Horse races are some of the most exciting betting events in the world. Many people think predicting the winner or a top placer in a race is impossible, and occurs only because of luck, but there are many different ways to reduce the element of chance in your betting. It just takes some thoughtful research.
The only way to regularly win bets in horse racing is by having a lot of useful information available to you before every race. Don’t place uninformed bets, leave that to the amateurs and one-timers.
Some useful tips:
- Avoid betting on a horse that just moved up in class. He’s probably out of his league.
- Bet on horses that have won races before.
- Avoid over-hyped horses.
- Keep an eye out for good value bets, not just for the “sure thing”.
- A slow or heavy track means fast starting horses have a better chance of winning.
- Don’t bet on every single race.
- If a horse’s odds fall sharply right before the race starts, bet on it. This usually means someone has reliable information on the horse.
- Horses that have run recently are favored over horses that have been off for a few weeks.
- Give extra weight to an experienced jockey on races longer than a mile. A jockey’s skill becomes more important the longer the race is.
Bet on horses at the Bodog Racebook, or visit the racebook at Bet Online.
That’s a good point about overhyped horses, but sometimes it’s really hard to remember! You get so caught up in how amazing a horse sounds that you lose your grounding for a second.
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