Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Handicapping is cyclical in nature. The same set-ups and opportunities present themselves over and over again. If you can learn from your handicapping successes and failures, and use those experiences to evaluate what is in front of you at the racetrack today, you will have a much greater chance of profit. One can start with breaking Through the Starting Gate. Horses that break through the starting gate before a race expend a lot of energy. So much so, they usually race very poorly. If a horse that breaks through the gate figures prominently in the wagering it is an ideal time to immediately step up and bet against that runner. You have to be alert because youll probably have only thirty seconds or so to secure a wager. But this has proven to be an exceedingly strong angle. Secondly, one can go for low Percentage Jockeys and Trainers. Only bet jockeys and trainers to win that visit the winners circle on a regular basis. It is more likely that a good jockey or trainer will turn around a poor horse, than a good horse will benefit from a negative jockey or trainer switch. Read further...