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posted by admin on Jun 18

Greyhound Handicapping – #1 Way to Win Consistently at the Dog Track

If you’re losing more than you’re winning at the dog track, maybe it’s time to step back and take a long, hard look at your handicapping method. And if you’re not using a method, then it’s definitely time to think about what you do when you go to the track.

Betting without planning is a fool’s game, although even the best handicappers slip into it once in awhile. But if it’s more than once in awhile for you, it’s pretty certain that you’ll lose more than you win and that’s no fun.

So, if you want to win consistently, you have to handicap consistently. You need a system – either one that you come up with yourself over time – or one that someone else has come up with over time. In either case, the system has to be tried and true, not something that your buddy’s brother in law thought up over beers at a backyard BBQ.

Greyhound handicapping is a very difficult art.

Greyhounds don’t have jockeys, so once they get out onto the track, it’s all instinct, speed and running smarts. The only way you can consistently pick winners at the dog track is by watching thousands of races, noticing what crucial factors indicate that a dog is ready to perform in THIS particular race, and then betting the race the right way.

If that sounds like what you’re doing and you’re going home with a fatter wallet than you went with, give yourself a pat on the back and keep doing what you’re doing. But if you’re not getting any better at handicapping, even after many trips to the track, consider listening to Albert Einstein.

Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” That’s what you’re doing when you keep making the same mistakes over and over at the track, picking numbers or listening to other people or depending on luck to help you pick dogs.

There are books on greyhound handicapping. There are greyhound handicapping forums on the Net. There are all kinds of systems and methods that you can buy that can help you pick winners. There’s just no reason to keep losing with all the information that’s out there. So, if you want to win consistently, improve your handicapping skills and put some time and effort into learning the craft of greyhound handicapping.

posted by admin on Jun 17

Greyhound Handicapping With the Old One-Two Punch

Article by Eb Netr

Some people live at the track. Some people go once a year. I’d say most people who play the dogs go weekly or a couple of times a month. They don’t follow it closely like the guys who hunch over their laptops, punching numbers into a calculator and talking on their cell phones with their eyes glued to the biggest TV in the place. Those guys probably know more about the dogs than the kennel owners do.

If you’re like most dog players, you go on a Friday night with your spouse or maybe with a friend or a group of friends. You have a couple of drinks, maybe eat in the restaurant, bet on your kids’ names or your favorite numbers or because you overheard someone in the bathroom telling someone on a cell phone that he had it from the dogmen that Junior Java was hot tonight and would definitely win for fun in the third race.

Maybe you make a few bucks, but more likely you lose most of the time. It’s no big deal. You could pay more for a night out at the movies and not even HAVE a chance to win anything. But if you want to improve your chances of winning as a casual bettor, there are some things you should know.

At most tracks, the inside dogs have the advantage, especially the 1 and the 2. They don’t have to run as far and – before you laugh at that – keep in mind that the length of a greyhound’s body translates into 7/100ths of a second. That’s how far a greyhound can run in less than the blink of an eye. Makes you think, doesn’t it?

Of course, just betting the one and two in every race isn’t going to work. (Although many people still do it.) The best way to use this knowledge involves a little handicapping. I look at the 1 and 2 dog in every race, hoping to see that they have some class (especially dogs who are dropping down), that they get out fast (so that no one will get in front of them on the rail), that they have at least a 30% quiniela percentage and that they run inside. The best situation is when they have all that going for them and they’re moving in from an outside box. Better yet, it’s best if they’ve had a few races where they ran from an outside or middle box and didn’t do anything.

If I like the 1 and/or the 2, next I look at the 8. Because the 8 is on the extreme outside of the track and doesn’t have a dog to its right, it too comes in often at most tracks. Here, I look for a dog with good early speed, who likes to run midtrack and doesn’t go wide. Of course, class helps, especially my favorite situation, a dog dropping down in class.

If I like the 8, I put it with the 1 and the 2 in a quiniela box. Then I watch the odds and if any of them look like going off at long odds just before the race starts, I put to win on them. That way, I haven’t spent any more than on the race. Of course, I only do this in races where the 1, 2 and 8 show me something.

There usually aren’t more than 5 or 6 races like this on a program – sometimes more, some times less. According to statistics, the casual bettor usually spends about on bets, so this scenario would fit well with that. So, there you have it. The Old One-Two Punch with a little handicapping and a look at the 8 dog and you could make a little money. Hey, it sure beats betting your wife’s birthday – especially if you don’t remember when it is.

posted by admin on Jun 14

Greyhound Handicapping: Winning With Form

Article by Eb Netr

We often hear about dogs being in form or out of form, but what does this really mean? A simple explanation for form is “running well” but there’s more to it than that. I think most handicappers would agree that the definition of form has to include an element of time to mean anything. Dogs come into form and go out of form as they run and it’s the smart bettor who takes this into account when handicapping.

How do we know that a dog is in form? Look at its recent races. If the dog is running up to its potential, consistently in the money in the grade it should be in, then it’s in form. And how do you know which grade the dog should be in? Well, I look at an online database which has all the records on every dog running at tracks in the US. This tells me how the dog ran from its first M race to the most recent races it’s run.

I know that dogs usually take a few races to get sorted out in M, although some of the better ones only take a race or two. Then they win, move up to J or C depending on the track, and keep moving up until they get to the highest grade that they can stay in. For some dogs, that’s C. For others, it’s the top grade at the track and the only reason they’re not in a higher grade is because there isn’t one.

Most dogs spend their careers somewhere in between those two extremes, moving up and down as they come into and go out of form. And when they do start to lose form, their owners and trainers know that it’s time to give them a break, so they get a layoff.

Depending on the kennel, they either spend time at a farm or somewhere else away from the track, although I’ve known trainers and owners who take their favorite dogs into their own homes where they get to lie on the couch and get petted by the kids for two months. I even knew one guy who took his favorite dog with him in his truck when he went on donut runs and gave the dog her own donut to eat on the ride home. Talk about a happy dog!

But however they spend their time, greyhounds usually return from a layoff with a fresh attitude and a renewed desire for racing. It might take them a few races to get back to the pace, but when they do, they give it their best effort and begin to run true to their form for quite a while before they get stale again and need another layoff. (And maybe a donut or two.)

Form applies to handicappers too. Are you getting stale? Have you lost your energy and enthusiasm for handicapping? Is it getting to be more of a habit or something you have to do, rather than something you want to do? Well, maybe you’re not in form anymore. Maybe you need a layoff, time doing something else, maybe another hobby or some fishing or just vegging out on the couch watching movies with the kids or your spouse.

Maybe you’d benefit from getting outside more, now that the nicer weather has arrived in most of the country. Take a walk. Go for a ride in the country. Have a sandwich and a cup of coffee down at the shore and watch the waves and the seabirds for a couple of hours. Do something, anything, that is completely different from what you usually do.

Then, when you’re refreshed and interested in handicapping again, come back from your layoff and play some races on paper before you get back into the pace of real handicapping. Before too long, you’ll be back at the old stand, marking your program, arguing with your friends about whether the 4 dog is a phoney and really enjoying the races because you’re back in midseason form.

posted by admin on Jun 12

Serious Risks For Italian Greyhounds: Broken Legs

We have two Italian Greyhounds (affectionately referred to as IG’s). Dixie was two when we brought Yankee home.  I read that IG’s are happier with another animal and thought that another IG would be half as much trouble and twice as much fun.  After a few days of establishing a pack order the two became great friends.

For those not familiar with IG’s, they are about 1/4 scale of the famous racetrack breed.  In their finest form they look half-starved, even though it may look cruel to most pet owners, that’s when they are the most active and truly happiest.  A pound or two slows them down tremendously and even becomes dangerous.

They are fearless leapers.  No matter how many times I try to explain to them Newton’s Laws of Gravity, it does no good.  Heart-stopping stories abound over the internet chat rooms about their Superman like tendencies.  The extra weight increases the risk of broken bones.

They are also tremendous jumpers.  In her hey-day Dixie could jump straight up over 6 feet high to grab a snack.  At will she could jump flat-footed on to the dining room table, landing as soft as a butterfly with sore feet.

But more than anything, those long thin legs were meant for speed.  Unfortunately, they can run faster than they can think.  IG’s become single focused when running.  Twice I have nearly had a heart attack as they ran full speed into each other from opposite directions, tumbling like out of control race cars.  Chasing after one another, they’d scrape the trees so close that bark literally flew off and misjudging turns, wiping-out in to brick walls and other immoveable objects was a common occurrence.  

Well, one day the inevitable finally happened, Dixie went into a door facing and snapped her left leg.  The break was clean through.  Her little paw dangling 90 degrees from just below her knee told me everything I didn’t want to know.

I did the best I could to immobilize it as my wife called the vet.  As soon as we got there they took her back for x-rays.  She was obviously in a lot of pain but had quit yelping after I first picked her up.  In fact, she was the calmest of any of us.

My wife was crying because of the dog.  I was crying because of the bill.  If I would’ve known how much it was going to cost in the lobby I would have cried a lot harder.  This was going to be a big payday for the vet.

The choices were simple, they could try a cast, but it would probably not set right because of the very tiny, toothpick-thin fibula.  The vet recommended a titanium plate and screws.  

The surgery alone would run ,000.  The total bill would actually end up over ,800.  I could have bought 3 Dixies and a lifetime supply of dog food for that much.  My wife got mad because she didn’t like my sense of humor, but I wasn’t joking.  I know the power of the purse, and I have no intention of getting hit by hers again so I relented.  

The next morning they put in the custom made plate and screws.  It was really tricky because the screws had to be big enough to hold things together, but small enough not to interrupt blood flow.

More painful (if you can believe that) than the vet bill, was the care and attention Dixie would require for the next 3 to 4 months.  For the next three months she would have to be kept in a crate at all times.  

For the first three weeks when we took her out to go potty we would have to hold on to her.  No walking was allowed.  It is absolutely crucial for dogs to find the perfect spot to relieve themselves, not any spot will do.  Humans cannot fully appreciate this until they miss an entire showing of Monday Night Football.

A few weeks after the surgery we got a bit of good news, the leg was healing fine.  She would still have to be crated, but we could put her on a real tight lead and let her stand on her three good legs to go potty.  In about two to three week intervals after that she was allowed a little more freedom.

Slowly things got back to normal.  The first month after she got full clearance to run was rather tiring.  Each jump, every full trot run brought held breaths in anticipation of another vet trip.  

It has taken two full years to get to where she no longer yelps or pulls up after a full run or sharp turn.  She has lost a noticeable amount of her initial burst.  She can longer track down Yankee from behind, but they still love to chase each other in the backyard and that gives us great pleasure.  If you’ve never seen these gracious runners play at full speed then you cannot fully appreciate why we went to all the trouble and expense.

My wife loves to show Dixie’s scar to anyone who comes by.  She talks about the whole adventure like it was The Good Old Days.  Out of fear that my wife will read this article I will state that if I had to do it again I would.  But I won’t like it.

posted by admin on Jun 11

Nice Dog Greyhound

The is a breed of hunting dog that has been primarily bred for coursing game and racing, but with a recent resurgence of popularity increasingly as a pedigree show dog and family pet. It is a soft and intelligent breed that often becomes attached to its owners. It is the fastest breed of dog. A combination of long, powerful legs, deep chest, flexible spine and slim build allow it to reach sprint speeds of circa 17meters per second/circa 61kmh.

Males are usually 71 to 76 centimetres (28 to 30 in) tall at the withers and weigh around 27 to 40 kilograms (60 to 88 lb). Females tend to be smaller with shoulder heights ranging from 68 to 71 centimetres (27 to 28 in) and weights from less than 27 to 34 kilograms (60 to 75 lb). Greyhounds have very short hair, which is easy to maintain. There are approximately thirty recognized color forms, of which variations of white, brindle, fawn, black, red and blue (gray) can appear uniquely or in combination.

The key to the speed of a greyhound can be found in its light but muscular build, largest heart, and highest percentage of fast-twitch muscle of any breed, the double suspension gallop and the extreme flexibility of the spine. “Double suspension rotary gallop” describes the fastest running gait of the greyhound in which all four feet are free from the ground in two phases, contracted and extended, during each full stride.

Although greyhounds are extremely fast and athletic, and despite their reputation as racing dogs, they are not high-energy dogs. They are sprinters, and although they love running, they do not require extensive exercise. Most are quiet, gentle animals. An adult greyhound will stay healthy and happy with a daily walk of as little as 20 to 30 minutes. Greyhounds have been referred to as “Forty-five mile per hour couch potatoes.”

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posted by admin on Jun 9

How to Win at the Dog Races With Maiden Race Secrets

Do you think it’s a waste of time to play Maiden races? Many people do. A lot of bettors simply ignore them and use the time to handicap the next race or go over the last race. Going over the last race is a good thing to do, but not while there’s a race going off that can pay big if you know how to play it.

Actually, Maiden races are the best races to handicap, in my opinion. What you see is what you get with dogs who are just starting their racing careers. Here’s exactly what to do if you want to cash some nice tickets on future superstars before anyone else knows how good they are.

Watch every Maiden race every time you go to the track. If you can, watch the replays at home when you can’t go. Look at the dogs’ names, their parents’ names and keep track of the litters they’re in. This is the #1 way to make money on these dogs.

Because dogs from the same litter tend to have similar names – like the “Figs” and “UCME” dogs, for instance, bettors who don’t pay close attention get confused when these dogs run. They see a dog with “Figs” in its name, for example, and think it’s a better dog than it is. Or, they see a dog that has a similar name to a dog that isn’t so hot and can’t remember which one of the two this one is.

This is where the bettor who pays attention – that would be you – can make some money. Don’t just watch the Maiden races and think that you’ll remember the dogs, because you won’t remember all of them.

Keep notes, really good notes about the dogs’ running style, preferred post position and whether you think it’s improving enough to come in next time it runs. This is the kind of secret that can put money in your pocket every time you go to the track for years to come.

posted by admin on Jun 8

Traveling for the Holidays on a Greyhound Bus

Greyhound is a bus line service that takes people all over the United States with more than 2,000 bus terminals. This is a great option for those that want to travel for the holidays and not drive there themselves. You will find the lines at the Greyhound terminal to be less hectic than at the airport and you can simply get into your seat and relax for the trip.

Greyhound also offers amazingly fares so you can definitely save money over driving your own vehicle or those expensive airfares. The routes that are offered by Greyhound are continually updated in order to meet the needs of consumers so take a look online or call their headquarters to see what they can offer you. They offer comfortable seats that recline, heating and air conditioning, and lights so you can read after dark. Don’t expect meals to be served though. You will need to bring along your own food and drinks on the bus.

Since there are no assigned seats on a Greyhound bus you will want to arrive at the terminal early when you travel for the holidays. You want to make sure you get a choice of seats. If you are traveling with companions you want to make sure they have seats close to you as well. It can be a mess for a single parent traveling on a Greyhound bus to have to spread her children out. You can always hope some people will be willing to change seats but you can’t guarantee it.

One issue that many people are concerned with this is security issues aboard Greyhound buses. They haven’t updated their security measures since 09/11/01 like Amtrak and the various airlines have. The use of metal detectors on the buses have been randomly installed but they aren’t guaranteed to be in place. This means there may be people traveling on the bus that have weapons with them. This is a risk that some holiday travelers find to be too creepy to use this mode of transportation.

In light of this, Greyhound has been working to improve their image and to gain more confidence from consumers traveling for the holidays. They are working on offering quality bus terminals in case you have a long wait before yours departs. Many of these bus terminals also have a rental car agency inside so you can get to your final destination without having to inconvenience someone else to come pick you up.

They have also started random security checks at various Greyhound bus terminals in large cities. Those purchasing a ticket have to show photo ID and their luggage is subject to a random search. They are also working on providing video cameras to record what takes place on the bus. While there haven’t been any major issues with security while people travel for the holidays on the buses, they want to ensure the public that they are doing their part to make sure it doesn’t.

For many holiday travelers though, riding a Greyhound bus ensures that they can get to their destination without any stress and without having to drive themselves. The cost is very affordable. You need to make sure you understand that riding on a Greyhound bus does take longer to get there because they only go the speed limit and they will make stops at various bus terminals along the way.

posted by admin on Jun 6

Online Gambling – to Ban or Regulate, that is the Question

Article by Milton Shaw

Ever since the first online casinos started taking bets in 1997, governments around the world have had to consider how they are going to deal with the internet gambling phenomenon. And while legislative approaches adopted by different countries have varied significantly, its probably fair to say that no country has yet hit the nail on the head with a practically workable solution.

The impact that online gambling has had on the traditional gambling industries around the world can not be overstated. Previously captive gambling markets have all of a sudden been exposed to a myriad of betting options beyond their local race track or casino. And while early skepticism of online gambling operators kept some punters at arms length initially, this has now largely given way to mainstream acceptance of most online options. A punter no longer needs to walk down to his local betting shop to place a bet. He can lay that bet with a swoosh of a mouse at Betfair, Ladbrokes or any one of a myriad of other reputable operators. And why bother braving the mad crowds at the casino when you can play blackjack from the comfort of your loungeroom.

Terrestrial betting operators around the world, from Canada’s Woodpine Entertainment Group to Ireland’s Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund have complained that they can’t compete with the quality and quantity of online betting options now available. A Wooodpine spokesperson claimed recently that their wagering operation is losing 0 million a year to online gambling. Meanwhile in Ireland, Prime Minister Martin Cullen has said that their Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund will need to be subsidized by online gambling operators if it is to survive.

Governments around the world, faced with pressure from local gambling lobby groups and dwindling gambling tax revenues have been forced to act.

In 2000 the Australian Government became one of the first in the world to enact online gambling specific legislation. The law renders it illegal for an offshore online gambling operator to offer their product to Australian residents, or advertise their product in Australia. The legislation was hailed a success in 2004 when a Government commissioned report concluded “that currently involvement in internet gambling is only minimal and not likely to increase rapidly in the near feature.” Fast forward to 2009 and it is estimated that the number of Australians signed up at online casinos and poker rooms numbers in the hundreds of thousands, proving the law to be practically unenforceable.

The US also took the ban approach when thay passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act “UIGEA”. It should be said though, that as this bill was passed as a last minute attachement to a must-pass port securities bill, its real scrutiny and endorsement by congress didn’t really occur. Nevertheless, the law renders it illegal for financial institutions to facilitate payments from US residents to online gambling operators. The purpose of the bill was to stop Americans gambling online. The reality is that many casinos, sportbooks and poker rooms still accept bets from American residents via a number of ‘virtual wallet’ services based outside the US and outside the jurisdiction of UIGEA.

The law has also faced condemnation from the international trade comunity, adjudged illegal by the World Trade Organization in a case brought by the government of Antigua Barbuda, and labelled discriminatory and a breach of international free trade obligations by the European Trade Commission. There are currently moves afoot to have UIGEA repealed.

The UK has gone down the regulatory approach, with its Gambling Act passed in 2005 and coming into effect in 2007 providing an all encompassing approach to both terrestrial and internet gambling. The law allows all licensed operators (offshore and local) to offer their roduct to UK residents. In addition, operators licensed in the UK, Gibraltar, EEC countries and other jurisdictins granted white listing status by the UK Gambling Commission are able to advertise their product in the UK via mainstream media.

Now the governments of France, Sweden, Norway and Ireland have all foreshadowed the enactment of online gambling laws in the near future. France look like they will regulate, Sweden looks like it will ban, and Ireland just want to extract cash from online operators somehow to prop up the local racing industry.

Never a dull moment in the online gambling world.

posted by admin on Jun 5

Greyhound Betting: Straight Bets and Exotics

Article by Shirley Durling

Dogs and humans have been partners for thousands of years, all over the world. Horse racing has been a common attraction and opportunity for sports betting since horses were first domesticated, but the same has not been true of dog races. In fact, compared to many other types of sports betting, dog racing is a relative newcomer to the field.

Dog racing was not actually a sport until the early part of the 20th century. In 1912, the first artificial hare was invented. This object became the focus of the dogs, who would race against each other while chasing it. The sport itself flourished almost immediately in countries across the world. It was a good alternative to horse racing, which was seen as the rubric of higher class individuals. Middle class working people found something they could identify with and afford on the dog track, as well as an animal they could truly identify with.

Dog races, of course, feature greyhounds almost exclusively. It is one of the only forms of sports betting that is legal in most countries all over the world, although it is much more popular in some nations than in others.

Because dog racing is similar in nature to horse racing, it should come as no surprise that greyhound betting options are the same as those in horse betting. Let’s take a quick look.

Straight Bets:

The following are known as straight bets, because the winners are immediately clear:

•WIN bets are those which select one dog to finish first in a given race.

•PLACE bets select one dog, and pay if the dog finishes first or second.

•SHOW bets pay out if the dog finishes first, second, or third in the selected race.

Obviously, the payouts will be higher for win bets, which are more difficult to select.

Exotics:

Exotic bets allow for a little more fun and action, as they tend to take place over several different races and you may select different animals rather than just one. There are actually quite a few of these types of bet, but we will just highlight the most popular:

•ACROSS THE BOARD bets are those which select one dog to win, place, and show. If the dog comes in first, then all three bets pay. Second means a payout for place and show, and third is show. These bets cost triple a single bet in the same category, but obviously the payout is more.

•COMBINATIONS are bets placed on three or four dogs, and the selection in which they will finish.

•DAILY DOUBLES are bets in which the bettor selects the winners of the first two races that day. These bets are placed before the first race begins.

•JACKPOTS are different from one track to the next in terms of the rules and selections. Generally, the bettor will select six dogs to win in six different races, in order to share a cut of the Jackpot.

About the Author

Hi my name is Shirley Durling and I am a sport betting enthusiast. I write articles and review products and services related to Sports Betting and my blog is about Sports Betting Systems,SportsBooks and Tickets. http://www.SportBettingStore.com/blog!

posted by admin on Jun 3

Horse Racing Four Horse Racing Systems And A Staking Plan

System 1 – Greyhound Method. The runner that we want is the un-named favourite in the first race of the day on any card, daytime meetings only. If there is only one meeting scheduled, then the first race runner is decided for you, and simply bet on that one.

Systems 2 – Horse Racing Method. This system uses those races in which one or more runners have the symbol BF in their details. The only qualifiers to retain from those above are those BF symbol runners who have won at least once this season. All others should be ignored. Reduce the number of qualifiers by applying each of the following rules in turn.

The runners concerned must have at least one of the rules to qualify. 1. The runners must have run the distance – D. 2. The runners must have run at the course – C. 3. The runners must have run the distance and at the course – CD. Omit all those BF runners, that are winners this season, but do not contain any of the information symbols in 1, 2 and 3.

From the remaining runners, the best is: A. The runner that has won twice this season. OR B. The runner that finished 2nd or 3rd last time out. If still more than one remains, non-handicap races only, then race with lowest number of runners.

System 3 – Horse Racing. Two pieces of information determine the horses to use in each race. The first is the TOPSPOT rating; this is indicated by a large black dot against the runner. The second is where the letters SF are included in the form usually in brackets. SF means the selection is Strongly Fancied. For every race, check for the runners which qualify using both TOPSPOT and SF. In some races, there will be two runners.

System 4 – Horse Racing. National Hunt racing only. No bets on all weather tracks. Follow the rules in turn to find the one horse bet. 1. Handicap races only. 2. First in the betting forecast. 3. Not less than 4-6. 4. Must be the TOPSPOT, usually indicated by a large black dot. 5. Must have the letters SF against the chosen runner. SF means that the runner is “strongly fancied”. 6. Runner must have won last time out. 7. If more than one race remains on the day, use the one with The lowest number of runners.

Staking Plan Method. The staking plan uses the following sequence of bets: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 5, after each loser. After each winner, start again from 1. If the sequence is exhausted without a winner, then re-start from 1.