Try to Gain the Advantage in Horse Betting
by BetUS Staff
Homemakers, accountants, the normal working class and horse bettors have to learn how to get well in this sick economy -- for those following the equine set; it has to do with picking your spots judiciously.
A wise old line maker once told me ‘you never bet enough on the winners’ and truer words were never spoken but during these days of the tight dollar spreading bets on multiple level horizontal plays during the day may not be the best way to go.
The astute horse bettor in today’s climate needs to put as many things in his favor as possible and try not to leave things up to the racing gods.
One way to limit high-risk wagers is not to bet on horses that are trying to do something today that they have never done before.
The best horsemen on the planet may have a great concept if a runner that they train can carry his speed going long but they really don’t know until the horse proves it on the track.
One of the best wagers in the game is to back a runner that figures to get a clear lead and this is a tool that can be used these days as a safeguard against long losing streaks.
Just like in humans, horses get confident when they break quickly from the gate, look around after a quarter of a mile or so, and find themselves with a lonely lead.
These types of wagers allow horse bettors to take a bit of luck out of all of the variables that could go wrong.
In contrast, backing runners that are pace dependent and need everything to unfold perfectly because they have little speed and must rally from 8 or 10 lengths back are bets that should be steered away from now.
One angle that players tend to overlook and should go back to at this point in time is the ‘race over the track’ angle.
Just like when a person has that first day on the job or that first day at school, after one gets over that hump and learns how to get to the job quickly on the streets or exactly which classroom to go to, it becomes much easier to focus on the task at hand.
The same can be said for a horse that has the experience and the feel of a certain surface to draw from and learn from immediately.
Hard-working horse gamblers have to dig into the midnight oil and pay much better attention to the human element, the trainers and jockeys, on their local circuit.
Players have to have a good gauge on what trainers use which jockeys for the super live mounts and horse bettors have to also work to identify the patterns of trainers that have been tested and successful over the years.
To emphasize the ‘live rider’ angle, let’s take a look at the Arlington Park meeting this summer.
Trainer Frank Kirby saddled 17 winners through the meeting through August 7 and 11 of those were ridden by Ramsey Zimmerman.
The king of the Chicago conditioners, Wayne Catalano, has watched 42 of his runners reach the charmed circle and 38% of them were ridden by Earlie Fires.
By putting angles together like live riders, lone speed, and a race over the track, horse bettors can build a successful profile for cashing tickets and winning bets to get them through these hard times.
