Here at EZ Horse Betting we often receive emails from bettors and fans of horse racing who have questions. We’ve decided to put together a list of some of the most popular questions and give you the answers. The smart bettor is an educated bettor. Knowing the terms and rules helps you understand the race,…
Speed-figure principle: a figure summarizes performance under a particular methodology. It is not a universal measurement and should be interpreted with pace, trip, surface, distance and competition. There are so many different ways to handicap horse races. Some like to handicap pace. Some like to handicap form. Speed is a useful starting point, but the…
Handicapped can describe different ideas: it may refer to a handicap race in which weights are assigned, or more generally to the bettor’s process of evaluating runners. Context matters. If you are interested in EZ Horse Betting you will often hear bettors talking about how a horse is handicapped. This term can actually be used…
Purpose of weighing: the assigned weight is part of the race conditions. Pre-race and post-race checks help officials confirm that a runner carried the required weight, subject to the jurisdiction’s rules and permitted allowances. Before a jockey comes out to ride a horse in a racing event there are many things happening behind the scenes….
The fan of EZ Horse Betting has many options to choose from when it comes to betting at an online racebook. There are claiming races each day at smaller tracks, and allowance races on the mid-level circuits. Many major events are stakes races, but stakes vary widely in conditions and field strength. A prestigious race…
The best horse-racing tips are not universal commands about favorites, minimum odds or one “correct” pool. A professional bettor makes a price-sensitive decision from the evidence in a specific race. These eight practical rules form a race-day process for handicappers who already understand basic bet types and want to improve selection, ticket cost and bankroll…
Watching a horse attempt to win the Triple Crown is one of the most exciting activities for a fan of EZ Horse Betting. Writing before the June 9, 2018 Belmont Stakes, we noted that Justify could become the next Triple Crown champion with a win in the Belmont Stakes. Such a win would also make…
Racehorses train and compete as athletes, and recovery matters. But “burn out” is not something a bettor can diagnose from one paddock view or a sequence of finishing positions. Use public information to assess uncertainty about the next performance, while leaving medical conclusions to the professionals responsible for the horse. Keep observation separate from diagnosis…
Wise Dan accomplished what no other modern thoroughbred has done. He was awarded the same three Eclipse Awards two years in a row. Trained by Charles LoPresti, Wise Dan began his racing career in 2010 and went on to win an amazing 19 graded stakes races and earn more than $7 million in purse money….
There may be no more horrific story in all of horse racing. Jockey Randy Romero, a talented rider sought after by many trainers, almost lost his life in a tragic accident at Oaklawn Park. While he survived, there was even more heartbreak and tragedy in the life of this racing legend. The story of Randy…
