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Picking Winners is Only the Beginning of Horse Racing Handicapping Success

The process of making money betting horse races is very simple, just pick the winner, right?  Wrong, in fact nothing could be farther from the truth.  Ask yourself this one question, "How do professional horse players make a profit?"

The answer is that they do it by collecting more than they spend at the betting windows.  I know that sounds simplistic, but it is true.  How do they do that?  Are they just better at picking winners than other people?  The answer to that question is, no.  In fact, professional horse players don't necessarily have a higher win average than other handicappers.  They just find good bets.

The wagers they choose have a positive outcome because when they do win, they collect more money than they've spent, not just on that one bet, of course, but on all the bets it took to reach that one winner.  For instance, if they make a certain win wager ten times and collect twice, they will make money if the winners pay at least 9-2.  For instance, if each winner pays $11 and there are two in the series, then $11 x 2 = $22.

So a base wager of $2 on each race will cost $20 for ten races and the pro will collect $22.  That's a 10% profit.  It may not sound glamorous but in the real world, making ten percent betting on horses is not shabby. Obviously to be a professional horseplayer you need two things.  A large bankroll and the knowledge to accurately judge a horse's chances of winning.

Statistics can be helpful but also misleading.  For instance, we know that about 80% of winners come from the top three horses in the morning line.  We also know that 70% of winners had one of the top three speed ratings in his or her last race.  So it seems that if you find a horse in the top three odds and the top three speed ratings it has a very good chance of winning, right?

Actually, those two statistics when combined do not strengthen the case for the horse.  The way we arrive at the actual chances of a winner being in the top three of both categories is by multiplying those two statistics.  So we use the equation, .80 x .70 = .56.  That means the chances of a horse actually winning the race and being in the top three is little more than fifty - fifty.  You will also find that those horses who have those attributes are usually bet down to ridiculous odds.

Usually, within the top three horses in the race, at least two will qualify for both categories.  Therefore, you would have to bet on four horses, two in each race, to actually have a winner.  You will find that they are usually not profitable wagers with that probability.

Professionals find horses with other attributes and bet them to win knowing that the horses that I just mentioned, the ones with such obvious attributes, will be bet down to such low odds, the risk will far outweigh the odds making them unprofitable bets.  If you truly want to make money, stop looking at the obvious and find ways to beat those horses.

About the Author

If you want to learn how a horse owner and insider handicaps just go to http://williewins.homestead.com/truecb.html and get the truth. Bill Peterson is a former horse race owner and professional handicapper. To see all Bill's horse racing material go to Horse Racing Handicapping, Bill's handicapping store.

Horse Assortment $3.99 Horse Assortment Vinyl Sticker This is a collection of five different horse scenes. You get an assortment of 24 stickers per pack. Perfect for the little horse lover in your life! Animals, farm, ranch, cowgirl.

Benatzky: The White Horse Inn (National Gallery Collection) $7.49 Benatzky: The White Horse Inn (National Gallery Collection)

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Roma Collection Horse Name Plate Set $3.47 Roma Collection Horse Name Plate Set - let everyone know who your horse is

Miller's Horse: Intriguing Horse Facts $27.82 Combination reference book, trivia collection, history, literary miscellany and book of lists - Miller's Horse is the most intriguing horse book you'll ever own. Miller's Horse covers a lot of ground at a comfortable gait, from sections on the horse in art, literature and war to terms you should know before participating in a variety of horse events. From useful tips on grooming and horse body language to the horse's place in mythology, Miller's Horse will captivate you. Whether you're an equestrian professional or a backyard horseman, avid competitor or a weekend trail rider, armchair horseman or a dream rider, horse whisperer or a horse listener, you'll find yourself spending just-one-more-minute reading before you saddle up.

AWST Toy Horse Collection Tubes $2.98 AWST Toy Horse Collection Tubes contain four 1 1/2" miniature plastic horses with vegetation in a reusable horse head tube container.

Kelley Equestrian Collection Horse Shave $12.95 Kelley Equestrian Products Horse Shave. The safe and silent razor for trimming.

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Horse Tales Collection (DVD) $10.27 This box set presents a quartet of family-friendly features on the subject of horses, produced between 1961 and 2009. First on the list is 2006`s direct-to-video saga WIND DANCER, starring Mel Harris and Matt McCoy in the story of a wheelchair-bound young girl who struggles to overcome her disability courtesy of her bond with a local horse. WILDFIRE - THE ARABIAN HEART (2009) co-stars Alex Bartlett and Gary David Keast as it tells of Lindsey, a teenager who experiences romance and the thrill of horse racing during a visit to her traumatized uncle in the Midwest. 1961`s MISTY concerns a young brother and sister inhabiting an island off the coast of Virginia, who set their hearts and minds on capturing an elusive mare called Phantom, and end up raising her sweet-natured young colt. Finally, 1977`s MARY WHITE stars Ed Flanders (ST. ELSEWHERE) and Tim Matheson (ANIMAL HOUSE) in the saga of a middle-aged man who spends his days reflecting on the final year that he spent with his equestrian daughter, prior to her untimely death.

Kelley Equestrian Horse and Heart Pendant $11.95 The Kelley Equestrian Horse and Heart Pendant is one of the newest additions to the Kelley jewelry collection for the horse lover.

Horse Latitudes $14.57 Paul Muldoon's new collection opens with a sonnet sequence, 'Horse Latitudes', written as the U.S. embarked on its foray into Iraq. Poems on historical battles where horses played an important part present us with a commentary on the political agenda of America today.

Amazing Design ADC5000 Large Horse Collection II Embroidery CD $39.99 Amazing Design ADC5000 Large Horse Collection II Embroidery CD

Balboa Threadworks 65Q Horse Collection II 4x4 Embroidery Disks $49.99 Balboa Threadworks 65Q Horse Collection II 4x4 Embroidery Disks

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The Horse's Mouth - Criterion Collection $22.52 Rated: NASynopsis: The Horse's Mouth is an acting and a writing tour de force for Alec Guinness, who authored the screenplay in addition to starring in the film. Gulley Jimson (Alec Guinness) is an aging artist with a reputation as a genius, though he lives an impoverished life. Jimson has reached the point in his life where he no longer feels any need to moderate his irascible persona -- he has a taste for alcohol and a tendency toward boisterous spirits where the ladies are concerned -- in search of canvasses to paint and commissions that will allow him to live comfortably, and Guinness lives the role to the hilt. Released from jail for some indiscretion, he immediately begins harassing his wealthiest patron, Hickson (Ernest Thesiger), for money. When that fails, he insinuates himself into the home of a would-be patron, Sir William and Lady Beeder (Robert Coote, Veronica Turleigh), and manages to destroy their home and that of their downstairs neighbor with a huge block of stone and some help from a sculptor friend (Michael Gough). Courted by a potential buyer, he is desperate to retrieve one of his early works from his former wife, but even that prospect is closed off to him. Finally, with help from his young admirer, Nosey (Mike Morgan), his friend, Coker (Kay Walsh), and some art students eager to work with the legendary Gulley Jimson, he begins painting his largest canvas of all. The painting is completed and promptly destroyed. Jimson finally takes off in his wreck of a houseboat for the open sea, eyeing the huge hulls of the passing ships as potential canvasses to paint. As he disappears up the river, Coker looks on in panic and Nosey calls after him, declaring his admiration for Jimson and who he is and what his work means -- knowing for certain that he can't be heard. Bruce EderThe Horse's Mouth not only features a tour de force performance by Alec Guinness, but also showcases Guinness' Oscar-nominated screenplay, which takes the film beyond clichéd eccentric character study to a deeper level of examining an artist whose obsession has in many ways left him alone and ruined. Once again displaying his legendary ability to physically transform into his character, Guinness plays the aging artist Gulley Jimson as a man whose desperation to express his creativity has almost turned him into a social outcast. This is not the scenery-chewing, over-the-top performance that one would expect from such a character, but instead a subtle, heartbreaking and darkly comical exploration of the need for artistic expression. Kay Walsh and Renee Houston are also very good as the women in Gulley's life, both getting their moments to shine thanks to the fact that Guinness' central performance is not over-dominating. Director Ronald Neame makes excellent use of Sergei Prokofiev's "Lieutenant Kije" suite, and Arthur Ibbetson's color photography has a painterly feel to it. John Bratby's renditions of Gulley's paintings also work very well, reflecting Gulley's per

The Flying Horse $9.26 The seventh collection tales celebrating the wonder of the world's oldest stories This time, readers who enter Atticus's world will face Eurystheus--the wicked king, the Hydra--a many-headed monster, Hippolyta--the fierce Amazon queen, and Pegasus--the winged horse. Brought to life with Anthony Lewis's vivid illustrations, Atticus's thrilling journey takes young readrs through a world of ancient beasts and heroes.