i am a professional horse racing handicapper.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys or driven over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise \u2013 to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance \u2013 has remained unchanged since the earliest times. Horse races vary widely in format. Often, countries have developed their own particular horse racing traditions. Variations include restricting races to particular breeds, running over obstacles, running over different distances, running on different track surfaces and running in different gaits. While horses are sometimes raced purely for sport, a major part of horse racing's interest and economic importance lies in the gambling associated with it, an activity that in 2008 generated a worldwide market worth around US$115 billion. Horse racing has a long and distinguished history and has been practised in civilisations across the world since ancient times. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in Ancient Greece, Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. It also plays an important part of myth and legend, such as the contest between the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I'm a professional horse racing handicapper."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "and I'm a degenerate gambler. what a coincidence. I do love that equestrian performance sport."}, {"role": "user", "content": "When was horse racing invented?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's the most ancient of all sports . It has been around since time started and the sun started to rise in the sky. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "How much money is generated from gambling on horse racing?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "More then you can imagine. In 2008 alone it generated over 115 billion. Yes billion. You must be rolling in the money with your handicapping skills. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "You know it. Are there different types of horse racing?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, Horse races vary widely in format from country to country. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Is betting on horses legal at all horse tracks?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I don't know. I've never been to all the tracks. I think people have been wagering on races since Ancient Greece, Babylon, Syria, and Egypt."}]