Tuesday, November 29, 2016

The Basics Of Handicapping In A Paddock Room

By Jessica Kelly


Racing horses have been the very first form of gambling dating back to the ancient times. Gambling is fun not only for winning, but for the act of taking a chance at winning. This is why people go back to casinos and other platforms of gambling when they can even after a huge loss. The best part about handicapping is how it has been turned into more of a science than an art.

Predicting the outcome of the race puts in many factors into play. This is also called handicapping. People who go to the paddock room are either betting or observing in order to know how and what to bet on. The technicalities are so many that a novice would have a headache trying to take all of that in.

The easiest bet to participate in are Show and Place. While they are both cheap and simple, they are also a great way to get started. For show type bets, all you do is to choose three horses that can land the first, second and third places. Place bets are slightly more expensive, yet just as simple since you choose a horse to go first or second.

For those that know the basics, want to delve deeper as a handicap and have the money to spare the average difficulty and the harder types may be best. Exacta and the Trifecta would need some studying for it to be more likely to win. These are inherently more expensive since the rewards are higher.

The hardest one feels more like you are betting in lottery. As much as you would like to be convinced on winning based on genius handicapping skills, you would need some psychic ability and incredible amount of luck on your side. The hardest type would be Pick six, since it would need you to have 6 consecutive wins for the whole day.

Betting on the more complicated types require you to read some sort of publication to keep track of winnings and losses. The DRF or the Daily Racing Form has all the past information about the performances of all horses running for that days program. These can cost four dollars a copy and includes informative horse racing articles.

Handicapping and choosing which horse is most likely to win is a science that takes in so many factors to consider. The jockey and trainers are one of these factors. In fact, many gamblers would bet based on who is riding the horse and if there were any changes regarding this. Some say that it is very likely that the best riders get the best horses. Take that with a grain of salt.

The race track and the weather can also affect the race. There are conditions that horses prefer over another. Some may run better in wet ground while others do not. Turf, grass and dirt are the most common tracks that they run on. It would also matter when the last race of the mount is and if they are conditioned enough for the current one you are betting on.

One does not even have to bet to handicap, betting just kind of gives it more of a point. The best part of participating in these kinds of sport as an observer is the novelty it offers. The history and tradition that surrounds this have contributed many great stories of both fact and fiction. Unlike casinos and lottery, the whole family is more likely to enjoy it.




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