A Simple Horse Racing System That Is Easy and Fast

If you love betting on horses but don't want to spend hours handicapping the races every day, you're not alone. A lot of people enjoy betting on horses but a much smaller number of people actually enjoy the grind of tedious hours of poring over the form trying to figure out each runner's chances. When you think of it, it only makes sense. Gambling and playing the horses is about action and fast results, while handicapping is all about a slow methodical approach to finding a few good bets.

Don't get me wrong--I'm a handicapper, but I do understand that a lot of people don't want to go to all that trouble. So let's look at an easy horse racing system. This method may not make a profit in the long run, but it will point you toward some winners and they won't be low priced favorites. Horse racing is risky and you should never gamble with money you can't afford to lose. This is meant for entertainment only.

The only thing you'll need for this method of picking good priced winners is a local newspaper, internet access, or a racing form. This method is based on the public handicappers. There are several varieties. The first are the handicappers who work for a local paper where the entries are posted for the local track. The newspaper hires the handicapper to create a morning line.

The second kind of public handicapper works for the track itself. He or she usually handicaps the races and does a little pre race show or some kind of column. You'll often find their picks on the track website or in the program at the track. Sometimes the local newspaper and track work together and share the same handicapper.

In the racing forms and large newspapers you'll often find there is a consensus and several handicappers list their picks that then receive a point total. The top three horses are listed according to the highest points received. Our goal as horse players is to find horses that really have a reason to win, but aren't bet down to such low odds that we can't make money.

Choose a handicapper and only bet his or her top pick if it isn't the favorite. This will still give you many bets and playable races, but will weed out those horses that are obvious to every handicapper and who get bet down to ridiculous odds. Stick with one handicapper per track. If you do this for a while, you'll soon learn which handicappers are good at picking winners that aren't big favorites. That's the handicapper to follow.

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