There may be no such thing as guaranteed “wins” when it comes to horse racing, or gambling overall for that matter.  But one thing I can guarantee is that using particular methods to increase your odds of winning will help dramatically.   I can tell you from personal experience that the right techniques work - and they work well.  I will share a few insider pointers with you, and we will start to expand on some of these concepts more over the next few weeks.

UK horse racing is, overall, an excellent way to create income from very little investment.  I’m always amazed when when I’m at the tracks and I see punters simply placing bets and trying to use lady luck to helping them decide on the best horse to bet on.  They wait with crossed fingers for a positive result.  This is, without a doubt, the first mistake punters can ever make when getting involved in horse betting.  Success in this industry, essentially to win money from betting on horses,  you have to first be ready to put in the long, late night hours and lots of hard work.  I can tell you that success doesn’t come easy in this business.  It comes from 10% intuition, and 90% hard work.

Many times, people will simply just lose money because they’ve placed bets on horses based on greed, not research.  The odds would return the better investment, so they went with that horse.  There’s no reasoning behind such an amateur mistake, except that they are hoping luck will make their dream come true.  I can tell you this right now -  this is not the secret to winning money in horse betting. 

Let’s take professional gamblers, for example.  They make a great deal of money by going with the odds on favorites and placing large bets, in order to win most of the time. However, this is a tactic that ordinarily the average punter doesn’t like, as they are worried if they don’t win the bet that they will end up with no money at all.

Study Horse Racing 

 In my experience in this field, I’ve learned that to succeed in horse racing, you have to study the horse racing form for at least 3 years.  After this you should be able to recognize those horses that win in their first race.  Secondly, you then determine the best distance for the horses, and then make higher bets on them until these horses run in listed races albeit odds on.  There have been countless times when I would get a notion on the horse that is going to win in a UK horse race because of all the following up you that I’ve done on a particular horse over several years.  Once I know a horse very well - I can tell you what track they will do best on, under what conditions they will struggle, and whether a particular jockey will result in better performance, or worse.  It all comes down to how much effort you put into learning your horses.

The Draw Bias Explained 

Another point that is often poorly understood is that the draw bias will take place in some UK horse racing courses where the winner is the horse that either draws high or low, depending on the course it runs on.  In the UK,  Chester and Beverly are the two of the most famous courses following this bias, which actually proves to be advantageous.  This is why I recommend that when placing a bet,  always check to see if the race has a draw advantage and take this point into consideration (among other considerations) when choosing your horse.

Another factor that I’d like to point out - it is always better to look for trainers that have one runner at meetings.  This is especially so if he has books, a good jockey, and has traveled a long way to reach here.  Keep in mind, however, that this is not easy to find, especially if few meetings are on the card where you have to compare trainers and jockeys of numerous horses.  I’ve managed to discover one every now and then, but it’s a rare occurrance to isolate those cases within a wide field.

Betting on Handicaps 

 A number of betting systems advise to avoid betting on handicaps.  I actually advise the opposite - most of the race cards have handicaps, and if we consider what a handicap is - it is sometimes not very smart to avoid these easy bets.  Handicaps are where better horses are penalized with the addition of weight through special weight placement in uniquely designed pouches in the saddle.  A professional handicapper watches these races to monitor individual performances of horses and then will provide it some official handicap for the next race.

However, keep in mind that these horses are handicapped when racing against inferior horses, and they still have a great chance of winning as they are basically better and faster horses that are not very much slowed down by extra weight.

 All of these issues make it very clear that unless you know your horses, tracks, trainers and jockey’s, just for starters, you will not have tremendous success in this field.  However, I can guarantee to you that if you take the necessary time required to study and keep a historical record of performance - you will win big money betting on horses - guaranteed.