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Horse Race Handicapping - Speed Points
It is an old story at the race track: a newcomer to the horse races looks at the jockeys’ silks and bets on the prettiest one. An ability to evaluate a horse’s chances by its physical appearance does offer a horse bettor an advantage, but the predictive value of the jockeys’ silks is easily discounted. […]
Horse Race Handicapping - Picking Longshots
A big part of the fun of going to the horse races is picking the winners. The exhilaration of rooting for the horse that wins combined with the ego boost of seeing how much a winning ticket is worth works well to put steam in a bettor’s stride. If the payout to the winning bettors […]