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What are the best bets in horse racing?
“Straight” bets are your least complicated option and they’re the safest. These involve wagering that your horse will win, place or show, meaning that he’ll come in first, second or third, respectively. If you wager on him to win and he does indeed win, so do you.
How often do horse favorites win?
The favourite usually wins a horse racing around 30-35% of the time. And if you were wondering, the second favourite usually wins around 18-21% of the time. As you might expect, going down the market leads to a lower winning percentage.
Who is the best newspaper horse racing tipster?
Rob Wright
Rob Wright, the racing editor of The Times, has been crowned the country’s top newspaper tipster for a record fifth time. Wright won the Racing Post National Press Challenge with an emphatic margin of victory after tipping the winners in more than a quarter of the 10,000-plus races run in Britain last year.
How to pick winners at horse racing?
Hone your handicapping skills. Handicapping is the process of determining which horse has the best chance to win a race.
What is a daily double bet in horse racing?
Daily Double Basics. Picking a single winner can be challenging enough without the additional burden of picking back-to-back winners.
What is a ‘daily double’ in horse racing?
“He’d given the leader and the eventual winner a fair start and he also raced wide when making a move, so it was full credit he finished as close as he did to an in-form horse.” Trainer Sheila
What are the rules of horse racing?
“When there is a claim you have to investigate it. You can’t just say ‘no’ and brush it under the carpet, ” she said. “No one wants their sport to be exposed to any of that. There has to be a legal requirement for drugs and hopefully everyone is going by the rules, but it has to be watched and controlled.”