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Thoroughbred Horse Racing Workout Value II
Many good horse race handicappers have pointed out the importance of workouts and some have come up with methods to use the data compiled from the workouts.
Since all athletes must train no matter how much raw talent they have, workouts are a good place to start evaluating a horse to observe it's fitness.
Race horses are professional athletes and they train like professional athletes. You can go to spring training camp and watch baseball players train. You can go to a race track in the morning and watch horses train or better yet, you can let someone else watch them for you and then report back to you.
Of course, I'm talking about professional clockers. They time workouts and then print the results in The Daily Racing Form, other publications, and of course various internet web sites.
A fast workout indicates the serious intent of the trainer and the ability of the horse. The best way to get an idea of how fast a workout really is, is to compare it to other workouts at the same track on the same day.
When they meet certain criteria; they show a standout workout that most horse race handicappers have overlooked or not even considered. A perfect opportunity could be waiting.
Successful horse race handicappers will use this workout data in some form. The choice is yours, whether you use it.
Horse racing handicapping and wagering, although a legal form of gambling, does not guarantee that the risk of losing your money has been eliminated.
Always wager with money that you can afford to lose, do not violate your money management rules, and do not be greedy, there will always be another horse race to wager on.
Fact: Only 2% of all horse race handicappers actually make money wagering.
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