Horse Race Handicapping College - Thoroughbred Horse Racing At the Gate

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Thoroughbred Horse Racing At the Gate

For a horse race handicapper, the handicapping is complete when the horses arrive at the starting gate, but that is just the start of the horse race.

There are plenty of unexpected things that can happen during the first few seconds of a thoroughbred horse race.

Horses do not generally leave the gate in a straight line, and the guidance and the skill of the jockey will be required.

Typically, there is a good bit of swerving and jostling going on, which in some cases will knock a good horse/contender out of contention just out of the starting gate.

Any number of things, which have nothing to do with all of your horse handicapping, fitness, speed, track bias, trainer standings, etc., can happen when the starting gate opens to prevent or help your horse from running it's best race.

The successful horse race handicapper will observe and record any of these mishaps or problems at this critical stage of the race for future horse handicapping considerations.

Horse racing handicapping and wagering, although a legal form of gambling, does not guarantee that the risk of losing your money has been eliminated; even in a Stakes Race.

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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