05 April 2008

Horse Race Handicapping College - Horse Racing and Sharks

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Thoroughbred Horse Racing and Sharks

Most players / horse race handicappers that go to the track are just feeding the sharks. Look and listen!

Fact - The track can't lose.

Only foolish players lose. Yes, It is foolish to risk your cash on bets that cannot possibly win.

In every horse race there are horses entered that are there only to FILL the field. There are horses that are entered only for the workout or experience. Those particular horses have NO CHANCE whatsoever.

Yet uneducated players bet on every horse in every race. Why? Because they are foolish. You work hard for your cash, why GIVE it to someone else? Believe it or not, it is the educated horse race handicappers who collect at the window on a consistent basis.

When you lose money at the track you are not losing it to the track, but to those players in the know. What do they know, you might ask? They know more than you do. That is the only edge they need. An educated horse race handicapper is a horse race handicapper with the $.

Why is it that this same crowd wins all the money, all the time?

You and many others buy the Racing Form, or other papers and Tip Sheets. You study them carefully. You think because you can quote speed ratings, past performance, Beyer numbers, workouts, blood lines, and all the PP's, you can predict the winners.

Sure you might win some races. But that is only due to Chance or "The Laws of Probability".

That other player, the educated horse race handicappers who"know" win a large percentage of their bets, and use discipline and strict bankroll management. They don't bet on low probabilty bets. They don't risk their cash foolishly.

Who is going to win the most? The horse race handicapper who can put it all together, or those players who bet because they like the "name or color" of the horse, or because some race analyst is touting a particular horse?

It's not even close. Horse race handicappers do not get rich because other horse players knew as much as they do. They win money from the foolish players. There will always be those, but it does not have to include you.

If you want to win at the track, you have to be an educated horse race handicapper. That is your choice.

Bottom Line - The "Shark" at the track is the educated horse race handicapper. Be the "Shark".

Visit Horse Race Handicapping College for more information.