If you're good enough at greyhound handicapping to pick superfectas consistently, you're probably not reading this. But if by some fluke you are, then you know that you can bet 4-dog superfecta boxes and make a profit.If you're not good enough to pick superfectas consistently, but still want to play them, you have to use another technique to make them pay off.First of all, if you can't pick the 4 dogs who will be in the superfecta,...more
If you handicap by picking the best dog out of 8 in a greyhound race, there's a common problem. Many times, there are two dogs that look just as good. You don't want to bet them both. That would be betting against yourself. So what do you do?There are a few options, but this is the one that has worked the best for me over the years. I compare them with a little list I've come up with. Then, if they're still evenly matched, I look...more
It IS possible to come up with your own system for handicapping greyhounds. Several people have done it that you've heard of, and I'm sure several more that you haven't heard of have done it.Of course, it takes time and some basic skills, but the facts and figures are all right in front of you in the program. Plus, you can watch the live races, watch the replays and even download them so that you can replay them and watch them again.True, it takes a certain level of skill and probably some inborn talent that some of us have and some of us don't. After all, no one is good at everything. I'm good at handicapping dog races, but my kids know not to ask me to help them with Algebra, because I'm lousy at it.These are the factors that matter when you're trying to write a greyhound handicapping system: *First of all, becoming a good handicapper means having a very good memory. If you can't remember things from one minute to the next, forget about writing a handicapping system. *Next, you need to understand dogs and how they interact with each other. We're not talking German Shepherds or Poodles here either. We're talking about how greyhounds interact as they chase the lure...more
There's an old dog track joke: A guy walks into the track and tells his friend, "I hope I break even today. I sure could use the money."It's funny, but not if you're the guy saying it. He was already thinking ahead to how he was going to be strapped for cash, if he lost again.I say "lost again" because it's pretty obvious that he...more
Grade is everything when it comes to greyhound handicapping. It was designed to separate the dogs into groups with similar abilities. Like baseball, basketball and other sports, the games - or races - aren't fair if one player -or greyhound - has a big advantage over the other ones.But how much attention does the average bettor pay to...more
Even with the ability to play tracks all over the country, most of us still have a favorite track. One where we spend more time than we do playing other tracks. This is a mixed blessing.If you're getting stale, it could be because you're spending too much time handicapping one track. I know that's the opposite of the advice you get from most handicapping experts, but stay with me.If you go to one track all the time, you get to where you don't really notice it. It's like a marriage that's gotten so predictable and comfortable that you don't need to put any work into it any more. You just keep doing the same thing and using the same methods without even thinking about it.Of course, we all know that sometimes that doesn't work with marriages any more than it works at the dog track. How many couples do you know where all of a sudden, one of them decides they're bored and tell their spouse that a marriage "isn't working" after thirty years?It's that way at the greyhound track too. If you go to the same one and handicap the same dogs, the same way, you get stale and it gets boring. You find yourself just going through the motions and not trying anything new. Why should...more
Casinos are becoming more common in the US. Many dog tracks and horse tracks have slot machines or roulette wheels. Poker rooms exist in even the smallest tracks. Sometimes it seems as if there are more people in the casino than there...more
Is your busy schedule keeping you from getting your own little pet dog? If yes, then you have landed at the right place. The Dog E Minder is a simple but effective electronic device which keeps a complete record of all the information...more
We all know what early speed is, right? At least we think we do. But I've found that the definition isn't the same for everyone who plays the dogs.To me, it means getting out of the box and to the first turn first or second. To other...more
Are you a gambler? Do you like to take a chance on making money? Are you a risk taker who gets a thrill out of putting your money where your mouth is? If so, I doubt very much that you're doing very well at the dog track.Gambling isn't...more
Do you pick a lot of winners, but still go home with less money than you went to the dog track with? That's much more common than you might think. A lot of people can pick winners and still lose bets.Maybe you've noticed how often...more
Osteosarcoma accounts for well over 80% of all dog bone cancers. Even though these tumors may appear in any bone, they tend to develop in the long bones of the legs. The most typical locations for osteosarcomas to develop are in the parts of the...more