20 May
The first time I walked into a track where they were simulcasting races, I was like a kid in a candy shop. I hardly knew which track to play first. It cost me almost $20 for programs and when I spread them out on the table, I barely had room for my coffee cup and [...]
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19 May
To win at the dog track, you have to be better than the average bettor. Because pari-mutuel betting is betting against the other bettors, not the track, it’s the guy or gal next to you that you have to beat, not the announcer or the track owner or managers. (Unless they’re betting too, which shouldn’t [...]
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18 May
Winning greyhounds are consistent greyhounds. In my opinion, if you’re not handicapping for consistency, you’re not going to win at the dog track. When you think about it, consistency is just another word for class. If a greyhound doesn’t run in the money at a certain grade, it drops down. If it wins once [...]
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16 May
Let’s say you go to the track a couple or a few times a week. You usually meet some friends there and you all have a good time, drinking coffee, sitting together, going over your programs and talking about the dogs. It’s a pleasant way to while away an afternoon or evening, but it’s not [...]
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15 May
“Disappointed.” Have you ever seen that term in a dog’s lines on a racing program? Well, it doesn’t mean that the dog was disappointed because it didn’t win, although a lot of bettors probably were. It means that the chartwriter was disappointed in the dog’s performance in that race. This is one of those lines [...]
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