Do you check out track records before you place your bets? Or doi you just go by a name that grabs ya? What is YOUR track record doing so?

Do you usually come up winners or losers? Is fame the name of the game? Is that all you need to place a bet on anyone or anything? What DO YOU NEED before you cast your fate with someone or cast a vote or cast a line or cast a play or wear a cast? I guess I got a little off track here. Apologies.