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BRIAN SPENCER
Circuits & Emphasis:
- Fair Grounds
- Hawthorne & Arlington
- Churchill Downs
- Midwestern BUZZ runners
Keys to Handicapping Style:
- Identifying Hidden Trips
- Analyzing Form Cycles
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"Handicapping is all about discipline. When every horseplayer has access to the same information, it's discipline that will give you the edge. Watching every replay, every day, on the same circuit will give you a huge jump on your wagering competition. A substantial part of whether or not a day at the races is a success is little more than how much homework you've done. Every player starts from the same place, so every advantage you can possibly give yourself is key." - Brian Spencer.
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Brian W. Spencer is a Chicago-based handicapper, writer and rising star of the Horse Player NOW team. He compiles and manages the staff's daily Horse Player NOW BUZZ product.
- Spencer captained the HP NOW team at the 2010 Preakness Stakes, providing onsite fan education in the Pimlico infield's "Wagering 101 Tent."
- His fan education experience also includes co-hosting Arlington Park's "Learn To Win" seminars on-track with the Chicagoland racing fans. 2011 schedule. He also is a regular contributor to Arlington Park as part of the team that provides horse-by-horse analysis for all runners each racing day for the official track program and website.
- Beginning in the summer of '09, Brian began writing and hosting a blog at Arlingtonpark.com.
- Spencer is fully immersed in Chicago racing and has a knack for spotting developing trends and hidden trips that contribute to profitable horseplaying. He has expanded his handicapping throughout the midwest and studies Fair Grounds and Oaklawn closely during the winter/spring months.
- Spencer will extol the virtues of his favorite wager, the pick four, to anyone willing to listen, and he spent the 2008 Arlington season writing commentary backing it up, cashing two tickets each worth $9,000-plus.
- Brian spent the 2009 summer mingling on Arlington's apron level, helping to educate new fans while sharing stories and handicapping techniques with veteran players.
- In addition to handicapping, Brian's 2009 story about Chicago-based career maiden Ottos Lotto was published by several racing websites and was a well-received human interest story.
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Home:
Chicago, IL
Alma Mater:
Portland State University;
Bachelor of Arts,
English
Favorite horse:
McKinney, Courthouse,
Skip Away
Favorite jockey:
Inez Karlsson
Favorite trainer:
Mac Robertson
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