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You may have decided to buy a horse race handicapping system or method.  You see there are thousands of them available on the internet and there are also good books on the subject at the book store.  If you don’t want to read an entire book on the subject, I advise you to just buy a simple horse racing system that doesn’t take hours to read.

Whatever method you choose to learn how to handicap horse races, there are some important questions you should ask yourself and some mistakes t

o avoid, too.  First of all, let’s be realistic.  There are people who promise you that they can give you and automatic system or method to bet on horse races and make a fortune, with absolutely no effort or risk.  That’s just crazy.  The first and biggest mistake you can make is to believe unrealistic claims.

The reason people are willing to believe such nonsense is usually one of two reasons.  Either the people are lazy and want to believe it, or they are desperate for money and want t

o believe it.  If you are lazy, forget about making money betting on horses.  It is hard work and there are no automatic methods.  If you are desperate for money, the last place you should find yourself is at the race track gambling on horse races.  Playing the horses is risky and while you may make money doing it, there are no guarantees.

Speaking of guarantees, here is another mistake that you should avoid.  Never ever buy a horse race system from someone who does not offer a simple mone

y back guarantee.  Another good sign that you might want to look for is there customer service page and the payment processor they use.  If they are using a payment processor you never heard of, maybe you shouldn’t buy from them.

If someone really has a good handicapping system that will help you to learn how to pick winners, then they will also have a good payment processor and a simple guarantee on their customer service page that is spelled out in plain English.  Just avoid those two mistakes when you buy your horse racing handicapping system and you will get your money’s worth and have more fun picking winners.  

Is weight really an important factor in horse racing? Does a few lbs really affect the performance of a horse that weighs anything from 700lbs to 1000lbs +?

The answer is of course YES! The official handicappers have been using weight to level the playing field for years and they aren’t idiots. If it was meaningless then they wouldn’t do it!

There are however a few ways we can use the weights to help find a winning horse, for no system is foolproof. When examining the form of a ra

ce, here a few things to keep in mind…

1.The official handicap is determined by the horses last few runs and how well they performed. If they ran well, the weight goes up, if they didn’t, the weight goes down. The weights are not set considering the race the horse will be running today.

2.The longer the distance the more effect the weight has. It’s a lot easier for a horse to run flat out for 5f with an extra 6lbs on his back than it is to carry that extra weight all the way around a 2 m

ile race.

3.Horses stepping up in class will rise in the handicap, but will often carry less weight than their last race due to the higher quality of competition. Look for such horses with high speed ratings, if they have proven they can run faster than most horses in the race, having less weight on their back will give them a significant advantage

4.When considering how much a extra weight will affect a horse compared to its’ last run, look at the differences. Horses that are carrying si

gnificantly more weight than last time out and are stepping up in trip (by at least 2f preferably) are facing a serious challenge. Because these runners are often horses that have done well in their last race they will often have short prices – and are prime candidates for laying.

5.On the other side of number 4, always keep an eye out for horses that recorded a good speed rating on their last race, are carrying less weight than last time out and are stepping down in trip. Not only will they be able to run faster than last time with less weight, but they’ll be able manage the weight they have more easily over the shorter trip. Such horses are often worth looking into as back bets.

Keep these pointers in mind and you will be guaranteed to put yourself at an advantage when picking a horse to bet on. Remember – a well informed punter is a winning punter!

If you want to pick winners in horse races you are going to have to learn the basics.  The most important factors in horse racing are class and speed.  If you keep track of which runners win most often, you’ll soon find that the winner is often in the top three speed horses and or the top three class horses.

But that does not mean that all you have to do is pick a speed horse with class and stand at the teller waiting for your money, because they often lose.  The same is true of the

horse with the top speed rating in its last race.  As anyone who is trying to make money betting on horses can tell you, it is a complicated game and simply betting speed or class will result in more losers than winners.

While you have to know how to assess each horse’s true speed and class, you also have to make adjustments to them to make allowances for form.  Form is simply an assessment of the recent ability of the horse.  While a runner may have won a $100,000 stakes race three years

ago, it doesn’t mean that it is presently in condition to perform such a feat.  In fact the horse may only have the ability to win a $10,000 claiming race in its current form.  Many factors contribute to a horse’s form and will indicate whether it is improving or regressing.  This article will only concentrate on speed and class.

Putting speed and class together in a meaningful way will help you to determine each horse’s fair value in the betting pools.  The way you do that is to cross r

eference speed and class.  The best way to learn how to do this is to read each horse’s name out loud and to say its last speed figure and the level that it raced at.  For instance, you might say, “Speedy didn’t win, but he earned a 78 in his last race at the ten thousand claimer level.  Smarty did win. In his last race he earned  an 80, but at the eight thousand claimer level…” and so on.

What you are learning to do is to make adjustments in your mind to the speed figures of each horse.  If the horses are running at the $8,000 claiming level and you think Smarty will perform the same way, you might think he has a chance of winning with a 80 speed fig.  The only problem is that Smarty is dropping in class and was just two ticks off the leader at the finish.  How does this relate to how they should be priced on the toteboard?  Do you see what I mean?

If you look at the tote board and see Speedy is at 1-1, but Smarty is at 3-1, then after you make your adjustments for form and connections (jockey and trainer ability) you will probably want to bet on Smarty.  Learning to make accurate adjustments based on looking at class and speed as a coupled factor will help you to understand just what each runner should be valued at and that is the only way to make money handicapping horse races.

While handicapping horse races and making a profit is not easy, there are certain steps that you can take that will make it easier.  The most important thing that you can do, before you read the rest of this article, in fact, is to write down your goals for your handicapping.  For instance, if you want to make $400 per week, write it down.  If you want $500 a month from horse racing betting, write it down.  In order to take these steps and reach your goal, you have to know what your

goal is and though that may sound simple, many people do not think that part of the process through.

Now that you know what you want, let’s start with a disclaimer of sorts.  These are very basic steps in what can be a complicated, difficult, and risky endeavor.  We are simply outlining the basics in the broadest steps.

Step 1.  You are the person who is totally responsible for all aspects of your handicapping venture.  Before you go any farther, make sure you understand what that means.

Arlington Park in Illinois is the site for the top Grade 1 thoroughbred race of the weekend with the famed Arlington Million odds taking place on Saturday. The mile and a quarter turf race has a Post Time set for 6:14pm EST with Gio Ponti returning to try and become only the second horse since John Henry to be a two-time Arlington Million winner in horse betting odds. The field will be comprised of a total of 10 horses and Gio Ponti has opened as a 7-5 betting favorite at online racebook

s. The defending champion is trained by Christopher Clement and will be mounted by Ramon Dominguez. Gio Ponti will be in the number 6 post at the starting gate.

Gio Ponti is in top form with a win in his last race in the Grade 1 Man O’ War at Belmont on July 10th. The second horse betting choice in 2010 Arlington Millions odds at online racebooks is last year’s runner up in the Million; Just As Well, who is trained by Jonathan Sheppard and ridden by Julien Leparoux. Just As Well last ran on

July 17th in the Grade 3 Arlington Handicap and finished 2nd. Just As Well will break out from the 4th slot in the gate. Online racebooks had Tazeez at 6-1 taking off from the 9 hole.

John M. Gosden is the trainer and the jockey will be Richard Hills. Tazeez last ran in the Grade 1 Prince of Wales and finished 3rd on June 16th. General Quarters opened at online racebooks as an 8-1 longshot in horse racing odds and will start from the 3rd gate position. General Quarters is trained by Thomas McC

arthy and will be mounted by James Graham. Horse betting handicappers will recall General Quarters ran in the 2009 Kentucky Derby and Preakness and was the winner at Churchill Downs in the Grade 1 Woodford Reserve this year on Derby Day.

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Horse racing systems come in all shapes and sizes and in a lot of different packages.  Some are sold as automatic money makers and others are more realistically sold as ways to improve your own performance and to pick more winners.  The horse racing systems that work the best are the ones that teach you how to find a live horse and also are based on common sense, good handicapping principles, and use more than one factor.

The reason is that it is very difficult to handicap horse races

and make a profit.  Horse races are complicated events with many variables.  They involve many different people.  Did you ever think of all the people who have an influence on whether a horse wins or loses?  It is pretty amazing.  Just to name a few, there is the owner, trainer, groom, veterinarian, farrier, jockey.  That’s not to mention the person who casually walks by and slips the horse a sugar cube now and then or any other people who have access to the horse and could slip it somet

hing a lot more potent than sugar.

Then of course, there is the horse itself.  I can tell you this as a former race horse owner who groomed his own horses and sometimes exercised them as well, each horse is a unique individual.  A good trainer is a man or woman who is good at figuring out what a horse likes and what it doesn’t like.  The good conditioners quickly learn to do as little as possible and therefore make as few mistakes as possible.  A good sound horse that is fit and ready will

usually win or at least run well.

Therefore, whatever horse racing system you are using must have a way of taking these factors into consideration and then putting a weight or value on each one of them.  For instance, if a horse is entered in a race, you must be able to look at the horse and determine if the trainer is serious about winning that particular race or if it is a training race.  That in itself is a huge part of the handicapping game.  After you figure out if the trainer is going to tell the jockey to try to win, you need to figure out if the trainer’s expectations are realistic.  Your next handicapping factor should be, how good is this horse based on its previous outings?

Then there is the matter of money and the value of the bet itself.  You need to find bets that pay enough so that your winnings are more than your losses.  I know this sounds simple, but cracking the nut, as they call it, is the toughest part of the game.  A good horse racing system will help you to do that but you will have to work extremely hard and also to tweak that system a little to suit your ability and track.

Saratoga betting fans will have a phenomenal Grade 1 race to handicap on Saturday with odds to win the Sword Dancer Invitational. Grand Couturier will make history by entering the Sword Dancer for the fifth consecutive time and opened as an 8-1 choice at online racebooks. Grand Couturier finished 3rd as a 3-year old in 2006, won the event in both 2007 and 2008, and finished 5th last year as the horse betting favorite. Sword Dancer odds for the Invitational from Saratoga will be a mile an

d a half marathon that is run on turf. The field features a lot of parity and big name jockeys. Trainer Robert Ribaudo is pleased with Grand Couturier’s condition.

“He’s doing good,” said Ribaudo. “This is where he belongs. It’s amazing just to be in the condition that he is now, especially with the way the game is today with horses having limited careers.” Alan Garcia will get the mount aboard Grand Couturier in 2010 Sword Dancer odds. Expansion opened as the favorite in Saratoga betti

ng for the Sword Dancer at 3-1 and will be mounted by Javier Castellano. Marsh Side opened at online racebooks as a 4-1 favorite with jockey Corey Nakatani.

Three horses opened as 6-1 choices with Marlang, Al Khali and Telling. Marlang will be mounted by John Velazquez, Al Khali gets jockey Kent Desormeaux and Telling will be ridden by Garrett Gomez. Online racebooks opened with a pair of 10-1 horse betting favorites in Sword Dancer odds, ridden by Kentucky Derby winning jockey Calvin Borel an

d Grassy, who will be mounted by Ramon Dominguez. Rajiv Maragh will mount 20-1 longshot Romp while Interpatation will be ridden by Jose Lezcano as another 20-1 choice.

The scientific development which led to many inventions in the 20th and 21st century had a great impact on the way of working, traveling, teaching and many other aspects of life. Research in the field of physics was the driving force in the development of technology. Scientific development triggered off the Industrial Revolution; this revolution in turn promoted and financially supported the research work to bring out innovative ideas and creations like the Internet, television, etc. Out

of the numerous inventions of the 20th and 21st century, best inventions of all time are enlisted below.Johannes Gutenberg from Germany invented the  in 1440; one of the best inventions of all time because knowledge through books became easily available to the common people. The first model of printing press was made from components like metal molds, ink (made from oil) and a special press. Printing press is simply defined as a machine which transfers letter and/or images on a given surface (g

enerally paper) by means of different types of surfaces that are inked.The invention of television was one of the most important. John Logie Baird is credited with the invention of  It is however, argued that many people had contributed to the development of technology which finally culminated into the invention of television. The ‘Nipkow disc’ developed by Paul Nipkow in 1884 was rotating-disk technology. This technology was used in sending pictures over a wire. The scanning principle of tel

evision which was discovered by Paul Nipkow formed the basis of technology developed by John Logie Baird in the invention of television.The Internet is basically a network of computers spread in the whole world. The network is not owned by any organization or individual. Vinton Cerf, a computer scientist from USA developed the Internet and Transmission Control Protocols in 1973. This work of developing the Internet and Transmissions Controls Protocols was carried out under a project sponsored by ‘Advanced Research Projects Agency’ of the United States Department of Defense.

Betting on horses is a risky thing to do, but like any form of gambling or investing, there are ways to reduce the risk.  You can get a lot of free tips online about winners and ways to handicap a race, but the truth of the matter is, when you are investing your own money, the responsibility for finding the best deal is yours and yours alone.  The really successful handicappers and bettors aren’t giving anything away.

The whole secret to gambling and making a profit is to get an edge

, in other words to have statistics or the odds in your favor.  You have to become an expert on what wins and what doesn’t win when betting.  There are broad statistics that almost everyone knows, for instance, the favorite wins about a third of the races.  Well that’s helpful, isn’t it?  No, as a matter of fact that won’t help you a bit.

In order to make money betting on horses you have to have a good system based on much more detailed information than that.  If you go to the race tra

ck and think that you’re going to make a killing knowing something that everyone else knows, you are delusional.  Look at each race as a separate event and apply the statistics that are adjusted according to the conditions of the race.

There is a world of difference between a cheap maiden claiming race and a Grade l stakes race.  There is a big difference between a Grade l stakes race for 4 year olds and up and a Grade l stakes race for 2 year olds.  The statistics are not all the same.  L

ooking more closely at those races you may find that favorites win 40% of the Grade l stakes for older horses and 25% of the maiden claiming races.

That is just scratching the surface, too.  Smeared all over the internet and past performances are trainer stats that seem to help.  For instance, trainer X has a horse in the third race that he just claimed and you see that he has a 40% win rate with horses first off the claim and the horse is going off at 5-1.  Seems like a great deal, doesn’t it?  Unless, of course, you happen to dig deeper and find that he only wins first off the claim with horses at a different track or of a different gender or racing on a different surface, etc.

Those statistics are just a small example of the stats that you will encounter in a day of handicapping horse races and yet, they are enough to lead you to waste your money on fool’s bets.  The secret to making money betting horses is to become an expert and to specialize.  That is how you will beat the crowd and the geniuses who stand around holding a program filled with misleading information and spouting irrelevant statistics. Dig deeper, and know just one good truth and you will have more than most handicappers.  You don’t have to know everything, just a few good true things.

Speed figures are so convenient and universal that they seem the ideal way to compare runners in a race, but the very fact that everyone has access to them limits their effectiveness when looking for a good bet in a horse race.  The other problem with speed figures is that they don’t reflect the true character of the race or tell you what really happened.

For instance, pace has a direct effect upon speed figures, but pace is also affected by the runners in the race and their running s

tyles.  So in order to get a true picture of a horse race and to know what really happened and why, you have to know how each horse’s running style factored into the equation.  Here is a simple example to illustrate this point.

Let’s say horse A. is a front runner who always goes to the lead.  In a race where horse A is uncontested on the lead he sets blazing fractions an often wins, particularly if the track favors that style of runner.  In today’s race he will be facing two other horse

s with the same running style but in his last race he had the fastest speed figure by 5 points.  He is made the favorite.

But upon looking at the other speed horses we find that while one of them horse C., was in a speed duel in its last race and faded to third and earned a speed figure 6 points less than horse A., the other speed horse, call it horse B.,  also had a race without any other early speed in it and it easily raced on the lead and won, but its speed figure was 5 points less than h

orse A. and only 1 point better than horse C.

Just looking at speed figures would lead us to believe that horse A. is easily the best, but in today’s race those three are going to battle for the lead and wear each other out.  If it is truly a speed favoring track then any one of these three speedy types that has shown any ability to rate just a bit off the lead might be a good bet.  It would appear that horse C. might easily be as competitive as A. and certainly more competitive than B., so maybe C. is the best bet after all.

The point I am trying to make is that speed figures tell very little about a race unless all the factors are taken into consideration.