How To Be One of the 10% Who Win At the Dog Track

First of all, it’s important to be honest with yourself about why you go to the track. Believe it or not, some of the people who bet on dogs don’t really care if they win or not. It’s true. There are people who are so addicted to the thrill of betting, that they’ll keep risking their money whether they win or lose.

Hopefully, you’re not in this group, but if you are, there’s not much I can do to help you. Betting just for betting’s sake is a losing game. I’m into winning and if you are too, I can help you with that.

So, if you go to the track to win, like I do, here’s something you should be asking yourself before you go. Are you willing to put in the time and effort that it takes to win? If you’re not, then don’t bother reading the rest of this because it’ll be a waste of your time.

But if you are willing to do what it takes to win, get your program early, go over it somewhere quiet and look for indications that dogs are ready to get serious about winning. At first, you probably won’t see anything. Be patient.

Stop betting for awhile and just keep track of the races. Watch them. Go over the program before and after them. Notice the six lines for the dogs who were the trifecta. Find anything you can that they have that the other dogs didn’t.

Almost always, there are indications in the dogs’ past performances that give you a clue that they’re ready to give it their best effort today. It might be that they’re turning in faster times than they have in the past. It might be that they’re in a position where they can run the way that suits their style – inside or wide or from the outside.

If you put in enough time, you’ll start to see things that make a pattern that shows how the race will unfold. You’ll be able to predict what each dog will do, at least well enough to eliminate some of the dogs so that you’ll have four or fewer dogs to bet in boxes.

When you get to that point, you’re ready to start betting real money on the dogs that you pick. Of course, you shouldn’t go wild and you shouldn’t bet every race. Start off by picking three races on a program – the three that you feel most strongly about.

When you get to where you can pick the quiniela in three races, add another race and so on. It might take weeks, months or even years, but if you have average intelligence, above-average patience and determination you can join the elite 10% who go home with the money after the races.