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<title>Bill Peterson - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[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 Cornwall England in the times of the Saxons and then to Ireland and finally the United States. As he puts it, "Horse racing is in ... ]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping Lessons</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:39:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Handicapping horse races is a very difficult way to make money and considered by some to be an intellectual sport. When you're at the races or OTB parlor next time, take a look around at your fellow intellectuals. Everybody is trying to do the same thing, pick a winner, hit a trifecta, figure out the next race. Many of those people have been going to the races for years. Horse racing handicapping has a way of weeding out the casual race goer and gamblers from the serious horse players. After years of going to the races you would think that many of those people are savvy horse players, but yet, if you did a survey, you'd find that many of them are still losing.]]></description>
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<title>Find Horse Racing Winners in the Paddock</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:38:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's amazing how people look for horse racing winners in the racing program or on the track but seldom look for them in the paddock. Before the race begins you'll see people poring over their racing forms and watching the post parade, but you'll see many fewer people actually standing at the paddock rail watching the horses as they are saddled and prepared to race. Horses are an open book when it comes to showing you how they feel and whether they are sharp as a tack or dull. Just look in their eyes and you'll learn a lot. You can't see their eyes when they're on the track, but as they circle in the paddock, just a few feet from the rail, you can see them very well.]]></description>
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<title>Keeping Your Own Informal Sire Stats To Find Horse Racing Winners</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sire statistics help us handicap races when horses are facing a new situation. For instance, in a race for two year old horses, many of them may have never raced before. By looking up the statistics for the sires you can easily tell which ones might be precocious and win in their very first effort. When handicapping the triple crown races, looking at the stats for distance is another way to weed out runners who may not be bred to run the classic distances.]]></description>
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<title>How Easy Can a Horse Racing System Be and Still Work?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:37:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Everybody knows that those who fail to plan, plan to fail and that's why you need some kind of a method to handicap horse races. Whether you have developed your own methods or buy a horse racing system and adapt it, you still need a systematic way to evaluate horses in a race. The question is, however, how much handicapping is too much? Most people would agree that an easy horse racing system is the goal.]]></description>
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<title>The Limits and Uses of Pace Handicapping in Horse Racing</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:34:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pace handicapping is the art and science of estimating how a horse or horses will run in a race. The pace of the contest is how fast each horse runs at a particular part of a race. It measures their individual speed in parts of the race. For instance, we measure early speed in the first quarter mile of a sprint. If a horse runs the fastest quarter mile of all the horses, it is the front runner. If a horse is very slow in the early stages of a race, it may have to come from far behind to win.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping With Par Times</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:39:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Par times are speed figures or actual times that the average winner wins with in a particular class and distance of race. For instance, a 6 furlong $10,000 claiming event for 4 year olds and up might have a par of 1:10, meaning one minute and ten seconds and a par of 88 (speed figure). The speed figure may be a Beyer speed figure or another method may be used to calculate it using proprietary software.]]></description>
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<title>Differences in Handicapping Horse Races For Older or Younger Horses</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:08:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A lot of handicappers just look at speed figures, class, form, running style and connections when they evaluate the runners in a race. We have to remember that the runners are actually living and breathing animals that are maturing and learning from each race. One of the biggest problems I've had with my horses is that once they learn something, you can't unlearn them very easily. If what they've learned is good, that's no problem, but if what they've learned is detrimental to their health or winning races, that's bad.]]></description>
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<title>The Skeptics Guide to Horse Racing Handicapping</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:07:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are you a skeptic? Do you also suspect that everyone is out to cheat you? Are you cynical? Chances are, if you also can occasionally let yourself go to flights of fancy, you might be an excellent candidate for horse racing handicapping. A skeptic is a person who habitually doubts and questions the status quo or accepted beliefs. For instance, the morning line handicapper has set the odds for the 3 at 2-1 and thinks it deserves to be the favorite. At post time the 3 is indeed the favorite. The skeptic questions that horse's chances of winning and doubts that another horse will run as poorly as it did before. He may even suspect that the horse was held back.]]></description>
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<title>Find Your Best Horse Racing Bet of the Day</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you're like most people, making money from betting on horse races may seem like a dream. Imagine being able to walk into a race track or OTB and then walk out with more money than you started with? There are ads for horse racing systems that offer to show you how to make the race track or OTB parlor your own personal ATM machine. It all sounds so good, but of course, it isn't the truth.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Hedge Bets and Dutching</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:34:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of talk in the news lately about hedge funds and hedge fund managers. While I don't understand much about hedge funds, other than the fact that they get to play by different rules than the average investor, I do know about hedge bets. The first thing I know about hedge bets is that they aren't just for a select few. If you are old enough to place a bet on a horse race and you're in a place where it's legal, you may also hedge your bets or do some Dutching. Dutching is a form of betting where two or more prospects are backed and the amounts wagered on each one are adjusted, according to the odds, so that the bettor wins about the same amount if either of the choices wins.]]></description>
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<title>Daily Double Bets and Rolling Doubles For Horse Racing</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:34:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The daily double was one of the first exotic or gadget bets and is still very popular today. It used to only be found in the first two races on the program, but now some tracks offer what they call a "rolling double," meaning that the double may be played in more races throughout the card. The double is about the simplest exotic bet. You pick the winner in the first race, the first half of the double, and then you pick the winner in the second race, or second half. You must have the winner in both halves to collect. An alternative to playing a daily double is a parlay bet. When you parlay a bet you simply take all your winnings from the first race and place them on a horse in the next race.]]></description>
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<title>How To Start Picking Winners At The Horse Races</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:33:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Horse racing handicapping is not easy if you really want to make a profit from your bets. While it may seem easy at first and while many beginners have some luck when they first go to the horse races, repeating that success is almost impossible without lots of hard work and trial and error. One thing that almost all horse players will agree on is that you have to learn and develop your skill at handicapping if you want to have a chance at making money betting on horses.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping With Track Models and Speed</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:39:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The track model is like a road map. It shows the most likely route to the winners circle, but not the only route. It tells you how most of the winners raced, including the beaten lengths at several calls as well as the running style of most of the winners. So in a 6 furlong race for older horses where most of the winners come from a little off the pace, the Early Presser (EP) runner might be 60% and the Early (E) runner might account for 20% of the winners.]]></description>
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<title>Money Management Tips for Horse Racing Betting</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:51:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While the skill of being able to accurately evaluate each horse's chances of winning is essential to making money betting on horses, the best handicapping in the world is useless if you can't also manage your money well. I often say that good money management will get you through a tough run at the races better than good handicapping will. When you think of wagering on horses as an investment, it only makes sense that how you use your bankroll is crucial to success.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping Angles for Each Race Track</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:15:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recently I was asked by a handicapper if I could give some good angles for a track that he planned to play this winter. No matter what season it is, the best method I've found for dealing with track specific horse racing angles is to research the track models and trainer standings for that track.]]></description>
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<title>Using Horse Racing Trainer Moves the Truth and Fiction for Handicappers</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:53:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There's a lot of talk these days about making money betting on horses by using trainer moves. The suppliers of past performances often list them right along with a horses running lines, along with the actual ROI (return on investment) for the specific move. An example would be, down 2 classes +3.10, meaning that when that trainer drops a horse two levels in they win enough to make a tidy profit.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Tips From the Stable Cat</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:52:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don't you wish you could get inside tips about the horses that would allow you to know when one was ready to win, or perhaps, when the favorite was off his feed and not likely to win? They used to say the stable cat was the best handicapper because he lived with the horses. That was probably true, but I've never seen a feline in the betting lines. Inside information, however, can be dynamite, but you have to know how to get it and when to use it and when to pass it up.]]></description>
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<title>Is Horse Racing Handicapping Easier With a Computer</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:51:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The computer age has changed our lives in unimaginable ways. Who knew just a few decades ago that we would be carrying around phones that we could send messages with, surf the internet with, and use as a gps. Those are just a few of the uses of today's modern techno gadgets that really do seem to make life easier. But do those gadgets enable us to handicap a race any better, and if so, are we making more money as handicappers?]]></description>
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<title>Separating Common Sense From Nonsense in Horse Racing Handicapping</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:51:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you've been going to the races for a while you've probably picked up a little horse racing lore and logic along the way. There are some things that most horse racing handicappers and horse players know that every body at the race track knows and uses to pick winners and find good bets. Fortunately, for a few people, that is, some of that so-called common sense or common knowledge, is hogwash. If you're using it, it could be costing you plenty.]]></description>
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<title>The Best Horse Races to Handicap and Win Consistently</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:18:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Before you begin any kind of venture in life, do you first try to figure out how difficult it will be to succeed at that endeavor? Successful people usually have this one character trait. They will try to do difficult things, but they will also find out how difficult those things are and then choose the ones that they think they really can succeed with, given their talents and abilities. They don't mind a challenge, but they hate wasted efforts on impossible tasks. Now let's apply that to horse racing handicapping and think about how we can use that insight to succeed at picking enough winning horses to make a profit.]]></description>
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<title>Diet Exercise and Horse Racing Handicapping - The Connection</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:18:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's amazing how people who handicap horse races spend so much time thinking about the physical condition of the horses and jockeys but who ignore their own health as a factor in success at the races. I know many people don't want to hear that their lifestyle has a direct impact on their success playing the races, but in my opinion, it does. Horse races are contests. Horse racing handicapping is a contest as well. The person who bets into pari-mutuel pools is competing against all the other people who also bet into the pools.]]></description>
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<title>The Truth About Simple Methods for Picking Horse Racing Winners</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:53:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Handicapping horse races can be a very time consuming and frustrating experience. In plain English, picking winners is one of the hardest things some of us ever try and most people lose money at the horse races. While some of us enjoy trying to solve the puzzle of a horse race, at the end of the day, when we've spent so much time and energy, only to have lost money, there is "...no joy in Mudville," as they say. That's why some people give up and just use the odds on the tote board to try and pick winners. They figure, and rightly so, that the lower the odds on a horse the better its chances of winning.]]></description>
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<title>Finding Good Bets With Horse Racing Jockey Changes That Lead to Winners</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:43:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Following a horse through its career is one way to cash winning tickets. Very few handicappers actually do this, but it is a solid way to make money betting on horses. Of course, you have to have some knowledge of training and horse racing to be successful. If you understand what a trainer is doing with a horse then you will understand that some races are for exercise and conditioning while other races are meant for a real serious effort to win.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping Equipment for Horses With Breathing Problems</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:05:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The reason that horses can run so fast and so far is that they have an extraordinary cardio-vascular system. In short, they are designed for running and the intervention of human beings with selective breeding programs has only improved upon what was already a very successful design. The modern race horse can inhale large amounts of oxygen and with its over sized heart, it can distribute oxygen rich blood throughout its massive body.]]></description>
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<title>The Magic Horse Racing Betting Formula for Profit</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:38:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is no magic formula for picking winners, but there is a method of making a profit from horse racing bets. That may sound contradictory, but it's not, because there is a difference between picking winning horses and picking good bets. The difference between a horse player who looks for winners and a horse player who looks for good bets is the difference between a successful gambler and a gambler. Regular gamblers take some comfort in being right and sometimes they even take comfort in commiserating with other losing gamblers.]]></description>
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<title>When Horse Racing Handicapping You Should Know the Percentage of Winning Favorites</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:16:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most people believe that the favorite wins a horse race about a third of the time. While many think that is common knowledge and use it to handicap horse races, it is such a broad statement that it often bears little truth. How can that be? You may ask. The truth is that there are many different kinds of horse races over different surfaces and at a wide range of distances. ]]></description>
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<title>Good Horse Racing Systems Have One Factor in Common</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:14:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In order to be successful at almost anything in life it is necessary to have a systematic method or way of doing things. There are rare exceptions to this rule, but the more repetitious the endeavor, the more likely it is that the successful people have found a system that works and they use it over and over again. Horse racing is a good example.]]></description>
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<title>Beware of Horse Racing Class Drops That Are Phonies</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:54:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We all know that the class drop is one of the good horse racing angles for finding contenders in a horse race. If a horse has been racing against tougher competition than it is facing in today's race, then it only makes sense that it will do better today. However, though that makes sense intuitively, it doesn't always hold up in real life situations. The problem is that while a horse may be dropping in class today, it may also be suffering a loss of form as well.]]></description>
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<title>Easy Winners in Horse Races Start With Handicapping Models</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:12:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most horse races are very difficult to handicap, despite what some wise guys may tell you. While it is true that almost every race has one horse that is bet down to low odds and is therefore the favorite, it doesn't mean that one is a sure winner. No matter which horse you look at in a race, you will usually find it is at about the right odds when you figure in the take out and other factors.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Tips for Pace Handicapping and Smart Betting</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:27:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While there are many factors that can be used to evaluate the runners in a horse race, pace and class are probably the two hardest factors to quantify and use correctly. It's true that statistics can be used to handicap a horse race and a horse's average speed or average earnings per start are finite figures that can be used for comparisons, but when it comes to determining which runner is the best and second best and what the difference between them may actually be, there are no rules and nothing is to be taken for granted....]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Statistics and Figures Aren't Enough to Handicap a Race</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:26:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some of us handicappers love statistics and often get caught up in the notion that if we just cram enough information into our heads, facts and figures, we'll somehow be able to make a profit handicapping horse races. After decades of handicapping horse races, I can truthfully say that it is one of the most difficult pursuits and never ceases to surprise me. One thing I have learned and also re-learned is that you have to actually know what happened in past races in order to evaluate the runners in today's race.]]></description>
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<title>Picking the Right Horse From a List of Contenders in a Horse Race</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:42:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The goal of good horse racing handicapping is to identify the contenders in a race. Then, once they are singled out, the next step is to assign probability to each one, meaning the actual odds that each of the contenders will win the race. Obviously, this is not an exact science. After the odds are assigned, the horse players, must decide what odds are acceptable in order for him or her to make the profit that has been decided upon. At this point many of you may be thinking, "Any profit is good!" I couldn't agree more, but if a person is working at horse racing handicapping and being businesslike about it, then there is a margin that he or she is shooting for.]]></description>
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<title>Handicapping Second Favorites, the Ugly Step Child of Horse Racing</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:41:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[So much attention is paid to the favorites in a horse race, the horse with the most money wagered on it, that we often forget the second favorite, the horse with the second highest total wagered on it. While second favorites may not be an automatic bet because just being the next in line does not mean it's a good bet, it is worth looking at these horses who live in the shadow of the chalk and to ask ourselves, "When is the second choice a good choice?" First we start with our own method of handicapping...]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Positions Affect the Outcome of a Race</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:53:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The old saying, "pace makes the race," is often true. However, pace and speed and position are not all the same. Speed points are often used to determine where a horse will run or try to position itself during the early stages of a race. Speed points were the brainchild of a handicapper named Quirin who developed a simple but very useful method for determining where horses run during the early part of a race. If you've been handicapping for a while you probably know about speed points and also that early speed is critical, even in long races.]]></description>
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<title>The Top Horse Racing Handicapping Factors For Wagering and Winning</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:53:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are so many factors involved in a horse race that it is virtually impossible to prepare for every contingency and then to accurately assess each factor and to successfully incorporate it into your betting system. That's why horse racing handicapping is such a challenging intellectual sport. Like many things in life, however, you don't have to be right all the time, just often enough to make a profit. Too many horse players are looking for the perfect system when, in fact, no such method exists. Therefore, if you think in terms of probability and chance, you'll be on your way to successfully wagering and making a profit.]]></description>
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<title>How to Spot a Good Horse Racing Bet</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:42:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While most people think the key to making money betting on horse races is to pick winners or even to pick trifectas or exactas, the real key to handicapping is spotting a good bet. It is the same with any form of risking money for gain. Whether you invest in the stock market, commodities, precious metals, or any other market, it's the same. Risk must not exceed reward or return on investment. Horse racing handicapping is the art of evaluating all the horses in a race and determining what the odds are that any one of them will win the race.]]></description>
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<title>Picking the Top Factor to Handicap Horse Races</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:09:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How to handicap a horse race is one of the great puzzles in life. While many people know how to read a racing form or program and know the difference between speed figures and pace figures, very few actually know how to turn all that information into a good wager.  It all boils down to knowing how important each factor is and then using that information to project how well each horse will run based on how it compares to the other runners.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Systems Based on Jockey Statistics</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:09:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people wonder if it is possible to make a profit betting on just one successful jockey. While some riders do show a flat bet profit for their mounts in certain meets, it's been my experience that they are too inconsistent to risk backing all the time. When you wager on every horse a jockey rides what you are really doing is betting that he or she has chosen the right trainer to ride for and that the trainer will have a good meet.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Systems for Picking Good Long Shot Bets</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:42:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Whether you go to the horse races or play them from home on your computer or even drop into the local OTB parlor, your goal may be one of two things. You either want to have a thrill, want to make some money, or both. Nothing is more thrilling and profitable than picking a winner at long odds, in other words, a good long shot bet. You can do it just by chance or luck, but as you've probably learned in life, luck and chance are pretty unreliable and will let you down just when you need them the most.]]></description>
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<title>Longshots and Horse Racing Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:40:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Very few people get excited about a tip on a favorite or low odds horse, but when you say long shot, pulses speed up and people listen. The reason is that long shots are the bets that make our hearts pound and pay back a lot compared to the amount of money we risk, or do they? Looking at just one bet is not the way we measure success or profit when we're serious about making money betting on horse races.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping Information Sources and Reliability</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:58:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One thing that isn't questioned very often is the quality of information for horse racing handicapping. Several large companies offer an array of programs, tip sheets, pace analysis, pedigree statistics, and track bias reports. Some handicappers use a combination of those reports and others rely mainly on just one source of information. Then, of course, there are those few who make their way around the backstretch picking up tidbits of information from jockeys, grooms, trainers, and even the stable cat.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping - Steps to Picking Your Best Bets</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:02:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You probably want to make a profit betting on horse races if you handicap them, but like most people, you probably also struggle with that.  Some people are merely recreational horse players while others work at it like a full time job.  No matter where you may fall  in that wide spectrum of effort, you no doubt have good days and bad days.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping Tip - How to Eliminate Horses From the Race</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:02:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the best way to describe what we do when we handicap a race is to say that we weed out the legitimate contenders from the phonies or horses that have no chance of winning. To be accurate, any runner in a race does have some chance, but the actual possibility may be so small that it isn't worth considering, that is, unless the odds are right. As you handicap a horse race you try to put the horses in order from most likely winner to least likely winner.]]></description>
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<title>Is Pari Mutuel Wagering a Bad Deal for Horse Racing?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:23:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It has been an established institution for a long time and was sold to bettors as a good deal, but is pari mutuel wagering really as good as it appears and could there be a better way for horse players to wager on horse racing? Who really benefits? Horse racing handicapping is one of the toughest ways of making a living as a gambler. There are several reasons for that, including the nature of the game with so many variables, but then again, there is also the problem of operating in the dark and not knowing what you are buying.]]></description>
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<title>Three Step Method to Horse Racing Handicapping and Winning</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:22:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Picking winners at the horse races with any consistency is not an easy thing to do.  Actually making a profit from your bets over the long haul is almost impossible.  I didn't say it was completely impossible, just almost, but with that being said, it is important to realize what you're up against before you make a bet.]]></description>
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<title>When to Bet on a Horse to Win and Why It's Important to Wait</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:20:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The betting on a horse race starts as soon as the trace track will accept bets, or in the case of advanced deposit wagering interfaces on the internet, as soon as the ADW will take your bet. That may be an hour or more before the race track actually takes bets and may be many hours before the actual race is run, if it's a later race. Once you've chosen the horse that you think will win the race, why not just put the bet down and then you won't have to worry about forgetting it and missing the bet, right?]]></description>
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<title>Learn How to Handicap Horse Races By Meets</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:27:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As horse racing has changed over they years people now think less in terms of a single meet and more of a circuit if they even bother to separate the races that much. Years ago a track had a short season or meet and they would open and run for several months at the most. Many seasons were even shorter just consisting of a few weeks to a month. How can that help you to pick more winners and handicap horse races more effectively?]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping System Factors and Angles</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:26:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are several kind of horse racing systems. Some systems rely on weighting the factors in a race according to the make up of the race of the kind of race. For instance, in a maiden race where raw speed is the factor that matters the most, a higher point value might be given to the horse with the fastest average speed. In a short sprint of five furlongs, post position and early pace might be given the most weight.]]></description>
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<title>The One Percent Horse Racing Handicapping System</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:09:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you want to figure out a good horse racing handicapping system? Perhaps there are clues right under your nose or all around you. For instance, there's a lot of interest in the divisions of society based on income and opportunity nowadays. The top one percent, who control most of the wealth in our society, are doing all right and they are on one side of the line while the other ninety nine percent are opposite them in that standoff. The income gulf continues to widen and tension continues to grow.]]></description>
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<title>Winning Horse Racing Bets Factors</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:09:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are certain similarities that you'll find that are shared by horses that win races. The reason that is important is because they tell you what a winner looks like. I know that may sound strange but think about it for a moment and you'll see what I mean. A lot of people go to the horse races looking for winning horses and good bets, but ask them what a good bet looks like and they'll usually admit they don't know what a winner looks like.]]></description>
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<title>Race Handicapping Tips and Angles</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:27:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Winning at the horse races is sometimes a matter of luck and other times a matter of skill. Losing, on the other hand, comes in many varieties and no one can avoid it. If you want to win more and lose less, however, the best plan is to handicap the races as well as you can and manage your money as well as you can, too. You may still lose from time to time, but you might make a profit in the long run, if you work hard enough at it.]]></description>
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<title>Finding Good Horse Racing Bets With Simple Math and Practice</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:27:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For most people, handicapping the horse races and finding winners seems to be a mystery. They understand the basic concepts of handicapping and can read the program, and yet, when the race is over they still don't understand how some people picked the winner. It seems to be more a matter of luck than anything else. Therefore, many people give up on handicapping and just start playing lucky numbers or worse than that, they give up on horse racing and buy lottery tickets or a roll of quarters for the slots.]]></description>
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<title>A Few Thoughts in Support of Live Horse Racing</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:26:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I'd like to say a few words in support of live horse racing, but before I do, there's something else I have to say. We live in a world of screens. Standing in line at the bank there is a big screen TV behind the tellers and it faces me so I get to see the news, whether or not I want to see the news. While the news is being broadcast across the screen in lurid digital clarity, the stock prices are zooming along the bottom of the screen as well as the latest headlines, in case I happened to miss it all on the big screen.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping - Jockey Changes and Trainer Moves</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:59:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When a rider is on a horse in its previous race and then gets off it to ride another, the first assumption most handicappers make is that he or she has chosen a better horse, or at least the horse that is better according to the rider or the jockey's agent. That is a reasonable assumption and usually spot on. It doesn't mean the chosen ride is a sure winner, but it does usually mean it can beat at least one other horse in the race.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping Horses Switching to Synthetic Tracks</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:47:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The synthetic track is here to stay so knowing how to handle the situation when a horse goes from a dirt track to a man made surface is important. While the man made tracks are supposedly more cushioned and forgiving, it seems that a horse with an injury or slight lameness might benefit from the cushioned surface. The same is true of switching to turf, of course, but most handicappers rarely think in terms of a slightly lame horse winning a race, though it happens more than you might think. In claiming races and the cheaper races, horses often run with some physical ailment or complaint. They often run on "bute" so that they won't feel the pain, but some still feel it. Naturally, a horse that is very sore won't run very well, but then again, they are usually scratched by the track vet, if he or she is doing the job right.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Information for Picking Winning Wagers</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:02:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are plenty of ways you can bet on a horse or a horse race, but many of them are poor bets or even known as, "sucker bets." No one likes to be a sucker or taken for one, so here are a few horse racing tips to help you to stay ahead of the game. Wagers at the horse races are usually meant to make money for the race track.]]></description>
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<title>Driver Changes Are a Key to Winners at the Harness Races</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:01:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The driver plays a very important part in the success of a harness horse and there are big differences in the driving skills and success between different drivers. This isn't exactly a secret among people who handicap harness races. But how much attention do you really pay to the driver and have you identified winning driver and trainer teams? Some race tracks now supply information on driver switches, as I call them. A typical announcement before a race would be something along the lines of, "Ron Pierce chooses the 6 over the 8."]]></description>
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<title>Using the Morning Line to Handicap Horse Races and Find Good Bets</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:03:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is right there under our noses as we handicap a race program and as we look at the early odds. Many tracks show the morning line on the television monitors right beside the current odds. Some show tracks show their handicappers picks and odds on a pre-race show or even on the toteboard when wagering opens.]]></description>
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<title>Have More Fun at the Horse Races</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:57:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Would you like to have fun at the horse races? Here are a few thoughts from an old horse player that may help you to regain some of the joy of going to the races. Because people bet real money on horse races and it involves gambling and risk taking, many people become very emotional and unhappy at the horse races. Greed and need are the two major reasons people risk money to make money. If you're greedy and try to win money at the races and fail, you may be depressed when you lose.]]></description>
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<title>Increase Horse Racing Handicapping Profits Using One Trick</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:39:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Would you like to make more money betting on horse races? Perhaps you are losing money now and wondering if it is really possible to make money betting on horse races. The answer is, yes, it is possible, but in reality it is also very difficult and for some people, impossible. If you think that you may not ever be able to make a profit, you're probably right. On the other hand, if you think that there is a chance and you're willing to work hard at it, you might succeed.]]></description>
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<title>Improve Your Horse Racing Handicapping With Three Steps</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:40:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you're trying to make money betting on horse races, you're probably a handicapper. If you don't handicap horse races and just depend on luck to win, then you'd better be very lucky or very wealthy. For most people, making money as a handicapper is a tough job and very risky, but some people do actually make a profit wagering on horse races.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Bets That Win Often</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:07:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of ways to bet on horse races. The goal, of course, is to make more money than you spend. In spite of that, many people handicap horse races trying to figure out which horse is most likely to win and then bet the selection they arrive at. Just because one runner is more likely to win the race, however, it doesn't mean it is the best bet or the best way to make a profit wagering on horse races.]]></description>
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<title>A Simple Horse Racing System That Is Easy and Fast</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:07:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you love betting on horses but don't want to spend hours handicapping the races every day, you're not alone. A lot of people enjoy betting on horses but a much smaller number of people actually enjoy the grind of tedious hours of poring over the form trying to figure out each runner's chances. When you think of it, it only makes sense. Gambling and playing the horses is about action and fast results, while handicapping is all about a slow methodical approach to finding a few good bets.]]></description>
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<title>How to Win Pick Threes and Pick Fours and Even Pick Sixes</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:14:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Multiple leg wagers are very popular at the horse races and may offer the best opportunity for handicappers to make a profit over the long run. One of the reason is that some race tracks offer at least one of those multiple leg bets per day with an extremely low takeout or even for a 0% takeout.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Systems and Wagering Schemes</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:26:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you've ever placed a bet on a horse race or tried to make a profit from gambling, you've probably asked yourself this question, "Can anybody really make money betting on horse races or gambling?" One of the biggest problems with trying to verify the information and claims made by people who say they do or don't make a profit is that the people who really can make money gambling aren't about to broadcast it. That makes sense considering the fact that they have to pay taxes on that money and also that they would be hounded by other people who want them to teach them how to do it. So let's look at the issue and see if we can clear a few things up.]]></description>
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<title>How to Bet Smarter Than the Crowd at the Horse Races and Win More</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:53:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you go to the horse races and make your bets your money is co-mingled with the money from all the other people who make a similar wager on the same race. If you look around at the crowd, you may wonder just how smart those people are. You'll see people who may not look all that smart and others who are drinking and probably not making great decisions. If these are the people you have to beat it may seem like you should be making a profit. But the fact remains that most people leave the race track a loser, and my guess is that most of the people who are reading this horse racing handicapping article are included in that group.]]></description>
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<title>When Handicapping Horse Races Keep It Simple for Best Results</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:16:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When trying to find good bets in horse races we sometimes work so hard we might be considered obsessive. While doing your best is always a good thing and I don't want to discourage you from working hard at finding winning horses, a little caution should be used. For instance, sometimes, when we try too hard, analysis becomes paralysis, as the saying goes. First of all, think of all the things that can happen in a horse race. There are so many factors that should be considered when you look at the runners, jockeys, trainers, and other people involved in a race.]]></description>
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<title>Find Horse Racing Best Bets For Yourself</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:33:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While betting on horse races is a lot of fun for many people, it is still a risky proposition so very few people do it for more than recreation. Those people who actually make a profit from it all have their different handicapping methods or horse racing systems. One thing that they all have in common, however, if they do it consistently, is that they can spot a good bet when they see one. While you may think that any bet that is a winner is a good one, a professional horse player might disagree with you. Would it surprise you to know that those pros actually pass up many winners--horses that they had picked as their top horses?]]></description>
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<title>How to Handicap and Play Horse Races Like a Small Business</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:27:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the economy tanking and money getting harder to find, many people are scrambling looking for ways to make money and one of the possibilities that often presents itself is horse racing betting. Unfortunately for many people, that is a one way ticket to the poor house because betting on horse races and handicapping horse races is difficult and risky. However, if you have your heart set on trying to make money betting on horses, here are some tips so you can at least do it in a businesslike fashion.]]></description>
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<title>Is Horse Racing Handicapping a Real Job or Just Foolish Pleasure?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:31:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I work very hard at picking winners and sometimes make a profit, but anyone who thinks that they are going to get rich handicapping horse races needs to have a talk with a good financial consultant or someone like my Uncle Mo. He isn't a horse player at all, in fact he is against gambling except for his investments in the stock market. He's a banker. Though he is against gambling and playing the horses, it is interesting to get the opinion of a man who is pretty sharp at making money, though you can rarely get him to spend a buck.]]></description>
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<title>Weight and Conditions As Horse Racing Handicapping Factors</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:16:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you look at the weight that each horse carries in a race and figure that into your handicapping decisions? When people were more involved in pace handicapping and tried to figure out where each horse would finish the race in terms of lengths, it seemed that a lot of people would look at weight and figure that each pound equaled a certain number of lengths at the finish.]]></description>
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<title>Racing Form and Conditioning As Horse Racing Handicapping Factors</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:15:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Racing form is the actual physical shape a horse is in at the time of the race. There is thought to be an actual cycle that a runner goes through in which it gets into good physical shape and holds that form for a while before losing it as it gradually declines due to the stress of racing. Knowing about this cycle may help handicappers to know whether a horse is likely to improve, stay the same, or regress since its last race. That is the biggest question most of us try to answer when we handicap a race.]]></description>
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<title>Finding Easy Winners at the Horse Races</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:54:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while a race comes along that has all the ingredients you need to be almost certain that a horse will win. It is all based on what I call the acid test, or "been there--done that." In other words, you want a runner that has won at the same class level or higher. If it is racing at the $20,000 claiming level, that is where you want to see it today. It must have won in a $20,000 race and it cannot be a non-winners race. In other words, if it just won a non-winners of 3 races and is now in a non-winners of 4, it is not at the same class level: It's moving up.]]></description>
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<title>How to Use Speed Points and Figures in Horse Racing Handicapping</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:53:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Speed points, as you may know, were originally conceived by Dr. William Quirin and introduced to the world in 1979. They are a useful tool to measure the race to the first call. The higher the speed points given to a runner, the more early speed that one has, sort of. Therefore, if you're looking for the early speed in a race, you need only check the speed points that are included in many past performances--at least that's the theory. While I wouldn't dispute the usefulness of speed points, I'd like to take them and their utilization one step farther.]]></description>
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<title>How to Pick Winners in Horse Races</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:37:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are people who spend their lives learning how to handicap horse races so they can pick winners and make a profit betting on horse races. while the ultimate goal is to make a profit, it all starts with being able to determine which horse is most likely to win. If that sounds a bit simplistic, you're right, it is simple, but on the other hand, very difficult to do.]]></description>
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<title>Balanced Horse Racing Handicapping Methods</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:07:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you're like most people who are betting on horse races and trying to make a profit, you probably know about the most important factors.  I'm talking about class, speed, form, connections.  You could also throw pace and trip handicapping in there, though they are a little harder to quantify and lead to using more judgment and intuition and less of a mathematical approach.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping Angle - New Barn</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:07:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of information in the racing forms and past performances that are sold to handicappers. One good horse racing angle is to see which horses have been claimed and then to follow them as the new trainer tries to get a win. That, however, is not the only angle that works when there is a change of ownership or trainer. Horses don't just change hands when they are claimed. A lot of people don't pay much attention to who owns a horse or a trainer change in the past performances, but it is significant and should be followed. The reason that the owner makes such a difference is that they pay the bills and may or may not call the shots when it comes to which races a horse is entered in and other important moves.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing System Secrets Revealed</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:50:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Finding a good horse racing system that will make a profit is one of the dreams shared by a lot of handicappers. Unfortunately, the truth is that if anyone has such a method of picking winners, it is a well kept secret. There are plenty of advertisements for horse racing systems that "...really do make money," but they never pan out and a lot of people have been disappointed. When it comes to betting on horses--like any endeavor where money is involved--you have to beware of scams and frauds. The best way to avoid an unpleasant experience is to ask yourself the following question, "Does this sound too good to be true?" If anyone really has a money making system, they aren't about to sell it to the public--they'll just use it themselves.]]></description>
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<title>How to Learn How to Handicap Horse Races</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:50:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people ask me how I came to be a horse player and how I learned to handicap horse races. Betting on horse races is a risky business and the life of a horse player is filled with ups and downs. It is often a financial and emotional roller coaster--not for the weak-hearted. Based on my family history and my own personality, there was no other life that suited me, but I can't say I'd wish it on anyone else, even though I've enjoyed it.]]></description>
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<title>The Unknown Is The Most Important Factor In Horse Racing</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:49:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people have asked me, "What is the most important factor in horse racing?" Some wonder if it is speed, class, pace, form, or even the connections of the horse (owner, trainer, jockey). While all these things must be considered when handicapping a race, the most important factor, and perhaps the hardest to measure, is simply the unknown. The unknown comes in several flavors.]]></description>
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<title>Which Horse Racing Handicapping System Is The Best?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:16:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of ways to try to make a profit betting on horse races and quite a few of them are called horse racing systems. It is true that you can learn how to handicap and then evaluate the horses and wager on them using your own style and method, but even at that, you will have developed a system, no matter what you call it.There's just no getting away from the fact that you need a method to look at the runners and figure out which ones are good bets and which ones are over bet by the crowd.]]></description>
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<title>Are You Handicapping Horse Races, Jockeys, Trainers, or the Crowd?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:16:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Trying to make a profit playing the races is a never ending battle of evaluation and judgment. First you have to look at the race and decide if it is playable, of course that means handicapping the horses. For many horse players it also means looking at trainer angles and the riders. Some players will back a jockey or trainer while others look for spot plays.]]></description>
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<title>Picking Winners and Best Bets Are Two Different Things at the Horse Races</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:15:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people think the secret to successful horse racing handicapping is picking winners. They reason that the better you are at figuring out which runner will win, the more money you will make betting on horses. While that is partially true, there are some points that need to be considered if you're serious about being a professional horse player. First of all, picking winners can mean different things to different people. To me, a winner is a bet that makes a profit over the long run.]]></description>
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<title>The Horse Racing Secret Number That May Be the Key to Profit</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:14:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is there a secret to making money betting on horses? Can it all be reduced down to a single simple number? There is a number, often referred to as, "The Golden Mean," that is found throughout nature and geometry. It has been studied for thousands of years and is thought by some to be the key to all things in the universe, if used properly, that is.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Handicapping Saturday's Races</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:00:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's hard to put your finger on it, but for some reason, racing on the weekend, and on Saturday in particular, is different than other days of the week. Purses are part of the reason that more favorites seem to win and the races appear more predictable. Do racing secretaries really put together races for beginners and weekend warriors?]]></description>
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<title>Harness Racing Tip - Look Left When Trip Handicapping</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:53:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Harness racing handicapping, especially on half mile or five eighths mile tracks, is all about the trip. Getting cover behind another horse or getting over to the rail for a ground saving trip means a lot and often determines the final result in a harness race. Handicappers know this and will try to figure out how the race will start and who will get into the garden spot and sweet spots that make or break a good horse. That being said, your horse's style of running and the horses to its left are the most important considerations when trying to evaluate the pace and trip.]]></description>
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<title>Trainer Moves Myths Debunked in Horse Racing Handicapping</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:38:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For years the big deal in horse racing handicapping was pace capping. Then along came speed and everybody was talking figs and exploiting that angle until everybody and his barber knew about figure handicapping and it was no longer profitable. Then came bloodlines and breeding and sire handicapping. Armed with a list of turf sires and two year old sires a handicapper could simply pick un-raced or lightly raced horses from the right sires and profits could be made. Like all good and easy things, however, that ship has sailed and will never be seen again.]]></description>
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<title>Several Horse Racing Tips for Winning More and Losing Less</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:51:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you want to win more money at the horse races, or stop losing so much, here are a few tips that might help. Start out with a mindset that you're going to control you money by doing simple things that will make money management automatic so you can concentrate your full energy on picking winners. One way to do that is to only take as much money as you can afford to lose into the race track or otb. If you're betting online, then set a limit for your self and stick to it. This may mean that you keep a little pad beside the computer and write your bets, wins and losses on it.]]></description>
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<title>A Horse Racing Handicapping System Buyer's Guide</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:50:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You may have recently come to the conclusion that you need to learn more about picking winning horses if you're ever going to make a profit betting on horses. Many people do realize that they can't figure it out on their own. Horse racing handicapping is very difficult. It is often referred to as an intellectual sport. Whether you call it a sport or game, one thing is certain, it is very hard to make a profit playing the horses. Like many difficult things in life, some people go into wagering on horse races without much planning and they soon find themselves behind.]]></description>
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<title>Using Place and Show Pools to Find Good Win Bets</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:45:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You can use the place and show pools to find good win bets at the horse races if you understand the psychology of the bettors. Maybe that sounds complicated and you're saying to yourself, "I'm not a psychologist." You may not be a head shrink but I'll bet you've learned some things about your fellow man or woman that you can apply to betting on horses and understanding the betting habits of the other people at the races.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Racing Betting Strategy to Win More and Lose Less</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:51:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After you evaluate the runners in a horse race by handicapping their recent form, the next step in the process of making money betting on horses is to use that information to find a good bet. Whether you play exotic bets or straight bets (win, place, show), the process starts the same. You must find a key horse that is not being backed by the crowd at the odds it deserves. In other words, if--in your opinion---the horse has a 1 in 4 chance of winning and it is at 5-1; then it's a good bet.]]></description>
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<title>How Many Speed Figures or Races Should You Use to Pick Winning Horses?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:48:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Are speed figures just as relevant as they have ever been for handicapping horse races? Just betting what appears to be the fastest horse does seem to no longer be financially prudent. Let me ask you this, however, if you think that speed figures aren't useful in making money betting on horse races, why have them in a program or racing form?]]></description>
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<title>Bullet Works and Fast Workouts: The Key to Long Shot Horse Racing Winners</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:28:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is there any single key or clue to finding long shot winners? A look at the results of the Breeder's Cup 2011 results will answer that question for handicappers who take the time to do their homework. Long shots won all day and many others came in second or third to complete massive exotic payoffs. How could you tell which ones to play? The biggest factor in picking longshots is finding a horse that has improved since its last race.]]></description>
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<title>The Best Horse Racing Handicapping Factors and Systems Include Workouts</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:27:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Want to pick more winners and make money betting on horse races? Then you should be able to answer this simple question. Which horse racing handicapping factor is the most overlooked and least understood? Give up? It's workouts. One reason for this problem is that workouts mean different things in different races.]]></description>
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<title>Easy Horse Racing System Based on One Handicapping Factor</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:27:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is it possible to find an easy horse racing system that uses only one handicapping factor and still comes up with good bets? The answer is a definite yes, but there are a few caveats. The whole goal of evaluating runners and betting on them is to find a horse with an edge that is underestimated by the other bettors so it is what is known as an overlay. That's academic and common knowledge to most horse players. The big problem, of course, is to actually pull that intellectual feat off. You're up against a lot of other people and many of them are really good at what they do. There are also people with inside knowledge and last--but certainly not least--there are people who control the race by riding the runners or training and preparing them. There you sit with your racing program thinking that maybe, just maybe, you can beat them.]]></description>
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<title>Maiden Horse Races and Speed Handicapping</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:25:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many horse racing handicappers know that speed is the most important factor in maiden horse races. However, as is often the case, a little knowledge may be a dangerous, or in the case of betting on horses, expensive thing. The problem is that handicapping horse races is an intellectual sport that involves many variables such as recent form, breeding, luck, and trainer moves. Each of those variables is important and sometimes cannot be quantified or evaluated, in fact, as in the case of luck, some factors can't even be known until after the race.]]></description>
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<title>An Easy Way to Pick Winners at the Horse Races</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:52:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Part of the secret to making money betting on the runners is to know which system or method to use with a particular kind of race at a certain track on a given day. I know that doesn't sound very easy, but it's the truth. On the other hand, it is possible to quickly and easily evaluate the horses on a superficial basis. In other words, to have some idea of which ones are most likely to win.]]></description>
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<title>How to Make Money Betting on Horse Races Online</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:52:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tough economic times have a lot of people searching for new and inventive ways to make money. Everyday, all over the world, some people sit down at their computers and bet on horse races and make a profit. This is a brief and broad outline of how you can make money betting on horses using your computer.]]></description>
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<title>Tracks Cancelled Because of Bad Weather May Be an Opportunity</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:44:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One thing that really stinks about horse racing in the winter time is when they cancel a program after you've spent time and effort handicapping the races. You may put hours into evaluating the horses and feel that you have spotted a few good bets, only to find out that the track management canceled the program due to bad weather. That's one of the reasons I like to play the southern tracks in the winter time, but let's face it, there are some opportunities at northern tracks that we hate to pass up. If you spend hours going over the races only to find out there will be no racing there are ways to spend your time constructively and to keep you busy until the sun shines on your favorite ovals again.]]></description>
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<title>Are Trifectas Good Bets at the Horse Races?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:13:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lately a lot of people have asked me which bets are the best at the horse races. When I started playing the races many years ago there were still a lot of people who believed that any bet other than win was a bad wager. Times have changed, however, and now people who play the races are more sophisticated and look for value in all the pools. Exotic wagers such as trifectas, exactas, doubles, and multi-race wagers were once called gadgets because they were thought of as complicated and tricky, not to mention losers.]]></description>
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