| Horse racing systems have been around for a long | | | | seem to fit. |
| time and come in many styles. You can read some | | | | On the negative side of using a system, if your system |
| excellent books on the subject of handicapping by top | | | | is a loser then you will be, too. While almost any |
| authors or you can buy a short set of instructions on | | | | system is better than just randomly betting on horses, |
| how to pick winners or horses that will complete other | | | | a bad method that loses money, is still going to eat up |
| types of wagers like trifectas or exactas. What is the | | | | your bankroll and eventually leave you broke. You |
| best way to learn how to handicap a horse race? If | | | | could have achieved that without a system. Another |
| you want to learn how to handicap horse races and to | | | | pitfall or problem with using a system is getting into the |
| make money betting horses, I recommend you read | | | | mindset that you have to do something a certain way |
| those good books and also check out as many | | | | and cannot deviate from a set of instructions. When |
| systems as possible. | | | | people learn handicapping from me, I always tell them |
| The more information you look at the better your | | | | to adapt what they learn to suit their own style, |
| chances of putting together the steps necessary to | | | | characteristics, personality. In my opinion, that is the only |
| actually profit from your bets. One thing you should be | | | | way you will eventually win and find a way that is right |
| aware of, however, is that betting on horses is | | | | for you. |
| extremely risky and it is very hard to make a profit | | | | On the positive side of the handicapping system issue, |
| over the long haul. | | | | the old saying, 'those who fail to plan, plan to fail, is true.' |
| Who uses systems? When you think about it | | | | While a day at the races, betting on the horses and |
| everyone uses a system of some kind. A system is | | | | handicapping the races, can be a lot of fun, when you |
| just the method or way that you do things. You may | | | | bet you are using real money, and that should be |
| not have set out to develop your own system of | | | | taken seriously. Therefore, a little planning and a good |
| handicapping, but if you've been to the races a few | | | | system can go a long way to help you to have some |
| times and made some bets, you've probably already | | | | winners and some fun, or at the very least, to lose |
| started developing habits and have some method or | | | | less. Systems don't have to be complicated. You can |
| way of picking bets. | | | | find a simple system that has a few steps that will |
| Unless you've gone to the races many times and | | | | lead to more winners. |
| developed some rigid rules for picking winners, your | | | | My advice is to look at horse racing systems as |
| system is probably still developing. I've been | | | | teaching aids and learn what you can from them, but |
| handicapping races for many years and yet, I am still | | | | don't feel that you have to follow any method strictly |
| refining my methods and learning all the time. I have | | | | by the book. Go slow, make small bets and never lose |
| definite systems I've developed over the years and | | | | sight of the fact that handicapping and betting on |
| when I started out, I read the books and looked at | | | | horses should be enjoyable, or all the work and |
| other people's systems, too. You can read all the | | | | preparation just isn't worth it. Getting too serious, risking |
| systems and material you can find and then forget the | | | | too much money, or trying too hard, will only lead to |
| ones that don't seem to help and keep the bits that | | | | frustration. |