Wagering Tips
What’s the deal with speed?
What’s the deal with speed? When it comes to horse betting, there are two schools of thought regarding handicapping a race. The first is that the fastest horse always wins. The second is that the fastest horse always wins dependent on the speed of the other horses in the race. When placing wagers on horses in... »
Horse Racing Running Styles
In Handicapping horse racing your goal is to turn the information from your daily race program into a visualization of the horse race. The program gives you enough information to figure out the speed of the race and how it will play out from gate to finish line. Of course you will not be... »
The Class Factor in Horse Racing Betting
Understanding Class can be the difference between winning and losing in horseracing betting. When reading the daily racing program they let you know the type of race that is going on along with the prior races that each horse has raced in. This gives you some key insight into whether the horse is facing... »
Importance of Speed Rating
The Beyer speed rating is one of the biggest changes that horse racing handicappers have ever experienced. Basically it gives a numerical representation of how fast a horse ran taking into account the factors such as competition, track bias, and the actual time of the horse. This simple number gives us a basis to... »
Distance in Horse Racing Routes Vs Sprints
Distance is a key factor in betting on horse racing and lets cover some tips that are crucial to your handicapping. When handicapping distance in horse racing we refer to a route being 1 mile or longer and anything less than that will be considered a sprint distance. The length of the race your... »
Trainers and Jockeys are important in Horseracing
The trainer and Jockey in horse racing betting is important to the running ability of the horse in question and is worth going over here. This can be the separation between of two contenders at the track as you are trying to narrow it down to a winner. Its important to note the top trainers... »
Money Management in Horseracing
Horse handicappers throughout the years have professed that money management is the key to winning at horse racing betting. I believe this to be 100% accurate nothing could be more truthful. If you don’t currently have a money management system the only thing you are handicapping is yourself. There comes a time when you... »
Importance of Age in Horse Racing
In Horse racing betting and trying to pick a winner~ Figuring out the stage of growth and how horses run at different ages is very important. In relation to the fitness of a horse age does play a huge factor in this. A horse is an animal and the trainers job is... »
Physical Condition In Horse Racing
When determining the winner of a horse race it boils down to two basic questions. Can the horse physically win the race and by physically I mean is he in fit condition to for todays race? The second question which is equally important: is the horse superior in his ability (competitive enough) to win... »
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