Horse Racing Handicapping Factors – Wind and How it Affects …

December 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Because horse races are run outdoors, the natural elements play an important role in horseracing results. One horse racing factor that is often overlooked is the wind. Horses are large and powerful and therefore, many people wonder how something like wind pressure can effect their performance.

To answer that question I will refer you to an old saying about the weight that horses carry. “Enough weight will stop and elephant.” When you consider the fact that horse races are sometimes decided by as little as a nose or fraction of a second, then anything that can slow a horse down, even a little bit, is important.

In harness horse racing, horses that have cover (follow closely behind another horse) have an easier trip and save energy, thereby being able to run faster in the later stages of the race. Savvy handicappers will note horses that raced without cover and bet them if they think they will have cover in their next trip. But even thoroughbreds fare better when they are given a break by having another horse to draft along behind until the final leg of the race.

A horse is a large animal and therefore presents enough area to encounter significant wind resistance. I recently visited a harness track where the wind was blowing up the backstretch at about 30 m.p.h.. The horses ran into that wind as they rounded the turn and the second fraction of the race, the second quarter was noticeably slower. When they rounded the second turn, the wind was at their backs and they sped up again. It was very obvious that the wind was changing the character and pace of the race.

The way to apply that to your handicapping is to be aware of how the wind effects the aces at your local track and to be aware of the wind when it is blowing. If you know that when it blows down the backstretch it slows front runners, make a note of it and use it in your horse racing handicapping. There are days when the wind blows very hard and does have an effect on the outcome of the races and it is one more way you can beat the crowd to the windows to cash your share of winners.

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The most consistent horse racing systems have to have the basics and a handicapper must understand the basics. I have been around horse racing for 50 years including as an owner. Without the basics the rest is not going to do any good. If you want to learn how a horse owner and insider handicaps just go to http://williewins.homestead.com/truecb.html and get the truth.

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eBooks for Horse Racing Handicapping Are The Best Source of …

November 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

One of the best ways to increase your knowledge and learn how to handicap horse races is using eBooks.  There are more electronic books available now than ever before and some of them can help you to cash more winning tickets.  The reason that they are so effective is that they are inexpensive and can be downloaded instantly.

Instead of waiting around for a book to arrive in the mail, you get the information on your screen right away.  While some people read the book right from their computer, digesting one bit at a time,. others print the book so they can read it just like a regular hard cover of paperback.  One of the best features about a digital book is that it is current and fresh.

Another feature that digital books offer is that many of them are compatible with ereaders such as Amazon Kindle and Sony’s ereader.  The Amazon Kindle is not only a high quality reader with a backlit screen, but it also is wifi capable so no matter where you are, if there is wifi available, you can download a handicapping book and work on improving your game.  If you don’t have a Kindle, that’s no problem.  You can download the Kindle reader software to your computer for free and get the same great features, and you’ll be able to sample Kindle books for free.

One of the biggest challenges facing modern horse racing handicappers is to continually hone their skills and stay ahead of the crowd.  Digital products are the best way to do that.  Book for horse players that have  been around for a long time are stale and anything in them that could improve your game has been picked up and used by the crowd.

As savvy horse players know, once something becomes common knowledge, its usefulness and profitability plummets.  Speed figures are a prime example of a handicapping angle that was valuable before the publication or Andrew Beyer’s books, but became much less valuable as a tool for finding value plays.

Because an eBook doesn’t have to go through the usual time consuming process that a regular book goes through, once it is written, it can be made available within a few days.  That is such an improvement over the conventional publishing process that many top flight horse racing authors are now going the eBook route.  It isn’t just horse racing writers who are flocking to digital books, either.

Barnes and Noble and Borders have seen a sharp increase in sales of eBooks while regular books have kept up a slow decline that started years ago.  The fastest growing segment of the book publishing market is digital books in almost all genres.

If you’re looking for the best horse racing writing that is fresh and relevant today, electronic books are your best bet.

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The Lesson a Day Method to Horse Racing Betting Success

November 23, 2012 By 1 Comment

How do you make money betting on horse races?  That is a question many people ask me and now that the economy is in the tank, many people are trying to do just that.  The short answer is that there is now easy or risk free way to make money handicapping horse races or wagering on them.  The long answer is a little more complicated.

It is all about knowledge and how you apply it, obviously.  First of all, what do you know about horse races and making money from them?  Here is a pop quiz, answer this one question and go to the head of the class, “What is the vig, or takeout, including breakage, at your favorite race track?”

Are you paying 25%, 20%, 19% for the priviledge of making bets?  If you can answer that question, go to the head of the class.  If not, don’t feel too bad, you’re not alone.  But it does indicate just how prepared you are to make money off your investments if you can’t even tell what you are paying to make those investments.  If you were using a broker to buy stocks, you would know what the fee was.  Buy a house and you will know what the broker’s percentage is, but when it comes to gambling, people often don’t think of it as a financial transaction or investment.

Here is a good way to turn your losing ways around within thirty days.  Each time you go to the track, or bet on horse races, answer one simple question and write the answer down in a notebook.  That is your homework assignment.  After thirty days you will have learned thirty things that may help you to make a profit.  At the very least it will make you a sharper horse player.  It is real money and you have to treat it like real money.

Before you handicap the races or make a bet today, ask yourself one question.  If you don’t know the takeout and breakage, then that could be the first question.  If you are playing more than one track, find out the vig on each one.  That may help you to start making a profit, or at least losing less.  If you learn one new thing each day about handicapping or betting, then you will soon be much better informed that the people you are trying to beat.

Just keep filling that notebook and every once in a while, give yourself a little quiz.  Ask yourself some questions.  Knowledge and how you apply it is the key to making a profit betting on horses.

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If you want to learn how a horse owner and insider handicaps just go to http://williewins.homestead.com/truecb.html and get the truth. Bill Peterson is a former horse race owner and professional handicapper. To see all Bill’s horse racing material go to Horse Racing Handicapping, Bill’s handicapping store.

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Increasing Your Profits In Horse Racing Betting Online

November 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Learning the methods that can be used to increase the amount that can be won while betting on horses at horse racing sites can be a great way to build the bankroll and increase the bets that can be made in the future.

Since the bets at horse racing betting sites that are being made depend largely on the amount in the bankroll, players that work and learn methods to increase the bankroll can greatly increase the amount that can be won while they are dabbling in the sport.

One of the most popular methods that can be used to increase the profits that can be earned while betting on horses includes methods that raise the amount that is being bet with every win.

Similar to progressive betting techniques that are used through traditional casino games, these methods can be an effective way to increase the winnings, increase the bankroll and increase the worth of the person that is making the wagers.

What happens when you make a losing bet at a horse racing website? In the case that a losing bet is made while betting on horses, the bet will remain unchanged for people that are taking part in the bets. Flat betting in the case of a loss can be an effective way to reduce the amount that is lost while betting and can help to maintain the bankroll in the game.

Are you looking for other methods that can be used to increase your chances of winning while playing in horse racing bets online? Finding techniques to increase your winning can be simple as there are many blogs, articles and even books that can outline the various techniques.

Whether you are a new bettor seeking to increase your bankroll or you are experienced in horse races and seeking advanced techniques that can be used to increase the amount that can be won, there are many options that can be chosen from.

Ensuring that information and tutorials are obtained from a wide range of sources can help the bettor to become informed through the sport and increase their bankroll to facilitate larger bets that come with larger wins.

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Learning Your Horse Racing Handicapping Strengths and Winning …

November 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

If you want to make money betting on horse races, then you are going to have to learn how to handicap horse races and how to manage your money. Almost anyone would agree with that simple truth. But while handicapping and money management are essentials to making money off the horse races, many people still struggle to find a way to profit from their bets.

The problem is that there is more than one way to make a living from horse racing. Though none of them are easy, depending upon your personality and gifts, some may be downright impossible for you while others are accessible.

What you really need is a handicapping aptitude test. You need a way to find out what strengths and gifts you have and how to develop them into profitable habits and systems for betting on horses. No one is going to tell you how you can beat the races, so you must figure it out yourself. Here is a simple method to develop your own system based on what you are good at. Before we go any farther, though, let’s make sure you understand that you may not really know what you are truly good at and may over value some traits or skills that you have.

There is only one way to find out how to make money betting on horses and that is to put it to the test and to keep records of your performance.

Start by writing down any gifts or strengths that you think you have and then make another list of weaknesses. First you will have to think of what it takes to handicap a race. Here are some obvious choices…

1. good math skills
2. knowledge of horses
3. good memory
4. good trip watcher
5. enjoy knowing about bloodlines and breeding
6. like to read latest horse racing news
7. enjoy budgeting and managing money
8. operate well under pressure making quick decisions

There are many other skills you may think of and the list above is just a suggestion, but will get you thinking about the traits that a good handicapper might have.

Now start keeping score based on the list you develop. Every time you make a bet, write down which skills you used to make the decision to bet. After several weeks of this, depending upon the frequency of your bets, you should have a good selection of bets and enough information to see which traits put you in the plus column and which ones were duds. For instance, you may find that last minute decisions cost you money, or perhaps you made a profit on them. Maybe your intuition is good and you can go with a gut feeling at the last minute that usually works out well for you.

The point I am making is that you will be able to see where your strengths lie. Now, start asking yourself how you are making the decision to bet and start eliminating bets that rely upon your weaknesses and start making more bets that rely upon your strengths. You will soon find yourself with your own system of decision making custom tailored to your own gifts and talents.

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The most consistent horse racing systems have to have the basics and a handicapper must understand the basics. I have been around horse racing for 50 years including as an owner. Without the basics the rest is not going to do any good. If you want to learn how a horse owner and insider handicaps just go to http://williewins.homestead.com/truecb.html and get the truth.

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Top Three Tips for Horse Racing Betting Success

November 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Do you want to stop losing and start winning at the horse races? Many people have been betting on horses for years but keep losing.  Do you know why?  Believe it or not, the answer is usually a simple one, though the solution is not quite as simple.

Let’s face it, picking enough winners to beat the vig and managing your money is no simple thing.  An easy horse racing system is a wonderful thing but hard to find.  But managing money and a system are one and the same when it comes to consistent profit from your horse racing picks.

Therefore, the first the top horse racing tip is money management.  Here are three ways you can instantly start making more and losing less…

1. Set an amount that you can afford to lose and do not go over it, no matter what.  There’s always tomorrow, as long as you budget your money and don’t blow it all today.

2. Set an amount based on the size of your bankroll and your strike rate.  For instance, if you win one out of three bets, you know that you will need to divide your money into at least three stakes for the day, but also figure in a losing streak.  Perhaps your bets won’t come in the firs cycle so you will hit one in six.  Plan ahead and set aside enough to weather losing streaks.

3.Write down your bets and keep notes that you refer to later to see where your money went and to find your strengths and weaknesses.  This is the one tip that most horse players hate, but it is also the most important one of all if you are ever going to be a successful horse player.

The most important factor in your horse betting success is how you manage your money7, not how you pick winners.  Almost anyone can develop enough skill to see which horses have the best chance to win a race.  If you can’t figure it out, look at the odds board.  The race has been handicapped by thousands of people.  Some of them are professionals.  The odds on the board reflect their opinions and the people who bet the most are the big players.

Therefore, they are the ones who set the odds and they are prepared and know how to handicap.  The only way to bet the horses is to master money management, not handicapping.  If you don’t believe that, just go to the race track and observe the people and how they are handling their money and betting.  Watch them closely for a few minutes and it will make you sick.  hey bet like the money isn’t real, but it is real and they will go home broke.  Unless you want to join them, start keeping good notes and tracking your bets.

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If you want to learn how a horse owner and insider handicaps just go to http://williewins.homestead.com/truecb.html and get the truth. Bill Peterson is a former horse race owner and professional handicapper. To see all Bill’s horse racing material go to Horse Racing Handicapping, Bill’s handicapping store.

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How to Become a Better Horse Racing Handicapper in Thirty Days …

September 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Would you like to win more and lose less at the horse races?  Are you trying to figure out how to finally make a profit at the horse races?  As the economy gets worse and more and more people are out of work or struggling, betting on horses to make money becomes more appealing.  I have to warn you, however, trying to make a living by betting on horses is extremely risky and very difficult.

On the other hand, if you keep your bets within your budget and really work at it, you can become a better handicapper.  That is no guarantee that you will make a profit, but if you improve, you may.  Ask yourself this right now, and be honest, “If I could do one thing for thirty days that would make me a better handicapper, would I do it?”

If you said yes, then read on, if you said no, then you can stop right now.  You’ll have to find some other way to win.

For those of you who really do want to be a successful horse racing handicapper, here is  a simple though somewhat time consuming method to improve your game.  Choose your favorite track and your favorite bet and this will be the basis for all future research.  That doesn’t mean this is the only bet you can make, but rather, that it will be the one bet we concentrate our efforts on for the purpose of research.

For the next thirty days or thirty times you go to the races or bet on the races, I want you to choose your best bet of the day and write it down in a notebook.  It should have its own separate page in the notebook and each subsequent bet will also have its own page.  One wager, one page is our method of keeping track.

Imagine that you are in a handicapping contest and you get to pick one wager each day and this is the one.  After you have chosen it and written it down, there is no turning back, so make sure before you do it.  You can’t scratch it out or change it.  If the horse gets scratched, then you don’t have a bet for that day and will have to just wait until you do have thirty wagers to complete the process.

Not only do I want you to write it down, but I also want you to write down the amount wagered on it, even if you only make a paper bet.  This is the big part of the exercise.  I then want you to write down why.  Go into detail.  “I think this is the fastest horse and will win,” isn’t good enough.  Why is it the fastest and why is this a good wager?  A good wager not only has a fairly high probability of coming in but also pays back enough to make it profitable.

So why will this runner win and why are the odds high enough to make it a good wager?

After thirty days I want you to rip the pages out of the notebook and lay them out on a large table or on the floor.  Now start poring over them and looking for keywords.  First of all, circle the winners in one color ink and circle the losers in another color ink.  Then find keywords and circle each one in a different color.  For instance, speed fig might be one keyword.

Which keywords and which situations were profitable and which ones lost money?  Maybe you’ll circle all your winning wagers in green and your losers in red.  Maybe you’ll notice that a lot of your losers also have a lot of blue ink you used to circle speed or class.  It is a very good bet that if you do this and have thirty wagers laid out in front of you with a color key, you will very quickly spot your strengths and weaknesses.  It will be an eye opening experience and will help you to improve your game.

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If you want to learn how a horse owner and insider handicaps just go to http://williewins.homestead.com/truecb.html and get the truth. Bill Peterson is a former horse race owner and professional handicapper. To see all Bill’s horse racing material go to Horse Racing Handicapping, Bill’s handicapping store.

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Horse Racing Handicapping Using Online Stable Reports

September 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Many handicappers now use Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) services online.  They offer the convenience of wagering from home along with other attractive perks like free programs and even some bonuses for deposits.  Before signing up with an ADW, however, you should make sure that it is legal in the jurisdiction where you live and plan on using it.

One of the ADW capabilities that is often over looked is the stable report service that you can set up through your account.  We all know that it pays to follow jockeys, trainers, horses and to wager on them when the time is right.  That is one of the strengths of a stable report.  You can get an alert in your email everyday that lets you know when one of the horses or trainers you are following is racing.

How can this help you to make money betting on horses?  If you are handicapping horse races for a living, you know how difficult it is to keep up with all the information that is necessary in order to bet on the ones you are following.  If you start your morning with a report that alerts you to every race that might have a potential bet in it, then think of all the time that could save.

You can also keep notes on trainers.  I like to keep a few of the patterns that make me money with a particular trainer in the notes section.  Then, when I open the race with that information in front of me, I can see if that trainer is repeating one of the patterns with that runner.  I can also keep notes on a horse that had a bad trip and may improve.

One of the problems that we all face in the world of high tech handicapping is information overload.  While we may only rely on a few pieces of information to make a bet, the few pieces may change from bet to bet.  One wager may be based on a trainer racing a maiden off a good series of works and the next wager may be an older horse who had a bad trip last out but looks to improve with a better post and a little luck.

If you haven’t started using stable notes and reports I advise you to give it a try.  You can start slowly with just a few of your favorite trainers and work your way up as you find what works for you and what has the best value.

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If you want to learn how a horse owner and insider handicaps just go to http://williewins.homestead.com/truecb.html and get the truth. Bill Peterson is a former horse race owner and professional handicapper. To see all Bill’s horse racing material go to Horse Racing Handicapping, Bill’s handicapping store.

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Horse Racing Angles, Systems, Tips for Winning at the Track

September 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

How do you prepare yourself to go to the race track?  You probably put on a clean shirt, brush your teeth, comb your hair, and head for the races.  While you might look presentable and they won’t stop you from entering the premises on grounds of poor hygiene, are you really prepared?  I mean prepared to bet real money on the races and to win with your bets.

People who win money betting on horses know how to handicap the horse races.  Many of them have a system they’ve used for years, though they may have tweaked it a little here and there because things do change.  Other people use an angle.

A good horse racing angle is something that comes along that a wise bettor can take advantage of.  It may be something to do with the odds, weights, jockeys, etc.  It is often a combination of circumstances that the average horse player doesn’t see or understand but stands out like a flashing light to the wise player.

Then there are the people who get horse racing tips, sometimes free tips, that they use to make money.  As we all know, when it comes to information, there is good information and bad information.  When I used to own race horses, I heard plenty of both.  I got so I could tell which bits of info were good and which ones were stinkers, usually just by knowing the source.  Some people gave good tips and others stunk.

Going to the race track all the time and working at it like a full time job isn’t easy.  You have to make connections, learn a good system, and then keep your ears and eyes open.  Over the years I learned a lot of ways to lose at the races and a few good ways to win.  But even when I was winning, it wasn’t easy.  I had to work very hard.

The best way to make money betting on horse races is to try to develop into a complete horse player.  Learn some good angles, and systems, but also have people you can rely on for a tip or two now and then.  Read everything you can get your hands on relating to the races and keep an open mind.  Developing your mind is the number one way to beat the other people who go to the races and try to get lucky.

While luck does play a small part in winning when you’re gambling, the pros who make a living at it win by being better prepared than the average player.

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If you want to learn how a horse owner and insider handicaps just go to http://williewins.homestead.com/bestofbill.html and get the truth. Bill Peterson is a former horse race owner and professional handicapper. To see all Bill’s horse racing material go to Horse Racing Handicapping, Bill’s handicapping store.

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The Best Horse Racing Handicapping Angles for Winning Bets

August 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

There are a lot of ways to win a bet on a horse race.  There are plenty of exotics that we play in the United States and in other parts of the world, such as the UK, there are even more ways to bet on horse races.  I think that the best is still simply to play a horse to win.  I’ve got lots of angles I’ve found over the years.

Some of them have lasted and stood the test of time.  I’ve built systems around those angles.  The thing about most good horse racing systems is that they are built around one situation that keeps occurring over and over again and is over looked by the crowd.  If you think of how you play the horses, you’ll probably find that what you really do is to look for an edge based on a situation or circumstances.

It is probably something that happened and you cashed a ticket on it and thought it was pretty good.  Then it happened again and you thought it was really good, finally happening a third time when you realized it was great.  There are two ways to discover these kinds of spot plays.  One way is to stumble upon them.  Another way is to intuitively discover them.  What I mean is that they seem to come to you.  That is probably because your subconscious mind noticed them while you were handicapping and trying to figure out the races with your rational mind.

It doesn’t matter how you discover angles, just that you do.  A lot of times you will find an angle that is dynamite but seems to be far and few between.  I have written systems that depend on trainer moves, workouts, and the money on the toteboard.  Some people have stuck with it and done well with a little tweaking for their local track and trainers.

Other people have found it worked but just didn’t move fast enough for them.  They wanted more action.  There’s nothing wrong with that and I did finally figure out how to use bullet works and trainer moves to discover a system that finds plays on almost every program.  I can’t say that one is better than the other, and they’re both based on workouts, it’s just that some people prefer one over the other because of the pace of the betting.

So the point is that you can use one horse racing system or the other, it just depends on your own personal taste and personality.  The best horse racing angle is the one that suits you and works at your track.  That’s why I always describe each one as well as I can so horse players can choose the right method.

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If you want to learn how a horse owner and insider handicaps just go to http://williewins.homestead.com/truecb.html and get the truth. Bill Peterson is a former horse race owner and professional handicapper. To see all Bill’s horse racing material go to Horse Racing Handicapping, Bill’s handicapping store.

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