| Finding a good system to pick key horses isn't as hard | | | | a third of the time and other kinds of races where |
| as it might appear if you know a few trifecta secrets | | | | they win a lot less than a third of the time. For instance, |
| and tips. There are many ways to play trifectas and | | | | in certain races favorites win more than half the time. |
| several good reasons. The reasons for playing | | | | Just by keying on the favorite over two other horses, |
| trifectas are big payoffs, sometimes thousands of | | | | you have a key horse that will win more than it loses. |
| dollars, more than one combination can be played, and | | | | You can find these statistics from some of the major |
| if you play them right, you can key on more than one | | | | suppliers of past performances who now print the |
| horse to win and still collect. You just can't do that with | | | | percentage of winning favorites for each race, based |
| a win bet, though don't get me wrong, I am still a big | | | | on the conditions, at the top of the program. |
| fan of win bets, too. | | | | Just find a race where the favorite wins a high |
| The problem that many horse racing handicappers | | | | percentage of the time and you have your key horse. |
| face is that they don't have much money. Making a $2 | | | | With a little practice you'll get good at spotting which |
| win bet on most winners isn't going to return much. On | | | | horse is going to be the favorite, it is usually one of the |
| the other hand, it you make a $1 key bet and play that | | | | two top horses in the morning line. |
| winner over two other horses, you could win the dollar | | | | The next step is to find good horses to place after |
| trifecta and that could pay a lot. It will certainly pay | | | | that favorite. I recommend you look at the percentage |
| much more than the win payoff. | | | | of place and shows to the actual number of races a |
| The problem of course, is to limit the number of | | | | horse has run and use several of the horses who run |
| combinations to keep the cost of your trifecta key bet | | | | 'in the money,' very often. Just add the place and |
| down to a minimum. You need a strong key horse that | | | | show figures for each horse and then divide that |
| will have a high percentage of winning. Therefore, the | | | | number by the total number of races. You will then |
| way to find a good key horse, if you plan on putting it | | | | have a key horse that will win a high percentage of |
| on top of your tri key bet, is to look for a horse that | | | | races and your other picks will also be horses who run |
| has a clear statistical advantage over the rest of the | | | | in the money very often. |
| horses. | | | | This method may not make you a fortune, so don't |
| Though it is common knowledge that favorites win | | | | mortgage the farm, but it should hit a high percentage |
| about a third of the time, here is a little known fact. | | | | of trifectas because statistics will be in your favor. |
| There are some races where favorites win more than | | | | |