IYO what types of bets to professional handicappers makes? I'm talking horses here? I'm guessing pick 4's and

Question

IYO what types of bets to professional handicappers makes? I'm talking horses here? I'm guessing pick 4's and supers.

Answer 1

I've read a lot of books by various "professionals" and they all have basically the same attitude. They only way to make a big score is in the exotics. Pick 3's, 4's and 6's are where they claim they make most of their money.

Trifectas seem be another source for them, but I've never really heard of any that think superfectas are good bets.

Answer 2

The true professional will mostly bet straight win bets, and will only bet races when a contending horse is going off at a good price. Which means the pro watches a lot of races without playing. A pro may bet only one or two races in a 10 race card.

Some pros will play some exactas if a favorite is going off at a short price. Maybe the favorite over the other contenders, or maybe over all.

Some will also play show bets on heavy favorites when all the others are longshots, since the payout for show on a heavy favorite in that situation is going to be almost as much as the win and it carries less risk.

A pro DOES NOT bet trifectas, superfectas, pick 4's, etc, unless he is doing it for pure fun. The odds are too long and it is too hard to tell whether the price is worth the risk.

The professional handicapper is all about finding the best horses at the best prices, which is different than just picking a lot of winners.

I play harness racing quite often, and in harness you can pick winners all night and might not even double your money. But hit one long shot out of 5 that you bet and you can win big.

Answer 3

pick 4's trifecta exactas not boxes thoug halot of pick4's and the best pick 6's im handicap arlington in chicago

Answer 4

The professional handicappers I know spend HOURS pouring over the Racing Form looking for a good pick 6. When the pool gets up there in the millions, I've known some of them to invest  2-3K on their tickets.

Answer 5

Professional handicappers make more winning bets than losing bets. Because I was the reverse, I am not a professional.