My OperaHorse Race Betting - Play the Percentages
Thursday, March 15, 2012 3:34:57 PM
Horse Racing Betting, Horse Racing Handicapping Betting and Picking Winners, Horse Race Betting - Some Popular Staking PlansIn horse race betting there are 3 ways in which to make selections. For one thing, there really is such a thing as beginner's luck. I've seen it happen many times. Should you take a beginner to the race track and bet what he or she picks? Absolutely not. It is called beginner's luck because it is for the beginner, not you. If you go messing around with it, you'll spoil the whole deal. Let the beginner have a good time and enjoy a lucky day at the track. Trust me, if he or she goes back expecting the same kind of easy pickings, the universe will exact its revenge.
I've heard some crazy ideas over the years and have looked at the races for the next few days to see if they were based on truth and sure enough, they seemed to show a profit. Then I lay my money down and guess what? Everything is changed. It is like the cosmic joker waits for old Peterson to get the granny knot out of his hanky so he can extract a few nickels and plunk them down on the latest brainstorm only to throw the old switch and turn it all off.
It is sad but true that some poor folks have even been lured into cashing out their homes and life savings only to play a sure fire system that they had thoroughly tested over months or even years only to see their dreams dissolve like the morning mist over a training track.
That brings me to this final bit of wisdom that I'd like to share with every horse player in the world, though some of you already know it. Almost anything will work some of the time, but nothing works all the time.
That means you need to pay attention and watch for changing trends and streaks because horse racing handicapping and betting is a constantly changing game.
If you are looking to make your first million then horse racing betting is probably not for you. The dirty little secret no one ever really talks about is just how much money is lost at the races every year. It's staggering and in some ways the industry thrives on you losing. And the horse that finishes the race first is the winner of the race.
Place
So just like the single, straight or win bet, there are odds. But the difference here is that if the horse that you pick finishes first or second in the race, you collect your money and your earnings!
Combination Bet
This kind of bet where you will choose two to four horses that you think will win. But they should finish the race in proper order so that you will win the bet.
Show
If you place your bet on a Show wager then the place that you want to look is the horse who wins the first, second or third in the race. But most probably you get most profit if your pick ends up in the first place rather than the second one. The same thing that goes for the third horse.
Across The Board
Some of you might have heard this term already.
I've heard some crazy ideas over the years and have looked at the races for the next few days to see if they were based on truth and sure enough, they seemed to show a profit. Then I lay my money down and guess what? Everything is changed. It is like the cosmic joker waits for old Peterson to get the granny knot out of his hanky so he can extract a few nickels and plunk them down on the latest brainstorm only to throw the old switch and turn it all off.
It is sad but true that some poor folks have even been lured into cashing out their homes and life savings only to play a sure fire system that they had thoroughly tested over months or even years only to see their dreams dissolve like the morning mist over a training track.
That brings me to this final bit of wisdom that I'd like to share with every horse player in the world, though some of you already know it. Almost anything will work some of the time, but nothing works all the time.
That means you need to pay attention and watch for changing trends and streaks because horse racing handicapping and betting is a constantly changing game.
If you are looking to make your first million then horse racing betting is probably not for you. The dirty little secret no one ever really talks about is just how much money is lost at the races every year. It's staggering and in some ways the industry thrives on you losing. And the horse that finishes the race first is the winner of the race.
Place
So just like the single, straight or win bet, there are odds. But the difference here is that if the horse that you pick finishes first or second in the race, you collect your money and your earnings!
Combination Bet
This kind of bet where you will choose two to four horses that you think will win. But they should finish the race in proper order so that you will win the bet.
Show
If you place your bet on a Show wager then the place that you want to look is the horse who wins the first, second or third in the race. But most probably you get most profit if your pick ends up in the first place rather than the second one. The same thing that goes for the third horse.
Across The Board
Some of you might have heard this term already.
