There are people who only bet on either dogs or horses, and then there are other people who bet both on thoroughbreds and greyhounds, and of course, let’s not forget the other races, such as harness horses, Arabians, quarter horses, mules(?), etc. I once bet on a lobster race in Bar Harbor, Maine. (some people will bet on anything)

Most of the time I am pretty careful about getting what I consider good value for my money, no matter what I am betting on. I will admit there have been times in my life when I bought lottery tickets, but that was mostly just because I figured the government needed money. Unfortunately, they wasted most of what I gave them, so I went back to betting on horses and dogs. Hey, those ponies and puppies have to eat, too.

One nice thing about betting on the races is that almost everybody gets a piece of the pie. The race track, which employs local people and uses local services, gets money to continue operating. The people who invest in the runners get something back in purse money, though they seldom make a financial profit. The state and local government get something towards running their operations, too.

A lot of people get something out of racing, whether they bet or not. If you don’t like paying higher property taxes to support local education, then you might be a fan of racing, too, because some of the race track’s taxes go to support local education. What I am saying is that while the horse racing or dog racing community may seem insular at times, its impact is felt throughout the surrounding community.

There is a lot of controversy about the breeding of greyhounds and horses for racing purposes. Many people think that so many greyhounds or horses shouldn’t be bred and that their lives are short and unhappy. I’ve never seen a greyhound who didn’t seem happy chasing a lure and running with a pack of dogs. I think if we could ask those greyhounds whether they would rather have a chance to live and race or whether they would want to have never been born, they would choose life, wouldn’t you?

One of the arguments that the anti greyhound racing crowd are fond of is that the greyhounds spend a lot of time in a crate, and that is cruel. Ironically, many books on dog training suggest crate training a dog and leaving a dog in the crate overnight or while you go to work during the day.

It would be interesting to know how many of the people who are against greyhound racing, because it is supposedly cruel, keep their own pets in a crate, perhaps while they are working or sleeping or maybe when they are protesting at their local dog track, or any time when it is inconvenient for them to deal with their pet. There is a lot of hypocrisy in this old world and usually, when someone decides it is their duty to tell other people what they can do and what is right or wrong, you will find a hypocrite.

I have owned race horses and spent quite a bit of time on the backstretch. Not everyone who owns race horses is a horse lover and there are times when animals, thoroughbreds and greyhounds, are mistreated. On the other hand, there are times when domestic pets are mistreated, too. Most of the pople you will find caring for thoroughbreds or greyhounds are decent people with a genuine concern for the well being of their charges. Human nature what it is, there are always going to be a few bad apples and they should be weeded out.

We don’t need more laws, we just need to enforce the ones we have. We don’t need to outlaw anything else, we’ve got enough restrictions on our freedom and pursuit of happiness now. I have bet on races from countries all over the world and I have visited race tracks from Venezuela to Canada. Betting on horse races and betting on dog races is just something I do and that I love. Fortunately, there are still millions of people all over the world who enjoy a good race.

By Eb Netr

There’s an old saying, “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” That may be true in some areas, but it shortchanges teachers, some of whom are very dedicated to teaching other people what they know.

Some people teach because they love to share their knowledge with other people. These are the people who get talking about their favorite subject and don’t know when to stop, even when other people get that glazed look in their eyes.

For me, dog racing is an exciting, challenging, very interesting way to make money, while having a good time. I’ve never been big on working my fingers to the bone helping someone else get rich. I like working for myself and being my own boss. I also like greyhounds, so finding a money-making hobby was a no-brainer.

The problem was finding a reliable way to pick winners, quinielas and trifectas. The way I solved it was by learning the craft of greyhound handicapping over many years. This is how I came up with the two systems that have consistently made me money at the greyhound track for thirty years.

I know, without a doubt, that I wouldn’t have made half the money if I hadn’t developed a system early on in my handicapping. I don’t see how anyone can go to the dog track and just pick winners without a system to guide them.

Unless they have an old pro to help them ferret out the inside information that good systems help you find, they’re going to be just like the other 90% of bettors who lose on every program. Me, I’d rather be one of the 10% who win at the dog track. That’s why I use a good greyhound handicapping system every time I go.

If you’re young and intelligent and work for the dogmen, like I did when I started learning handicapping, you can probably figure out your own system over a few years. If you’d rather not do it yourself, the best thing to do is find a reasonably priced system, written by someone who has been handicapping for a long time. Use it on paper first until you’re comfortable with it and then use it to make money at your local dog track.

Use The 2Key Trifecta System to win at the dog track. The author, Eb Netr has been handicapping dog races for over 30 years and posts free tips and articles at http://ebnetr.com

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By Eb Netr

It seems there are two schools of thought on sports betting systems. There are the people who think that they’re scams. Then there are the people who think that they’ll just buy one and be picking winners in five minutes. Somewhere in between is the truth about sports betting systems.

1.Sports betting systems for any sport are only a tool – not a magic wand. Systems can help you handicap and pick winners, but they can’t do any more than a very intelligent handicapper.

2.Systems need good money management to work. If you don’t have a betting system and some self-control, forget about making money on games or at the track. If you’re not planning your betting strategy and being realistic about how much you have to spend, you could pick winners and actually lose money.

3.No sports betting system shouldn’t cost more than you’d spend on a typical day betting on your favorite sport. For instance, if you usually bet $100 on a game or race card, don’t pay more than that for a system. It just doesn’t make financial sense.

4.Even the best sports betting system only works if you read and understand the directions and try them out on paper before you bet real money. That’s just common sense.

5. It takes more than a system to win consistently at any sport. It takes dedication, patience, good money management and self-control. Add all of that to a good sports betting system and you’re very likely to make a nice little piece of change.

It’s human nature to want to get something for nothing, and that includes easy money. However, it’s also human nature for unscrupulous people to sell very over-priced, useless systems to bettors who think that they can instantly pick winners every time if only they have the right system.

Be smart. Research before you buy any betting system. See what else the system seller has written about that subject. If it’s helpful and makes sense, then their system probably will also.

Eb Netr is the author of The 2Key Trifecta sports betting system to help you win trifectas at the dog track. Eb has been handicapping the dogs for over 30 years and shares his knowledge at http://ebnetr.com

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By Eb Netr

There are great dogs. There are lousy dogs. There are so-so dogs that spend most of their lives bouncing between Grade C and Grade B, never making it into the top grade, but hanging in there with enough wins and seconds to keep them from dropping down into the lower grades. You can make money on dogs like these.

If you follow dogs who never break into A, but hardly ever fall back into D, you can use them in quinielas, trifectas and Pick-3’s, 4’s or whatever your track has for Pick bets. The casual bettors – Friday Night Freddy and Saturday Afternoon Annie, won’t bet on them, because they don’t win that often. They’ll go for the favorite at 8-5 with a win in D and C and wheel it to win in a trifecta or quiniela bet.

While you, the more experienced bettor, will realize that dogs that are coming up don’t win as often as dogs who are moving down or dogs who stay at the same level by making the board in quinielas and trifectas, but not winning that often. I call these dogs “Bread and Butter or B&B dogs. So while Freddie and Annie are up at the window wheeling the “can’t lose” favorite, you quietly bet a quiniela box with the B&B dog, the favorite and another dog that you picked when you handicapped the program earlier that day.

If your other dog runs in the money and the big favorite doesn’t – which happens a lot – the quiniela could be a big one. I’ve hit some quinielas this way that were as big as small trifectas. It’s certainly worth an investment of $6 when you see one of these dogs in a race with a big favorite that’s moving up in class.

And if you have the money, bet the dog to win for $2. Every once in awhile, they do and they pay big. There’s nothing better than having a winning ticket on a dog that most of the bettors overlooked. This is just one way to be a winner at the dog track.

Eb Netr has been handicapping greyhounds for over thirty years. For free dog racing information and tips visit Eb’s Winning Greyhound Systems. From Florida to New Hampshire and all the tracks in between, Eb knows greyhounds. Find out what you need to know to win at Eb’s.

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Well my faithful readers, (all two of you) by now it is abundantly clear that I have been changing the look of the old blogeroo with some help.  It was about time to get rid of the old wordpress theme and find something a little spicier and usable.

I’m also adding articles from guest readers and articles I may have written under a pen name.  Look for more articles on greyhound racing and greyhound handicapping, too.  I know you dog racing fans have been chomping at the bit, or is that muzzle for more dog racing articles and help with your handicapping, so I’ve asked my friend Eb to bung some posts into the blog.

I just haven’t been going to the dogs lately (no really I mean it) and therefore haven’t had any fresh insights for you.

On the other hand I have been handicapping horse races and using horse racing systems, so I’ll keep you posted on the latest developments.  At the moment I am concentrating my efforts on races for younger horses.  This is the time of year when the two year olds and three year olds have all gotten some experience and start to show their true form.  It is a good time to find some stand out bets in races written for two year olds and three year olds.

I’ve found that pace plays an even bigger role in races for younger horses because they are intimidated by it more than older horses who learn to rate off the pace.  Many horses who will develop into fine runners later in their careers haven’t learned to settle down and chase a front runner down in the stretch, yet, so early speed wins a lot of races for younger horses.

How to Be Lucky When Gambling in a Casino, Poker Game, Lottery Or Horse Racing Using Proven Methods
By http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Bill_Peterson Bill Peterson

Luck is the most important part of gambling, as anyone who has spent any time in a casino, at the race track betting on horse racing, playing the lottery, poker, blackjack or any game of chance can tell you. Some people seem to be luckier than others and demonstrate the truth behind the old saying, “I’d rather be lucky than good.” How true that is. Good luck will get you through almost anything and no matter how deep you may appear to be in the soup, you may come out smelling like a rose if you have good fortune.

Of course, most people believe that it is impossible to change destiny or fortune so it is impossible to control your luck, but that may not actually be the case. Science has demonstrated that there are times when people win more and lose less. In his book, “The Conscious Universe,” Professor Dean Radin analyzed the results of four years of data from casinos. He was looking for a correlation between the phases of the moon, strength of the Earth’s geomagnetic fields, and casino payout percentages. During the full moon the Earth’s geomagnetic field is usually at its weakest. Professor Radin believes there may be some connection between the Earth’s magnetic fields, the moon, human psychic ability, and gambling.

One scientific study that Prof. Radin mentions in his book did demonstrate that people seem to be more psychic during the full moon, then their abilities seem to wane during the quarter moons and increase again during the new moon. This fluctuation in psychic ability seems to also follow luck because four years of casino data showed that payouts increased at the time of the full moon and decreased at other times for most casino games studied. Perhaps our intuition or psychic ability really does help us to win, whether it is picking the slot machine that is about to pay out, or knowing whether to hit a 13 at the blackjack table, or which horse will win the race. Poker players can certainly use intuition to their benefit.

The conclusion he reached was that if gamblers avoided the casinos during the quarter moons and gambled around the time of the full moon, they would decrease their losses or even win a profit. Of course, these are just generalizations and should not be considered an inducement to gamble, but they show promise for really understanding how to be lucky.

Lotteries showed a different trend. It appears that Pick 3 style lotteries pay out more during the times of the quarter moons and lower payouts during the full moon. Fluctuations in the magnetic fields of the earth, once again, seemed to have an effect. While the phase of the moon or strength of the earth’s fields will not guarantee you a winner, it may be a good idea to start making your winning and losing days on a calendar and watch where they fall according to the moon’s phases.

Other studies have shown that when people have a positive attitude and expect to win, they actually do win more often. That makes sense, doesn’t it? If you expect to win you may make choices that will have a positive effect. For instance, if you are in a casino and looking for a blackjack table and expect to lose, you won’t be too fussy about which table you sit at. But if you expect to win you may take more time selecting the table and finding one where the gamblers seem to be happier and smiling, meaning they are winning and the table is paying out better. You may not do it consciously, but you could do this and other things subconsciously just because you have a winning attitude and expect to win. We make a lot of choices when gambling whether we are at the race track betting on horse racing or choosing a place or game in a casino or even selecting lottery numbers.

So my advice to you is that you keep track of your winning and losing days and the phases of the moon. Also, keep a positive attitude. If you expect to win, perhaps it is a good day to take a chance, but if you expect to lose or just don’t feel lucky, maybe it would be better to save your money until you feel the earth’s fields, moon, or just plain old luck are working for you.

Bill Peterson has been a professional horse player and card player for years. His innovative techniques were developed by thinking outside the box. In his own words, the result of “A life well wasted.” Bill has been teaching the basics of gambling for years and you can read about Bill’s Power Point Poker at http://www.powerpointpoker.com

To see all of Bill’s horseracing handicapping methods at http://williewins.homestead.com , The Handicapping Store. “No one can make you a winner but learning the basics and a few little known secrets and techniques can advance you closer to your dream of making a profit at your favorite game. Use my methods and customize them to suit your own style and you will be ahead of 99% of the crowd.”

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It was all go at the Hinsdale Greyhound Park yesterday.  The guys on the roof working on the satellite dishes kind of screwed things up because I couldn’t see the Seabrook races until the 9th race, but it didn’t keep me from hitting some nice quinellas and winners and tris.  The puppy stakes are starting at Seabrook and yesterday was the first day.  The thing about handicapping maidens that a lot of people don’t understand is that in some ways maidens are easier to handicap whether in horse or dog racing.You’ll hear people complain that maidens are tough to handicap because they haven’t won yet, but the thing about maidens is, what you see is what you get.

At the major horse tracks favorites win a high percentage of the maiden races.  One of the reasons is because maidens develop at different rates so the precocious maidens stand out and though they may go off at low odds, they run pretty true to form.  That was the case yesterday and it afforded some beautiful betting opportunities.  In each race there were a few dogs who had already won in m and j and had been running against seasoned dogs in c and even b grade races.  Using those dogs in exotics with other promising maidens made some nice payoffs.  The weather even cooperated by giving us a sunny day for a change.

There were very few people at Hinsdale and it makes you wonder how long they will be able to stay open.  Today they have live racing again and that is a plus.  Another plus is the dime supers.  I love these bets because for just $2.40 a race I can box 4 dogs.  I’ve hit several supers each day I have played them.  Some were alls but on Monday I hit the 13th and 14th race supers with all of my four dogs.

Today I am playing Hinsdale, Wheeling, Lincoln, and Derby Lane.  It is a lot of handicapping, but then again, its what I do.  The heavy rains might cause a track bias.  I’ve hit some nice payoffs at Lincoln playing heavy dogs on a real sloppy track, but it has to be real bad before weight becomes a factor. At Raynham I’ve hit some nice exotics including supers playing a 1238 box.  today might offer such an opportunity.

Tomorrow it is back to Maine and taking care of business there before hitting the road next week.  

Just got back from Hinsdale Race Track and I’m sitting in my motel room (the weather was bad so I’m moteling it tonight rather than camping).

Now I am wondering why things can never stay the same for very long. The deal is, I just get going real good handicapping a dog track hitting exactas and nice winners and the dogs get sick. Why can’t they keep the dogs from getting sick?

The problem is that you can’t always tell when a dog is sick until it runs and then its too late for the poor sods like me who have bet on it. I was doing great at Wheeling playing the top grade races and then all of a sudden started doing lousy. The dogs didn’t seem to be running true to form. The next thing I know a bunch of dogs are scratched because they are sick, so that explains it. So I switch to Palm Beach and I’m doing great and now they seem to be getting sick since there are so many scratches. So today I went back to handicapping Wheeling.

I stick to the better grade races most of the time though I have to admit that playing the dime supers in every race at Hinsdale is a hoot and I hit two of them today playing 4 dog boxes. I played 14 races at $2.40 each and collected $56 so my profit was $56 minus $33.60 or a whopping $22.40!!

Did you ever wonder what a whopping means? I do. What is a whopping? Sounds like something my mother used to threaten me with, “If you don’t settle down and go to sleep in there I’m going to give you a whopping!”

People shouldn’t be able to use words unless they are prepared to explain what the word means. A whopper is a big fish or a hamburger. What does a big fish or hamburger have to do with winning money at the track or getting your butt kicked because you won’t go to sleep?

I played all three AA races at Wheeling today and hit the exacta in each one and the winner as well, but I played two dogs in each race to win and wheeled two dogs in the exactas so I didn’t really make much. On the other hand, in two of the races my two dogs were the exacta so with a little better money management I should improve my R.O.I. But the point is that by playing the better races and being a good handicapper you can hit a lot of winners and exactas. One of the knocks against dog racing is that the horses are easier to handicap but that isn’t true. You just have to stick with the better grade races.

I could give a good lesson here on how to handicap the greyhounds, but quite frankly I don’t want to because that would take money out of my pocket. The pools are so small at the dogs that I can barely make a decent win bet without knocking the odds down so if I get more people betting on the same dogs I’ll really struggle to make a buck.

But you know me and my inquiring mind, I just have to know about this word whopping, so I will give one free lesson to anyone who really can tell me the definition of whopping and the origin of the word. The rest of you will just have to figure out the dog racing biz on your own. It only took me 20 years.