Bet with The Best Podcast

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Bet With the Best Podcast E37 - Part 1 of speed and pace figure Deep Dive with Craig Milkowski Nov 13, 2024

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Highlights/timestamp for Bet With the Best Podcast Episode 37, sponsored by AmWager, which is Part 1 of a 2-part Deep Dive in which we talk in depth about speed and pace figures with Craig Milkowski.

3 - Horseplayer origin story

16 - Making speed figures

26 - Using projection to make figures

31 - Splitting the variant for a day

35 - Projecting figs for 3yos

39 - Shrinking figures

41- Comparing historical figures

44 - Making turf figures

1:00 – Making synth figures

Bet With the BestPodcast E36 - Part 2 of Breeders' Cup Betting Deep Dive with Matt Miller Oct 13, 2024

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Highlights/timestamp for Bet With the Best Podcast Episode 36, sponsored by AmWager, which is Part-2 of a 2-part Deep Dive with BCBC Champ and author of the book "A Bettor Way of Thinking," Matt Miller, about the Breeders' Cup and the BCBC.

3- BCBC Strategy

6- Minimum Bet Strategy

15- “Value” in a contest

22- 3 reliable winners

33- Risk pyramid

34- Playing Doubles

37- Playing Exactas

45- The last race

59- How Matt won the BCBC

1:09 – Playing smaller contests

Bet With the BestPodcast E35 - Part 1 of Breeders' Cup Betting Deep Dive with Matt Miller Oct 06, 2024

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Highlights/timestamp for Bet With the Best Podcast Episode 35 of the Bet With the Best Podcast (Sponsored by AmWager). Part 1 of a conversation with BCBC Champ and author of the book "A Bettor Way of Thinking," Matt Miller, discussing the Breeders' Cup and the BCBC.

4- “Bettor” Way of Thinking

10- Blackjack or Wheel of Fortune

12- Knowing your opponent

19- Addressing your weaknesses

22- Picking your spots

27- Set a target and play with monopoly money

45- 2>1

1:00 - Looking for Sunday Silence vs Easy Goer

Bet With the BestPodcast E34 - Part 2 of Hong Kong Deep Dive with Keith Bush Sep 16, 2024

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Highlights/timestamp for Bet With the Best Podcast Episode 34, sponsored by AmWager, which is Part-2 of a Deep Dive with computer model player Keith Bush about handicapping and betting on races from Hong Kong:

3 – Fed up with US Racing

7- Pivot to Hong Kong

11- HK Basics

15 - HK class system

30- Betting on HK

40- Watching HK Racing

41 – HK Computer Model

58 – Finding edges

1:08 – Trainer intent in HK

1:15 – racing.hkjc.com

1:18 – Jockey behavior

1:20 – What US can learn from HK

1:25 – Open Source Equus Model

Bet With the Best Podcast E33 - Part 1 of Hong Kong Deep Dive with Keith Bush Sep 08, 2024

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Highlights/timestamp for Bet With the Best Podcast Episode 33, sponsored by AmWager, which is Part-1 of a Deep Dive with computer model player Keith Bush about handicapping and betting on races from Hong Kong:

3 – Horseplayer Origin Story

10- Building a model from scratch

12- Start by understanding the data

13- The bad data blues

15 – Speed figures

20- Weight matters

37 – The two types of models

42- Building Equus

53- End of Part 1

Bet With the Best Podcast E32 - Part 2 of Saratoga Deep Dive with David Aragona Jul 22, 2024

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Highlights/timestamp for Bet With the Best Podcast Episode 32, which is Part-2 of a Deep Dive into handicapping and betting on races at Saratoga, with racing analyst David Aragona. Bet With the Best is Sponsored by AmWager:

2 - Horses for Courses

4 - Factors baked into price

6 - Trip handicapping

7 - Workouts

21 - Making a morning line

23 - Finding an edge

28 - Vertical bets

31 - Horizontal bets

39 - Trifectas

41 - Weak favorites

46 - CAWs and NYRA win pool

59 - Best advice for players

Bet With the Best Podcast E31 - Part 1 of Saratoga Deep Dive with David Aragona Jul 16, 2024

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Highlights/timestamp for Bet With the Best Podcast Episode 31, which is Part-1 of a Deep Dive into handicapping and betting on races at Saratoga, with racing analyst David Aragona. Bet With the Best is Sponsored by AmWager:

3 - horseplayer origin story

12 - Why Saratoga is a special place

19 - Saratoga Turf Sprints

24 - The one-mile Wilson Chute

30 - Kickback

35 - Saratoga Turf Course

37 - Off tracks

40 - Off-the-turf races

42 - 2yo races

50 - Trusting your gut

53 - Pointing to Saratoga

57- Saratoga class droppers

Bet With the Best Podcast E30 Part 2 with Len Friedman Jun 20, 2024

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Highlights/timestamp for Bet With the Best Podcast Episode 30, Part 2 of our discussion with guest Len Friedman (Sponsored by AmWager):

3- Turf Racing

15 - Synthetic Racing

20 - Vertical Betting

35 - The 4 quadrants of horseplaying

43 - Horizontal Betting

1:11 - Keeping Records

1:16 - Turf Sprints

Bet With the Best Podcast E29 Part 1 with Len Friedman Jun 11, 2024

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Highlights/timestamp for Bet With the Best Podcast Episode 29 Part 1 with guest Len Friedman (Sponsored by AmWager):

3 - Horseplayer Origin Story

6 - Intro to The Sheets

15 - Sheet patterns

19 - Condition Handicapping

24 - Why horses sometimes “bounce”

27- Drug Trainers and the “bounce”

30 - The Sheets impact on training methods

34 – Layoff Patterns

46 – Developing horses

1:05 – Finding horses to toss

Bet With the Best Podcast E28, Part 2 of Deep Dive on Race Watching May 29, 2024

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Highlights/timestamp for Bet With the Best Podcast Episode 28, Part-2 of a Deep Dive into how to watch horse races with Ryan Flanders Sponsored by AmWager:

3- The whip

12- Changing leads

24- The break

25- Kickback

27- 3-wide scenarios

31- Moves

33- Jockeys ride with their legs

35- Prat vs Irad

43- What makes a good rider?

49- Synthetic racing

59- Speed duel

1:02- Rail post