What does dual qualifier mean in horse racing?

Question

Also, who will win the Kentucky Derby for fun?

Answer 1

Dual Qualifier is a system for handicapping the Kentucky Derby.  It uses a combination of two factors -- horses with a Dosage Index of 4.00 or less who are also ranked within ten pounds of the high-weight on the Experimental Free Handicap are considered Dual Qualifiers.  

It's not a very good handicapping tool anymore - only two Dual Qualifiers have won the Derby in the past ten years: Silver Charm in 1997 and Street Sense last year.  

My pick to win the Derby is Colonel John provided the track isn't sloppy.  My sloppy track pick is Pyro.

Answer 2

I had the same dilema. You could go to a bunch of sites for good advice.  But the problem is knowing what's good and what's not so good to follow. The Daily Racing Form will give you much insight on good picks for races. Plus they have information from a good choice of racing enthusiasts as well as picks for the favorite to win a particular race.

You could also go online to the Washington Post Newpaper and take a look a Andrew Beyers column. He has been a top horse racing handicapper for years and has a very good track record for picking winners.

I, however, like to simplify my picks as much as possible. What I do is bet on horses to "show" instead of "win". Over seas they call it Place Betting. In America it's called a Show bet. What that means is that you are placing a bet that the horse will end up in either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. It allows me to actually make really good returns whenever I go to the track. I consistenly turn $15-$20 dollars into any where from $150-$300 easily. Thats with about maybe twenty minutes wortth of work looking at the racing form paper of the particular track I'm betting on. These aren't large sums I know, but I have a 89-90% success rate at the track.

If you are interested you can take a look a some more information on it here:

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