I've got the "fevah"..Kentucky Derby fever..what is your betting strategy at the racetrack?

Question

I'm hitting the track TOMORROW..help me win!

How do I parlay my $2 ??

Answer 1

I used to have this girlfriend that I would take to the track years ago. I used to get all scientific with the damned racing form, while she'd pick a horse because it was "pretty", and win 8 out of 10 races. If I had any sense, my "strategy" should have been to listen to her. I think the reason I didn't was because the dizzy ****** was wrong about everything else... ;   )

Answer 2

First and foremost...Have a good time !!

Answer 3

Sit&watch but don't bet.When you do bet lose.

Answer 4

when watching TVG, I look at the horses in the post parade and pick the one that strikes me the most...  if it has a lot of muscle chiselling on its shoulder and hips and looks well balanced and focused, that's the horse i use.  often times it does work...  and it's the only way I can choose a horse from the TVG races when i don't know anything about the horses running.  if you're going to the track, you probably won't be close enough to see the horse well enough for that anyway.  if you can't do it that way, look for a horse who has won a lot at this distance or on this surface or something like that.  i've never been to the track, so i don't know what kind of info you get there...  if you can find out, consider the horse's racing style: run to the lead or close hard from the back...  that sort of thing.  and a little bit of luck!

Answer 5

Let me help you out a little.

If everyone going to the racetrack were geniuses, then why do most people lose?  

Now, if you want me to answer my own question based on my knowledge gained by owning a racehorse, let me explain a few things to you.

First off, you managed to get a higher percentage of Best Answers, so I expect Best Answer for what I will tell you....

The Racing Form, and any material they want you to read is usually not going to give the important information you need.  

It's the same as me buying the Wall Street Journal, and reading about a great corporation, and then buying it and instead watching it's stock drop.  That has happened to me, and in one week, I lost almost a thousand dollars just by reading the Wall Street Journal.  

In horse racing, nobody can say for sure what a horse can do, only the horse knows, but he can't talk...so you do what one answerer here just said...watch how he acts...compare him to the rest, and see if his muscles and general appearance outbeats everyone else.  

I did that the other day, and found a great looking animal which I used to get me a Trifecta.  

Since nobody can write about a horse and how it feels before a race, it's up to you to pick that outstanding animal (ignore the odds, they usually won't help), and then the next thing is to find out how to increase the possibilities of making a big return by boxing him with others that look like they have a shot.  

When you are on the "inside", you get lots of tips and information.  Sometimes, it will turn out wrong, but sometimes trainers and jockeys know how an animal feels, how he is acting, how he is eating...etc.  

This information is generally never published, and instead they will select only certain workouts for the public to see.

The bottom line is...don't trust what you read or are fed (which applies to our political condition also), go by what your instincts tell you.

The beauty of the game is watching some great looking animals compete, and getting an appreciation for their health...which in turn makes you feel healthy as well.

I once gave instructions to a jockey to ride the rail, just like Calvin Borel did yesterday, and he listened.  I then went over to watch the race on the screen, and I was amazed that he did just what I told him to do, and when they turned at the top of the stretch, my horse pulled away like Street Sense did.

What a feeling!

By the way, my wife hit half of the trifecta yesterday.  $220.00.

Good luck, go to the track today, enjoy the beautiful spring weather, and just watch and observe all the fine looking animals...then make you decision on which one(s) look best.  

In two weeks, I expect good things from the horse who finished third...Curlin.