Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Tips And Tricks For Horse Race Handicapping In A Paddock Room

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By Paul Cox


Racing and gambling have been around for very long. All of those sporting events have always involved a horse, one way or another. Horse racing has its own economy and it is no wonder why. Keeping these animals in top shape is of highest priority for these owners considering how expensive a good horse can cost.

Horses are often kept in fences called paddocks. The paddock room may either be where they keep the horse or the name for a facility where players can discuss game technicalities before placing in their bets. Back in WW2, this was the codename for the place where Winston Churchill would very occasionally hold meetings with other war officials. Unrelated but still relevant.

They call analyzing the possible outcome of the game as handicapping. There are also least effective methods like randomly punching holes on a piece of cardboard, but you do this if you do not bother losing or winning. There are patterns relating between different games and races that may help determine how likely a horse can win.

A very important publication for this is the Daily Racing Form. Enthusiasts are well versed in reading the information provided and can use this for handicapping. While this tool has proved to be useful over the years, personal analysis based on experience plays a large part. Winning not only depends on the horse but also the trainers, jockeys and the playing field itself.

This type of gambling, while it is legal there are still some types of bets that are not allowed in some states. Bet types range from the number of entries you bet on and the winnings depend if they place first, second or third. They can range from good bets to lottery like betting.

The goal is to get top 3 entries at most. This is what handicapping is for. It singles out only the essential parts of considering a horse. As long as you have lowered your number of possible recipient of the wager, then you are more likely to win a round or two. Those who are experienced in the field already know which ones to include and which ones to drop based on the reports from the DRF.

Having a winning horse is a matter of breeding and training. Many of the literature for this sport state that there are a set of factors to consider. There are the number of consecutive wins and placements of the entries. Even the surface of the platform is taken into account. These surfaces are either dirt, grass or synthetic.

The trainers and their wins are also taken into consideration largely. Player make a check list, mentally or physically of the things that their candidate needs to qualify for their current top three. The more check marks an entry has that qualifies according to the metrics that the horseplayer has set, the closer the horse is to be up on that list.

There is a certain allure to gambling that cannot be found in any other activity. While most might think it is in the winning that the excitement comes from, it actually is in the possibility of and the illusion that you just might win from analyzing you bets through handicapping. Maybe the whole process is an allusion to how people can be obsessed with trying to control situations that will definitely have random outcomes.




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