2010 Santa Margarita Handicap
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Zenyatta stays perfect in the Santa Margarita Handicap on March 13, 2010.
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Can a Simple Horse Racing System Make Money and a Consistent Profit?
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I am often asked if a simple horse racing system can really make money. You can find many easy horse racing betting systems and handicapping systems on the market and some promise to make money right out of the box.
I’ve spent years developing simple horse racing systems and have some insight to share on the subject that some of you won’t like. You have the choice of believing what you want to believe or settling for the truth, which is often a distant runner up.
First of all, by simple I mean, a system that doesn’t count too many factors or make you spend all day trying to find a few good bets. It also excludes complex computer systems that supposedly automatically find winners.
A simple horse racing system shouldn’t be difficult to use and should help you to pick winners. Believe it or not, the simpler the system, the more difficult it is to develop, if you are serious about consistency. There are some factors, the basics, that have to be dealt with in any method of picking winning wagers.
Here is what I’ve learned about horse racing betting systems, there is no such thing as a completely automatic system. You will have to do some work to pick winners and nothing works all the time. On the other hand, you can fine tune a good method of picking winners and use it successfully with a little patience and practice.
That means you will have to put some effort into it. While simple horse racing systems can be successful, what really matters is whether or not you will take the time to use the few factors that they rate to find some good bets.
One thing to steer clear of is any system that doesn’t come with a money back guarantee or a guarantee that makes you jump through hoops to get your money back. That is, as they say, the acid test.
Bill Peterson
http://www.articlesbase.com/horse-racing-articles/can-a-simple-horse-racing-system-make-money-and-a-consistent-profit-1129448.html
Charlie’s Horse Racing preview 13th March
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The Imperial Cup is the feature race this weekend and SJ have a great Second Chance offer for it. Pepe Simo is Charlie’s recomendation. Cheltenham Festival kicks off on Tuesday. We have our Happy Hour everday and Charlie will be calling in every morning for the days racing preview.
Duration : 0:5:45
The Best System For Horse Racing Handicapping Winners In The 21St Century
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Times have changed and so has horse racing handicapping. In order to find winners, years ago, we had to figure out everything using long math and long hours reading past performances. For instance, when trying to figure out the pace scenario of a race, we’d have to calculate the fractions the horse actually ran by making adjustments using its beaten lengths at each call.
Now we have software and computers to make those figures readily available, including speed figures that use sophisticated algorithms and track variants. Do you remember when Andy Beyer’s Speed Figures first came on the scene? That seemed to change handicapping, but since everybody started using them, how much did any of us really benefit from that new idea? Now they are in most programs in some form or another and anyone who buys a program sees them.
For that matter, how much has your win ratio or profit line changed based on all the new information that is available? If you are like most people, your own ability may have improved a little over the years, but all the information hasn’t really made you a better horse racing handicapper. If you don’t think that all the information hasn’t changed much, just take a look at the numbers.
Years ago, when I first started trying to make sense of this game, the crowd’s choice, the favorite, won about 30% of the time. Now, after all these improvements and additions and all the marvelous new gadgets and computers the crowd is still picking about 30% winners. The only people making more money from the horse races are the people selling information.
We are drowning in a sea of information and everybody seems to be looking for the best system to pick winners. Rather than trying to add more information and weighing which information is important and which bits of data are relevant, why not get back to the basics? Horse racing handicapping hasn’t really changed since horses started racing against each other. It still comes down to speed and pace.
Common sense tells us that the best system is the simplest and easiest to use. Complicated systems may impress the user, but if you want to pick winners and make money, master the basics of true handicapping with something simple and proven, like True Handicapping.
Bill Peterson
http://www.articlesbase.com/horse-racing-articles/the-best-system-for-horse-racing-handicapping-winners-in-the-21st-century-816967.html
‘Lucky’ wins the Rebel
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Lookin at Lucky, with Garrett Gomez aboard, wins the Grade 2, $300,000 Rebel Stakes for 3-year-olds at Oaklawn Park on March 13, 2010.
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Only 2% Will Beat The Bookies And Make Their Horse Racing Betting Pay
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6 Ways To Beat The Bookies
It is widely quoted that only 2% of horse racing punters actually make anything like decent profits from horse racing over the long term. And probably much less than that are actually able to make a living from horse racing.
From my side of the fence, as the owner and operator of a successful racing tipster service, it is easy to see why the average man in the street doesn’t make a success of his betting activity.
I am often asked if it is possible to make decent profits from horse racing. I would list the following advice as vital to finding success when betting on horses.
1) Decide On Your Betting Bank From The Outset - It is important to never bet more than you can comfortably afford to lose. Decide on an amount that you are prepared to set aside solely for your betting bank, then divide this amount by 25 and the figure you are left with will become your stake. As your profits increase or decrease, you will always be betting one twenty-fith of your bank (if betting at level stakes), and this will offer you some protection against losing runs.
2) Never Chase Losses - The road to the poor house when betting on horse racing is to chase your losses. Trying to bet bigger stakes each time, following a losing sequence, will end in profit…. but only for your bookmaker! Stick to your staking plan and don’t divert from it whatever the temptation.
3) Leave Emotion Out Of The Equation - You should aim to develop a detached view to winners and losers alike. There will always be winners (if you know what you are doing), and there will always be losers. Don’t allow emotion to creep in whether you are in the middle of a winning sequence or a losing run. If you are serious about your horse racing betting, you must treat it like a business and aim for long term profits without becoming emotional, win or lose on the day.
4) Treat Your Betting As A Business, Not A Hobby - In order to make your betting pay over the long term, you must operate as you would if you were running your own business. This means keeping proper records of all of your betting activity, profits and losses.
5) Knowledge Is Power - If you can’t afford the time (and it can take years) to build up your own knowledge of the form book, or to make a few decent contacts of your own, then try to find a racing advisory/tipster service that has stood the test of time.
6) Aim For Long Term Profits - If you are using your own (or someone else’s) system to make your selections, give it enough time for a sensible test period. There is absolutely no point in jumping from one system to the next without giving it time to work.
The same applies to using a racing advisory/tipster service. Aim to find a service that has been around for some time, proofs their selections etc. Then once you have made your choice of system or tipster service to use, don’t jump from one to the other after a short period. Decide on a fair test period and stick to it.
Finally, horse racing can be a fascinating and exhilarating hobby, but if you want to make your betting pay, follow the rules above and you’ll have a head start over most punters out there!
Roy Carter
http://www.articlesbase.com/online-gambling-articles/only-2-will-beat-the-bookies-and-make-their-horse-racing-betting-pay-3871.html
Zenyatta moves to 15-0
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Zenyatta wins the Grade 1, $250,000 Santa Margarita Handicap at Santa Anita on March 13, 2010.
Duration : 0:3:13
How many horses die per year in horse racing?
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I hate horse racing, like the ones around the really long tracks, i think it is a cruel sport people put there horses through to just get some money and more horses to race. So, just wondering, how many horses die per year during a race? And i don’t care if the horse was trained, i still think it’s cruel. And I HATE it when they use their whips.
This depends to a large extent on the track and on where it’s located, Jessica. There are other mitigating factors too, such as the weather conditions during races, the type of racing surface ( eg, dirt, Polytrack, turf, artificial turf, or a mixed surface of dirt and sand) the number of horses entered in a given race or card of races, the AGES of those horses ( younger horses are FAR MORE likely to break down and suffer catastrophic injuries than older horses are) and their genetic makeup. All of these things play their own roles in determing how many horses actually die from or during races each year. Some tracks have a lot of fatalities, others have almost none, so it’s really hard to give an accurate estimate of how many horses actually die in a given year.
As for the whip use- the whip is perhaps the LEAST offensive thing in the sport, if you ask me. I’ve been following racing since I was a little girl- I watched Ruffian’s ill fated match race when I was just 11 years old- and I can tell you that the whip is something which has never really bothered me. There are WAY TOO MANY other things about the sport which are much more abusive than the whips. I have long been an advocate for a TOTAL BAN on 2 year old racing, because I consider that to be inhumane and cruel to the horses involved. A 2 year old horse is equivalent in its bone development to a 6 year old HUMAN CHILD. We, as a society, would NEVER ASK a 6 year old kid to run distances of up to a mile, sometimes more, with a one hundred pound lead weight strapped to his or her back, because it would KILL THE KID, and the public outcry would be so great that anyone who did this would end up in jail in short order. But we have NO QUALMS whatsoever when it comes to demanding that a young horse do this- and horses CAN’T SAY NO, and they can’t talk back or argue with us. The average racehorse is started under saddle and in training at the age of 15 months, which is LONG BEFORE horses of other breeds and in other sports start their careers. Most of the performance or sport horse industry outside of racing actually HEARTILY CONDEMNS racing because of this practice, in fact, because they are aware that it is cruel and can lead to permanent, lifelong problems. I agree with their viewpoint, because I know they are right. I’ve worked with horses that have come off the track- and they inevitably have all kinds of health and behavior issues which have to be dealt with if the animals are to ever have any chance of starting a different career.
And there’s another issue which bugs me about racing, namely that FAR TOO MANY of today’s horses are being bred for speed and looks instead of soundness or long term health. The advent of Polytrack has only ADDED to this problem and made it worse, because breeders now have an INCENTIVE TO KEEP BREEDING for speed and looks. Polytrack isn’t God’s gift to racehorses, not by a long shot. It drains poorly when it’s wet, and it’s subject to freezing in cold weather. And when it’s frozen, it’s VERY unforgiving to a horse’s legs and joints- witness what happened in January of 2009 at Santa Anita when the main track’s surface froze during an unexpected cold snap. Over the course of a two week period, there were 7 horses that DIED in racing accidents because they ran on the frozen track and broke their legs. That was probably the worst record for a given racetrack during the entire year which followed. Santa Anita has already had massive drainage problems THIS winter- they’ve canceled racing at least 3 seperate times in the last month alone. The fact that this is an El Nino year with lots of rain hasn’t helped either, because it means there are likely to be more cancellations. Santa Anita is owned by Magnum Entertainment, a company which also owns Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore and Laurel in Laurel, Maryland- and which filed for Chapter 11 more than a year ago. Given all the problems, it’s no surprise why. They need to get rid of the Polytrack at SA, and rehab Pimlico and Laurel- but there’s no money for any of that right now with the economy in the sewer. An outright ban on 2 year old racing would solve a LOT of problems- and I think it would eventually bring an end to some of these horrendous tragedies we keep seeing in racing. These accidents are ALL totally preventable- but because the powers that be which run the sport still refuse to see the connection between the accidents and the ages of the horses which break down, we are going to keep seeing more of them in the future. Some lessons have to be repeated MANY, MANY times before they finally sink in, and this appears to be one of them. Like you, I too have wondered what it will take to finally get the racing world to wake up and smell the coffee where the issue of safety is concerned. Perhaps a 9/11 style accident in which not just horses, but PEOPLE DIE- that’s one thought I’ve had. The Kentucky Derby is already one of the most crowded races in existence, and I am just waiting for the inevitable day when there is an accident during that race which so severe that NO ONE can ignore it.
Such a wreck would definitely involve human as well as equine deaths, and because it would be shown on national TV and the internet, the public outcry against racing will be HUGE. It’s at that point that I think we would finally start to see some REAL REFORMS in the sport of racing, reforms which are LONG OVERDUE. The sport would become less of a Little Boys’ Club, I think. We’d probably also see the end of 2 year old racing, and possibly, the end of 3 year old racing as well. There’d be demands to raise the racing ages of the horses, and demands to reform the way these horses are bred and raised. Jockeys would start to be treated as the professionals they are, instead of being treated as cannon fodder, the way they often are now. Trainers would be REQUIRED to show that their horses were healthy and provide proof that the horses were mature enough to race- and this would mean that every horse would have to have his or her own set of X-rays taken at different times prior to being entered in ANY RACE, no matter how long or short it was. Breeders would need to prove that they understood genetics and the science of reproduction, and they would need to be licensed. The practice of match races would be stopped for good in a perfect world, so as to ensure that tragedies like the one we saw with Ruffian thirty years ago would never happen again. Match races are inherently unfair and cruel to the animals involved, no matter how much people pretend otherwise. Finally, there would be limits imposed on the number of races a given horse could be entered in per year, so as to prevent horses from becoming injured because of exhaustion. Tired horses are just like tired PEOPLE, Jessica. They make mistakes- and sometimes, the mistakes are potentially fatal. I think the day when all of this will happen isn’t far off. Time will tell..
UK Horse Racing at Newmarket Racecourse. Best in the World
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Newmarket
Newmarket is the home of the British Jockey Club, remains the headquarters of many national and international racing organisations. Newmarket thrived because of its marketplace and a profitable trade in accommodating travellers and so it continued for centuries, until King James I “discovered” its Heath in February 1604 as a fantastic leisure venue for his court and Newmarket’s sporting relations began.
Newmarket is well served for trouble-free transport links to the remainder of East Anglia: the A14 takes you in about 20 minutes to Cambridge in the west, where you can benefit from the delights of the ancient University Town. Newmarket racing is ingrained in Suffolk history and is alive and kicking turf today as one of the most exciting racecourses in the UK. Newmarket early in the morning is a strange place, busy with the activities of hundreds of centaur-like figures, nonchalant but serious, as though unaware of the danger and absurdity of answering rich men’s whims by teaching racehorses to run faster.
Charles II’s involvement from the mid 17th century secured Newmarket’s future at the heart of British racing. The local history of Newmarket is inextricably tied up with the history of horseracing. The historic centre of English racing is today home to the world renowned Newmarket racecourse, the National Stud and the National Horse Racing Museum.
Racing
Newmarket is on the up and up, boasting world class racing and facilities and the strikingly picturesque July Course offering its own exclusive brand of entertainment over the summer months.
Bronze Age barrows, showing proof of early activity, were dotted across Newmarket Heath until the 19th century when they were removed to make better conditions for horse racing. The Rowley Mile hosts racing of the highest calibre during the Spring and Autumn, including two of Britain’s five Classic races in early May: the 1000 and 2000 Guineas.
Racehorses
Of course, no visit to Newmarket is complete without visiting sites associated with its rich sporting heritage as the historic home of horse racing. You can visit the world prominent National Stud, take in a tour of the National Horse Racing Museum, and even arrange a tour of the town’s training facilities and gallops. The town has a exclusive environment consisting of the world’s most extensive training grounds (situated on the world’s largest expanse of tended grassland), over 2500 racehorses, some 70+ licensed trainers and more than 60 stud farms where the racehorses of the future are bred.
Course
The Rowley Mile racecourse sports a brand new grandstand which is a great feature of this lovely racetrack. The distinctive thing about teh Rowley mile course is that it is a straight track and has a large dip about two and a half furlongs out which can catch out three year olds, as you need to have a exceedingly well balanced horse to keep up an even tempo going into the dip and then have the endurance to come back up the dip to finish out the race. In the autumn the Rowley Course stages two further outstanding meetings in the Cambridgeshire and Champions’ Day race days.
Have a fantastic day out at Newmarket racing.
Keith Driscoll
http://www.articlesbase.com/online-gambling-articles/uk-horse-racing-at-newmarket-racecourse-best-in-the-world-196984.html
UK Horse Racing at Newmarket Racecourse. Best in the World
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Newmarket
Newmarket is the home of the British Jockey Club, remains the headquarters of many national and international racing organisations. Newmarket thrived because of its marketplace and a profitable trade in accommodating travellers and so it continued for centuries, until King James I “discovered” its Heath in February 1604 as a fantastic leisure venue for his court and Newmarket’s sporting relations began.
Newmarket is well served for trouble-free transport links to the remainder of East Anglia: the A14 takes you in about 20 minutes to Cambridge in the west, where you can benefit from the delights of the ancient University Town. Newmarket racing is ingrained in Suffolk history and is alive and kicking turf today as one of the most exciting racecourses in the UK. Newmarket early in the morning is a strange place, busy with the activities of hundreds of centaur-like figures, nonchalant but serious, as though unaware of the danger and absurdity of answering rich men’s whims by teaching racehorses to run faster.
Charles II’s involvement from the mid 17th century secured Newmarket’s future at the heart of British racing. The local history of Newmarket is inextricably tied up with the history of horseracing. The historic centre of English racing is today home to the world renowned Newmarket racecourse, the National Stud and the National Horse Racing Museum.
Racing
Newmarket is on the up and up, boasting world class racing and facilities and the strikingly picturesque July Course offering its own exclusive brand of entertainment over the summer months.
Bronze Age barrows, showing proof of early activity, were dotted across Newmarket Heath until the 19th century when they were removed to make better conditions for horse racing. The Rowley Mile hosts racing of the highest calibre during the Spring and Autumn, including two of Britain’s five Classic races in early May: the 1000 and 2000 Guineas.
Racehorses
Of course, no visit to Newmarket is complete without visiting sites associated with its rich sporting heritage as the historic home of horse racing. You can visit the world prominent National Stud, take in a tour of the National Horse Racing Museum, and even arrange a tour of the town’s training facilities and gallops. The town has a exclusive environment consisting of the world’s most extensive training grounds (situated on the world’s largest expanse of tended grassland), over 2500 racehorses, some 70+ licensed trainers and more than 60 stud farms where the racehorses of the future are bred.
Course
The Rowley Mile racecourse sports a brand new grandstand which is a great feature of this lovely racetrack. The distinctive thing about teh Rowley mile course is that it is a straight track and has a large dip about two and a half furlongs out which can catch out three year olds, as you need to have a exceedingly well balanced horse to keep up an even tempo going into the dip and then have the endurance to come back up the dip to finish out the race. In the autumn the Rowley Course stages two further outstanding meetings in the Cambridgeshire and Champions’ Day race days.
Have a fantastic day out at Newmarket racing.
Keith Driscoll
http://www.articlesbase.com/online-gambling-articles/uk-horse-racing-at-newmarket-racecourse-best-in-the-world-196984.html