| I've been teaching people how to handicap horse | | | | with the highest speed figures. |
| races for years and one of the questions I often hear | | | | As I said earlier, things keep changing. There are trends |
| is, "Why should I have someone teach me how to | | | | that come and go and you have to be aware of them. |
| handicap horse races?" That is a fair question and the | | | | One of the best ways is to keep notes, but before |
| answer is that I can help you to learn faster than if you | | | | you start taking notes, you have to know what it is |
| try to discover all the things I have learned over the | | | | you're supposed to be watching, That is something |
| years. I don't have all the answers and I don't have an | | | | you can figure out on your own or learn. If you buy a |
| automatic system that makes pots of money, but I do | | | | horse racing betting system, it should teach you some |
| know some things about horse racing that you may | | | | of the important factors in horse racing and how to |
| not know. | | | | use them in a meaningful way to pick more winners. |
| If you are trying to learn how to handicap and make | | | | But let me warn you ahead of time, there are a lot of |
| money at the races, you have probably already | | | | systems you can buy. Some are good and others are |
| discovered how difficult it is. You may be wondering if | | | | worthless. You have to be realistic in what you expect |
| it will ever be easy. I can tell you from past experience | | | | and realize that while someone can teach you horse |
| that it never gets easy. The world keeps changing and | | | | racing factors and ways to look at races you may not |
| what worked five years ago may not work today. | | | | have thought of, no one can make you a successful |
| A great example of that is speed figures. Years ago, | | | | horse racing handicapper. That is something you alone |
| when they were unknown to all but a few | | | | can do and it takes hard work. How you go about |
| mathematical geniuses, just working out speed figures | | | | doing it is completely up to you. You can try to teach |
| and using them to spot winners was enough to make | | | | yourself everything, or learn what you can from other |
| a profit. Now speed figs are common knowledge and | | | | people and then apply it in your own unique way. |
| you can no longer make money just betting the horse | | | | |