Haha.

 

[blueline]

Chris Fallica ."..the bear" in the ESPN college football world.... said today he would have taken down 144K in the pick6 @ AQU yesterday if the 8 had won the finale but apparently lost at the wire...have to watch that replay

 

[John Kelly]

#8 Perfect Flight finished second by a neck at odds of 35/1.

Ouch.

Watching the replay now.

 

[John Kelly]

The 1-2 finishers were extremely wide on the first turn.

Winner was best but barely.

The 7-10 favorite Authorize set the pace but tired to finish eighth in a field of nine.

 

[blueline]

If memory serves, Oaklawn Park does not cater to the rebate shops.

Happy opening day.....one of the few places where the arrow is pointing up

apparently " rebate shops " are back in the game there

 

[blueline]

 

[blueline]

Dec 31 every race is a 2yo race

 

[Valuist]

Dec 31 every race is a 2yo race

I will pass. I remember years ago getting destroyed trying to play the Churchill card on the Saturday of Tgiving weekend. All 2 YO races, most stretching out. Way too random. Thanks but no thanks.

 

[blueline]

I used to have early energey distribution and FR# to deal with horses stretching out....this week all I had was Thorograph and my instincts.....its been a nice week....has me intrigued about betting thoroughbred racing again

 

[trytrytry]

get back in the game blue and post those odds on money line summaries please! happy new years

 

[blueline]

I looked at my account and other than tracks I visited my only thoroughbred bets of any recency were a bet at MVR last month and at GG in August

Happy New Year trytrytry

 

[blueline]

OP 6th the #5 has the fastest TG number of those who have run......12/1 MLO.....obviously have to deal with FTS and a full field..this trainers 2nd time starters usually move forward ..negative its a ground-loaded number...see what happens

 

[trytrytry]

what is a ground loaded number? ill have a look there at OP

 

[blueline]

factoring in ground loss it improves the number.......the horse according to the comments was 5 wide on the turn

 

[blueline]

he went off at 93/1 in his debut ....there are some 6 figure sales purchases in the field

 

[blueline]

she will come back with another ok number that will be ground-loaded....drop in for a tag @ OP or take her back home to louisiana for easier competition.....staying at the same level @ OP with her current ability she will likely run into more good first-starters....