My dad used to take us to the race track too. I picked 6 winners in a row once. My dad was laughing at my choices at first, but he started betting them by the end, "Who do you like in this one?" I just looked at the program and picked whatever horse had the fastest time in the distance and surface (turf or grass) of the upcoming race. It really was that simple, adults make things complicated, so does money... so does going into debt from gambling.