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8 Golden Rules for Betting on Horses

People assume that betting on horses is based on luck, and that

the only method to win money while doing it is to get inside

information. By inside information, people generally refer to

match fixes or some other knowledge that one or more of the

horses is sick. This might have been true once, but in todays

modern world where the gambling is institutionalised and checked

daily, this sort of thing rarely (if ever) occurs.

So What Then? Should you gamble according to unexplainable

hunches and simply hope for the best? There is a better option.

Base your bets on information that you collect about the

different horses and then make a calculated guess. I have listed

here the 8 Golden Rules you should look out for when judging how

good a particular horse will fair in the race you are going to

bet on.

1. Check out the weather, and then check how the horses in the

race fared accordingly. Certain horses have a tendancy to

outlast others in the rain, while others charge unstoppable to

the finnish line on cloudy days. Why? I don't know, but whats

important is that its true, and it has worked for me.

2. Do not think that older horses run slower than three-year old

ones as the season comes to a close. This si just not true. What

you have to check is how many races each horse did run.

Sometimes horses compete in too many races and this slows them

down, but this has nothing to do with age.

3. Surprisingly, though you might think that there is a direct

ratio between the weight of the jockey and how fast the horse

can run, but this is not true. Since most of the jockeys weigh

approximately the same, its actually the relativelly heavier

ones who manage to win.

4. Similarly, heavier horses can run faster than lighter ones,

but only up to a point. A colt weighs about a hundred pounds

more than fillies and thus they are more likely to win long

distance races.

5. Just because a horse has new blinkers does not mean that the

horse will run faster. I know this sounds crazy, but a friend I

met at the horsetrack offered me this piece of advice, and I had

to refute it to spare the heartache from any who do fall for it.

6. Check the pedigree of the horses. Remember to keep whatever

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information you find. You can even buy one of the books on

certain horses at your local bookstores. After you have gathered

all the relevant information keep in mind that a colt doesn't

need as much of a pedigree as a filly to run very fast.

7. Don't rely too much on pedigree at the lower class races.

This is the place where those horses with a weak pedigree tend

to shine.

8. Female jockies are starting to make a name for themselves, so

don't underestimate them when they race. Lately, they have been

winning admirably.

Use the above 8 Golden Rules of Betting on Horses the next time

you go to the track or enter an online sportsbook to place your

bet so that your wager will have a better chance of winning.

About the author:

Married + 2 and from Texas, Jack

Reider is currently involved in writing his PHD on the reign

of Caesar and Augustus. Jack is also an experienced gambler and

though he doesn't need the money, loves to gamble for fun. He

does not play tournaments, but has won money at online gambling

sites, out of which he donates half to UNICEF.