Analyzing A Horse Race Articles | Horse Betting

By: Richard Bleuze

Analyzing A Horse Race

Before placing a bet on a horse, I suggest that you ask yourself the following questions:

1.  Was the horse working very hard to win?

2.  Does the horse have the same trainer and jockey? If not, why not?

3.  Does the horse have a good strike rate?

4.  Did the horse have to overcome any difficulties in the race that it won or did it get a very soft run?

5.  What are the main differences in this horse race and the race that the horse won?  Especially, the track and the weight of the horse.

6.  Do not concern yourself with how the horses it beat have performed since the race horse won a race.

7.  What are the morning odds on the horse compared to the odds about 15 minutes prior to the horse race?  If they have improved, then maybe you have a winner!  In horse racing, the horse bettor is basically betting against other horse bettors (known as parimutuel betting).

8.  Did the racing horse win within the last four weeks?  If so, can expect further improvement?

Unlike casino gambling, it is possible for a skilled horse bettor to win money in the long run at this type of gambling, but overcoming the deficit produced by taxes, the facility's take, and the breakage is difficult to accomplish and few people are successful at it.  However, with the introduction of internet gambling, many offshore racebooks offer rebates.  Thus, these racebooks, which can be found on this site, allow skilled horse players to make a steady income

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