The 9 Commandments That You Should NEVER Break

What makes for the best handicapping tournaments?  I thought about it for awhile and I came up with a few good guidelines.

1.  INTERESTING BUT NOT OVERLY COMPLICATED FORMAT. 

2.  IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE MANDATORY RACES THEN HAVE MANDATORY RACES OF BIG FIELDS BUT NOT DIRT CHEAP CLAIMERS WITH BEYER SPEED FIGURES OF 21.

3.  NOTHING IS MORE ANNOYING THAN TOURNAMENT SUPERVISORS WHO MAKE MANDATORY RACES FOR GRASS RACES WITH A 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN THAT DAY!!!

4.  TOURNAMENT SUPERVISORS WHO HAVE A CLUE.

5.  A REALISTIC TAKEOUT THAT DOESN’T MAKE THE PLAYERS SUBSIDIZE THE TOURNAMENT.

6.  IF THE TOURNAMENT HAS ALL OPTIONAL RACES THEN HAVE A VARIETY OF TRACKS TO CHOOSE FROM.

7.  A SCOREBOARD THAT UPDATES ALL THE TIME.  ENOUGH WITH THE ARCHAIC SCOREBOARD OF UPDATING EVERY HOUR.

8.  IF IT’S A LIVE TOURNAMENT AS OPPOSED TO ONLINE THEN HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH TELLERS TO MEET THE LATE RUSH OF MANDATORY RACES.

9.  PRIZE MONEY.  I WANT TO QUALIFY FOR VEGAS AS MUCH AS THE NEXT PERSON BUT THE BEST TOURNAMENTS FIND A WAY TO QUALIFY PEOPLE FOR VEGAS AS WELL AS PAY PRIZE MONEY.

There you have it...what do you think?  Did I miss anything?