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Bill Peterson is a pseudo-name for an author and gambler who writes under several pen names on a wide variety of subjects. Bill has been around horse racing for 50 years. He has owned and groomed race horses that raced on the New England circuit in the United States. He has also worked in race track publicity and as a race track announcer. Bill can trace the horse racing roots of his family back to ... [More]

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  • Horse Racing Tips For Using Modules to Track and Improve Your Handicapping Success
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are handicapping horse races and trying to make money betting on horse races by picking winners, then you know it is difficult to keep track of all the information. Some of the most important facts you have to deal with are the figures for your own betting success.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Using the Five W's to Pick Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are betting on horse races trying to make money, then you know that it is a physical event and handicapping horse races is hard work. You can become a better handicapper and pick more winners by using the five W's.


  • Handicapping Solutions When You Can't Decide Between Two Horses
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Sometimes in the course of handicapping a horse race, we can narrow it down to two horses but can't decide which one to bet on. The problem isn't just that you don't know which one will win, it is often that you have that suspicion that no matter which one you bet on, the other will win and you will really feel like a fool.


  • Backwards Horse Racing Handicapping For a Change of Pace
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Is the daily grind of trying to pick enough winners to make money betting on horse races getting you down? While I enjoy handicapping and picking winners, not to mention the small profit it brings, it is also hard work that can wear me out. Even top level handicappers who write great books on the subject often mention burnout as one of the risks of the game.


  • The Topper System For Picking Winners at the Horse Races, a Free System For Fun
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While Red's Topper horse racing system was pretty good, it seemed to often pick two horses that were very closely matched. Red would often caution that, since those two were so closely matched they might burn each other out in a furious battle and one of the other contenders would win. It was amazing how often Red was right, either one of the top two horses his system picked would win, or that other horse would take advantage of those two being so closely matched and steal the race at the finish.


  • Using Professional Clockers For Horse Racing Handicapping Services
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are serious about making profits betting on horse races, then you may also be looking for a way to get an edge on the other bettors. Betting syndicates and big players often use professional clockers to get inside information that the average player doesn't have access to through the usual channels.


  • Horse Racing Tips Using the Morning Line System to Find Good Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the most overlooked tools to find good bets in horse racing is the morning line. The morning line is supposed to be a general guide as to what the track's handicapper thinks the horse's odds will be at post time. Depending upon the skill and effort of the handicapper it can be a rough guide or a very useful gauge.


  • Horse Racing Systems and Statistics For Finding Good Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Are you looking for a good system for picking winners at the horse races? Ask yourself this one question, "How many statistics do I know about horse racing in general, and the race tracks I play in particular?" While a good system for evaluating each horse's chances of winning the race are essential to long term profits, knowing the basic statistics of any track you are playing is also important.


  • Making Money Using Gambling Systems to Supplement Your Income - The Truth
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] To many people, the life of the professional gambler seems glamorous and inviting. But as in most cases in life, gambling, like any profession that offers the possibility of high rewards, is difficult and demanding. The truth is that most people who manage to make any profit from gambling over the long haul, work very hard, and have to sacrifice to earn the money.


  • Setting Limits on Your Horse Racing Handicapping Will Improve Your Profits and Hit Rate
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are handicapping horse races then you have probably already figured out that it takes a lot of discipline to do it right. There are times when you become emotionally involved with a bet and want to make it, even though you know, rationally, that it is a bad bet. Our feelings and moods can have a catastrophic effect upon our bets. Most people do not even set a limit on how low they will go when it comes to their bets.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping - How Long Speed Figures Are Valid and Useful
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the problems with using speed figures to handicap horse races is that the horse's condition changes and speed figures, like all information, has a shelf life. This is true of all information in life. For instance, there was a time when the average life expectancy of a 45 year old man was only 65 in the United States. So if you are a 45 year old man, does that mean your life expectancy today is only 65? Of course not, that figure has changed over the years and that was then, this is now.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Lessons to Understand Value and Make Money
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Many people who handicap horse races are good at determining who the best horse is and putting together some kind of hierarchy so they understand which horses are the most likely contenders. The problems start when they try to figure out what odds those horses should go off at and what are fair odds for each horse. That is the one skill that separates professionals from amateurs and winners from losers.


  • The One Thing You Must Know to Make Money on Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Ask almost anyone at the races, OTB, or sportsbook and they can tell you how often the favorites win a horse race. Almost everyone who goes to the races or bets on them knows that the favorite wins about one third of the time. While that little pearl of information is valuable, it won't make you one red cent.


  • Make Money Betting on Horses Using Statistics and Basic Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Trying to learn how to make money betting on horse races? Think that you have to be a great handicapper to make a living wagering on horses? That may not necessarily be the case. Many people are good at figuring out who the best horse is in a race, but fail to make a profit on the races.


  • Longshot Jockeys and Trainers Who Fail With Favorites Are Keys to Horse Racing Profits
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the myths about horse racing is that popular jockeys, the ones who win a lot of races, don't bring in long shots. Some people think that you have to bet on horses ridden by low percentage jockeys or jockeys that are seldom seen, in order to cash big tickets on longshots.


  • Horse Racing Longshot Secrets to Make the Winning Connection
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Would you like to having a winning connection for long shots? Let's face it, while it is nice to be able to grind out a profit picking winners, there is nothing like making that big score with a horse at a huge price. It is a boost to the ego and a surge in the bankroll. Simply put, longshots are where the big money is in horse racing.


  • Harness Racing - Handicapping the Standardbred Form Cycle For Best Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Standardbreds are trained differently than thoroughbreds and therefore handicapping their races is a little different. While the typical thoroughbred is rounding into form on its third race back from a layoff, a Standardbred may take a little longer.


  • Horse Racing Systems - The Pros and Cons For Making a Profit Betting on Horses
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] We've all seen the ads, they guarantee that a horse racing system can make a guaranteed amount of money each day. Other ads claim a good betting system is like having your own ATM machine. Year after year the same ads make the rounds and we wonder, how can anyone believe them? Let's be honest with ourselves, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is and these ads make ridiculous claims.


  • Horse Racing Systems - Handicapping Versus Money Management As a Profitable Tool
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you have been handicapping horse races for a while you have probably heard of progressive betting systems as a method for making a profit wagering on horse races. The idea behind a progressive betting system is that there is something called the "laws of probability," and therefore, sooner or later, a certain event has to happen. An example of that would be that the favorite wins about a third of the time so therefore, if three races are won by horses other than a favorite, the favorite is "due" to win.


  • Finding the Best Bet in Horse Racing Using Basic Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While it is true that there are no sure things in life and especially in horse racing, there are some things that just keep re-occurring and betting on them when they are available is one way to make money betting on horse races. Some people say that the win bet is the best bet in horse racing. Other people prefer an exotic, like the pick six, for instance, because you only pay breakage and a takeout on one bet but get a large pool based on many combinations.


  • Horseracing Handicapping Tips For a Small Budget
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you want to make money handicapping horse races and working with a small budget? Many people who need to make money consider going to the race track to supplement their incomes. Gambling, as a form of support or income, is not very reliable, especially if you are strapped for cash to begin with. But there are some steps you can take if you would like to make money at the races, and can only afford $100, or even less.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Apprentice Jockeys, Good Bets Or Bad Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] They say everyone has to start somewhere and that is true of apprentice jockeys. Some go on to great success and fame while others wind up grinding out a living at a bush track, picking up rides as an exercise rider, or leaving the game. The problem is that it is difficult to tell which ones are going to make it and which ones are good bets.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Tips For Track Biases and Off Tracks
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the problems for horse racing handicapping posed by simulcasting is that many horse players play a lot of tracks now instead of sticking to one or two local tracks. The problem that poses for making good bets is that you can miss a lot if you don't know the track. By know the track, I mean knowing how it plays when it is wet, muddy, sloppy, cold, etc. Just because a track is listed as "fast," it doesn't necessarily mean there isn't a bias.


  • Horseracing Handicapping Tools For Picking More Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the most overlooked tools a handicapper can use to pick winners at the horse races is the comments furnished on the program. It is amazing how many people will listen to a tip from just about anybody and then go and make a bet on it, but who can't even tell you what the chart writer put down for a comment on the horse in its last race. The comment line is an invaluable tool because it was written by an expert who watched the race and then the replay and then wrote his or her observations.


  • Paddock Notes For Good Horse Racing Handicapping and Successful Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are fortunate enough to be able to visit the race track, rather than just betting from an OTB or online, then by all means, go and enjoy the spectacle and opportunity to make some notes and do some horse spotting. Horse spotting is nothing other than looking at the horses and estimating each ones fitness and energy level.


  • Horse Racing Hedge Betting - Good Idea Or Bad Money Management?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There has been a lot of publicity lately about hedge funds and I thought it might be a good idea to take a look at hedge betting. In horse racing handicapping, hedge betting is making several bets that offset each other. An example would be a favorite on top in exact as with the lion's share of your bankroll, with some smaller hedge bets on the favorite under.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Tips For Picking More Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you want to improve your success at picking winners at the horse races you might want to consider a few time tested tips that have helped many people improve their ROI (return on investment). There is no golden key to success at horse racing handicapping, so this article will not insult your intelligence by suggesting that just by knowing one key bit of information you are guaranteed horse racing betting success.


  • Daily Double Strategies For Horse Racing Handicapping and Winning Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The daily double is one of those bets that has been around for a long time but is often overlooked as a money maker. Many tracks now offer doubles in more than just the first two races, sometimes called rolling doubles. While I recommend straight win betting as the best way to handicapping profits, for those who want to play the exotics, here are some thoughts and tips on playing daily doubles.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping, Losing Streaks and Life
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Did you ever wonder how other gamblers and horseplayers handle losing streaks? I am in the middle of one, or should I say, hopefully near the end of one, as I write this. Yes even old dinosaurs like me who have played the horses since the chariot races still go through losing streaks.


  • Winning Tips For Australians and Europeans Playing US Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Simulcasting has really opened up the horse racing world. It is now possible for Americans to bet on races from Australia, the UK, even Hong Kong. It is also possible for horseplayers from Australia and the UK to bet on U.S. races. This is opening up some fantastic opportunities for smart bettors.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Tips For Jockey Changes That Can Point Out Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the most confusing parts of handicapping horse races is figuring out why a jockey got off one horse to get on another. The better jockeys all have agents who help them decide which horses to ride. So it is often an agent's decision. Good jockeys often get their choice of top mounts, so it seems like a jockey getting off one horse to ride another means that he has chosen the horse most likely to win the race. Unfortunately, that is not always the case.


  • How to Handicap a Horse Race Using Priority and Weight to Develop a Hierarchy
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Handicapping a horse race requires the comparison of different factors and arriving at a value for each horse. In other words, the value equals what you think the horse's chance of winning might be. A simple example would be adding the last three speed figures for each horse and then assigning probable win odds for each horse based on its speed total.


  • What Makes a Good Harness Racing Handicapping System
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are many harness racing systems on the market and many more that people have created for their own use. This is not a critique of each system, but a set of guidelines for choosing a system of picking winners at the harness races. First of all, there is the question of whether or not a system is needed.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Tips For the Biggest Intangible Factor
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are handicapping horse races for profit or betting on the races to make money, you know just how difficult the game can be. There are many factors that go into the recipe for successfully picking winners. Some of those factors, such as speed, weight, distance, purse money, are tangible, meaning you can measure them and quantify them. Even though using the tangible factors is difficult, the intangibles are even harder. They are the ones that test your intuition and memory.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Tips For Using Breeding, Precocity, and Late Bloomers
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is money to be made handicapping and betting on maiden races. The fact that maiden races continue to produce a large number of winning favorites indicates that maiden horse races are not as difficult to handicap as some other races. One of the biggest reasons for this is that breeding can be used to such a great extent. Certain sires and dam sires are known for producing precocious off spring.


  • Harness Racing Handicapping Systems Tips Using Speed Figures Or Times For Shippers
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Handicapping harness races is a matter of determining how each horse will perform based upon past performances and projected times and pace. The introduction of speed figures has helped some handicappers while others still rely on raw times and quarter fractions. Shippers pose a particularly thorny problem because we are forced to use their performances from another track to try to determine how they will do on a new surface and oval.


  • Why Long Shots Continue to Surprise Bettors at the Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The art of handicapping horse races has developed over the years into a fine science and art and the advent of computers has improved it many times. Yet, on any given day, at any given race track, horses continue to win races and to pay big prices. No matter how much information is available to the betting public, they still sometimes fail to spot a horse that will win at long odds.


  • Harness Racing Longshot Winners Often Have One Thing in Common
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The reason is that they are so hard to come by, even though long shots do win every day and almost every card will have at least one race that produces one. The problem is that a lot of harness races are won by favorites or low priced winners.


  • Pace Handicapping Harness Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Handicapping harness races using pace is a lot different than handicapping thoroughbred races using pace. Let me ask you this, "Are you trying to use pace to handicap harness races and if so, are you making any money?" While it makes sense to think that Standardbreds, because of their consistency, would be even more likely to conform to their own figures and racing styles, that isn't necessarily the case.


  • Is Horse Racing Handicapping Any More Risky Or Crooked Than the Stock Exchange?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Another wealthy Wall Street trader just made the news when he got arrested and charged with insider trading. Betting on horses has been compared to playing the stock market by horse players and investors alike. But just how crooked are the races and how crooked are the markets?


  • Separating Bad Bets From Good Bets in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you were to poll the crowd at the race track on any given day and ask them what a bad bet is, probably at least 90% of them would say any bet that you don't cash on is a bad bet. That is why at least 90% of the people who attends race tracks or bet on horses at an OTB or even on their computers, are losers. If you agree that any losing bet is a bad bet, you should read this and learn why good horse racing handicappers can lose on a bet and still feel successful.


  • The Most Important Horse Racing Handicapping Tool to Make Money Betting on Horses
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are like most people who are seriously trying to make money betting on horse races, then you know how difficult this game really is. Just one or two bets that go sour on you can mean the difference between profit and loss. The problem with horse racing handicapping for a living or as a source of income is that the profit margin is so small.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Using Speed Figures and Average Speed Figures
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Whether you are handicapping harness races or thoroughbred races, speed figures can be very helpful, but also misleading. Just using speed figures alone to pick winners will usually result in long term losses, though they may make a profit on one day or another. Horse races are multi-faceted events that depend on many factors.


  • Harness Racing Systems Can Improve Your Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Using a harness racing handicapping and betting system can improve your betting success in several ways. First of all, the old saying, "Those who fail to plan, plan to fail," is exactly on target. Think of the other things you do in life and how each and every one of those things has a method. Whether it is balancing a check book, driving a car, even something as simple as tying your shoes, each thing has a specific set of steps that when followed, results in success. There are several aspects of betting on harness races for money that lend themselves very well to a system.


  • What Days Are Best For Playing Longshots at the Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] You may have noticed that there are certain days when longshots are more likely to win at the horse races. Other days seem to be what the punters call "chalky," meaning that the favorites keep winning at low prices. If you want to make big money without having to mortgage the farm and betting it all to win on a favorite, then you need to be able to find good long shot bets.


  • Bet on the Prettiest Horsey to Make Money at the Horse Races - I'm Not Kidding
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] As a long time student and sometimes teacher of horse racing handicapping, the title of this article may have my fans scratching their heads (one head per fan) and wondering what has come over the old boy. I know it sounds funny, but when you've been to the race track as many times as I have with neophytes who decide to bet on the prettiest horse and then win, you get a little funny in the head.


  • A Surefire Horse Racing System For Beginner's Luck and Betting on the Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] How can anyone use Beginner's Luck to beat the odds consistently? It seems that it is impossible to keep being a beginner at the race track, or anything else in life. But a friend of mine actually did find a way to beat the system, for a while anyway, and developed what he called the Beginner's Luck Horse Racing System.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Using the From the Inside Out Handicapping System
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Whether you handicap the races at home or at the race track or OTB, you are in an environment. How that environment affects you can have a lot to do with your success when trying to make money betting on horse races. Our moods and frame of mind control what we do with the thoughts we develop.


  • A Simple and Easy Pick Three Horse Racing Handicapping System
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While there is no substitute for good in-depth horse racing handicapping, there are some days when you just don't feel like putting that much effort into playing the races. On the other hand, you may feel like making a few bets and having some fun watching the ponies run. There are ways you can put together bets that have a pretty good probability of coming in, even though in the long run they may not make a profit.


  • Perfecta Strategies Using Odds and Field Size in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Perfectas are sometimes good bets, but you must know when to play them and which combinations offer value. While cashing a perfecta ticket, or any winning ticket for that matter, at the horse races is fun, if you want to make money betting on horse races, you must find value.


  • Make Money Betting on Horses
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are one of the people who are trying to make a profit betting on horse races, then you are probably also using some kind of system to handicap the races. It may not be a formal system that you bought from someone else, it may just be your own method that has evolved over time.


  • Jockey Moves on Longshots May Not Tell the Whole Story in a Horse Race
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Unless you know why a jockey is on a horse in a race, you cannot know whether he or she is a good bet. I know what you're thinking, the jockey is on the horse to ride it because every horse needs a rider. That is true, but because every horse needs a rider, some of those riders are just passengers going out for a little breeze while others will be riding hard to win. The ideal situation, of course, is a high percentage rider on a longshot that wins for you and fills your pockets with gold.


  • Long Shots and Jockeys Tips For Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Following jockeys and knowing when to bet a horse based on a jockey move is one of the best ways to cash winning tickets on longshots when handicapping horse races. Making money betting on horses isn't easy, but you can hit some big winners by knowing when to bet, despite the long odds on a horse. What appears to be a bad move may actually be a good move if you know this secret.


  • In Horseracing Handicapping, When You Don't Have a Clue, Nothing is What You Should Do
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] In horseracing handicapping, there are times when you really shouldn't make a bet. There are a few simple guidelines to use to know when nothing it the thing to do. Here is how you can tell when you should be doing nothing.


  • Three Things to Do If You Are Almost Making a Profit Betting on Horses
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Are you almost making it at horse racing handicapping and betting? When you've done everything you can think of and worked as hard as you can, but still need to add a few points to your ROI to make it profitable, here are a few tips.


  • The Beginner's Guide to Horse Racing Fun and Betting on the Ponies
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are a beginner and would like to go to the horse races, but you are a little intimidated, here are a few tips to make your day at the races fun. The nice thing about horse racing and the race track, is that it responds to whatever attitude you take with you when you go.


  • Spotting a Setup Race and Sucker Bets in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is a tough way to make money, especially if you bet on sucker races. When a race looks too easy, it doesn't mean the favorite will get stiffed, but how often can you take a short price and make a profit betting on horse races?


  • Learn How to Make Money Betting on Horses by Making Your Own Morning Line
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] You can learn how to handicap horse races and get pretty good at determining which horse is most likely to win. You can even learn how to spot a false favorite and how likely each horse in a race is to win. But until you learn to convert that into a dollar amount, it won't do you any good, unless you want to impress your friends with your prognostications.


  • Sneaky Longshot Secrets to Find Real Live Long Shot Bets at the Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The fastest and best way to make money on horse racing is to cash big win tickets on long shots. That isn't exactly a revelation. However, knowing when a horse is really live is no easy trick. There are people who quietly sit and watch the pools and the horses to know when a horse is live. They know the longshot secret.


  • Improve Your Horse Racing Handicapping Success With Your PPI
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] As horse racing handicappers we often get so caught up in keeping records of our successful bets that we lose track of one important key to our own survival in the game. I'm talking about ROI. Without a strong ROI you aren't going to stick around very long. It is absolutely important that you keep a good cash flow. Most pros agree that an ROI of 10% is a reasonable expectation and anything less can lead to a depletion of bankroll... Proficiency means staying in the game, not necessarily making the highest profit. Proficiency means frequency with the least fluctuations from a comfortable level...


  • Horse Racing Workout Secrets For Handicapping Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When I raced horses I watched my horses work, sometimes right alongside the same horses they would be racing against in a few days. Horsemen, if they are going to last, must be good judges of horseflesh. We claim horses based on what we see on the track, not on paper. Oh sure, we might be impressed if we read that a horse has good breeding, but then we will watch what the horse can actually do before we put in a claim ticket. Now this article isn't about claiming horses but it is about using the horsemen's eyes to do your work for you.


  • Whose Speed Figures Are Best in Horse Racing Handicapping?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Like everything else in this crazy business of handicapping it seems that speed figures are nebulous and likely to let you down just when you start to depend upon them. Then there is the next problem and perhaps this is as important as any other factor here or maybe the most important factor of all, how do you use your speed figs?


  • The Most Important Thing to Consider in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicappers often wonder what is the most important thing I should look at when I am handicapping a race? What do you think is the first and most important thing you need to know when you look at a runner? Some people will say, form. Other people will say class while still others will say connections. Well those are all important considerations, but they don't amount to a hill of beans unless you know one thing.


  • Stop Losing Money on Bad Horse Racing Bets by Using a Guidelines System
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you lose money on horse races? If so, you're not alone. On the other hand, like most people, there are probably times when you are ahead of the game, for a while. It may only be for a few races, a day, a week, or whatever, but almost everyone who bets on horses can say that he or she was ahead at some time.


  • Four Horse Trifecta Key Bets Are a Cheap Alternative to Trifecta Boxes
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] As many people know, trifectas can be very profitable bets in horse racing. Unfortunately, they are also difficult to hit. The larger the field size the more possible combinations and the more chances that one or more horses you left out of your tri box bet will sneak in there and ruin your chances.


  • The Best Long Shot Bet in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While most people would agree, after a few trips to the horse races, that long shot bets are where the money is, however, after losing money trying to win a few, most will agree they are also difficult to hit. Handicapping horse races for profit and trying to make money betting on races is hard enough without going after those horses who seem so unlikely to win.


  • The Perfect Solution to Horse Racing's Future and How to Make Horse Races 100% Honest
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] I recently read about the early days of greyhound racing in the United States and how monkeys were once used as jockeys on the greyhounds. Because many people think that human jockeys hold back horses and lose races on purpose, it might be a good idea to consider another kind of jockey other than the human ones who now ride thoroughbreds.


  • Handicapping Seven Furlong Races For Horse Racing Betting Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The seven furlong race is perhaps the most unique and difficult to handicap. While each race track has its own track model for winners of seven furlong races, there is a basic profile I like to see when picking winners and betting horses.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Answers When Two Horses Seem Equally Good
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When you handicap a horse race and find two good bets, which one should you play? If you don't want to use Dutching, how do you make money and know which one is the best bet?


  • The Worst Best Bet in Horse Racing Handicapping and Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When you handicap a horse racing program or several programs for the day, you probably come up with more than one good bet. While it is usually impossible to find a good bet in every race, if you look over 20 or more races, the way many professional handicappers do, you'll usually find some good bets. But how you play them and the amounts you bet can have a big impact on your profit.


  • Why Play a Parlay Instead of a Daily Double When Betting on Horses
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The daily double may have been the first exotic bet and is still one of the most popular bets in horse racing. Up until exotic bets were introduced, betting on horse races was done to win only. Before pari-mutuel wagering came along, the odds were fixed and you could also negotiate the vig with your local licensed bookie. The question remains today, is it better to play the daily double or make up your own parla bet(s)? Here are a few good horse racing betting angles.


  • Finding the Right Bet to Make Money Betting on a Horse Race
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] You may have experienced this situation before, you've handicapped a horse race and think you've found a horse that has a good chance of winning the race. Not only does it look to be the best of the field, but it also is going off at pretty good odds. Now comes a hard question, "How to bet it to make the most money from this great horse?"


  • Learning Your Horse Racing Handicapping Strengths and Winning With Them
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Learning your horse racing handicapping strengths and weaknesses can help you to make money betting on horses. Here is how to discover your horse racing betting aptitude so you can eliminate bad bets and make more winning bets.


  • Looking For Good Long Shot Bets on Horse Races - Start With the Race
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is no doubt about it, if you want to make big money betting on horse races, then long shots are one way to do it. While the risks are naturally greater when betting long priced horses, the rewards can be much better, too. Just betting every horse that goes off at long odds is horse racing handicapping suicide because it will eat up your bank roll.


  • Best Horse Racing System For Playing Exotics Like Trifectas and Exactas
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Looking for a good horse racing system for playing exotics? While a winners system may isolate a good horse to play on top, there are other choices. You can play a horse in different positions or even bet multiple horses in multiple races depending upon the bets your are making. A god horse racing system will deliver the right horse for your needs.


  • Horse Racing, Handicapping Free Systems and Tips - Tip # 1
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is the number one tip you need to become a successful horse racing handicapper. If you are betting on horse races and not doing this, you're throwing your money away. This one step will help you to start making money betting on horse races.


  • Horse Racing Tips and Strategies For Using Speed Numbers to Determine Class
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Need some free horse racing tips to help you pick more winners? Here is a method to use speed and class numbers to find winners and to compare horses before betting.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Trainer Jockey Combinations
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are handicapping horse races for profit you are probably well aware of jockey trainer combinations. Unfortunately, so are the rest of the people who are betting on horse races for profit. Just knowing that a trainer and jockey often team up for a win isn't enough. You need to take one more step to make money using this information.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping When You Don't Know What to Do
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Having trouble making a profit betting on horses? Are you are stumped about how to pick winners when handicapping horse races? Here are some suggestions to get you back on track and making a profit from your betting. First of all, though you use past performances, pay attention to what is happening today.


  • Parlay Betting Or Straight Betting For Horse Racing Handicapping Profits
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Are you a choppy winner or streaker when it comes to betting on horses? Some people seem to have luck or success in streaks while others hit now and then in no discernible pattern. How often and when you win can help you decide if you should use parlay betting.


  • Horseracing Long Shot Tip For Horses Dropping in Class and Other Keys
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you like long shot bets and cashing big tickets, when you are handicapping horse races, there is one long shot that is the best bet under certain conditions. Here is the key to finding a good longshot bet.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Lessons For Long Term Success
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Every horse race that you bet on is a handicapping contest between you and all the other people who also bet on the same race. After years of attending the races, I've learned a few things that you may consider tips, or keys, to making money betting on horses.


  • Horse Racing Long Shot Tips For Big Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When it comes to betting on horse races for profit, there are several schools of thought. Some people like to slowly grind out a profit on high percentage favorites while others like the big win with a longshot. While long shots are nice when you cash a ticket on them, the truth of the matter is that as an investment, the old saying, "Risk equals reward," is demonstrated over and over again.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Tips For When You Get Stale
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Handicapping horse races to make a living, or at least to show a profit, is a hard job. Because it is a mental exercise it is easy to burn out. Here are some tips for when you start to get stale or feel the pressure of trying to pick winners day after day.


  • How to Stop Second Guessing Yourself When Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you often find yourself questioning your own decisions when you handicap a horse race or make a bet? In decision is bad enough, but making a bet, then wishing you hadn't is even worse. Do you make the bet then agonize over it until the race is over?


  • Trifecta Tips For Horse Racing Handicapping More Triple Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Hitting the trifecta, or triactor, when handicapping horse races is a great thrill. But sometimes people spend more money than is necessary to hit trifectas and therefore, wind up losing money in the long run. Here are some tips to help you eliminate bad bets and to cash more trifecta tickets.


  • Jockey Changes Tips and How to Use Them to Pick Winners When Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While flat betting most jockeys is not a good way to show a profit when horse racing handicapping, there are ways to hit more winners with jockeys. Here are a few tips for picking more winners and using top jockeys to do it.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping by Using Speed Figures to Estimate Form
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are several ways to know when a horse is rounding into mid-season form, when you are handicapping horse races. Mid-season form is the best condition a runner can be in and often results in a winning performance. Here is how to tell if a horse is about to give a superior, winning, effort.


  • Longshot Tips For Winning Horse Racing Handicapping Strategies
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here are some good tips if you want to make money betting on horses. Longshots are where the money is, but just betting every longshot is financial suicide. On the other hand, there are often clues that a horse at long odds is going to improve dramatically. here is what to look for when evaluating long shots.


  • The Most Important Factor in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is one important decision that all horse racing handicappers must make. If you are handiapping horse races for profit, no matter what method you use, this is what you must know.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Tips to Tilt the Odds in Your Favor
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are serious about betting on horses to make money, then you should tip the odds in your favor. There is a way to play more races and also have the odds more in your favor. The more races you play with the odds in your favor the better your chances of winning money betting on horses.


  • Quick and Easy Way to Pick Winners at the Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you want to have some fun and cash some winning tickets, there are some quick and easy ways to find winners at the horse races. While these methods aren't guaranteed to make money, they will enable you to have the thrill of picking a winner.


  • Horse Racing and Gambling Require Strength and the Ability to Endure
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While playing the horses is thrilling and we enjoy it, you must make rational decisions to make a profit betting on horses. There is an acid test you must perform to make sure you are in the right frame of mind to win, especially after a bad beat. Rational decisions, not emotional reactions, are the way to win and make a profit.


  • Is There Any Easy Horse Racing Handicapping System?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Looking for an easy horse racing handicapping system? Finding one isn't very hard to do. There are many people who claim they have found an easy way to handicap horse races and to find winners. Those systems are for sale all over the internet. But betting on horses is a risky proposition that should not be taken lightly. It requires a lot of skill if you want to make a profit from your bets. Therefore, while you may find a system that is easy, it is difficult to find an easy system that shows a profit.


  • Win at the Horse Races Using the Elimination System to Turn Losers Into Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Win at the horse races by eliminating these bad bets. The best way to make money betting on horses is to quit making these losing bets. You'll also save valuable time to enjoy yourself at the horse track.


  • How to Make Money Following Horses and Betting Them
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are patient, you can make money betting on horses. Here is what to look for and how to follow a horse that may eventually make a good bet.


  • What Are Paper Bets and How Can They Improve Horse Racing Handicapping Betting?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Think you are ready for the big time and making money betting on horses? Paper bets and this special way of using them can help you prepare yourself for being a real professional handicapper.


  • Tips For Betting Profits From Professional Horse Racing Handicappers
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are serious about making a profit betting on horses, here are some professional handicapping tips. The most important part of making money from horse bets is knowing what you need to know, though that may sound strange. Here is how to get started and what you need to learn to make money on the horses.


  • Horse Race Handicapping Beyond the Obvious - Jockey Changes
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Handicapping horse races hasn't gotten any easier or more profitable despite the wealth of information available. There are a lot of things people know now, for instance, jockey trainer stats, that seem to call for one method of betting. But going against conventional wisdom is the only way to make money in the long run at the horse races. Betting with the crowd will lead to a loss.


  • Horse Race Handicapping the Old Fashioned Way, Well Sort Of
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] How much has horse racing handicapping improved? While we have more information available, perhaps we have lost some valuable skills that, if learned today, could be very valuable for making money betting on horses.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Systems, Betting Systems, Chaos, and Value
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] What is the benefit of a horse racing system? What is the value of a betting system? Why not just bet on whatever you feel like betting on and use now system?


  • A Quick Horse Racing System For Place and Show Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is a quick and easy system to find good horse bets. There are sometimes profitable bets in the place and show pools that don't require a lot of work to find. This method for finding good horse racing bets is easy and simple.


  • Picking Profitable Bets in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When handicapping horse races for profitable bets, you can eliminate certain races and certain bets. Look for good bets in the unlikely places and always find value first. Horse racing handicapping for profit means finding this situation and using it to make money.


  • Good Horse Racing Bets That Fly Under the Radar May Be Right Under Your Nose
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are looking for good horse racing bets, they may be right under your nose. Every day people look at the racing form after a race and see that they missed an obvious bet that made money. Here is how to spot these good horse racing bets.


  • Betting Pools Hold Hidden Clues to Good Wagers in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is a game of numbers. Finding numbers that don't add up in the pools can lead to some very good bets, if you know what to look for. Betting on horses to make money means finding out who the insiders are betting, not the crowd, if you want to make a profit.


  • Horse Racing Systems - Basics For Finding an Honest Method For Picking Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing systems come in many flavors but there is one simple way to tell if a system is any good. Before you waste any more money on the next system, just ask this one question.


  • Three Numbers Every Horse Racing Handicapper Needs to Know
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are serious about making money betting on horses, there are three numbers you need to know. No matter what system you use to make a profit as a horse racing handicapping, there are three numbers you cannot ignore.


  • How Real Profits Are Made by Professionals Betting on Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Have you ever wondered how a real professional handicapper makes money betting on horses? Here is the actual way that a pro plays the horses and makes money.


  • Why Top Jockeys and Trainers Are One Key to Horse Racing Profits
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Gambling or playing the horses or handicapping, whatever you want to call it, is a game of percentages. Horse racing percentages are the key to profits betting on horses. One way to insure that you have a good chance of winning is to use the percentages of the riders and horses.


  • The Key Horse is Still the Secret to Any Good Horse Racing System
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] No matter what kind of horse racing system you are using, the secret to making money betting on horses is to find a key horse and to get the right odds. That means the way to make money betting on horses, whether straight bets or exotics is to know what a horse's true chances of winning are and being able to convert that into odds and then finding those odds, whether in the win pools or exotics.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Factors - Wind and How it Affects Horseracing
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] They say God is in the details and when it comes to making a profit betting on horse races, every detail counts. Knowing how the wind affects the runners at your local track can help you to spot the horse with the winning edge based on its running style and the direction and force of the wind.


  • Spotting the Hot Jockey Before the Big Payoffs and Winning Streak
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] We've all seen it, the jockey who goes on a winning streak. Most of the time, though, we only realize it after it is over and we've missed the chance at big payoffs. Here is how to spot a jockey who is about to start winning races for big payoffs.


  • Build Your Own Easy Horse Racing Handicapping System
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] It may not take you long to build your very own easy handicapping horse racing system to pick winners. Here is how you can make the numbers add up to make sense so you can compare horses and test your very own new horse racing system.


  • The Most Important Factor in Horse Racing Handicapping For Success
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] There is always one factor in every human endeavor that matters more than all others and is usually the key to whether the participants will be successful or rail. The same is true of horse racing handicapping. The percentages don't lie and studies show that the highest percentage of successful people are the ones who have the right attitude.


  • What to Do When the Horse Track Condition is Listed As Sloppy, Muddy, Or Slow
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One thing about horse racing that can be very frustrating is the fact that the weather, which we all know is very changeable, can be a big factor. There is nothing worse than spending hours handicapping a racing program only to have the heavens open up and turn the race track into a quagmire.


  • The Easiest Horse Racing System is to Play the Percentages at Your Favorite Track
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you use horse racing percentages you will have the odds in your favor? Betting on horses is risky enough without having the deck stacked against you so use the percentages to win. Here is how to figure out which horse racing bets will put the odds and percentages in your favor.


  • Using Post Position Statistics and Speed Figures to Pick Horse Racing Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you pay attention to the post position statistics at your favorite horse track? A change in post position can result in a higher speed figure and there is one way to tell how much it may improve or hurt a horse's chances of winning the race. Here is one way to learn how speed figures are affected by post position.


  • Will a Horse Run a Faster Race If it Drops in Class and If So, Why?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Class drops in horse racing can be confusing. Handicappers ask themselves if a horse will improve in a race if it raced at a higher class and if so, how much will it improve. There is no magic formula to figure that out, but here are some thoughts on how it happens.


  • Daily Double Strategies For Horse Racing Handicapping and Betting Success
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are several ways to make money betting the daily double or something like it. Here are some things you should know before you bet the double or make a parlay bet. Horse racing handicapping the double can be a good betting opportunity.


  • Is Anyone Making Money Handicapping Horse Races and If So, HOW?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] With over 50 years spent at race tracks, I have some experience and I have had my ups and downs. If you want to know the truth about horse racing, whether or not you can win, then here it is.


  • The Art of Bluffing in Horse Racing Means Good Poker Players Sometimes Make Good Horse Players
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Learning to spot a good bluff is an essential skill if you want to win at poker or betting on claiming races. Here is how you can make money betting on claiming races if you learn this skill. Just follow a few simple steps and you'll be betting on horse races and making money.


  • Pick Your Battles When Betting on Horse Races and Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Is it better to just gamble and take a chance on a horse race or is it worth it to work hard to handicap a horse race? Every day, both gamblers and handicappers do win, but who wins more and why?


  • How to Make Money Handicapping Horse Races and Betting on Horseracing
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Some people just gamble on horse races while others handicap them. Which group wins more and how? Is horseracing handicapping worth all the work?


  • Longshot Strategy For Horse Racing Handicapping and Picking Winners and Exactas
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are ways to make money betting on horse races with prohibitive favorites. Here is how to make money betting on horse races with a big favorite that seems like it simply can't lose.


  • How to Find Good Value Bets When Handicapping Horse Races For Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] People often ask me why I keep repeating the mantra that you must find good value bets or you will not make a profit handicapping horse races. Betting on horse races requires practice and here is how to practice and learn how to make money on the races.


  • The Real Threat to Horse Racing From Off Shore Sports Books, Or How Horseracing Fans Are Cheated
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you know why off shore sports books are bad for horse racing? If you are wagering on horseracing you should know how off shore sports books help people who fix races and cheat you.


  • The Best Way to Become a Successful Horse Racing Handicapper is to Become a Trainer
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you can think like a trainer and understand how horses are trained, your handicapping will improve. Part of the secret of successful handicapping and picking horse racing winners, is understanding how each horse will perform based on what the trainer is doing with it.


  • How to Use the Class Drop to Pick Horse Racing Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Is that horse that is dropping in class really a good bet? Here is a look at how to tell if a class drop is a good way to pick a winning horse.


  • Using the Third Race Back Angle to Pick Winning Horses
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the best bets in horse racing is the horse who is returning to the races and has had a few tightener races. Usually, about three races into their campaign, horses show a marked improvement and put forth a good effort. Smart handicappers use this angle to cash good win tickets.


  • Make Money Betting on Slingshot Spot Plays in Horse Races
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] There is one part of the race that is often overlooked and you can make money betting on spot plays you find there. Start watching this part and making notes and you will find some good bets.


  • How to Stop a Losing Streak When Betting on Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Sooner or later everyone gets a common cold and sooner or later everyone encounters a losing streak. Like the common cold, there is no known cure for a losing streak, but there are things you can do to relieve the pain.


  • The Best System For Betting on Horse Races and Making Money
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] It doesn't take long before you realize you'll need a system to make money betting on horse races. But where do you find a good horse racing system? Which one is right for you? Here is how you can find the right system for you.


  • Build Your Handicapping Tool Box One Horse Racing Factor at a Time
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you have specific tools, or methods for making good comparisons when you are handicapping horse races? If you are trying to make money betting on horses, you need a systematic method for finding good bets. That means you will need a tool box filled with tools that you can pull out and use whenever a situation presents itself. The more tools you have the better your chances of winning.


  • Can Single Factor Horse Racing Handicapping Make Money?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Is it possible to make money betting on horse races if you only use only one factor to compare the horses? The answer is a little complicated, but here is a way to find and horse with an edge in one horse racing category and then to make money betting on the race.


  • Good Horse Racing Systems and Good Betting Systems Guide
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are wondering what the difference is between horse racing systems and betting systems, here is a little help. Knowing what the difference is and how you can use them will make picking winners and making money off your bets, easier, but not easy.


  • You Can't Make a Profit Betting on Horse Races If You Don't Do This
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is one thing that you must do to make money betting on horse races. If you don't do this you will not make a profit from your bets in the long run. While it may be simple, it is the number one reason people lose money betting on horse races. Don't make another bet without reading this.


  • The Best Bet in Horse Racing Handicapping For Beginners and Novice Horse Players
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] What is the best bet for a beginner at the horse races? A beginner or novice will do better with these bets and may even show a profit. If you'd like to leave the race track with more money than you entered with, stick to these proven bets.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Secrets of Making Money Betting on Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are trying to make money betting on horse races, you need to know how othr people do it. In my experience here is the secret to making money betting on horse races. Though it isn't easy, it is possible and every day, some people do leave the race track with more money than they started with.


  • Dime Superfectas, Or Supers Secrets For Horseracing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Is the dime super better than the dollar super? It depends on how you play them and what your goals are. Here are some ideas for making money on superfectas.


  • A Great Day For The Race, The Horse Race of Course
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Is horse racing dying? What is the future of horse racing? What part does human nature play in the future of horse racing?


  • Horse Racing Gold - A Few Simple Truths About Horses and the People Who Race Them
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Over the years I have learned a lot of life lessons from horse racing and my involvement in the sport. I have also garnered a few simple truths about horse racing and the people who prepare them for the races and then guide them through the race.


  • What is a Smart Bet in Horse Racing?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is one way to tell if a bet on a horse is a good bet or a waste of money. While any bet on a horse race does have some risk, there are some that are valuable. While there are no guarantees in betting on horses, there are ways of picking winners that will make a profit.


  • Finding Improving Horses When Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are looking for a good horseracing bet, there is one that is often overlooked. Finding a horse that is improving and shows interest in racing is one of the best ways to make money betting on horse races. Here is one secret way to find a good value bet.


  • Finding Winning Bets With Basic Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] No matter how you try to beat the horse races, you can't forget about the handicapping basics. Here is why you must use the basics and will lose if you don't.


  • A Short Guide to Learning How to Pick Winners at the Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are just getting started on handicapping horse races and want to save some time, here are a few basic rules and statistics. You can make handicapping horse races a lot simpler if you use these basics to narrow down your searches for a winner.


  • Three Rules For Horse Racing Handicapping You Must Know to Make Money Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While nothing is certain when handicapping horse races and trying to make money betting on the races, there are some pretty basic rules that must be followed or you won't make a profit. For many handicappers, these rules were learned the hard way and have become part of their basic knowledge. But just in case you missed it, or need a refresher, here are three things you must know to make money betting on horse races.


  • Handicapping Horse Races While Suffering the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] After the warm glow of beginner's luck wears off and a few mishaps occur, the learning process begins for many horse racing fans. Some decide that betting on horse races is too risky and quit betting. Others decide that if they just had a little more information, they could win money betting on the races. Here, for those who decide to keep betting, is some advice about surviving the ups and downs.


  • Can a Simple Horse Racing System Make Money and a Consistent Profit?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] I've spent years developing good, simple, and easy horse racing systems and have some advice if you are looking to buy one. First of all, there is now sure fire, method for always picking winners. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is and you should be very careful.


  • Do Horse Racing Betting Systems Work?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you need a handicapping system to pick winners? How do some people make money betting on horses? Here are some answers.


  • Why Class is the Most Important Horse Racing Handicapping Factor
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Is class or speed the most important horse racing handicapping factor? In my opinion class is the most important factor in horse racing handicapping. If you understand class, you'll understand the horse and why it runs the way it does. That makes a big difference when picking winners.


  • Did Calvin Borel Cost Mine That Bird the Triple Crown?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Could Mine That Bird have won the Preakness and Belmont. Unfortunately, we'll never know, and maybe thanks to Calvin Borel. Did the rider switch cost us a triple crown winner? Calvin Borel may win his own triple crown, but not on Rachel Alexandra.


  • Horse Racing Systems For Picking Triple Crown Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Looking for a horse racing system to pick winners in the Triple Crown? Since the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont are all run at different tracks, you need to know some track specific information. The basics of horse racing handicapping apply.


  • Use Ambush Tactics For Horse Racing Handicapping Success
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is a sneaky and fun way to make money betting on horses. It does require some research on your part and some patience, but it is a real money making opportunity at the horse track.


  • Find the Most Important Horse Racing Handicapping Statistic For Each Race Type
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While statistics are subject to change without notice, here is a way to exploit them when looking for good horse racing bets. It is all based on just finding one good stat to help you bet profitably on horse races.


  • The Truth About Progressive Betting Schemes in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Thinking about trying a progressive betting scheme to make money betting on horses? Think that there is a law of averages that will make you win? Here is the truth about progressive betting on horses.


  • How to Use Past Performances to Find Good Horse Racing Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are looking for some god bets at the horse races, they are right in your past performances. But you have to know how to use them differently than the crowd or you will just be making the same mistakes as everyone else. Anyone can read the past performances or racing program and see the same things, you have to see what they don't.


  • Three Ways of Measuring Horse Racing Handicapping Success With a Scale
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Answer these three questions to find out how to be successful at the horse races. Betting on horses for profit is easy if you can answer these questions correctly.


  • Spotting the Sucker at the Horse Races, A Guide to Handicapping Success
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Don't go on tilt over one bad day at the races. The goal of good horse racing handicapping is to show a long term profit. Here are some ideas for dealing with bad days at the races.


  • How to Be Lucky When Picking Winners at the Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Want to be lucky at the races for a change? We could all use a little luck and prosperity, when trying to pick winners. Here's how some people find it.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping - Consistency Versus Value - Don't Make This Mistake
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When is it a good idea to bet the favorite and when should you lay off the chalk? The favorite is the most likely horse to finish in the money so it is a consistent key bet, but may not be the most profitable one unless you can find this situation. Don't make this mistake.


  • Free Horse Racing Tips and Betting Strategies
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Looking for some free racing tips? Here is what you need to know about those free tips you can find on the internet.


  • How Much Does it Cost to Learn How to Handicap and Make Money at the Track?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Learning how to make money betting on horse races is a financial venture, therefore you should get the facts and know how much it will cost you. Here are some thoughts on becoming a professional handicapper.


  • Finding Good Horse Racing Bets With Mudders and Off Track Runners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are ways to tell if a horse might race well on an off track. Mudders usually have a stride and way of placing their hooves that distinguishes them as good runners on an off track. Know how to spot them before making another bet on an off track.


  • Three Easy Steps to Finding Good Win Bets When Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are handicapping for profit and serious about making money betting on horse races, then you need to use an orderly process to add consistency to your approach and efforts. That means steps that lead to an outcome that will eventually lead to your goal of profit, but only if you adhere to them when handicapping horse races.


  • How Important is a Jockey Switch and What Happened in the Kentucky Derby?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The connections in a race are very important and Calvin Borel may be one of the best riders of three year old stakes horses. Finding the right jockey for your horse is very important and some of them do appear to be specialists with extra skill in certain situations. That being said, I think the biggest factors in Mine That Bird's victory in the Kentucky Derby were the muddy track that he loved and racing luck.


  • My Favorite Horse Racing System For Picking Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The only way to make money at horse racing handicapping and betting is to have a good system. While some pros may tell you they don't have a system, I've found they all do things systematically and that is a system, though it may not have a formal name. Here is how I approach the problem of making money betting on horse races.


  • The Most Important Factor in Horse Racing Handicapping Isn't Handicapping
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] While it is important to know the basics of handicapping to win money at the race track, there are other skills that are just as important. In fact, one is more important than the actual handicapping factors. If you know this you are miles ahead of the crowd.


  • The Key to Handicapping Every Horse Race For Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Would you like to know the one place to start looking for answers on how to profit from any horse race? Obviously, the first horse across the finish line is the one that all profits stem from eventually, but it is more complicated than that. The question isn't necessarily who will win, but rather, which horse has taken the most money and which horse will win for its backers.


  • Finding Your Own Horse Racing Best Bets by Profit Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While many public handicappers publish their 'best bets," they are not usually very profitable. There is a way to find profitable best bets on your own. If you're tired of waiting to bet on a handicapper's best bet only to see it going off at ridiculously short odds, profit handicapping is for you.


  • Hedging Your Win Bets on Horses For Maximum Winnings
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While the win bet is still the best bet in horse racing, there are times when it makes sense to back up that bet in case your horse gets beaten. Here are some ways to win money when your horse is second.


  • Three Things You Must Never Do When Betting on Horses If You Want to Make a Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While there are many ways to win when betting on horses there are three things you must never do or you will lose. Are you making any of these mistakes and losing money betting on horses?


  • How to Find a Really Good Horse Racing System That Will Make Money
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is one thing above all others that a good horse racing system must have. Here is how to instantly tell if a system is worth the money. Before you buy a horse racing system, read this.


  • Finding Smart Bets When Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Learning to make the most of a winner will help you to not only cash tickets, but make a profit handicapping horse races. To make money betting on horses, think like a handicapper but bet like a banker. Here is how to make the most of your bets and win more money.


  • Thinking Ahead in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Everybody uses past performances to handicap horse races so everyone knows what happened in the past. To beat the crowd and be a better handicapper, think ahead and anticipate changes a trainer might make to improve a horse's performance.


  • The Most Important Factor in Horse Racing Handicapping For Profit - It's Not What You Think
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] In order to make money as a horse racing handicapper, you must understand the factors of horse racing. The most important factor may surprise you, but without mastering this one part of horse racing, you will never make a profit.


  • Think Like a Racing Secretary to Make Money Handicapping and Betting on Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] In order to make money betting and handicapping you must understand the races from the inside out. That means thinking like a racing secretary because he or she is the one who puts each race together and understands the ability of each horse.


  • Long Shot Secrets in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] How can you know which long shots to bet on and which ones to pass? There are a few things that point out good long shot bets.


  • The Pros and Cons of Dime Superfectas in Horse Racing
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are some very good reasons that the dime superfecta is popular, but is it a good bet? One problem with dime supers is that they make it so easy to play many combination's, it brings the payoffs way down.


  • What Do You Have to Know to Make Money Betting on Horses?
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] One of the problems with betting on horses and trying to make money, is not knowing what you need to know. Here is everything you need to know to make a profit betting on horses.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping and Betting Lessons From the Kentucky Derby
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are still reeling from the Kentucky Derby and wonder what you should have learned from the experience, here are some clues. If you lost money betting on the Kentucky Derby, here is what that experience should have taught you.


  • Betting Tips For Making a Profit on Claiming Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are some excellent opportunities to make money betting on horses in claiming races. Claiming races are the one place where trainers usually try to improve a horse quickly to make money from the claim before the horse is claimed away from them. But you have to know what to look for when picking winners.


  • Make Your Own Morning Line For Horse Racing Handicapping Profits
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you want to have fun, try handicapping horse races and picking winners. If you want to make money betting on horses, learn how to handicap but just as importantly, learn now to pick a good bet. The secret to profits at the race track is learning how to spot a good bet.


  • Don't Let Trainer Percentages Fool You When Handicapping Horse Races For Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While it is smart to use trainer percentages and angles to handicap horse races, you can be misled. Don't make this common and costly mistake when handicapping horse races with trainer stats.


  • One Simple Question Will Prove Whether You Can Make Money Betting on Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Are you one of the many people trying to make money by betting on horse races? Are you learning the intellectual art of handicapping horse races? If so, there is something you should know about making money by playing the races.


  • To Make a Profit Betting on Horse Races You Must Think Like a Bookmaker and Act Like a Banker
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you can think like a bookmaker, you can make money betting on horse races. How do bookmakers make a living doing the same thing that you do? Before you make your next bet, do yourself a favor and think about what you really need to do to beat the races.


  • Picking Winners by Watching a Jockey's Body Language in the Post Parade
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] You can find some nice winners at the horse track by watching the body language of the riders. While it may not be a stand alone handicapping method, it is a valuable tool to know what to look for, including signals and tips given by jockeys.


  • Thoroughbred Days And Greyhound Nights, The Life of a Handicapper
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] How much racing and betting and handicapping is too much? For some of us, it is thoroughbreds during the day and greyhounds at night and the handicapping never stops.


  • Horse Racing Pros and Cons of Betting on Big Stakes Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you want to make a profit betting on horse races, here are some things to consider and to help you to know which races to bet on. Handicapping horse races is tough so you should know which races will make a profit for you in the long run.


  • Do Big Fields Offer Value When Handicapping Horse Races For Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Have you ever wondered if it is better to bet on horse races with small fields or races with a lot of runners? Here is a look at the pros and cons that you should consider if you want to make a profit betting on horse races.


  • Handicapping Tips For the Kentucky Derby, Horse Racing's Biggest Race
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you want some good advice on how to win on the Kentucky Derby, here are some tips. While the Kentucky Derby is fun to watch, it is very difficult to pick the winner.


  • Using the Tote Board to Find Good Bets and to Complete Your Exotics
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you want to hit good paying trifectas, you have to find the horses the crowd doesn't care for. Don't waste your money on low paying trifectas and other exotic bets. Here is how to make money playing horse races and trifectas and superfectas.


  • Using Fractional Times As Raw Data in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While using raw fractional times to find good horse racing bets is a little more tricky than using adjusted times, it can be done if you use the average times. Here is how to use raw fractional times.


  • Using Daily Double Pools to Find Live Horses and Profitable Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are looking for live bets that the insiders are betting, they can be found. Here is how to find good, profitable win bets at the horse races.


  • Using the Change in Distance to Find Good Horseracing Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the variables that you need to understand in horse racing handicapping, if you want to consistently pick winners, is the change in distance, or distance switch. Here are a few ways to handle this handicapping riddle.


  • How Hard Do I Have to Work at Horse Racing Handicapping to Win and Make Money
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you want to make money handicapping and betting on horse races, here are a few things you need to know. If you answer these questions correctly, you may have what it takes to be a professional horse racing handicapper.


  • The Two Length Rule of Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is a simple rule of horse racing that can help you to find some surprisingly good long shot bets. This is one betting angle that should be in every serious horse racing handicapper's bag of tricks. It can make you a lot of money.


  • When is a Good Time to Handicap a Horse Race?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is a time and place for everything including when to handicap a horse race. Knowing your own strengths and weaknesses is a big part of being a successful horse racing handicapper. That means knowing when you will be the sharpest and most likely to make good handicapping decisions.


  • Create Horse Race Diagrams For Handicapping Success and Profitable Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Creating your own race diagrams is an easy way to get a very clear picture of how a race will be run. By making this simple diagram and then using it to assign fair odds, you will find many good bets on horse races.


  • Sloppy, Good Track, Or Muddy Track Handicapping Tips
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Picking winners at the horse races is tough enough when the race track is fast. When the track is muddy, sloppy, or good, it is even harder to pick winners. Here are some tips for handicapping an off track.


  • You Must Become an Expert to Make Money Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is the only way to make money on horse racing. It is just too competitive to do it any other way.


  • Money Making Secrets of Successful Horse Racing Handicappers
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are a few things that horse racing handicappers must know to make a profit. Here is the one thing most of them do that other people don't know about.


  • When to Bottom Wheel the Favorite in the Exacta
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The bottom wheel can be a profitable bet even with the favorite. Here are a few situations where favorites are likely to get beaten and make an excellent bottom wheel bet.


  • Daily Horse Racing Handicapping Routines Can Make You Successful
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Did you ever wonder how a handicapper lives and what he or she does each day to be successful? Having a regular routine is important and here is why handicapping is a full time job.


  • Fast and Easy Handicapping Systems For When You Don't Have a Lot of Time
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Looking for a fast and easy horse racing system? Here is a way to pick winners fast when you don't have a lot of time for handicapping.


  • Horse Racing System Benefits and Weaknesses For Profitable Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Is it necessary to use a horse racing system to win money at the race track? Betting without a plan is a surefire way to lose, but that doesn't mean that all you need is some kind of system. It is a little more complicated than that.


  • Understanding Weight and Lengths in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] You need to know how weight does make a difference in horse racing handicapping. Here is how just a few pounds in weight can separate the winners from the losers.


  • Using Recency to Gauge a Horse's Readiness to Win
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] How old a speed figure is is directly proportionate to how reliable it is. Here is a real life example of how a lot of people don't realize that simple fact and how you can profit from it.


  • The Horse Racing Handicapping Theory of Relativity Class 101
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When is a factor significant and when is it meaningless? Are you making mistakes when you bet on horse races because you don't know how important one of the past performance factors is?


  • Using Sire Statistics to Make Meaningful Horse Racing Betting Decisions
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Just how important and reliable are sire statistics when making betting decisions? Better think again before you base a betting decision on those stats.


  • What is a Healthy Margin For Profitable Win Bets on Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are serious about making a profit from betting on horses or dogs, here are some keys to what you will have to use as a margin. Your margin is how much a bet is over the statistical break even point. There is a reason why you aren't making money and yet you are picking winners.


  • Playing Jockeys As a Horse Racing Handicapping Strategy
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Betting on jockeys isn't exactly a new angle, but here are some thoughts on how to make it profitable. Using what you know to find good trainers and jockeys can make good sense.


  • Is Hedging Bets on Horse Races a Good Idea Or a Losing Strategy
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The pain of watching your horse place when you've only bet it to show can take its toll on you. But is it a good idea to make place bets? Here are some tips to know when a hedge bet is a good idea.


  • Finding the Key Horse For Betting Profits
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The cost of many box bets makes them financially impractical for horse racing handicappers. Using a key bet is the best way to wager on horse races, but fining the key horse can be difficult unless you can find one of these situations.


  • The So-Called Kentucky Derby Challenge and Synthetic Surfaces Are the Latest Handicapping Challenges
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The Kentucky Derby gets tougher every year. How can you possibly compare horses who have raced on dirt to horses who have never raced on anything but synthetics? Then there is that other race, the Derby Challenge?


  • A Horse Racing System Using Astrology to Handicap Horse Races and Find Big Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Is it true that horoscopes can be used to handicap horse races and if so is there a good horse racing system that uses them? Here is an interesting angle that you may have overlooked.


  • Using Charts to Handicap Horse Races For Horse Racing Betting Profits
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are looking for some big profits on horse racing bets, use the charts. You can find some great bets using these tips.


  • Two Simple Steps to Greater Success at Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is a tough game. If you don't use these statistics to win they will eat your bankroll. It is okay to bet against the crowd, but betting against the odds is crazy when you can still get a good price.


  • What is Your Favorite Kind of Chalk in a Horse Race?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The favorites in horse races come in many flavors. There are however a few things they have in common and that is why they win so often. If you don't know these factors, you can't win.


  • The Only Thing You Have to Remember to Be a Great Horse Racing Handicapper
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The key to making money betting on horses is to have a great memory, but if you haven't got a great memory, don't worry. All you really need to remember is this one thing.


  • The Key Horse Handicapping Method For Profitable Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you want to make a profit on exotic bets, like the pick three or pick four or even doubles, you need to find the right key horse. Just using a few simple techniques will point out the right horse to single on and dramatically reduce the price of your bets and increase your profit.


  • Which is the Better Gamble? Slot Machines Or Horse Races?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you like to gamble but you're not sure which is the best deal, horse racing or casinos slots, here are a few thoughts. You might want to consider this before your next foray into the world of luck and fortune. Casinos pay a little more, or do they?


  • When Handicapping Horse Races, Here is What to Look For in a Paddock Or Saddling Ring Before Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you have the benefit of actually being at a race track, you have an advantage over other bettors. Here is what to look for and how to bet.


  • How to Avoid Betting on Fixed Or Stiff Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Yes some horse races are fixed and favorites do get stiffed. But if you are a smart bettor, there are ways to avoid getting cheated out of your money. Here is one way to avoid horse racing scams.


  • Ways I Would Improve Horse Racing to Make it More User Friendly
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you play the horse races you probably have some pet peeves about the way race tracks are run. You might know ways that they could get more people to go to the race track and to bet on horse races. See if any of your opinions are on this list.


  • Tips For Beginning Horse Racing Handicappers Who Want to Make Money Betting on Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are just starting out as a horse racing handicapper, here are some useful tips. On the other hand, if you've been betting on horse races for a while but still aren't making money, you might want to read this to help you to turn the corner and start making a profit from the races.


  • Horse Racing - Handicapping Class and Ability
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you really have a good way to know just how classy a horse is before you bet on it? Here is something to think about before you write some horses off.


  • How to Win on an Off Track, Rainy Day People Always Know
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] How do some people know how to handicap horse races on an off track. I think they may be rainy day people. Some just seem to know how to win then the track is muddy, sloppy, or good.


  • Most Horse Racing Handicappers Say, All I'm After is a Few Good Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Betting on horse races is a tough way to make a living. There are times when you think you've got it all figured out, but then everything seems to change. Good money management will help along with these few words of wisdom to get you through a losing streak.


  • Pick Winning Horse Racing Bets Like a Pro
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping like a pro means betting differently than the crowd. It doesn't mean you'll never bet on a favorite if you want to make money betting on horses, but you will have to use your own talents and judgment. Here is how.


  • The Automatic Winner Horse Racing System
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Is there really an automatic way to pick winners? Horse racing handicapping requires several moves to make a profit from betting on the races.


  • A System For Quick Horseracing Handicapping to Find Good Bets and Avoid Losers
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is a quick way to narrow down the field of horses and to find good bets and eliminate bad bets. Use this quick and easy system and don't waste a lot of time on horses that have no chance of winning. How many times have you figured a horse had no chance but then talked yourself into betting on it at the last minute? Here is how to avoid that expensive trap.


  • Using the Angle Angle in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Has this ever happened to you, you see a horse that is getting a lot of the betting action but for the life of you, you can't figure out why the crowd is betting so much on it? Use the angle angle to find out why they are betting that horse.


  • Using Replays to Win at Horse Racing Handicapping and Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you hate all the reading and work of going over old programs or sitting in front of a computer reading past performances, there is a good alternative. You can find good winning bets by watching video replays of the races and watching races is more fun than reading about them. Here is a good way to handicap horse races and to find good bets.


  • The Truth About Making a Living As a Horse Racing Handicapper Or Greyhound Dog Racing Handicapper
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While at first it may seem easy and fun to make a living betting on horses and greyhounds, you better go into it with your eyes open. I'm not saying it is impossible, but there are many dangers and you should be aware of them. The more you know about making a profit from handicapping the better you'll be able to make the right decision.


  • Quick and Easy Horse Racing Handicapping Systems to Eliminate Bad Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Just think of how many horses it is easy to eliminate from the contenders on any racing card and you will soon see why there is a quick and easy way to pick winners. Just eliminate the sure losers using these simple statistics that hold up anywhere and anytime. Handicap a whole race card in just minutes and have 70%-80% of the winners.


  • Post Position is a Huge Factor For Maidens in Their First Few Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Post position makes a big difference in maiden races, but not necessarily the way you may think it does. Knowing this angle will help you to know when to bet and how to handicap maiden horse races.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping - First Time Starters in Maiden Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are a lot of opinions about whether it is wise to bet on maiden races and first time starters. Here are a few tips to help you decide which maiden bets are good bets.


  • Estimating Form and Class in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The debate rages on, is form class and how do you rate form and class in horse racing. I say you can't tell the true class of a horse until it reaches peak form. Here are some thoughts on how trainers use that line of thought to condition their horses and then win.


  • Longshot Bets That Make Dollars and Sense For Horse Racing Handicappers
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When is a longshot bet a good bet? Here is one way to separate the real longshots from the good bets.


  • Use Stepping Stones to Handicap Horse Races and Pick More Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Use simple steps to pick more winners. Horse racing handicapping should be done systematically if you want to make a profit. Making money on the horse races is tough enough without using a bad system.


  • Three Steps to Horse Racing Handicapping Success and Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] What does it take to make money playing the horses? The answer may be easy and you can sum it up in three simple steps, but actually doing it, well that is a different matter, here's why and how. Horse racing handicapping and betting information you can use.


  • Using Post Position Statistics to Make Money Playing Horses
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Most people know that the post position a horse races from affects the horse's chances of winning, but how does it affect the betting? You can't make money straight betting good post positions, but should you even consider it when picking winners?


  • How to Win Money at the Horse Races Without Losing Your Mind - A Few Tips
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Few things in life spark the imagination more than winning real cash. It brings a gleam to almost every eye, but the lure of easy profit has cost many a fortune and ruined some lives. So if you are thinking of winning money at the horse races, take a few tips from someone who has been down that road.


  • Are Recent Horse Racing Winners Good Bets?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When is a horse who recently won a good bet to win again? That is a good question and actually a trick question. The first thing that comes to mind is whether or not it will come in first again, but that isn't really the question. The question is, when is it a good bet? In other words, will it be profitable to back it in its next effort?


  • How Smart Do You Have to Be to Win at Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] A lot of people are trying to win money at the horse races now that the economy is tanking. Some of them actually will do, while most of them won't. The ones who don't will come up with all kinds of theories about why they didn't win and some of them may even be right. One line of reasoning will be that you have to be a genius to beat the races.


  • Don't Over Handicap a Horse Race - Learn to Know When is it Time to Quit Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Confidence is a scarce commodity at the horse races, but you must have some in order to make money betting on horses. How many times do you make your picks but wind up making more bets just before the race starts? You must learn when enough is enough.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Exactas With Place Race Models
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you like hitting exactas, you can get an edge over the crowd if you'll take a little time to develop your own place models. A lot of money is bet on hopeless exacta combinations. Here is how you can avoid that costly mistake.


  • The Lead Pipe Pick Three Can Make Money For a Good Horse Player
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Don't be discouraged by races with a lead pipe cinch. There is more than one way to make money at the horse races and pick threes get mighty tempting when you can single on one horse.


  • Horse-racing Handicapping Using the Consensus of Opinion
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Just flat betting the horse-racing consensus picks is financial suicide, but there is a reason or two to check out their picks. Here is a way to use the consensus to find good profitable bets.


  • Using Lengths and Speed Ratings to Understand Pace in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Are you having trouble understanding pace and how it will affect each runner in a race? Do you look at speed ratings and wonder why the fastest horse doesn't always win? You're not alone. When speed ratings first came into use by the public, many people thought it was the end of horse racing handicapping, but that has not been the case.


  • Horse Racing Betting Quinellas Or Exactas For Best Value
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] How do you know whether to bet an exacta or quinella? You must find value based on probability and that can be confusing. Here is some advice for people who are trying to make a profit betting on horse races.


  • Winning and Losing Streaks in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you aren't prepared for winning and losing streaks, you're not prepared for making money from horse racing handicapping. Here is the best advice so you can profit from playing the horses for profit.


  • Horse Racing - Handicapping the Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown Races in March
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Want some good advice to pick the winner of the next Kentucky Derby? The first tip is, don't try to do it in March or April.


  • Why the Financial Crisis is Good For Horse Racing and Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is always a silver lining in every cloud. As financial trouble mounts, the horse races are one sector of investing that will actually benefit. Here is how you can get in on that, if you are willing to work for it.


  • Profit From Pace Figures When Horse Race Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Speed figures are the most commonly used method of handicapping horse races, so finding a bargain with speed is pretty unlikely. However, there is still one number that can point out some good buys when you are trying to make a profit from horse racing.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Using Public Handicappers
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] A fast way to make money and handicap horse races is to have someone else do it for you. Many people think that public handicappers aren't good, but if you know how to use their information, you can pick a lot of good winners.


  • Three Crucial Horse Racing Handicapping Points You Must Know For Making Money
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are trying to make money from betting on horse races, but don't realize how important these factors are, you're going to fail. If you are losing money on horse races, review these three factors and master them for profit.


  • Jockey Stats Can Be Misleading When Handicapping Horse Races For Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Don't be fooled by a jockey's win percentage. It doesn't tell the whole story. There are ways to find value bets and profit from the horse races with jockeys who don't seem as good as they really are. Here is how to find a good value bet.


  • Pick Horse Racing Winners With Low Speed Figures For Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Can you make money betting on horses with the highest speed figures? Not in my opinion, but sometimes you can't bet against them. There are times, however, when you can make a nice profit on overlooked underlays. Here is how.


  • Make Money Online Playing Horse Races For Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Did you know that it is probably easier to make money playing horse races online? Here are a few reasons why.


  • Make Money Using Race Models For Jockeys to Find a Winner at the Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are ways to make money betting on horses by watching jockeys. Some riders have quirks that you can use to know whether he or she will win.


  • Exacta Underlays Are the Key to Profits on Favorites in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If your favorite horse is bet down too far to offer value, look for a good bet in the exacta pools. The task is the same as it is to find a good win bet. You usually just have to find the horse that can beat the second favorite.


  • Daily Checklist For Betting on Horses and Winning
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you regularly bet on horse races, then you should probably do some other things regularly as well. Do you have a regular routine and method or are you haphazardly throwing money out there hoping that you will somehow win? There are recreational handicappers who will tell you that they are not making money, are not ahead of the game, but that they still enjoy it and do it for relaxation.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping - Night Racing Basics For Winning Wagers
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Did you know there is a good reason why you may or may not be better at handicapping horse races at night? Here are some interesting thoughts on night racing and how to win your wagers.


  • The Worst Mistake in Horse Racing Handicapping and How to Avoid It
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is one bad bet that many horse players make that wipes out all profit from their horse racing handicapping. If you avoid this bet you may become a successful horse player.


  • Harness Racing Handicapping Lessons For Thoroughbred Handicappers
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Lessons from harness racing can improve your thoroughbred handicapping. Here is how learning to look at quarters can improve your understanding of pace in a race.


  • Looking Forward to the Triple Crown Races - Thoroughbred Racing at Its Best
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Is it time to start picking horses to win the Kentucky Derby? Here are some reasons why it is insanity to make a future wager.


  • Three Habits of Successful Horse Racing Handicappers
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are trying to make a profit from horse racing handicapping, you should know it is very difficult. A small percentage of people seem to be able to do it and you may be wondering how. Here are three habits that pros have. If you can master these, you are well on your way to handicapping success.


  • Betting on Horse Races For Fun and Profit, Or How I Lost My Shirt, Literally
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] A whimsical and philosophical look at the challenge of making a profit from betting on horse races. You may have to make some pretty hard sacrifices in order to make money from horse races. Being a professional horse player is not for everyone.


  • Should You Bet on Horse Races When the Track is Muddy?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Some horse racing handicapping experts say it is a good thing to bet on races on an off or mucky track while others say never bet an off track. If you can figure out a bias you might win, but that can be tricky. Here's why.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Using Speed Ratings For Value Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If so many people are aware of speed figures in horse racing handicapping, how can you possibly find a profitable bet? There is a way to make money by using speed figures in horse races, but it may not be what you think.


  • Using Video Replays to Handicap Horse Races Can Make You Money
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the great handicapping tools that many people fail to use is the free race replays that are available online. You can watch a replay over and over and spot these things that will make you money in the future.


  • Master Two Steps in Horse Racing Handicapping and You Will Make Money on Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you can master these two steps, you can make money on horse races. It isn't easy, but with practice it can be done and it is really the only way to ever make a profit from the races.


  • Quick and Easy Horse Racing Handicapping Systems Can Help You to Make Money
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Handicapping horse races doesn't have to be a lot of hard work, depending upon how much time you have and how much you want to win or bet. It is possible to have fun with a simple and easy system of handicapping horse races. Here is one example.


  • Is There a Way to Bet on Horse Races and Make a Profit Strictly From the Odds
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Some people claim they can make a profit simply by studying the odds board and then betting on horse races based on the odds. Is there any truth to this? Has anyone ever proven it?


  • What Is (Are) the Major Factor(s) Of a Good Horse Racing System?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is one major factor that each and every horse racing system must have. Without knowing this you are doomed to lose along with the rest of the crowd.


  • Using Early Fractions and Final Times to Handicap Horse Races - Part One
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Learning how to accurately figure the pace of a race will improve your horse racing handicapping and give you the edge you need to win. You must understand how a few ticks in the early stages of the race amounts to a big difference at the end. The secret of exponential factoring will show you how to accurately tell which horse will finish well.


  • Using Early Fractions and Final Times to Handicap Horse Races - Part Two
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Pace handicapping is the key to knowing which horses will win a race. Track variants and biases affect pace handicapping. Using early fractions and factoring in models, variants, and biases uncovers the secret to picking winners.


  • Overcoming the Vig is the Secret to Making Money on Horse Racing Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The hidden costs of betting on the races exposed. Before you try to make money by betting on horse races, here are a few sobering facts about the way you will be nickel and dimed.


  • How to Bet on a Horse Race and Make Money
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Making money on horse races is not easy, but it starts with a simple mathematical calculation. If you don't figure out this simple factor first, you will not be able to profit from your horse racing bets. Do you know how to figure out a minimum bet?


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Angle - Switching to an Experienced Jockey But Adding Weight
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] How important is the weight advantage that apprentice jockeys get? Here is one example where an experienced jockey was worth more than the weight advantage. Use this to find big horse racing winners.


  • Pace and Class Drop Equals Winners in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is a handicapping angle that finds some big payoffs. It is the class drop pace angle that is often overlooked by the crowd. Use it to cash big tickets at the horse races.


  • How to Make a Profit From Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you want to make money playing horse races? Hear are the keys to making it and reasons why you should think long and hard about it.


  • Three Key Factors to Note in Horse Racing Handicapping For Consistently Picking Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you want to make a profit from horse racing handicapping, you have to keep accurate notes and learn from them. The thing that separates successful horse players from unsuccessful players is having more information and learning from experience. Here is how to do it.


  • Using a Bad Race to Spot a Winner the Next Time it Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] It can be frustrating to watch a jockey try to wrestle an unruly horse in a battle of wills, but that information can pay off. Knowing what the horse will learn form the experience may help you to know whether or not to bet on it the next time it races.


  • Using Tiers in Horse Racing Handicapping to Fill Exotic Tickets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Learning how to pick the second and third place finishers in exotic bets is as important as picking winners. You can waste a lot of money playing horses that just don't figure.


  • How to Succeed at Twenty First Century Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you know what it will take to make a profit from horse racing handicapping in the twenty first century? The answer is staring you in the face. It probably isn't what you think, but if you try this, you will be ahead of 99% of the people who are trying to win.


  • The Best Bet in Horse Racing is Not the Across the Board Bet
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here are some good reasons not to bet across the board when betting on horses. The win bet is still the best bet and here's why.


  • Winning Horse Racing Tips For Pre-Race Observations
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is more to pre-race observation than you may think and you may have a skill for spotting winners. Here are a few tips for picking a winner out of the paddock.


  • Three Dimensional Horse Racing Handicapping Will Lift Your Winning Percentage to a New Level
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is usually done by trying to project what will happen in the future by studying the past. It is all based on one dimension, time. We try to figure out how much time it will take for a runner to cover the distance, and that's another use of time.


  • Using Early Pace Figures to Handicap Claiming Races For Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Looking for an angle to use at the horse track? Here is one bet that often pays well.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Systems - Advice and Tips
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Many people never manage to get organized and find a method of handicapping that consistently picks winners. Being able to place fair value on a bet is the way to be successful at horse racing handicapping. You must have a system that works for you.


  • How to Find the Right Horse Racing System For You
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Handicapping horse races is all about choices, the first big choice, of course, is which system to use. This is an individual choice based on your own unique personality.


  • The Easiest Way to Eliminate Bad Horse Racing Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you're not making money at the races but picking your share of winners, then you must be picking more than your share of losers. Here is how to eliminate those losing bets that are draining your profit from horse racing handicapping.


  • Hidden Factors in Horse Racing That Can Make You a Winner Or Loser
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The difference between being a pro and being a loser is often a simple thing like knowing if a horse is using a new piece of equipment. You must pay attention to these little things to beat the crowd.


  • Horse Racing Superstitions Don't Bother Me, But I'm Not Taking Any Chances
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you have any superstitions about horse racing? I have a few but they are based on experience, not just old wives tales.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Tips For Choosing the Easiest Races to Handicap
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you want to have a challenge and don't care about making a profit from horse racing then ignore this article, but if making money interests you, here are a few tips. Knowing which races to play and which ones to pass is very important.


  • Pick More Horse Racing Winners Using Equipment Changes Like Front Wraps
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] You can pick more winners at the horse races by paying attention to the little things. One thing that often goes unnoticed is the addition of front wraps. Did you ever see a horse who had a sudden reversal of form and wonder what happened to that runner?


  • A Winning Tip For Horse Racing - Handicap Yourself
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] How badly do you want to make money betting on horse races? Here is a very important factor in your efforts to win money from horse racing handicapping that you may not know about. It is the most important part of picking winners. Bio-rhythms affect handicapping.


  • Handicapping Horse Races is Difficult But You Can Make Money at it If You Do This
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is not rocket science, but there are some things that are specific to winning bets on horse races that are not found in other walks of life. Therefore, if you really want to make a profit on your racing wagers, you'd better learn the business.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Tips For Exacta Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Can an exacta or quinella be a good bet? Yes, exactas and quinellas can be good bets in certain situations. Use them to overcome a prohibitive favorite as long as you can find logical contenders for second place using these bets.


  • Winning Tips For Santa Anita the Best of Winter Horse Racing on the West Coast
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Santa Anita Race Track offers some great winter horse racing and there are some winning angles that can make it a profitable race track for smart horse racing handicappers. Here is one horse racing angle that works at any track.


  • Horse Racing Handicappers - How Unsuccessful Can You Afford to Be
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Are you ready to start making a profit from your betting on horse races? Or are you settling for just losing what you can afford to lose? Here are some thoughts to help you find a way to profit from horse races and your betting.


  • Is the Pick Six a Good Bet For Long Range Thoroughbred Handicapping Profits?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Have you ever wondered if professional handicappers play the pick six? Do you think it is profitable?


  • Class, Speed, Pace and Thoroughbred Psychology in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] A lot has been written over the years about speed and class in horse racing and how some people feel they are the same thing while other people think they are not. The argument that they are the same is bolstered by the fact that most track speed records are set by very classy horses in stakes races and low budget platers seldom make the record books. On the other hand, people point to examples of horses who had very big speed figures who fell apart when moved up to classy races as the argument that class is an intangible.


  • Was 2008 a Good Year For Horse Racing
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Was it a good year for horse racing? There certainly was a lot of controversy, but the sport stood up to it well, despite the opinions of some who constantly criticize horseracing.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Using a List of Details and Factors
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Something as simple as a list of important handicapping factors can take some pressure off you when you are handicapping horse races. Use this simple method to make sure you are covering all the angles.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Means Searching For Clues That Give You a Betting Edge
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] What do you look for when you handicap a horse race? Here is what most successful handicappers are trying to find to make a profit from their wagers.


  • Horse Race Handicapping Possibilities For Extra Income
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] It is possible to make money off horse racing, but before you try it, here are some thoughts. I don't want to discourage you, but you should know how difficult it is and what you will be up against.


  • A Hidden Factor in Horse Racing Handicapping That You Need to Know to Win
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] A factor that is seldom considered in horse racing handicapping can have a big impact on the race. If you don't know about this and aren't using it to compare and to pick winners, you are missing an important key.


  • Easy Point System For Horse Racing Wagering
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is a simple and easy to use method to figure out if you are getting fair odds for a bet. Horse racing profitability is all about comparing a horse's chances of winning with the payoff. Use this simple system for fun.


  • The Luck Factor in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Whether you believe in luck or not, it is a factor in horse racing handicapping and betting. Here are some thoughts on how to use luck to your advantage.


  • Finding a Good Bet on a Favorite When Handicapping a Horse Race Means Eliminating Contenders
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Use this backward form of handicapping horse races to find high percentage bets. This is a different kind of horseracing system.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Horses Shipping in to Major Tracks From Minor Tracks
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Don't make this horse racing handicapping mistake when comparing horses that are shipping in. All speed figures are not alike.


  • How to Handicap Horse Races on an Off Track Rated Muddy, Sloppy, Good Or Slow
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Should you bet on horse races on an off track that is rated muddy? Here is some advice that may help you to decide what is right.


  • Choosing the Right Horse Racing Handicapping System For Your Style and Needs
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Choosing the right horse racing handicapping system can help you to be successful. Here are a few tips to help you get a winning system.


  • Horseracing Handicapping Tips For Profits and Measuring Your Success
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are several ways to be successful at horseracing handicapping. It all depends on what you want to gain. Here are some tips for getting what you want from horseracing.


  • Changes in Distance Can Make a Big Difference in Performance and Pace When Handicapping Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Knowing about horses that are switching distances can help you to find some nice priced winners. Learn to understand trainer moves when handicapping horse races.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing is one of the most popular spectator sports in the world, but the truth is that it is more than a spectator sport. The reason is that most of the people who watch horse races also bet on them and therefore, horse racing handicapping, the art of trying to determine which runner will win, is one of the most popular sporting activities on the planet.


  • The Pros and Cons of Tote Board Spot Plays For Finding Profitable Horse Racing Wagers
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Tote board watchers may still find some good bets, but I have found there are just too many toteboard players and that ruins the payoffs. Here are a few thoughts on how to beat the races.


  • Do Horse Racing Systems Work and Just What is a System?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are going to bet on horse races, you may want to consider using a good system. Here are some tips about horse racing systems.


  • Three Things You Must Know to Profit From Horse Racing
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Making a profit from horse racing betting isn't what it appears to be to people who are just getting started. Hear is what you must learn to become a successful horse player.


  • Trifecta Tips For Horse Racing Betting Success
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There aren't many thrills that are equal to seeing your three horses cross the finish line first and knowing that you just hit a trifecta at the horse races. However, making money on the horses is not easy. If it was, everybody would do it. Here are some trifecta tips.


  • Laziness and Gambling Go Hand in Hand, But Good Horse Racing Handicappers Aren't Lazy
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are serious about handicapping horse races for profit, you better make sure you don't fall into the gambling trap. Do you know the difference between gambling, handicapping, and being a professional horse player?


  • Form Or Class, Estimating a Racer's True Ability When Handicapping a Horse Race
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Understanding how to judge true form or class is a good way to find live contenders in a horse race and pick some nice winners. Here are a few tips for spotting live horses at good prices.


  • Three Methods to Identify Horse Racing Long Shots
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the biggest kicks in life may be backing a long shot and seeing it cross the finish line first. making a big score is good for the spirits, not to mention the wallet. However, as any experienced horse racing handicapper can tell you, trying to cash tickets on longshots is a one way ticket to the poor house.


  • Are Breezing Or Handily Horse Racing Workouts Better For Finding Contenders?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing workouts, or works, as they are sometimes called, are a very important part of a race horse's training regimen, but very misunderstood. With a little knowledge you can understand and use them to improve your handicapping.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Secrets of Trainer Methods and Inside Splits
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] You can become an expert on one track or circuit and have a huge edge over the gamblers who play the races at many tracks. The key is to know how each trainer conditions his or her horses. Understanding the hidden fractions in races will help.


  • The Safest Bet in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you know what the safest bet in horse racing is? Maybe I should clarify what I mean by safe. When I write the safest bet, I mean a bet that has the highest expectancy of winning and the least of expectancy of diminishing your bankroll.


  • Easy Dime Superfecta Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Dime supers have opened up the superfecta bet for a lot of people who wouldn't normally play a superfecta. This has had some good effects and not so good effects on the superfectas at horse tracks.


  • Suggestions For Tote Board Watching When Looking For Horse Racing Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are many very smart people who handicap horse races. There are also many people who aren't so smart who handicap and bet on horse races. All the bets, the smart ones and the not so smart ones get pooled together and are noted on the tote board.


  • When Speed Figures Don't Help to Handicap a Horse Race
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Speed figures are important and a great aid in handicapping horse races. But there are times when you have to go beyond speed figures, and look at other factors. One thing that stands out above all others as a handicapping factor is whether or not a horse has competed at today's level and was competitive.


  • Owners, the Often Forgotten Factor in Horseracing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One overlooked part of handicapping a horse race is sometimes the owners of the horses. Owners can influence the success or failure and some owners are downright money machines. Learn to follow successful owners and beat the crowd.


  • Successful Horse Racing Handicapping and Winning Takes Planning
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you have a good plan for how you will succeed at horseracing handicapping? If not, here are some suggestions that may help you to win.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Understanding Workouts As a Factor
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Workouts may be one of the most misunderstood handicapping factors. You can use workouts to find some nice wagers if you know what to look for and how to combine them with other factors.


  • How to Spot a Smart Jockey When You Are Watching a Horse Race
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Being able to spot a good jockey can pay off when you are handicapping horse races. Good handicappers keep a list of jockeys who make these moves.


  • Which Horseracing Handicapping Wager is Better, a Quinella Or an Exacta
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Some people think quinellas and exactas are about the same, but many situations call for one bet or the other. Choosing the right bet can make the difference between a winning day and a loser. learn to shop for good payoffs and maximize your good decisions.


  • What is a Grass Or Turf Stride and How Can it Help Your Horse Racing Handicapping?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Figuring out what a first timer will do is part of the fun and profit of horse racing. Here is a good angle for figuring out first timers in turf races.


  • 3 Ways to Stop Losing at the Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Are you coming out of the race track with less than you started with even though you cash win tickets? Maybe you are doing one or more of these three things that can make a winner into a loser. Answer these three questions to find out how you can make a profit at horse racing.


  • Handicapping Maiden Races For Horses Dropping Or Going Up in Class
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are some myths about maiden races that need to be de-bunked and one of them is that the maiden class ladder only goes one way. Here are some things you must consider to pick maiden winners.


  • What You Need to Know When Handicapping Horse Races With Apprentice Jockeys
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] All apprentice jockeys are not equal. Here are some important things you need to consider before handicapping a horse race with an apprentice jockey.


  • Is Gold Still a Good Investment Now That the Election is Over and the Bailout is Happening
    [Investing] Should you buy gold? There are some very good lessons from the past that prove gold may be a great buy. You can't afford no to read this and then decide, but don't wait.


  • A Quick Handicapping Method to Spot Live Horses on the Tote Board
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] You can quickly scan the tote board and spot the horse with real inside money if you know where to look. Stables don't just bet their horses to win and here is how to know when they think their horse may show up in the money.


  • How Important is Each of the Basic Handicapping Factors For Picking Horseracing Winners?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Once you learn the basics of horseracing handicapping it is time to learn how to tell which factor is most important in each race. All races are not created the same and a good handicapper must know how to use the basics better than the crowd.


  • Understand the Difference Between Pace and Speed to Successfully Handicap Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is a big difference between pace and speed and you better know the difference to successfully handicap. Finding an advantage that is under-bet is what successful wagering is all about.


  • Be Prepared For the Ups and Downs of Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing and betting is very risky, so be prepared for anything. Here's how.


  • How to Handicap a Horse Race For Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When you are trying to handicap for profit, there is one thing you must never lose sight of. Keep in mind that your goal is to show a profit and therefore, you need profitable wagers.


  • A Quick Horse Racing Handicapping Checklist For Picking Likely Contenders
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Don't overlook these basic factors when trying to find a contender in horse races. Use a simple checklist of important handicapping factors.


  • The Truth About Trainer and Jockey Records - And Statistics That You Need to Know
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is more to jockey trainer combo statistics than meets the eye. Make sure you don't make this common mistake when handicapping a horse race.


  • The Easiest Way to Compare Horses When Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Handicapping horse races is a tough job if you really want to be able to make a profit at the game. There is a lot of software available and some of it is quite good. But if you are looking for a method of handicapping a race and comparing the runners without investing in software and trying to learn how to use that software, there is an easy method of picking likely contenders.


  • Swimming in the Mutuel Pools, a Look at Horse Racing Handicapping Angles
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The old saying, follow the money, applies to horse racing handicapping if you are trying to figure out the phonies from the real live horses. But there is a lot of confusion about just how to tell if a horse is really live. Of course, you must look at the mutuel pools to determine how the money is distributed.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Methods That Work
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Is there a horse racing method that works all the time? Does any system picks winners consistently? The answers are yes and no and here's why.


  • Using the Daily Racing Form Consensus to Handicap Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The "Daily Racing Form" is sometimes referred to as the Bible of Horse Racing. It certainly has a lot of useful information in it including the past performances. It isn't my only source of information, but I do still use it and enjoy sitting down and reading it.


  • How to Survive the Crash of the Economy and Breakdown of Society
    [News-and-Society:Economics] How prepared are you for the worse, for instance, how will you feed yourself if the grocery store closes? The financial disaster is just starting and will get much worse. Now is the time to take a few steps that can make a huge difference for you and your loved ones.


  • How to Buy Gold - Avoid This Big Mistake For a Safe Investment
    [Investing] Buying gold is not unlike any other form of shopping or investing. It requires a little research and some caution, but it is not very difficult. The main thing to remember is why you are buying gold in the first place and how the price and form of the gold meets those needs.


  • The Easiest Method For Picking Winners in Horseracing
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are some races that are easier to handicap and some horses that win very often and really stand out. Here is a good way to pick winners.


  • Three Reasons to Buy Gold to Protect Your Wealth and Assets
    [Investing] "Why buy gold?" you ask me. These are troubled financial times and no one can deny that. The problem is that no one knows just how bad things will get. Relying upon government figures is a fool's game because they are trying to paint a rosy picture to reassure investors and the general public to avoid panic.


  • The Simplest Horse Racing Handicapping System For Maximum Profits
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are two distinct kinds of horse racing handicapping systems and here is a brief comparison of them. You may want to read this before deciding which method you want to use to pick winners.


  • The Dollar at a 13 Year Low to the Yen, Now is the Time For Gold
    [Investing] The dollar is at a 13 year low against the Yen. How far are we from a freefall? This is the perfect time to buy gold. Here is how to buy it and how to store it.


  • How Long Does it Take to Learn How to Play Horse Races and Make a Steady Profit?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are a lot of people who are trying to make a steady profit from horse racing and as times get harder, there will be even more people trying to beat the races. Many of them will be wondering if they really can make a living from horseracing handicapping.


  • Buy Gold to Protect Your Wealth and Assets During Troubled Times
    [Investing] Gold is the number one investment you should be thinking about to secure your wealth. Don't be fooled by government promises. Here are some thoughts on gold and help with how to buy and where to buy.


  • The Over Bet Horse Racing System of Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Almost anyone who has ever attended a horse track soon realizes that there are people who have inside information and obviously a huge advantage. How do you beat them? How about using a method to know what they are betting on and then joining them?


  • Progressive Betting Schemes in Horse Racing Handicapping, Do They Really Work?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Progressive betting schemes have been around for a long time, not just in horse racing but in many forms of gambling. As far as I know, regular progressive betting schemes don't work, but there are some variations that can be profitable.


  • The Warm Up Horse Racing System, A Sight Handicapping Tool
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Sight handicapping has its benefits and one of them is that it is based on the here and now rather than past performances. One problem with handicapping races based on past performances is that horses are living and breathing animals whose physical conditions change constantly.


  • Horse Racing - Handicapping the Jockeys and Horses As a Team
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Did you ever consider betting on the jockeys instead of the horses? Some people have favorite jockeys or trainers and will just flat bet their favorite. If you do manage to make a profit betting like that, it will probably be a small profit. Here is an angle that is based on that idea, but goes a little farther to narrow it down to more advantageous circumstances.


  • Horse Racing System Checklist - Before You Buy a System Use Common Sense
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Before you buy a horse racing system it is a good idea to do some research and some serious thought. There are thousands of horse racing systems making all kinds of claims and it can be confusing. Just remember to take everything you read or hear with a large dose of skepticism. Horse racing systems involve money and gambling and human nature.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Success is in the Details
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When horse racing handicapping, many of us have a tendency to be very enthusiastic about our choices. We read the lines of a horse and decide it has an excellent chance of winning and will also go off at a good price. There's nothing wrong with being excited about a bet, after all, it's why we do this, other than the profit we manage to eke out.


  • Play the Detective Game For Horse Racing Handicapping Success
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Are you getting bored or frustrated by your efforts at the horse track? Is horseracing getting boring and old hat? Maybe your horse racing handicapping could use a boost and you need more information about picking winners.


  • How Difficult is it to Make a Living From Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Since I have been horse racing handicapping for many years and also teaching people how to handicap races for profit, I am often asked several questions. 1. Is it possible to make a living betting on horse races? 2. How difficult is it to make a living betting on horse races?


  • Are Place and Show Bets Really the Safest Bets in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] We've all had the experience in horse racing handicapping of having horses that we bet to win coming in second and third. Nothing is more aggravating than having a run of horses who get second-itis, but it happens and when it does, bankrolls have a way of disappearing along with patience.


  • When Does Wheeling a Horse(s) In the Trifecta Make Good Handicapping Sense
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The trifecta wheel is one of the most popular bets in horse racing handicapping. The lure of the bet is that you never know how much the trifecta will pay because you don't know which other runners will complete the other two legs of the exotic wager. It seems so simple, just pick one good horse and wheel it and you may hit the whole trifecta.


  • Have a Poker Party For Your Next Get Together Or Couples Party
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] A poker party can be a lot of fun and if you are looking for a great way for friends to socialize, then poker is a fun game to play for fun or real money. Here are some suggestions to help you to plan your poker party. The first thing I recommend is that you find out whether playing poker for real money is legal in the jurisdiction in which you live.


  • Picking Long Shots in Horse Racing Requires Knowledge of These Factors
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Playing favorites to make a consistent profit at horse racing handicapping is a long hard grind and rarely works out well. In the long run it is usually a few big scores that will make a horse player successful in a month or even a year. Playing longshots is the way to make those big scores, but it can be a very time consuming and a painful experience that tests your patience.


  • 3 Easy Steps to Improve Your Horse Racing Handicapping and Pick More Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you wish there was a way to instantly improve your handicapping? Does it seem that no matter how much you learn it is never enough? Learning how to handicap horse races is a long process for many of us, in fact, the learning never stops. The goal is always to pick more winners and make more profit from wagering on horse races.


  • Toteboard Secrets and Handicapping Will Increase Your Profits at the Horse Track
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Many people wonder if there is a way to just use the toteboard and make money at the horse track. Handicapping is hard work if you take it seriously and many of us remember Dr. Z who taught us that it was possible to find real horse racing betting bargains, or overlays, just by reading the odds board.


  • Horse Racing Tipping Services the Truth About Making Money From Professional Tipsters
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The internet is full of horse racing tipping services that offer to sell you good bets that will make you money at the race track. You can hire a financial planner to help you plan your investments in the world of money, so why not one at the races?


  • What is a Form Cycle and How to Use it to Pick More Horse Racing Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Form cycles aren't followed as much in horse racing as they once were because horse racing has changed, but they are still important and can help you to improve your success rate and to avoid bad wagers. Years ago a race track would have a season and the horses and trainers would show up, race through the season and many would take the rest of the year off. Horses that started racing in the spring would race through the fall and then take a much needed break.


  • Tips For Handicapping Horse Races of Odd Distances
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are no real standard distances in horse racing other than the classic races and the classic distances. While many tracks offer 6 furlong events, there are many that also card everything from 4 1/2 furlong events to 1 and 3/8 mile races and everything in between.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Your Own Morning Line
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The morning line is an estimate by the track's handicapper of what the public will bet on a horse. It is not always the same as what the horse's chances of winning may be. A recent example is a horse named Captain Canaveral who raced at Turf Paradise in the 9th race on October 4th. I am using Captain Canaveral because he is a prime example of a horse that was at long odds in the morning line but who won the race.


  • How to Follow a Horse's Progress to Know When it is Ready to Win
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Each horse race is a mystery until it is over and the official sign is posted. For some people, even after it is over there are still unanswered questions. They shake their heads and say things like, "Why didn't that jockey try harder to win?" They also say things like, "That horse certainly didn't show that much speed in its last races, they must have juiced it up."


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Tips For Two Year Old Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] In order to be successful at horse racing handicapping, it is necessary to either, a. be a great number cruncher, like an MIT grad, or b. understand horses and trainer moves. If you have a masters in mathematics you may not need to understand trainer moves and how horses progress through a form cycle, but for those of us who never get beyond algebra 1 and balancing our checkbooks, understanding the animals and the people who train them and enter them in races is a must if you are going to be good at picking winners and making money from horseracing.


  • Is Horse Racing Handicapping Any Different Than Trying to Predict Stock Market Winners?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The recent credit crisis on Wall Street and the subsequent chaos in the stock market in the United States as well as across world markets, has shown just how risky financial investments may be. From my standpoint as a horse player, and one who has had his ups and downs, I can certainly relate to and sympathize with those investors who are on the roller coaster ride. For those of us who have been around horse racing and this old world long enough, we realize that almost every human endeavor is comparable to horse racing handicapping because humans almost always do the same things the same ways based on our nature.


  • The Most Profitable Angle in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Just imagine if you had one good angle to use at each race track that you play how much fun horse racing could be for you. Angles in horse racing handicapping are a lot like spot plays.


  • How to Customize One Kind of Horse Racing Handicapping System to Meet Your Needs
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Many people buy a horse racing system without realizing that no system will make a profit right out of the box. The very best horse racing systems teach you a valuable skill or give you several tools you can use to make your handicapping more profitable, but no one is selling a real money maker as is. That may sound a bit shocking coming from a man who teaches people how to handicap races, but it is true and the first thing I try to instill in my students is to be realistic. If you don't have realistic goals and expectations, how are you ever going to succeed?


  • 3 Worst Horse Racing Handicapping Mistakes You Must Avoid
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is so demanding that your success not only depends upon the things that you do, but it also depends upon the things you don't do, in other words, common mistakes that rob you of your profit. Investing large sums of money with a profit margin around ten percent is rough in a risky venture like horse racing. The difference between profit and loss is often just one bet you chose to make or passed up.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping is an Intellectual Sport That Demands Certain Talents For Success
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you enjoy word games, logic puzzles, and strategy games, you may also enjoy horseracing handicapping. Like chess and other pursuits that pit one person against another, it is an intellectual pursuit or sport. The fact that pari-mutuel wagering actually gives each person an equal chance to win statistically, makes it a battle of wits and skill. For that reason you might also call horse racing handicapping a skill game.


  • How to Cope With the Changes at the Horse Track When Handicapping Races For Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is one basic truth I have learned about horse racing handicapping. Nothing stays the same. Another little tidbit of information I have gathered over the years is that nothing works all the time. You may have had this experience yourself. You are handicapping and winning money and then, suddenly, the things you were doing that were working just fine, quit working and you start losing all your profit back.


  • Dutching As a Form of Lay Betting in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Lay betting is very popular for a very good reason. While it is often difficult or impossible to pick a winner in almost any race you can spot a few horses who are almost certain losers. For this reason, lay betting has become very popular.


  • Shoe Notes in Horse Racing Handicapping, a Useful Tip
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When I was a kid I would ride the train to Boston with my father to pick up orders of shoes because, for a short time, he was a shoe salesman. At this time in my life I also would go to the race track with my grandfather because he worked the backstretch exercising and conditioning race horses. So it is only natural, if you are good at connecting two completely unrelated things, that you would expect me to finally write an article about shoe notes at the race track.


  • Watching Jockeys During a Race Reveals a Lot About a Horse
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Trip notes are still an excellent method of following horses and knowing when they are ready to win. By watching the progress of each runner in a race you can tell which ones got blocked or had a rough trip. If you are good at observing horses and their body language, you may also be able to determine how hard a horse is racing.


  • The Key Horse System For Horseracing Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horseracing systems come in several varieties and of course, there are many ways to bet a race. You can look for a winner and bet it to win or across the board. You may also take that horse and bet it in the exotics with other promising runners. If you handicap very long you will come to the realization that how you bet is as important as good handicapping or may be even better.


  • The Best Way to Spot a Live Longshot on the Toteboard
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are many ways to find a good longshot bet, but horses that go off at long odds do so because there are other horses who appear more promising candidates for a trip to the winner's circle. That is a fact of life and though you may have theories and ideas about a runner, if the crowd has passed it by, there is probably at least one good reason and maybe several.


  • How Much Should a Good Horse Racing System Cost
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do a quick search on the internet and you'll find hundreds if not thousands of horse racing systems for sale. The claims that some of the marketers make are quite extraordinary. But if you have spent any time around horseracing, you'll be able to spot the ridiculous ones almost instantly.


  • How Important is the Whip in Horse Racing and What is a Good Stick Man
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the things that will keep me from betting on a horse, no matter how highly I may rate its physical attributes, is the line, "races with no whip." If I see a horse that is being raced and the jockey is not carrying a whip, I won't bet it. It doesn't matter how good it may appear.


  • Changes in Horse Racing Handicapping Are Sometimes Seasonal
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Keeping track of the changing trends in horse racing can be difficult, but if you don't know what's happening, pick up on the nuances, you can go from winning to losing very quickly. That is why, no matter what handicapping system you are using, good record keeping should be part of your method.


  • What is an Over Under Horse Racing System and How Well Do They Work
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Playing the tote board is one way to make money at the track, but speaking from personal experience, it takes a great and fast mind for math, nerves of steel, and excellent timing. But every day, all over the world, there are people who strictly play the tote board and some of them do make a profit from horse racing.


  • Do Morning Line Systems For Horse Racing Handicapping Really Work
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] We live in an instant, throw away, disposable, fast, drive-thru economy and that has affected almost all human endeavors, including how people want to handicap horse races. Looking for a fast horse racing system, many people turn to the numerous morning line methods that have been around for a long time.


  • Learn to Answer These Horse Racing Questions and You'll Pick More Winners Just Like an Insider
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are a few questions that you can learn the answers to that will help you to cash more winning tickets at the races. The thing is, these questions are always the same, but the answers change with each race. Not only that, but the answers don't even stay the same when dealing with the same animal.


  • The Best Horseracing Handicapping System For Profit and Picking Winners in 2008
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] A lot has changed in the horse racing handicapping field and the systems that used to be profitable a few years ago are no longer picking winners, right? Wrong. The same methodology that picked the best runners in the past will still pick the best runners.


  • Deciding Which Races to Play is Part of Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are so many decisions to make when trying to be a successful horse racing handicapper that it is hard to know where to begin. If you have decided to give it a go and are determined to make a profit from betting on the races, there are a few things you will have to decide upon and they will make all the difference in your struggle to succeed.


  • Long Legs and Short Tails and Other Dubious Horse Racing Handicapping Tips
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Winning is fun, no matter what you are doing and short cuts and tips make winning easier. There are a lot of people who are looking for short cuts and tips for everything from gardening and cooking, to becoming a millionaire, and of course, my favorite, making money at the race track.


  • Horse Racing News, the 2008 Breeder's Cup Races at Santa Anita's Oak Tree Meet
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] This years Breeder's Cup races will be held at beautiful Santa Anita during the popular Oak Tree meet. The Oak Tree Racing Association announced that the two day event will occur on October 24th and 25th.


  • Racing Notes Should Not Be Overlooked As a Valuable Handicapping Factor
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Watching a race, and I mean all the runners, not just the front runners, can reveal horses that got into traffic problems who may win next time out with a better trip. But you may not have a good view of the race or may miss something. You may also just not have the opportunity to watch a race or care to invest the time. That doesn't mean you can't benefit from notes about the race, however, because the chart writers do write comments about each horse in a race. You can find a synopsis of the race in the charts or even find a racing comment in the horse's past performance lines.


  • Wind As a Factor in Horse Racing
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Not many people pay attention nowadays to the wind and other elements of nature as handicapping factors, but it wasn't always that way. In the past smart handicappers took note of the wind speed and direction and factored that into their handicapping.


  • The Best Way to Spot a False Favorite and Profit From it When Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the best ways to make money betting on races is to find a race with a false favorite and to then bet on another promising runner. At times it is even advantageous to bet on more than one runner using a dutching method, depending upon the odds, of course. But the crowd does a pretty good job of finding the horse that really does have the best chance of winning and then making it their choice (the chalk) , so locating these profitable betting situations isn't always easy.


  • Are Speed Figures Over Rated in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] This is a question that has been asked many times in the last ten years. At one time no one doubted that speed figures were the key to finding the fastest horse in a race. But now, with everyone using speed figures, the question is, are they over rated?


  • Hidden Money in the Exotics Are Tips to Horses That Are Ready to Win
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you like cashing winning tickets on horses that go off at good odds, here is a tip that can really pay off. At the smaller tracks or where the pools are small, there is sometimes too little in the win pool to make a sizable bet without seriously changing the odds.


  • Following Horses, The Pros and Cons of Keeping a List of Horses to Watch
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are many methods of picking winners and making money at the race track. Some people like to handicap a race and try to find a winner or good bet by comparing the merits of the runners and then figuring which one is the most likely to win and then who is second likeliest to win, etc. There are others who like spot plays, those situational bets that come along when a runner is in a situational that has paid off in the past.


  • The Worst Bet in Horse Racing Handicapping and How to Avoid It
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] There are many ways to find good bets in horse racing handicapping, but there are also a few bets that have a very poor strike rate and just don't pay. One of the tools I use to find horses that are live and ready to win are "Willies Workouts."


  • Horse Racing Handicapping by Following Selected Horses, the Pros and Cons
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] How well do you know the horses that race at your local track? It may be the best system for picking winners. At one time, many people followed individual horses and got to know them pretty well, including their likes and dislikes and conditions. Year ago, a handicapper could look at one of his or her favorites in the paddock and know whether it would be a good day for that runner based on its condition and mood.


  • Use Stud Fees, Breeder Information and Sales Prices to Handicap Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is an angle that is often overlooked in horse racing handicapping. Thoroughbred breeding and sales is a huge business. Thoroughbreds with good confirmation and breeding sell for six and sometimes seven figures.


  • 3 Good Reasons to Identify the Top 3 Contenders in a Horse Race
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here are two questions anyone who handicaps horse races should know and be able to answer correctly, "Which horses win 60-70% of all horse races and why is that so important?" The answer is that the top three contenders win about two thirds of all races. Why is that important?


  • Which Kind of Horse Racing System Should I Use to Make a Consistent Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Every day, millions of people around the world watch and bet on horse races to make a profit. That is the truth. We love it as a spectator sport, the thrill of watching the ups and downs of great horses like Big Brown and Curlin, but we also love the fact that if we do it right, we can make money betting on the sport of kings.


  • What it Takes to Make a Profit and a Living From Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Are you one of the many people who is trying to make a living or supplement your income with horse racing? Every week I have people email me asking if it is really possible to make a profit from horse racing and whether they can make a living at handicapping races. I try to answer them honestly and it probably costs me many sales.


  • Using Jockey Trainer Combinations to Find Winners When Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] A lot has been written and said about using jockey and trainer combinations or statistics to find good bets. Almost everyone who handicaps horse races knows that there are some teams of jockeys and trainers that win a lot of races, or so it seems. But just how important is that fact when you are handicapping horse races?


  • Using Sunspots, Eclipses and Other Natural Phenomena to Handicap Horse Races - A Whimsical Approach
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Has there ever been a case of an astrological event having an affect upon horse racing? There was one major event that changed the face of horseracing forever, or so it seems. There are people who claim they can pick winners and make money betting on horse races using horoscopes, runes, the I-Ching and other esoteric forms of divination.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping and Horse Racing Betting Are Two Different Arts
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Some people claim that horse racing handicapping is an art while others say it is a science. The same may be said of horse racing betting. Whether you call them art or science one thing is certain, you can be good at one or both and make a profit, but if you're only going to be good at one, it better be betting (money management).


  • Horse Racing Tips For Spotting Winners With Equipment Changes
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Here are some tips for spotting winners when handicapping horse racing. Training race horses is a guessing game for most trainers. They are constantly trying to figure out how to improve their runner's performances and to keep them healthy. It is usually done by trial and error since the horses can't talk and tell their conditioners what they need. In their bag of tricks are equipment changes.


  • How to Make a Small Fortune Betting on Horses at the Race Track
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Many fortunes pass through the windows at race tracks and off track betting facilities and racebooks every day. It is no wonder that so many people around the world try to tap into this steady stream of money. But more often than not, those people that would be richer by the experience are poorer and wiser. Gambling at any facility is like a huge magnet that always seems to suck money in, but never shooting it back out


  • Two Things a Good Horse Racing System Has to Have
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] If you are like most people who play the horses, bet on horse races, then you have probably tried a racing system. There are literally thousands of them out there. Some are quite good, and while I've never found one that will make you rich right out of the box, there are some that will help you to become a better handicapper and put some winners under your belt.


  • Realistic Expectations From Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Many people ask me what a reasonable expectation is for horse racing handicapping. Betting on any sporting event is a risky business and the first thing I always tell people is that expectations and results do not always agree. You may expect to make a profit from your efforts, but there are no guarantees and that is why they call it gambling.


  • When Creating Your Own Winning Horse Racing System You Don't Have to Re-Invent the Wheel
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Are you one of those people who likes to do things your own way? If you are looking for a great way of picking winners at the track, you can start from scratch and go through all the trouble and research and expense to build one from the ground up, but that has already been done and there are a few good ones out there.


  • Is the Best Horse Racing Betting Systems Flat Betting Or Progressive
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The best horse racing betting system is the one that you can live with without losing your mind or your bankroll. That isn't always easy. I've tried progressive betting, Martingales, flat betting and Kelly betting to name a few.


  • Horse Racing From the States - Tips For Australian, UK and Hong Kong Horse Players
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Now that horse racing is truly an international affair, with races simulcast around the globe, there are many opportunities available for unique situations. Winning at the horse races is often just a matter of finding the right situation and then taking advantage of it. In other words, finding a spot play.


  • Two Keys to Winning Long Shot Bets When Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Winning long shots is a great thrill and, of course, very profitable as long as you don't spend more money hitting the long shot than the bet pays. The key to making money off wagers on long priced horses is to do it selectively. Just wagering on a horse because it is a long shot won't result in long term profits.


  • Why Horse Racing Systems Can't Work Without Good Record Keeping and Goal Setting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Many people wisely choose to use a good horse racing system to increase their profits at the race track, but then make a serious error. If you are using a systematic approach to picking winners, why wouldn't you use a systematic approach to recording your progress? Yet that is the very mistake they make.


  • The Three Basic Components of Horse Racing You Must Understand to Pick Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Did you ever think of what the three basic components of horse racing are? If you are trying to pick winners at the races, you had better know and understand each one or winning will be very difficult. Many people will be surprised to realize that one of the components is something they overlooked.


  • Horse Racing Tip Number 3, Using Weight As a Handicapping Factor When Picking Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Weight as a handicapping factor is one of the most misunderstood tools a horse player can use when picking winning bets. The problem is that there are so many factors now available to people who are trying to make sense of the races.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Using Paths and Speed Points
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is an interesting angle to consider in your horse racing handicapping that you may have never thought of before. In harness racing, especially on half mile tracks, when a horse is denied the rail and forced to race in the two path or "second over," it has to race much farther than the horses running on the rail and it usually means the race is lost for that one.


  • Picking Long Shot Winners at the Horse Races is Different Than Regular Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the keys to picking longshot winners is to realize that it takes a different process and mindset to do it. Otherwise, finding a longshot winner would be as easy as any other handicapping and they would be bet down so they were no longer long priced horses.


  • Picking Winners With Bullet Works When Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One question many people ask themselves when they are trying to handicap horse races is, "How important are bullet works?" For those who may not know what bullet works are, here is a brief description...


  • Could Horse Racing Survive Without Wagering
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] That question has often been posed and many people have strong opinions about wagering and horseracing. The famous gambler, Jimmy the Greek, thought that horse racing wouldn't last a day without wagering. Though I've never reached his level of proficiency as a gambler, I have been around horses and racing for many years and hold a different opinion.


  • Horse Racing and Politics Can Teach Valuable Lessons For Picking Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Now that things are really heating up in United States politics and the show is really getting going, we will no doubt start hearing more references to horse racing. The reason is that horse racing has been such an integral part of American culture since before the states formed their union.


  • Horse Racing Betting Online Versus a Day at the Races - The Pros and Cons of Internet Horse Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] You may be one of those people who has the benefit of being able to occasionally visit your local horse track and also have an online betting account. Some states do allow online horse betting and it's always a good idea to check your local laws before opening an online account. It is also a good idea to consider the good things and bad of wagering online.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Winners Shows Jockey Moves Are Not Always What They Appear to Be
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The art of handicapping picking winners in horse racing is more than just a matter of numbers and charts. Some people would like to see it that way, but I've never met a successful handicapper who didn't have a sense for what was going on with the humans involved in the horse races as well as the runners. Here are a few things to keep in mind when you make your picks, if you're using a horse racing system, you may be able to incorporate this into it.


  • How Important Are Shoe Changes and the Shoe Board When Handicapping Horse Races For Profit?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are like most people who handicap horse races, you probably ignore shoe changes, other than to note when horses are wearing mud caulks and racing on an off track. Have you ever heard the old saying, "For want of a nail, the shoe was lost, for want of the shoe, the horse was lost, for want of the horse the rider was lost, for want of the rider the battle was lost and for want of the battle the kingdom was lost?"


  • What to Do If You Keep Losing at the Horse Races - A Few Helpful Tips
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Someone once said, "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." I don't know if it was a famous football coach or my ex-wife's lawyer. Talk about motivating your players! But though that may seem a bit drastic, as I look out my window at the blue sky, green grass, and birds that indicate there is a lot more to the world than my own personal endeavors, I can sympathize with anyone who is losing at the race track, because I've been there myself.


  • The Art of Picking Winners For Profit in Horse Races Requires Two Skills
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Some people call handicapping horse races an art while others think it is a science. Perhaps it depends upon the method that you use. The method, of course, depends upon the personal style and tastes of the person who is picking winners. Whether you call it art or science, one thing is clear, it is difficult to show a profit and requires skill.


  • Using Speed Points, Fractions, and Pace Figures to Handicap Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Speed points are often overlooked as a method to handicap horse races. Some people think that they are old fashioned and no longer relevant, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Speed points, along with race fractions and pace figures, can help you to understand what will happen in a race. Understanding the race scenario will help you to pick many winners at good prices.


  • 3 Tips For Playing Two Year Old Horse Races That You Need to Know to Pick Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Many people avoid playing two year old horse races because they don't know how to bet them or to handicap them. They do pose a different set of circumstances than most horse races, but they can be beaten and even offer unique situations that can be profitable. To beat the juvenile races you just have to understand the mind and physiology of young horses. Once you look at them in that way you will be able to pick winners more consistently.


  • Horse Racing Can Be Delightful When the Weather is Frightful But Only If You Know This
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Poly tracks, synthetic surfaces for race tracks, have started to change the face of horse racing. But no matter how good a synthetic surface is, the horses are still running in whatever weather appears, whether clement or inclement.


  • Track Announcers Give Horse Racing a Distinct Personality, Which Race Caller is Your Favorite
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you view horse racing as a wonderful spectacle and sporting event, then you probably have a favorite announcer or two. A good "race caller" can add excitement to an already exciting event and also aid those who can't actually see the event.


  • Choosing the Right Information Source For Your Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you like to handicap horse races and have visited a race track or OTB or racebook, then you probably have bought a program or form. There are many sources of information available, but the truth is, most of them get their data from the same source.


  • Three Things You Must Do For Long Term Betting Success When Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are as many methods for handicapping horse races as there are people who handicap them and I can't tell you which one is best for you. Picking winners with a good horseracing system is obviously easier than not having a systematic approach, but the methods must suit your own personal style and tastes. There are a few things however, that almost all successful horse players do to make a long term profit.


  • Contender Handicapping is a Simple System For Picking Horse Racing Winners at a Discount
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Want to get a discount on your next bets at the race track? Here's a simple horse racing handicapping system that will use an often overlooked angle for beating the races.


  • How Effective Are Race Models in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Knowing which style of runner usually wins at a certain level and distance at your local race track can really help you to improve your horse racing handicapping success. There are race models available that show how the runners usually run a particular race and which style usually wins. For instance, if 20 races have been run at the six furlong distance for $10,000 claimers of three years of age or older, and of those twenty races, 12 were won by horses on the lead or within a length of the leader at the half mile marker, it would be said that front runners are the predominant style of winner.


  • A Simple Rule to Improve Your Horseracing Handicapping Success
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] I love rules, but they can sometimes be confining. When you are handicapping horse races you must be flexible in your approach and though you may have guidelines to help you to be systematic, sticking rigidly to a rule is probably not a good idea. Things are constantly changing in this world and there are few places where that is more obvious than the horse races.


  • The Most Formful Horse Races Offer the Best Horse Racing Picks
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Summer racing is in full swing in the northern hemisphere and with it some of the best horse racing of the year. In the United States, Saratoga and Del Mar are offering programs every week along with many other fine tracks. The turf courses are green and the horses who race over them are in the ripeness of the growing season for all things.


  • Horse Racing is a Demanding Sport That Deserves Respect
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Recently, while watching a horse race at a race track, I watched two thoroughbreds battling head to head down the homestretch. Each horse was fully extended, their necks and sides lathered from exertion. The jockeys urged them on, flicking the reins and showing the whip, but mostly just using body language and their voices to help their mounts.


  • Synthetic Horse Race Tracks, Will They Replace Turf With Astro Turf
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Now that we have seen poly tracks installed at many race tracks in the United States and Canada, the betting public seems to have gotten as big a break as the horses who run on them. The poly tracks seem to offer a more cushioned surface for the animals and that is good news. It reduces the strain on their fragile legs and reduces injuries.


  • Avoid These 4 Betting Mistakes When Playing Favorites at the Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is an old saying that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. That is certainly true at the horse races where a little knowledge can cause you to make some costly betting mistakes. Probably knowing that favorites win about a third of the races has cost many people dearly and made some false favorites.


  • Understanding Jockey Moves When Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the hardest things to figure out when you are handicapping a horse race is what the change of jockey means. Understanding jockey moves will help you to win more bets and lose less money at the races. For instance, the rider who rode the 3 in its last race is now on the 5 and the jockey who rode the 7 declines the ride so there is now a new one on the 7 and he got off the 8 and... well you get the idea. There are times when the riders stay on their mounts and you can handicap the race, but there are also times when all the rider switching will make your head swim.


  • When Jockeys Have Bad Days You Can Lose Big Or Win Big Betting on Horses
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] We've all seen it and sometimes have paid dearly for it. I'm talking about those days when good jockeys have bad days and you lose big money. I've seen some hall of fame jockeys fall asleep in the stretch and get passed while they and their mount dozed off. I've seen them try to go through a hole that wasn't there and also watched them get involved in speed duels that ruined the horse's chances of success. The worst part is for the handicapper who is betting on the jockey's mounts that day, you may get burned more than once.


  • A Few More Thoughts About Handicapping Horse Races by Sight
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are some good videos out on the market about handicapping horse races by looking at the horses and determining what each one's chances of winning the race are according to visual clues. It is called sight handicapping. I once picked a $130 winner in a maiden race just based on how great it looked in the post parade. It was a first time starter that also showed a decent and steady progression of workouts. If a horse has proven it is a loser, then it may well continue to be a loser no matter how good it looks.


  • Listen to Yourself For Horse Racing Handicapping and Betting Advice
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] We've all seen people at the race track or OTB mumbling to themselves or sometimes even talking right out loud. I have to admit that when a horse I have bet that seems like an absolute sure winner dies in the stretch or the jockey seems to be taking a nap, I mumble under my breath, too. Betting on horses will make you a little crazy at times.


  • One Simple Truth You Must Know to Win at Horse Racing With Or Without a System
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Imagine for a moment that you are back in ancient Greece and that you are a famous and wise person. There is Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Pythagoras and you, whoever you are. Each one of those famous people has a following and dispenses wisdom and truth to anyone who is willing to listen.


  • How Can Aggregate Handicapping Help You to Pick More Winning Horses, Profit at the Race Track
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When I am looking for value I like to see a horse that has some things going for it that the crowd has underestimated. Little things don't mean much, unless you put them together. This is particularly true of maiden races where a trainer is trying his or her best to find out what will help the horse run faster.


  • Dime Superfecta Tips For Horse Racing Handicapping Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Dime supers are now offered at many tracks across the country and the bet seems to be a big hit. When playing the superfecta, the bettor tries to pick the first four horses to finish. It is like a trifecta where the bettor picks the first three finishers, a bet that has been popular for years, but the bettor must pick one more horse. Anyone who has done some horse racing handicapping betting for a while knows that this can be a difficult task, but not impossible.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping - Viewing the Horses As Athletes
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] As some of the recent tragedies in horse racing have illustrated, this is a very demanding sport. It tests the riders and horses in ways that can be physically dangerous, even deadly. In order to compete a horse has to be in excellent shape. Many of the horses that compete from day to day are horses that have raced long enough to have sustained injuries in the past that the conditioner must be aware of and help the animal to overcome. We all know that some of the most successful trainers got to the top by being able to claim lame animals and get them fit and ready in a short time.


  • Horse Race - Handicapping the Big Races Or the Cheap Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is a lot of debate in horse racing handicapping circles about whether it is more profitable to handicap cheap races or the high stakes races. The Breeder's Cup brings this argument to mind as the richest day in US horse racing showcases the best and fastest horses. Some people cite consistency as the best argument to stick with the better races.


  • Life Among the Railbirds, Mudders, Phonies, and Platers - A Life in Horseracing
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are many ways to view the world of horseracing and I have been privileged to see it from several angles. I've had a bird's eye view from the rail, I guess that makes me a railbird. I've also seen it from the track kitchen.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping by Sight Reveals Nervous Horses and Bad Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the advantages of going to a race track and watching live races is that you get to watch the horses being saddled and to observe them for a while before they run. The second best alternative, of course, is to watch them on a television monitor at an OTB, racebook, or some other venue. Of course, with horse racing now shown on television in the United States and still broadcast on the air in other countries, it is now possible to sit in your own home and watch them run.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Remains the Same Despite Appearances
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] People who sell data and information would have us believe that picking winners at the horse track is different today than it was years ago. But let's take a look at what it takes to pick winners now and what it took say, 50 years ago.


  • The Easiest Horse Racing System to Pick Winners Consistently
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] With the innovations that now are almost taken for granted it would seem that sorting out the contenders from pretenders would take only seconds, but curiously enough, making sense of a horse race is still a major project. Why is it that handicapping a horse race still takes so much time and effort?


  • Best Bets of the Day in Horse Racing May Not Be So Good
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] It is usually noted that most people whose job it is to share their selections with the public cannot maintain a positive return on investment (r.o.i) if one were to bet each one of the horses picked to win. Therefore, public handicappers are often given the opportunity to choose one horse a day as the "best bet of the day."


  • The Three Basics of Successful Horse Racing Handicapping Can Be Summed Up in One Word
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Though there are now computer software programs that make many calculations for handicappers, the basics haven't changed in horse racing handicapping. You can make the process of finding winners at the track as difficult or simple as you please. Betting and strategy are a whole different subject that we have discussed in other articles, so we won't go into that here.


  • Del Mar Race Track Secrets For Successful Horse Racing Handicapping Where the Surf Meets the Turf
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Del Mar race track has been called "The house that Bing Built," because of its ties to that legendary horse fancier, Bing Crosby. Known for the cooling breezes from the ocean and the laid back lifestyle of summer in Southern California, handicappers are often lulled into a false sense of security.


  • Saratoga Race Track Secrets For Successful Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] As summer racing in New York returns to Saratoga, it is time to shift gears in our approach to handicapping. One secret that I have learned about betting horse races at the "Spa" is that you have to look for high odds to compensate for the lack of consistency.


  • The Key to Successful Trifecta Bets at the Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Have you been trying to pick trifectas and having two out of three horses in the tri? It can be very frustrating to keep coming close, but losing in the end. Handicapping methods and picks vary according to the bets you are making. Some people pick the runners they think are most likely to win and box them or key them in some way to make a trifecta bet. It seems logical at first, but is actually a flawed method. The top three competitors are not always the top three finishers and if they are, it usually pays very little.


  • Handicapping Horse Races of Odd Distances Such As 6 and a Half Furlongs
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] A furlong is one eighth of a mile so a 6 furlong event is run over for the distance of 3/4's of a mile. Many race tracks run 6 furlong events. A few, however, also have 6 1/2 furlong races and other odd distances not found at most horse tracks.


  • The Easiest Horse Races to Handicap and Win
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you have been handicapping horse races and trying to win money then you probably know how difficult it can be. But did you ever consider the fact that all horse races are not created equally? There are horse races that are easier to handicap and also are very profitable.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping With Willies to Pick More Winners at the Track
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] As the 20th century came to an end horse racing handicapping was seeing the innovation of many new ways to pick more winners. When I started following the races and betting on horses, the puzzle of which horse to back was a matter of laboriously reading past performances and making pace adjustments and trying to figure which runners were the speediest and which trainers meant to win. But speed figures, track variants, racing models and other aids have changed all that.


  • Systematic Horse Racing Handicapping For Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Many people have a method that they use when they bet on horse races. Though it may just be a way that developed over the years, it is their personal method and seems like a system to them. But using a system and being systematic may be slightly different. It isn't just a matter of semantics. If you have milestones and steps along the way, no matter what you are doing, then you are using a systematic approach. When you bet on the races, do you do it with a way of measuring your success? If not, then how do you know how successful you are, if you are improving, and if you have made a profit?


  • How to Handicap Horses Racing at a Longer Distance For the First Time
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the things that makes horse racing handicapping so difficult is trying to figure out what an animal will do when it tries something for the first time. Runners going from sprints to routes is a good example. Once a horse has raced at a route distance of say a mile or more, it becomes obvious whether it likes longer contests or prefers sprints.


  • Win More Money at the Horse Races by Being an Informed Consumer
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] I can tell many people how to be more successful and win more money at the horse races just by doing one thing. One of the factors in betting that many people overlook is the track takeout, also known as the "vig." Vig, short for vigorish, or takeout, is the amount of money deducted from the pools before all winning bets are paid.


  • Handicapping Horse Races Does Not Guarantee Betting Success
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Has this ever happened to you? You've just come home from your local OTB or race track after losing money and start looking through your program, and you notice that you picked your share of winners and "should" have made a profit, but didn't? You realize that if you had played them differently you would've made a nice profit, but you "shot yourself in the foot," figuratively speaking.


  • Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Handicapping Horse Races But Were Afraid to Ask
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Regardless of what our powerful computers can do, we, as humans, can only digest and assimilate so much data and then any more we try to add becomes useless. What we have to do is to use our brains to figure out what we need to know and how to get that information and then we need to disregard the rest. That being said, have you ever asked yourself this question, "What do I need to know to successfully handicap horse races?"


  • What Works at Horse Racing Handicapping and Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Have you been betting on horse racing for a while and wondering what really works, if anything at all? Maybe you've tried your hand at handicapping and though you've picked some winners, you're still not able to make a consistent profit. Don't feel as though you are going through it alone.


  • Is it Possible to Win Money at the Horse Races, and if so, Who Does Win?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you have ever been to the horse races you may have asked yourself this question, "Is it really possible to win and if so, who is winning all the money?" The first time I ever went to a horse track was over 50 years ago. I was a kid and my grandfather was a conditioner there.


  • Best Bets For Picking Winners in Maiden Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Of all the different kinds of horse races available to the betting public, no category of races evokes stronger feelings than maidens. Why do people feel so strongly about betting on them? Some people say that they are a complete mystery because the horses haven't established what they can do, while others seem to think that they are the ones that run true to form.


  • The Best System For Horse Racing Handicapping Winners in the 21st Century
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Times have changed and so has horse racing handicapping. In order to find winners, years ago, we had to figure out everything using long math and long hours reading past performances. For instance, when trying to figure out the pace scenario of a race, we'd have to calculate the fractions the horse actually ran by making adjustments using its beaten lengths at each call.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Tips For Horses Coming Off a Layoff
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here are a few tips for deciding whether to bet on horses coming back from a layoff. When they have been rested and come back to racing some animals respond quickly, while others need some time and conditioning to reach peak form.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping by Personality Types For Longshots of Favorites
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] You can make money betting on horse races by wagering on favorites or longshots. Either way will work, but the choice should be determined, not only by monetary concerns, but also according to your unique personality. Do you like wild swings of luck and fortune or prefer a steadier, though slower, even flow? Keeping the right frame of mind and not going on tilt due to stress is critical for your continued success. One of the major dangers in the world of gambling is losing your mental focus and balance due to worry or stress.


  • A Winning Betting Strategy For Casino Gambling and Horse Racing
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] What do casino gambling, horse racing handicapping, lotteries, blackjack, poker, sportsbetting, and all games of chance have in common? If you guessed betting, then you are right. Being able to risk money on those games, sports, activities is what they all have in common.


  • A Few Thoughts About Front Wraps and Their Use in Horse Racing
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Many handicappers don't pay attention to the equipment that is being used on the horses they bet on. In horse racing, a little thing like front wraps can make a big difference, so it pays to pay attention to the details. First of all, let's be certain that we know what we are talking about. Bandages are sometimes wrapped around the forelegs of horses when they race.


  • Do You Have a Winning Attitude For Betting on Horse Racing, Casino Games, Or Sports?
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Has this ever happened to you? You are trying to win money by betting on a horse race, at a casino, or maybe on sports. It seems like you are going to win, but then, at the last minute, you start to get that sinking feeling in your gut. It feels like you are on a slippery hill sliding backward and though everything is moving in slow motion, almost like a dream, there is nothing you can do to stop it. As you watch in disbelief, you lose and once again, you have the rotten feeling that comes with losing.


  • Is Gambling Madness Or Just Harmless Entertainment
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Taking a chance on the roll of dice or turn of a card or the ups and downs of a horse race are all considered harmless entertainment to some people while others consider them sheer madness. I was once in a large American casino playing Baccarat when a middle aged man walked in and stood beside me and placed a huge stack of chips on the table.


  • Betting Strategy to Make You a More Successful Gambler - Rule Number One
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Gambling for money is a serious business no matter how much fun it appears to be on the surface. If you are risking real money it makes a game more exciting, but also, potentially, more painful. Therefore, a good betting strategy is an absolute must. Here is the first rule of gambling.


  • Horse Racing Betting System to Beat the Favorite and Have Lots of Action and Fun
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Many people have asked me if there is a way to beat the odds and win at horse racing without handicapping the races. It is hard enough to beat the races with a good methodology and knowledge of the horses so just winning by luck or with a betting system is pretty hard. But I will try to outline a simple way to help you to improve your chances, though there are no guarantees and this should just be considered for entertainment.


  • How to Be Lucky When Gambling in a Casino, Poker Game, Lottery Or Horse Racing Using Proven Methods
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Luck is the most important part of gambling, as anyone who has spent any time in a casino, at the race track betting on horse racing, playing the lottery, poker, blackjack or any game of chance can tell you. Some people seem to be luckier than others and demonstrate the truth behind the old saying, "I'd rather be lucky than good." How true that is. Good luck will get you through almost anything and no matter how deep you may appear to be in the soup, you may come out smelling like a rose if you have good fortune.


  • Best Horse Racing Handicapping System For Picking Winning Longshot Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] You can play favorites at the horse track until the cows come home and nickel and dime a small profit, but if you want to make big money horse racing handicapping you need a good system for picking winning longshot bets that pay. Obviously, playing all the long priced horses is a losing proposition, but there are some horses that go off at big odds and win.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Tips For Longshots and Horse Betting Strategy
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I would like to state a few things (you may consider them tips) and then give an excellent example to back up the claims I am about to make. First of all, if you want to make a profit at your horse racing handicapping, some longshots are good bets. Secondly, all longshots and favorites are not created equally. Third, in order to make a profit at the races, you have to have a good betting strategy, a good system, and think for yourself. That not only means going against the crowd, but also going against published data. Here is an example and you may use the methodology as part of a system for betting.


  • An Impressive Filly Makes a Late Run to Win the French Oaks
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Zarkava, a filly owned by the Aga Khan, posted a 3 length win in the prestigious Prix de Diane (Fr. - Gr. 1) at Chantilly beating the filly Gagnoa a Group 3 winner, under the skillful riding of jockey Christophe Soumillon. Zarkava is now unbeaten in five career races and may be headed for the Arc de Triomphe (Fr.-Gr.1) at Longchamps in October according to trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping by Running Styles May Not Be Wise Because They Do Change
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One method of horse racing handicapping to find good betting opportunities is called "pace handicapping." By using what is called a track model, a statistical analysis of the previous races over the distance and surface to determine which running style seems to win the races most often, horseplayers try to decide which horse or horses in the race will run the way previous winners have run. They also look at the matchups in the race to see if any horse has an advantage because of where it likes to run.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping by Sight May Help Your Betting Success
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The most popular way horse racing handicapping is done is via a racing program or software. While some people bet their favorite numbers or use some other way or horse racing system to make their betting choices, the most betting success comes from people who spend time reading a program and finding winners.


  • Horse Racing Luck Starts in the Breeding Shed and on the Farm
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] For many horse racing fans and handicappers the world of thoroughbred breeding is a murky land of wealthy owners, eccentric breeders, and great sires and dams. Most of the information about this starting point of horse racing comes from the short articles in the form and newsletters they receive or the tear jerking human interest stories we get once a year from the major networks who carry the Triple Crown races.


  • Horse Racing's Horse of the Year, Curlin, May Race on Grass If Asmussen Brothers Agree
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Trainer Steve Asmussen announced that he will give the Smart Strike colt Curlin a chance to prove his prowess on the turf. There can be no doubt in anyone's mind that the great horse is the top horse in the world with his impressive wins in Dubai and the Breeders Cup Classic, but though he has had twelve races and won nine of them including the last four completed with his 4 1/4 length victory in the Stephen Foster Handicap, Curlin has never raced on grass.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping's Greatest Challenge - Understanding the Mind of a Horse
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] What many horse racing handicappers don't understand is that in the process of trying to decipher the possible outcome of a race they are also trying to understand what a horse or horses may do or think. Having owned race horses I can tell you that is no easy trick. After many years around horses, both the racing kind and others, I can tell you I still don't understand them most of the time. Many people have commented about how much easier life would be if they could just talk to us.


  • Longshot Betting Strategies For Horse Racing Handicapping With Prohibitive Favorites
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The last two weeks have seen a wealth of betting opportunities in horse racing handicapping. The problem is that they require a realistic way to approach races with prohibitive favorites for longshot betting strategies. In poker, you have to know when to hold them and when to fold them. In horse wagering you have to know when to bet against the favorite or when to pass the race. Some people say that when a horse, no matter how good it is, is bet down below its reasonable expectation of winning it presents a good betting opportunity. For instance, when Big Brown went off at 2 to 5 odds. But the problem is that you have to see another horse that has what it takes to stand above the rest of the field enough to justify a bet.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Lesson - Older Horses May Be More Reliable Or, Youthful Exuberance Vs Age
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is full of life lessons if we pay attention. It is about more than just betting on horse races and wagering strategies. Watching Curlin win the Stephen Foster yesterday was a treat, even though I have to admit I bet on Barcola, Grasshopper, and Einstein (you may remember them as the three horses directly behind Curlin as he romped across the finish line). At 2 to 5 odds and coming off a layoff and the stress of shipping back from the big race in Dubai, it looked like a good betting opportunity.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Beating False Favorites With Exotic Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] A lot of horse racing handicapping is about beating the horse that has the most money bet on it. That means you will spend a lot of time looking for reasons that the public's choice is a false favorite. When you can isolate one or two horses that are going off at attractive odds and who have a legitimate shot at winning, then betting them to win makes sense as long as the shortest priced horse is suspect. But if you can't find that situation, but still feel the top choice of the fans is going to tank, you may want to try some exotic betting strategies. Here is something that worked for me in the Jefferson Cup Stakes, a grade 2 event run as the 9th race at Churchill Downs on June 14th, 2008.


  • A Horse Racing Great, Silver Hawk Passes Away and Leaves a Legacy of Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are many ways to measure greatness in horse racing and one of the true measures is how well a stallion or broodmare's foals will run. That being said, few studs produced a greater legacy than Silver Hawk who stood at Airdrie Stud in Midway, Kentucky. Sadly, Silver Hawk (Roberto-Gris Vitesse by Amerigo) was recently euthanized after a long and successful life as a stallion.


  • Horse Racing Tip, Watch Upcoming Sires For Betting Opportunities
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here's a horse racing tip that requires very little work but can result in some nice payoffs. One way to find some nice winners at the race track is to follow young sires. Horse racing has many sires, like the late Silver Hawk who have produced many fine foals, but one of the problems with following the top sires and their young runners is that the crowd also follows them. It is hard to get good odds on the foals of top sires.


  • The Best Long Shot Bets in Horse Racing Handicapping and Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Long shots win all the time, why should a big race like the Belmont be any different? Perhaps all the media hype about the favorite had something to do with the shock, along with the fact that there were many casual race goers who played the race. Many of them thought they were betting on a sure thing. Welcome to the world of horse racing. It isn't that easy as any one who has been horse racing handicapping and betting for very long can tell you


  • Your Horse Racing Handicapping Routine Can Help You to Win More Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are serious about succeeding at horse racing handicapping then you are probably working at it. Like any job, handicapping horse races is easier if you establish a routine and stick with it. Whether you are using a computer program, downloading programs off the internet, or even going to watch workouts, a systematic approach that includes a regular series of steps can help.


  • Winning and Losing Streaks in Horse Racing Handicapping and Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Winning and losing streaks are a part of the business of betting on horse races. If you can't handle long streaks of good and bad fortune, then you should definitely not try to be a professional handicapper. If you have a good system and know how to work it, then you can succeed at horse racing handicapping, but it will still be hard.


  • How I Became a Horse Racing Fanatic, Handicapper and Race Track Denizen
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Several ex-wives, dozens of friends, and some passersby in my life have asked me how I got this way. What makes a man get all wrapped up in horse racing and spend his days poring over racing forms, the internet, and watching race replays? What makes a man lay awake at night trying to decide if one horse will have more early speed with blinkers and if the Cornell collar is really all its cracked up to be?


  • Pick 3 Horse Racing Tips and Betting Strategy
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] While I am often heard warning my fellow horse racing handicappers to avoid low priced runners (any horse going off at less than 2-1 odds) there is a situation when I feel it is a good horse betting strategy to wager on a horse going off at short odds. Horse racing tips may leave you cold, but this is not a tip on a specific horse but rather a situation to look for when playing the pick 3.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping and Betting Lessons From the Belmont
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Another Belmont has come and gone and millions of bettors have learned another painful lesson while a few smarter ones have once again made a profit. Horse racing handicapping lessons can be expensive as can be horse racing betting. If you want a fast education in the economics of gambling, take 1-4 odds on a horse that is going one and a half miles for the first time with a jockey that is famous for getting in trouble on the rail where the horse is breaking from.


  • Betting Long Shots in Big Races Can Be Profitable
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] About the time Da'Tara crossed the finish line and Big Brown was nowhere in sight a lot of people found out what some of us have known for a long time. Everyday, all over the world, longshots win races, and yet more attention is focused on the favorites, why, because it takes imagination and courage to think outside the box.


  • Simple Horse Racing Point System For Betting Horses and Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The following is a very simple approach, but I am putting it out here to demonstrate just how important it is to use a methodical approach, a system if you will, for betting horses and handicapping horse races. Many people spend hours poring over a racing program or playing with complicated software to find the winner of the race or races they intend to play. The challenge of finding a winner in this intellectual sport of handicapping can be fun and entertaining, but let me let you in on a little secret.


  • Betting on Horses Can Be Profitable, But Beware of This Big Mistake
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] The same spirit that makes us race horses also makes us compete as handicappers and of course, the lure of money doesn't hurt, either. Winning can be a heady experience and therein lies the problem.


  • Summer Horse Racing is Different From Winter Horse Racing So Handicap Accordingly
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping if filled with nuances and subtleties. The problem is that many times we miss them and wind up paying the price with our horse racing profits. A good example is that betting on winter races is different than wagering on summer races.


  • Gambling For a Living Requires a Business Plan Or Strategy
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] One of the paradoxes of life is that at first glance, gambling for a living seems to be a carefree, easy, and unconfining way to make a living. But appearances are seldom what they seem and that is especially true of professional gambling. Successful, profitable gambling is a process and not just luck.


  • Live Horse Racing and Live Dog Racing, the Future is Headed For Trouble
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Live horse racing and live dog racing have been staples of entertainment and spectator sports in the United States for a long time. But even though these institutions have ranked high as spectator sports and have found their way into our culture, they are in serious jeopardy. Race tracks are increasingly trying to shift their focus from live racing to casino gambling, slots and card rooms.


  • The Worst Hand in Texas Hold-Em Poker - It Isn't What You Think
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] If you want to win at Texas Holdem Poker, you should know what the worst hand and the most dangerous hand in poker is, and they aren't necessarily the same hand. Ask any Texas Holdem Poker player what the worst hand is, the worst two hole cards, and he or she will invariably say, the 2-7 unsuited (U). There is no denying that the 2-7 (U) is the hardest hand to build a winner with, but that doesn't necessarily make it the worse or better still, the most dangerous hand, in fact, the 2-7 (U) is one of the best hands you can draw.


  • A Winning Horse Racing Handicapping Strategy - Playing the Crowd
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Winning and making a profit at the horse races requires a winning strategy if you are going to do it consistently. You can win with luck once in a while, but sooner or later luck runs out. A good horse racing strategy, method, or system, whatever you want to call it, is necessary for long range profits. There is a lot of data available and you can spend hours every day handicapping the horses.


  • Which is Easier, Making Money With a Good Horseracing System Or a Good Poker System
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] As times get hard in the United States due to the soaring fuel prices, many people are thinking of ways of supplementing their incomes with a horseracing system or a good poker system. It is a nice fantasy, but frankly, having worked at both to make my daily bread, I can tell you that gambling is not easy and there may be better ways to supplement your income. That being said, there will always be some people who find a way to make money with a horse racing system or by playing poker.


  • The Reality Of Good Horse Racing Systems For Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Many of the good horse racing systems are based on computer trials that look for situations that show a profit over a long period of time. The only problem I have found with that line of thought is that nothing stays the same in this world and what seemed to show a profit last year may not show a profit this year. Like almost all handicapping, it is done based on what worked in the past.


  • When You Are Horse Racing Handicapping, Can A System Consistently Pick Longshot Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The best bet in horse racing is the longshot. The worse bet in horse racing is also the longshot. It just depends upon how you play longshots as to how much profit or loss you achieve. Long shots win races every day all over the world. While favorites win a much higher percentage of races, can you actually make more money on them? Favorites often have dismally small payoffs. Long shots, on the other hand, always pay well.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping - Do Grays Win More Or Less Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is now considered a science by some and an art by others. Not betting on a horse based on the color of the horse may not be scientific, or is it? Since the color of the horse is inherited, maybe it is a way of insuring that you bet on horses whose ancestors were faster runners. Picking winners for profit is no accident for many people, though on any given race day you will still find people cashing tickets on horses who were "pretty," or had a "nice name."


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Strengths And Weaknesses Can Make You Or Break You
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is the kind of intellectual pursuit that requires so much effort and concentration, that we handicappers sometimes lose sight of some pretty important and fundamental factors. For instance, are you keeping a record of your bets and regularly checking to see where your strengths and weaknesses are? Do you know which bets or situations are profitable for you?


  • Will Poly Tracks Eventually Ruin Horse Racing In The United States?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Poly tracks, or synthetic tracks, are causing many horse racing handicappers problems. The synthetic tracks seem to affect horses differently and there is no clear indicator before a horse runs on a poly track to show whether it will do well or throw in a bad race. So many handicappers are left with option of risking money on a big uncertainty or passing the race, which in turn has a disastrous effect upon handles.


  • What Is Tactical Speed In Horse Racing And How To Handicap It
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When the triple crown races and other classic races come around each year the subject of tactical speed and how to use it to handicap horse races usually comes up. Some people are confused about what tactical speed actually is while others deny its value. Tactical speed, in my opinion, does exist and is very important for several reasons.


  • What Is A False Favorite And A False Longshot In Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Almost everyone who has been horse racing handicapping for a while knows what a false favorite is, but how many people know what a false longshot is? Did you know there was such a thing as a false longshot? You've probably looked at many of them, but unfortunately did realize it until after the race. When a favorite has some factors that make its ability to win the race suspect, it is considered false by many people. It is usually a weak field of contenders that produces a false favorite.


  • Which Races Offer The Best Longshots For Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is one of the most challenging intellectual tasks you will ever try. To make it even more difficult, try to find good longshot bets. Finding a good longshot bet is like finding money in the street, but it can also be likened to finding a needle in a haystack.


  • Rating Longshots Using A Points System For Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] How do you handicap? Do you try to find good Longshot bets or do you like to bet favorites? Do you have a systematic approach to horse racing handicapping or do you just do it according to your mood? I like to use a systematic approach because that is how I get the best results, but if some other way is working for you, then by all means, stick with it.


  • Don't be A Sucker for Pocket Rockets when Playing Texas Holdem Poker
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] One of the biggest mistakes a beginner can make in playing Texas Holdem Poker is in overestimating the power of a pair of aces, otherwise known as pocket rockets. It is called the best hand in poker, but I call it the best opening hand to keep it in perspective. If you have been playing poker for a while you will know what I am talking about.


  • Horse Racing Tips for Picking Long Shot Winners Based on Jockey Stats
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are many ways to handicap horse races when you're picking long shot winners. Here are a few helpful tips about jockeys and longshots. Naturally, it is always a good idea to look at the horse's stats and past performances to determine if the runner is up to the challenge. One good way to find good longshot bets is by looking at the connections.


  • Horseracing Handicapping For The Serious Bettor Who Wants To Win, How Serious Are You? A Checklist
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] So if you happen to be a casual bettor, this article isn't for you. This article is for the person who considers a horse race an event that may be handicapped and presents an opportunity for financial profit. If you consider yourself a serious handicapper, let's see just how serious you are.


  • Checklist for Picking Long Shot Winners, a Simple Horse Racing System
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is no substitute for good in depth handicapping, but if you want a simple horse racing system that will help you to pick some long shot winners, I highly recommend that you use a method like the following one. Using a system to pick winners just makes sense, even if it is a simple system. Like the old saying goes, "Those who fail to plan, plan to fail." So if you are going to a track or OTB, and would like to try to find a good long shot bet, try this...


  • Can Spot Plays Show A Consistent Profit When Handicapping Horse Races And Picking Winners?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Before we discuss whether these bets can make a profit, let's make sure we understand what "spot play" means in horse racing parlance. It is a horse that is in a certain situation or condition that has proven beneficial in the past. For this reason, you might also call them situational bets, or special condition bets. For instance, one well known spot play is the lone early speed in a race. Most bettors know about this one so it is consequently bet down whenever the situation arises.


  • The Danger of Playing Tote Board Spot Plays When Horse Racing Handicapping and Betting
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the lures of horse racing is being able to make money by simply watching the tote board and betting on horses in a way that will guarantee profit. Quite a few people have written about it and there are even horse racing systems for it. But is it really possible to make a consistent profit just by playing the toteboard?


  • How Important Is Weight When Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The more weight that is added to a horse, the better the horse appears compared to the rest of the field. For instance, if a horse is carrying 122 pounds, but the rest of the horses are carrying 116 pounds, then the racing secretary has decided that horse with 122 pounds is better than the rest and needs a little more of a load, or handicap, to give the other horses a chance. So here's the big question, "Is it a good thing or a bad thing to see a horse carrying more weight than the other horses?"


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Terms - The Colorful Jargon That Makes Racing An Adventure
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Part of the fun of racing is the adventure of being in another world. Anyone who has spent much time at the race track, particularly the backstretch, knows that it is a world unto itself. Inch for inch no place on earth has more colorful characters than the race track and backstretch.


  • A Few Horse Racing Handicapping Tips for Horses Coming Back From a Layoff
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One thing that you will be constantly running into when you are horse racing handicapping is horses who have had a layoff of 30 days or more. Of course the big question is, "How will the horse do after being rested?" There are some horses who win first time out while others need to be raced back into condition. The longer the layoff, the more likely the horse will need a race or two to get back into racing shape.


  • The Best Horse Racing Handicapping System for Picking Winners - 2008
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Which horse racing system seems to pick the most winners? As horse racing handicapping becomes more challenging, more and more people are turning to sophisticated systems and software to pick winners. The past performances that are now available are far superior to what was available just a few years ago. Handicappers no longer have to convert call times and add or subtract lengths to determine the expected pace of a race.


  • When Horse Racing Handicapping, Who Can Forget Old What's His Name Who Raced at Whatchamacallit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is an intellectual sport so it requires a great mind, or a lot of luck. Experience is the best teacher so the longer you do it, the better you should become as a handicapper, right? The only problem with that theory is that the longer you handicap, the older you get and the harder it gets to remember important stuff like..., well you know, stuff. Now I'm not one of those elderly old codgers who goes around bragging about all his experience and snapping his suspenders as he tells the youngsters he forgot more than they'll ever know while they silently wonder if he has forgotten more than he ever knew. I don't wear suspenders... If you aren't one of those fortunate people, let me suggest a few ways to improve your memory or to at least benefit from your experiences...


  • Horse Racing Handicapping, Avoid Pitfalls of Handicapping The Kentucky Derby and Pick a Winner
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the pitfalls of handicapping the Kentucky Derby or any horse races for that matter, is all the hype. Of course, it gets worse for big races like those of the Triple Crown. Horse racing handicapping requires some independent thought, contrarian thinking (if that's the kind of person you are, as my grandfather used to say) and thinking outside of the box. The media hype can have its affect even though it may be subconscious. So here are a few thoughts that may help you to pick a winner in the Derby. Let's take a look at a recent example of hype affecting handicapping to make my point. I attended Tampa Bay Downs on Festival Day on March 15th of this year. The big race of the day was The Tampa Bay Derby, a grade 3 event for three year olds. This is seen as one of the prep races for the Kentucky Derby. War Pass, a colt out of Cherokee Run by a Mr. Prospector mare was running for trainer Nick Zito with Cornelio Velasquez in the irons.


  • Using Speed Points for Picking Winners When Handicapping Early Speed in Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Quirin Speed Points are a valuable tool for handicapping horse races because they tell where a horse is likely to try to run, but they are also still misunderstood, even though they have been around for quite some time now. There is no doubt that early speed plays a significant role in many races.


  • The Best Horse Racing Handicapping Tips - When to Bet Them and When to Run
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is a thoughtful process filled with comparisons. But betting on horses may not be the same thoughtful process. People bet on horses for all kinds of reasons, the least of which are tips. Free tips are usually worth exactly what you pay for them. There are no shortage of tips floating through the air on any given day at any given race track.


  • Picking Horse Racing Winners Without Using a Program, a Few Tips
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] But that being said, it is possible to pick winners without a program. Let's be clear on one thing, though, there is a difference between just picking winners and making a long range profit. On any given day at the race track you can probably find someone who is ahead for the day and who isn't using a program.


  • When Horse Racing Handicapping With Quick Systems, What is a Reasonable Expectation
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] First of all, let's define what a quick horse racing system is and is not. 1. A quick horse racing system for picking winners is a clear methodology with several steps that indicate a horse that is deemed to be a good bet under the conditions of today's race. 2. A quick system for picking winners shouldn't take more than a few minutes to handicap a whole race.


  • How to Handicap the Jockeys When Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are several ways to enhance your horse racing handicapping whether you are a novice or an old pro. One of the best and most overlooked ways of picking winners at the horse track is to handicap the jockeys. Handicapping the jockeys is really a lot like handicapping the horses. Even if you don't know which end of a horse kicks and which one bites, you can still improve your horse handicapping by evaluating the jockeys.


  • How to Develop Good Money Management Discipline When Horse Racing Handicapping and Betting on Horses
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] It is easy to sit at home before the races and make plans of how you will handle your money and what bets you will make, but as we all know, once the races start and the money starts moving, our juices start flowing and the old competitive spirit kicks in. Making money decisions about discipline and strategies is difficult enough without waiting until you are in the midst of the handicapping battle to start making major money decisions.


  • Handicapping Horse Races for OTB is Different Than Handicapping Horses for The Race Track
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] I know that there are some handicappers who are going to disagree with this, but I believe that handicapping horse races for off track betting (OTB's) is different than handicapping horse races you will play at the race track. Of course many of the same rules or procedures do apply, but there are some marked differences, as far as I am concerned.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping When Changing Tracks On A Circuit, A Few Good Tips
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping is challenging particularly when one track is closing and the races are moving to the next track on the circuit. Phrases like "Horses for Courses," come to mind and should be considered as a good tip. Look for horses that have fared well at the track before who may have been looking lackluster at the last track. The same may be said of jockeys and trainers. Some of them do much better at one track than they do at another. The reasons may range from the very personal to some quite obvious reasons to metaphysical reasons like, "Maybe he or she is just luckier there or at that time of year." It isn't important for the handicapper to know why the trainer or jock does better at that track, but it is absolutely essential to know how well the connections have done at the track in the past. The first two weeks of the meet seem to offer the best potential for finding some good longshot bets.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping - The Importance of Early Speed in Races For Younger Horses
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the most important factors in horse racing handicapping is early speed and the part it plays in establishing the pace of the race. Pace used to be touted as the most important handicapping factor. There are still many times when it can be the most important part of the race. Knowing which part of the picture is the most important is absolutely essential when it comes to making money off the races. Using track models has been helpful for a lot of handicappers and helps them to understand how the age of the horses in a race may affect the pace and who the winner will be. For instance, in races for three year olds at 6 furlongs or less, early speed is usually a very big asset. If a horse isn't within less than two lengths of the leader at the first call it usually doesn't win at some tracks.


  • Thoughts on Handicapping the Triple Crown Races and Avoiding the Same Old Mistakes
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you are handicapping horse races you know how difficult it is to pick a winner in all three Triple Crown Races. If you have followed the Triple Crown Races, the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont, then you have seen plenty of high drama over the years. But in all fairness, if you have been paying attention, you know that some of that high drama is just hype. How many times must we watch a horse win the first two legs, only to be beaten in the Belmont? There are trainers who will hold a horse back and aim for the Belmont with that horse. Some people claim the trainer is a spoiler and resent his or her strategy, but in all fairness, some of those trainers are just very good trainers and know that the horse isn't ready to win the Kentucky Derby or the Preakness, but it may be mature enough and in good enough condition by the time the Belmont rolls around. Another factor is the distance.


  • Tips for Horse Racing Handicapping When the Seasons Change
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is a winning tip for horse racing handicapping that we often overlook when we are trying to pick winners and good bets. One thing that we handicappers often lose sight of when poring over our racing forms and statistics is that we are dealing with living, breathing, creatures. Another factor that we must take into account is that our information is history. Too often we fail to think of the animal as an animal. Horses are wonderful creatures who respond to nature and are much more attuned to the changing seasons and weather than we humans. They are simple in some respects because their communication is on a much more basic level. When the sun shines and the weather is balmy they feel the sun and may feel more like running. They are actually quite comfortable in the cold so the cold will affect the jockeys more than the runners. But what does all this have to do with changing seasons and handicapping?


  • When Horse Racing Handicapping, How Significant Are Trainer Moves for Picking Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Many providers of past performances now include information about trainer moves. A typical situation, such as Brisnet's Ultimate Past Performances, will give the winning percentage of a trainer when he or she has a horse with one of several known trainer moves. Known trainer moves are such things as changing the distance a horse is running. For instance, say the horse just ran two 6 furlong sprints but today's race is a mile route, the information under the trainer will tell how often he or she has used that strategy with a horse and how it has paid off


  • What is a Horse Racing System and How Do They Work
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Which horse will win the race. It also means trying to determine how each horse will perform using a system or systematic approach. Horse racing is an exciting sport because so many things can happen during a race and any horse can win as evidenced by the long shots that win every day at any given track. On the other hand, using a good system can make some sense out of the chaos and add enjoyment. For one thing, a good system can limit losses and even, in the right hands and with some practice, show a profit. Handicapping horse races, like playing chess, or solving puzzles, is an intellectual sport. If that sounds strange, calling something that is a mental exercise a sport, consider that many countries now recognize chess as an intellectual sport.


  • Tips and Thoughts for Handicapping the Kentucky Derby the Biggest Challenge in Horse Racing
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here are a few tips and thoughts as we approach yet another year and another Kentucky Derby. Horse racing handicapping is challenging enough but put a 20 horse field of 3 year olds together on a track where most of them have never competed before and the job goes from challenging to downright tricky. It isn't too early to start thinking about ways to come up with a good bet for the Derby.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping With Two Systems For Huge Profits, the Secret Revealed
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] A good horse racing handicapping system can be a valuable tool to profit from horse racing. There is an old saying, though, that shows that using two systems can be twice as good. It goes something like this, "The whole is more than the sum of the parts."


  • How To Become a Horse Racing Handicapping Expert and Make Money Off The Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] On any given day across the country and around the world there are people who are doing their very best to handicap the races and make money. For some people it is a matter of necessity. For others it is a hobby, but they take it seriously. Whether it is an intellectual exercise or a matter of financial survival, there are people who are working at handicapping. So if you are trying to make money at it, that is what you are up against. The only way you are going to make money and stake your claim to the millions that are wagered everyday is to become an expert. There are different ways to become an expert.


  • Which Kind of Horse Racing System is Best to Make Money Handicapping Horse Races?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Handicapping horse races is a demanding pursuit because it requires comparing a lot of facts and trying to decide which ones are most important. Picking a system should depend upon your personal strengths, weaknesses, goals, comfort zone. The result should be that you find a system that makes money, you can understand, and will stand the test of time. When choosing a good horse racing handicapping system you might want to write your goals on paper and think about them before you spend money. Here is one consideration that few people ever think of. Do you want a situational system or a fundamental system?


  • How To Spot Maiden First Time Starters That Will Win in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Many people shy away from maiden races because they don't know how to handicap maiden races since there are so many variables, like first time starters. But there is a way to spot maiden first time starters who will win, and they make excellent plays. Just as there is a way to tell when they are ready to win, there are also ways to eliminate them from the contenders, an equally valuable factor. Here are the factors that you can handicap when looking at a horse that has never raced before...


  • How To Spot Long Shots, the Most Important Factor in Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here are a few questions that you may have never asked yourself. Is more money lost betting favorites or long shots? Are you safer betting favorites and trying to isolate a good horse or should you look for the key to spot long shots? Look at it this way, every day favorites disappoint the crowd and only win about a third of the races. If you look at all the money bet on favorites and the smaller amounts on long shots, it looks like favorites actually suck up more money... Now what makes certain long shots good bets? Once again, it may be the unknown factors. Unknown factors are bad indicators for favorites, but good for long shots. Some people try to find vulnerable favorites. It is a popular thought process in horse racing handicapping that if a favorite has never done what is being asked of it, then it is vulnerable.


  • How To Win Trifectas At The Horse Races And Make Money At The Track
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There are few thrills in life equal to hitting a big trifecta at the horse races, but winning money at the track is no easy task. Horse races are not easy to handicap and everybody would like to know how to win trifectas. The first thing you should do is to know how many combinations there are in each race based on the number of horses in the race. For instance, in a typical 8 horse race there are 336 possible combinations that can make the tri. If you play dollar tris that means that each combination you play will cost $1. So to box all 8 horses would cost $336. Obviously, unless you are sure some big longshots are going to hit the trifecta, that is too much to spend. The average tri doesn't pay anywhere near that. So it is very important to find a race where you can isolate at least one horse that you are fairly certain will win. The statistics for favorites hold pretty steady at most tracks.


  • Win Money at the Horse Races Betting Trifectas for Profit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The purpose of this article is to show that you can win money at the horse races betting trifectas for profit if you are willing to take a chance. The trifecta is still one of the most popular exotic bets in horse races and if played correctly can show a profit. The biggest obstacle to winning trifectas is the cost to play all the horses that can slip into the trifecta. Many people are good at seeing who the top two or three contenders are in the race. The problem is, the top three contenders are rarely the three horses who complete the trifecta.


  • How to Win Money Betting on Horse Races - Can You Make a Living?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Some people don't believe you can make money betting on the races. I have been asked many times, "Can you really make a living betting on horse races?" I say you can, if you treat it like a business and work very hard at it, but you don't have to take my word for it. A branch of the federal government of the United States, the IRS, has forms for reporting winnings and a way to write off expenses, just like other businesses. You can write off losses but you better keep very good records, just as you should in any business. Speaking from personal experience, it is a lot of fun to win at the races when you don't have to win to pay your bills. But trying to make a living at the races can be a very hard and frustrating job, not to mention that it can lead to some very disappointed bill collectors.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping to Pick Winners is Hard Even With Good Notes
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse racing handicapping to pick winners and make a profit is no different than any other speculative venture. What you are doing when you handicap a horse race is looking for something that is undervalued by other people that you can see is worth more than you will have to pay for it. That is all there is to handicapping, just find a bet that the crowd has underestimated. Plainly stated, if your horse has a 1 in 3 chance of winning and yet is going off at odds of 4-1, it is a good bet. But how do you find a horse, or bet, that is underestimated and bet it to make a profit?


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Systems - Shopping for the Right One
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Do you need a horse racing handicapping system? Do you go to the race track or bet on horse races at least once a month? Do you bet real money and lose on horse races? If you answered yes to any or all of the questions above, you probably need a good horse racing handicapping system. The reason you need a system is the same reason that you buy a map before you go on a trip or read a recipe when you cook something that you have never cooked before. Life and our endeavors in life require some form of planning. Horse racing handicapping is no different and because it means winning or losing your hard earned money, it should be taken seriously, even if you are doing it for fun.


  • Good Horseracing Handicapping Requires Reading the Fine Print, the Importance of Lengths
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The old saying, "Can't see the forest for the trees," aptly applies to horse racing and reading past performances. We often get so wrapped up in a horses position in a race that we forget how important it is to note how close it ran to the pace setter. I recently scored a nice exacta using a horse for second who was dropping in class and had shown good early speed.


  • Use Sight Handicapping To Spot More Winners While Horse Racing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Recently I had two experiences that reinforced my belief that you should never make a bet without looking at the horse you are betting on. Both of the races were at Tampa Bay Downs and both were maiden races. In one of the races the favorite looked great on paper. It seemed to be a horse that laid over the field. It was going off at 4 to 5. I didn't want to bet on it but certainly didn't want to bet against it. I decided that this was a race to watch but not to bet on. The horses were parading by when I noticed the favorite was all washed out.


  • Three Ways to Spot Long Shots When Horseracing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] For investment purposes, comparing risk to return, learning to spot a situation when a long shot is a good investment means you have to have an idea of the probability of how often a horse in a certain situation will win. There are three situations that will allow you to take a serious look at long shots without feeling like a long shot Louie or Luanne.


  • Horseracing - Handicapping Horses With Cornell Collars & Tongue Ties
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the problems that thoroughbreds sometimes have is a soft palate that is displaced. This causing a restriction in breathing and that, as we all know, means a horse that cannot run at its best. Tongue ties have been used for quite a while to help solve breathing problems and now there is another device that was designed by Cornell University. The Cornell Collar, as it is called, can help to support the horse's throat and solve the displaced palate problem. Seeing that a horse is racing for the first time with a Cornell Collar is a clue that the horse may perform better.


  • Horseracing Handicapping Longshots Using Trainer Moves
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] On February 9th in the second race at Tampa Bay Downs, a horse named "Apple Talk," won and paid $87 for every $2 bet to win on this lightly raced four year old. When you are horseracing handicapping, looking for longshots is tough and Apple Talk wasn't giving away any secrets unless you were familiar with the trainer and his moves. Apple Talk was dropping from the Maiden Special Weight ranks to Maiden Claiming. That is supposed to be the biggest class drop in history.


  • Class Versus Form, How to Know Just How Much Ability a Horse Really Has
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Class and form are two handicapping factors that are really hard to figure. Just because a horse raced against $10,000 claimers, it doesn't mean that the horse is up to the challenge and can be a contender in a $10,000 race. On the other hand, a horse that looks really bad in a $10,000 race may drop a notch or two and score a big win. Looking back over the past performances and seeing that it was in the $10,000 claiming ranks might help to explain a big score at a lower grade. Sometimes, however, a horse drops several notches and still puts in a lackluster performance.


  • What is Ladder Handicapping and How Can You Use it to Handicap Horse Races?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] As humans we are visually oriented. We understand things we can see much better. Therefore, being able to look at a visual aid that clearly shows which horse has the edge would make the whole method much easier. Also, seeing a visual that shows how much more important one factor is than the other would make it easier to know if 3-1 is better odds than 4-1.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Secrets of Hidden Fractions and Trainer Moves
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Some trainers use races to condition a horse and others use works, while some use a combination. When you see a particular trainer's horse in a race you should know how much the jockey is going to push the horse to win and whether he or she is just out to condition the horse or win. How many horses who are not meant to win can you afford to bet on and still show a profit?


  • Horse Racing Secrets for Handicapping Races With Horses That Have Competed Against Each Other
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] On any racing circuit there are certain horses who always seem to wind up in the same races. Usually this occurs with claimers or cheap handicap races. First one horse from the group will win and then another one of the horses will win and it really does seem like the trainers are taking turns, but that usually isn't the case. What is actually happening is that the horses are so evenly matched that a minor advantage is all it takes for one of them to win.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping - When Workouts, Sometimes Called Works, Are More Than Just Exercise
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Most people who are involved in horse racing handicapping understand that workouts or works, as they are sometimes called, are mostly just exercise, but there are some special cases where a work can be very significant. The clockers who time the works and sometimes comment on them will often let you know if a high profile jockey exercised a particular horse. If a leading jockey takes the time to work a horse, he or she may be doing a trainer a favor to try the horse and offer advice about a training decision. At other times, the jock may be deciding if the horse is worth a ride in a race, though that decision is usually made by the jockey's agent.


  • Workout Labels Such As "Handily" or "Breezing" Aren't Reliable Indicators, But Workout Times Are
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Despite the fact that many people rely heavily upon works to handicap horse races, most people don't really know how race horses are clocked. It is a group effort and there is very little attention given to whether a work is handily or handy or breezing. Yet many people involved in horse racing handicapping will look at one or the other and claim that it is significant that the 'H" or "B" tag was given. Typically, a group of clockers will stand in the clocker's booth and watch the track as the horses are let onto the track.


  • Which Horse Racing Works Are Better for Predicting Winners, Breezing or Handily?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] As we all know, race horses are athletes and must train and workout just like any other athletes. Clockers watch them work and report on how fast they worked, how hard they were pushed, and sometimes make other comments.


  • The Worst Hand in Texas Holdem Poker and How to Win With It, for Beginning Poker Players
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Beginners quickly learn what the worse hand in poker is and lay it down, but then get a better hand statistically and refuse to lay it down even when all the signs indicate that they should. That is why I always say, "The off-suited 2-7 is the second worse hand in Texas Holdem Poker." The worse hand is any hand you hold onto and play to the bitter end and lose your chips and possibly your seat with.


  • The First Step in Becoming a Great Texas Hold 'Em Poker Player
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] If you are just learning how to play Texas Holdem Poker you may be confused by several aspects of the game. At first it seems diabolically simple. But the more you play, the more you realize how complicated it can be. One of the biggest problems is learning what to open on and when to fold. The problem is that sometimes you have to fold on a hand that you know is statistically a good hand, but because of the other players moves, may be seeming to be a bit vulnerable. The biggest single mistake that most beginning holdem poker players make is staying on a hand too long.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Golden Rules - Rule Number Three Make a Money Management Plan
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is the next in the series of what I call my golden rules in horseracing handicapping or how to pick winners without losing your shirt or your mind. That may sound a bit ominous, but let's face it, this game can drive you crazy unless you set a few simple rules for yourself. Of course money management is one of the top priorities in anything we do in life that requires an outlay and risk. But nowhere in life is the need for money management more important than in gambling, even recreational gambling.


  • Handicapping the Details in Horse Racing Can Lead to Big Profits and Less Stress
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Everyone will watch the big factors like class and speed when it comes to handicapping the race and the tote board will accurately reflect which horses have the edge in those well known categories. Your job as a handicapper is to find a way to get an edge over the competition. Sometimes that means finding a niche that has been overlooked by the crowd. With all the scrutiny on the usual handicapping factors, you aren't going to find anything the crowd overlooked in the usual categories. But finding a seemingly minor detail that might make the critical difference is a good way to spot a good value play.


  • The Three Most Important Factors in Horse Racing Handicapping Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] But whatever method you choose for picking your bets, one thing holds true. Determining which horses have the best chance of hitting the winner's circle will depend upon three top factors. There is just no getting around the big three.


  • Workout Points for Horse Racing Handicapping - Picking Winners and Place Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] But good works alone aren't enough. You must also look beyond the works to know what the trainer intends with a horse. For instance, say a trainer has just claimed a horse and then got a good work from the horse, does this mean that the next race will be a winning effort?


  • Horse Racing Works The Difference Between Breezing and Handily or In Hand
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] But before you go betting every horse that shows an H work, be careful. Most clockers give the H work tag to most works. Only when there is a good reason to note a horse was really being pushed or there was some other factor, do clockers give the B tag. You will notice on a workout report for most tracks the clocker has given the H tag to most works. The interesting thing to note is that while it may first appear to be a bad sign if a horse has to be "ridden" to get a good work out of it, that may not be the case at all.


  • Horseracing Secrets of Spotting Horses That are Healthy and Fit
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] One of the most overlooked and misunderstood aspects of picking winners in horseracing handicapping is simply called sight handicapping. Sight handicapping is simply looking at the horses and making a judgement based on the looks of each runner. One of the most overlooked and misunderstood aspects of picking winners in horseracing handicapping is simply called sight handicapping. Sight handicapping is simply looking at the horses and making a judgement based on the looks of each runner.


  • Horseracing Secrets of Outstanding Workouts for Handicapping Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] When it comes to horseracing handicapping the most overlooked information is the tote board and the works. The reason is quite simple, people don't know how to use the information from either of those two sources to find winners. The key to workouts is that there is more than meets the eye. The secret to using works effectively is to look for patterns and trainer moves and make comparisons. On top of all that you must also combine workouts with other factors.


  • Clockers are a Great Source of Inside Information and Tips for Horseracing Handicapping
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The great thing about clocker's comments is that the clockers themselves are expert horse watchers. They watch horses for a living and can recognize horses on sight. Try that yourself sometime and you will see how difficult it is. One brown horse looks pretty much like any other brown horse unless you are a real horse expert. That is just what clockers are, horse experts. If you are trying to show a profit at horseracing handicapping then you know how hard it is to know if a horse is fit and ready. Each horse has a long form cycle and mini form cycles as well.


  • Horse Racing Tips - Are They Worth Anything and Where Do You Find Them
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Tip services have to do a pretty good job because they can't stay in business for long without at least coming close to showing a profit. But let's face it, if they sell you a tip they are also selling it to other people, too. How many people have the same tip you have? If you all bet the same tips how low will the odds be and what will the bet be worth? So public services that sell tips may send you winners, but the odds will be so low that the payoffs won't cover your bets, not to mention the fee for the tips. So overall, tips from services have little real value.


  • The Golden Rules of Horse Racing Handicapping - Rule Number Two
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Rule Number Two of the golden rules of horse racing handicapping is, "Keep Records and Old Racing Programs." Any document that you have that you have made notes on or done calculations on is worth a lot to you, even if you have been losing. Picture this scenario, you have just had a losing and particularly frustrating day at the track. Nothing seemed to go your way no matter how hard you tried. You have no idea of what went wrong.


  • The Golden Rules of Horse Racing Handicapping - Rule Number One
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Rules are meant to be broken and one person's rules may not mean much to you. But after years of handicapping and being around horseracing, I have come up with some basic rules that have made a big difference in my ability to show a profit at the track, albeit a slim one at times. There are no get rich quick schemes in these rules, just some basic things that have stood the test of time. I have chosen this one as Rule One, though truth be told there are several that are probably just as important, but you have to start somewhere and this is a good place, so here goes.


  • Handicapping Secrets Converting and Comparing Apples and Oranges in Horse Racing
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you have a reliable way to compare runners and a good money management plan, then you should be a successful handicapper. The problem is, there is no magic formula and each person must figure this game out for him or herself. There are ways to minimize the effect of so many variables in horse racing.


  • Front Wraps and Other Equipment Changes That Indicate a Horse Racing Winner
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Front wraps are one of the most misunderstood and little used handicapping factors and yet, they can help you to spot winners like few other equipment changes can. First of all, lets talk about what front wraps are. Wraps are bandages that help support the tendons in a horses foreleg. Bowed tendons or sore legs are one of the biggest problems in horse racing.


  • Horse Racing Tips for Equipment Changes That Indicate a Winner
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] On the other hand, there are changes that can occur that you will be aware of. A change in shoes, for instance can make a huge difference in how a runner performs. Most tracks have a shoe board and many also post the information on their television monitors. If you start paying attention to the shoe board you may find clues as to why a long shot won after posting dismal performances in the past... If you see a light work right after the horse was claimed and then a blowout at a good speed, and a shoe change, you have found out what the trainer discovered, a horse that needed a change in shoeing.


  • Horse Racing Tips for Spotting Longshot Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Everyday across the U.S. and anywhere else horses are raced, long shots win races. It is a fact of life and knowing when a long shot is a sleeper is one of the best ways to make some fast money. That is why so many losers are bet everyday. Because the few long shots who do win convince bettors that the next one is just around the corner. A horse at long odds wins a race and for the rest of the day people are scouring their programs looking for another big score. But the fact of the matter is that they are still few and far between in most cases and therefore deserve to be long shots.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping Workouts and Equipment, the Hidden Link You Need to Know
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] So let's say you see a runner that is sporting a nasal strip (be sharp because they can be hard to spot) or a tongue tie. The first question to ask is, "Is this the first time it has had this added equipment?" If not, is it the second time. Sometimes the first time a horse gets the equipment change it doesn't realize it has improved and may actually quit due to force of habit. A good jock will do his or her best to keep it moving, but they are only human and a thousand pound thoroughbred at the end of a race can be tough to move. However, in its first or second race after an equipment change that affects air flow, a runner may show a significant improvement.


  • Horseracing Handicapping Equipment Changes and What They Mean When Picking Winners
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here are a few ways that equipment changes can be used and what they mean to your handicapping... First of all, horses have huge and very efficient cardiovascular systems and rely upon them heavily for their performance. The more air going to the lungs, the better, so any improvement in breathing or circulation will improve a runner's performance. There are several ways that can be achieved. The most obvious of these ways is a tongue tie.


  • Is There a Basic Strategy for Winning at Texas Hold Em Poker for Beginners?
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] Computer models can be used to determine odds with any opening hand you may have and any flop and memorizing those odds and knowing the outs will make you a better player. In a way, that is basic strategy for poker. But is there also a way to rate your hand mathematically with a simple point system?


  • Poker and Horse Racing Handicapping Tactics That Make You a Winner
    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] If you play poker, whether it is hold em' or some other game, or follow it and also handicap horse races, you may see some ways that handicapping and poker playing are alike. The biggest and most obvious fact is that when you play poker and when you handicap and bet on horse races, you are not trying to beat the cards or the horses, you are really trying to beat the other people you are playing against.


  • Horse Racing Handicapping - What is Successful and Works All the Time
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] To find a successful method for yourself it is important to look at the factors that you use and the track(s) where you handicap. First of all, what information do you have available to you? If you have the benefit of physically attending a track you have a big advantage over other people who are playing that track from a simulcast outlet in another part of the country. You can watch the races and see what parts of the track may have a bias or be aware of significant changes in the weather before the rest of the country is aware of it.


  • When is No Recent Workout A Good Sign In Horse Racing Handicapping?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Nothing instills more confidence in a handicapper who is serious about his or her horse racing handicapping than seeing a good recent work. Good works and recent works are an indication of good form and serious intent by the trainer. But the problem with a good recent work is that every one who reads the form can see that work and the horse is usually bet down accordingly.


  • The Value of Point Systems for Horse Racing Handicapping and Finding Good Bets
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The whole benefit of points is that they give you a uniform way to compare the different factors in a race or between runners. For example, William Quirin's speed points are an excellent way to judge early speed in a race. Finding a method to assign points for other factors, like dosage, for instance, can be very useful. But there is another consideration and this is important, too. You have to know when points are important and when they aren't.


  • How to Make Money Handicapping Horse Races and the Future of Racing, Truth From an Old Timer
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is the biggest secret in horse racing handicapping; there is no secret to handicapping. Knowing that is probably the most important key to being a successful handicapper. There is no golden formula, nothing works all the time at every track. Mr. and Ms. horse racing handicapper here is your goal, find a way to make money handicapping horse races that suits you and your style, the kind of person you are. There are many ways to arrive at the goal of making money off horse races, but each of us is on a quest to find his or her own way. I can't tell you individually what will work for you.


  • How to Compare Horses and Quickly Spot the Winner While You Handicap Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Not only do you have to compare the different factors, like early speed, class, equipment changes, etc. But you also have to know how important each one of those factors are. Maybe early speed is the most important factor or maybe not. Maybe you are leaning toward a horse because it has early speed while others are betting a horse with back class. After the race is over you'll know who was right, but that is too late. You need to know before the race, which handicapping factor is the most important and how important the other things are. Then you have to put it all together and relate it to how the horses are being bet.


  • Are You Making the Same Mistakes Over and Over Again in Your Horse Racing Handicapping?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Here is what you need, feedback. Sounds like something you've heard of before, doesn't it? Feedback is part of an information loop. A simple thing like a thermometer can be used for feedback. You put it outside and look at it and it tells you how warm or cold it is outside. That is a feedback loop. Asking someone how they enjoyed a movie is getting feedback that you can then use to decide if you want to see the movie. You can record how you have done at the race track and use that information (feedback) to make changes in the way you handicap or bet so that you win more and lose less. What it all boils down to, is what information are you using to make decisions...


  • Several Tips To Help You Improve Your Handicapping At The Horse Races And Stop Losing It All Back
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] If you have been handicapping races for a while you will probably know what I mean when I say that handicapping horse races for profit is an up and down roller coaster ride. It seems that no matter how hard you try and no matter what you do, you win for a while, then lose it all back. If you have had that experience, don't feel bad, you're not alone. You have to measure your performance and find a way to improve it when you find a weakness or mistake that you make over and over.


  • Special Conditions - Horse Racing Workouts and What They Really Mean
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] There is a situation, though that does indicate some pretty important points. I am talking about those occasions when a trainer works his or her horse's on an off track. First of all, consider these points. A. Working on an off track is more dangerous because the footing isn't as good. It is more risky to work on a muddy, sloppy, or wet track. B. Working on an off track takes more out of a horse. Works are meant to build a horse up, so a taxing work might actually build it up, if it responds well to a workout on an off track.


  • What the Race Tracks Don't Want Handicappers to Know About Thoroughbred Racing
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The biggest secret at the race track is right in front of everyone's noses and yet, very few handicappers realize how important it is. If you are handicapping horse races and trying to make a profit, this should be the biggest consideration when you start to handicap. In fact, without understanding this important fact and working with it, you are doomed to lose. Handicapping horse races is hard enough, but when you find out what you are really up against you will realize why you can't win without this knowledge. But the reason the tracks don't want you to know about it, is because they can't survive without it.


  • The Biggest Mistake You Can Make Handicapping and Betting on Horses
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The problem is that as humans we are all imperfect. The problem isn't that we are imperfect but how much imperfection can we stand in our lives, or better yet, how much can we afford? How much can you afford to lose at the race track and how much do you want to lose? Are you one of those people who takes a certain amount of money to the track and says to him or herself, "That is all the money I will let myself lose today."


  • Are Horse Racing Handicapping Systems Any Good and Can You Make Money With a System
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Let's face it, we have all had days like that at the track when it seemed like the best way to pick a winner was to find out what our friends liked and bet against them. One thing I have learned is that people who have some kind of method and stick to it generally do better, though sometimes they are still sticking to a losing system. But almost any system is better than no system at all. The old saying, "Those who fail to plan, plan to fail," is certainly true in betting on the horses or dogs. So the key is to find a system and stick to it, right?


  • The Secret to Making Money Betting on Longshots Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] The reason for that is that most people do not know when a longshot is a good bet. Yet every day, week after week, year after year, long shots win races. Every horse, including those longshots, had a jockey, trainer and owner who were all involved in getting the horse into condition and into that race. How many of them thought they had a chance to win? Probably very few, but the ones who did know also probably bet on their horse.


  • Crazy Capping, the Best Losing Bets I Ever Made While Handicapping Horse Races
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] I remember my bets at the horse track, too, especially the losing bets. I don't beat myself up when I make a bad bet or lose, but I do pay attention. As gamblers we have a tendency to want to forget the losses and focus on the wins. That can be deadly to a bankroll and very frustrating. Here is what I recommend.


  • Winning Money At the Horse Races Takes Patience and A Systematic Approach
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Have you ever wondered or asked yourself if anyone ever really consistently wins at the race track? I certainly used to wonder while I was learning the handicapping game. I had many losing years and a lot of frustration. I have owned horses and raced them, spent my share of time on the backside and also worked for a racetrack. I have been a writer and visited and wrote about tracks as far away as Venezuela... When I say a systematic approach I mean that you need to use certain criteria to rate your bets and determine whether a bet is a good one or a lousy one. It comes down to these factors...


  • Winning Money at the Track with Ladder Handicapping a Free System
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    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] As soon as the synthetic tracks hit the states there was a generally held opinion that turf runners would fare well on poly surfaces because they had a closing running style and the slower overall fractions would benefit them. Many punters lost their shirts on that one. What beats a synthetic surface?


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    [Recreation-and-Sports:Horse-Racing] Horse Racing Handicapping is a matter of spotting a horse that is about to perform better than recent form indicates. Those surprises equal big payoffs. Unless you have good inside information, where do you go to find out if a runner is about to put forth a surprisingly good effort? One thing that has worked for me over the years is following works and comparing them and keeping a record of how a horse performs against other horses when it works.


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    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] There are many people who honed their video poker skills online and became very fast and good at making poker hands. There are also people who played poker online or at card rooms who became very skilled at making good poker hands and knowing what to hold and what to throw away. Then the United States government shut down the internet for legal gambling. Many people lost a source of entertainment and for some an income, as well. So where can you go to play games that are similar to video poker or real poker, but will pay you for the skill you have developed and that are based in the United States? Believe it or not there are two companies right in the United States.


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    [Arts-and-Entertainment:Casino-Gambling] This was a big step forward for millions of Americans who had been turned into common criminals by the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). At the heart of the problem is the fact that many law abiding Americans enjoy playing games of skill against one another online.




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