How to Win at Horseracing

Introduction 9(4) My Start in Horseracing 10(1) The Skill Factor 10(1) Predicting Finishes 11(1) Understanding the Game and Being a Winner 12(1) Establishing a Goal 13(4) How the Pari-Mutuel Pool Works 17(4) Example of How a Mutuel Pool is Split 17(4) The Win, Place and Show Pools 21(6) The Tote Board 22(1) Win, Place, and Show Pool 22(1) Playing Overlays to Win 23(1) Out-of-Line Example 24(1) Simplifying Overlays 25(2) An Insider's Perspective of Racing 27(6) The Morning Line 33(4) The Dutch Book 35(2) Basic Tips for the Non-Handicapper 37(8) Consulting the ``Experts'' 37(2) Handicapping with Raw Earnings 39(1) Parlay Betting 40(1) How to Bet a Parlay Slip 41(4) How Not to Sell a Tip Sheet 45(4) How to Evaluate a Trainer 49(8) The Owner's Viewpoint 51(1) Two Categories of Trainers (Claiming Trainers, Elite Trainers) 52(3) Judging a Trainer's Capabilities 55(1) Trainer Rating Chart 55(2) How to Evaluate a Jockey 57(8) Attributes of a Top Jockey 58(2) Checking the Record 60(1) Jockey and Trainer Standings 61(1) The Top 10 Jockeys 62(1) A Minor Group Ride--A Majority of Winners 63(2) The Structure of Thoroughbred Racing 65(14) Racing Conditions 66(1) Jockey Club Scale of Weights 67(3) Racing's Hierarchy 70(1) Maiden Claiming Races 70(2) Maiden Special Weights Races 72(2) Claiming Races 74(1) Allowance, Handicap and Stakes Races 74(1) Allowance Races 75(4) Condition as a Winning Edge 79(14) How to Analyze a From Cycle 80(2) The Weight Fallacy 82(1) Allowance Race 83(3) Weight and Claimers 86(3) Consistency and Class 89(4) Betting Options 93(16) Win, Place, and Show Betting 94(1) Short and Long Fields 95(2) Short Fields 96(1) Long Fields 97(1) Win Low Odds: Bet to Place 97(1) High Odds: Bet to Win 98(1) The Exacta Box 99(1) Exacta Betting 99(3) Quinellas 102(1) Daily Doubles 103(1) The Early Double as a Control 104(1) The Pick-Six and Triples 105(2) The Pick Three 107(2) Winning Percentages by Betting Position 109(6) Rowe's 2,317 Race Survey 110(1) Top Three Choices to Win and Place 110(2) Current Survey (Winning Percentage) 112(1) Fixed Percentage by Betting Position 112(3) Smart Money Handicapping 115(6) How to Avoid ``Big Money'' Bets 117(1) The Three Types of Betting Action 118(3) How to Analyze Bet-Downs 121(10) Post Time Chart 122(1) Sames, Lowers and Highers (Charts: Favorites, 2nd Choice, 3rd Choice, 4th Choice, 5th Choice) 123(4) Some Conclusions 127(1) Racing Constants 128(3) Betting Favorites 131(16) Natural and Created Favorites 131(2) Win and Place Results for Created Favorites 133(2) Win and Place Results for Natural Favorites 135(1) All Favorites to Win and Place 136(2) High, Low, and Average Favorites 138(1) Comparison of Low and Average Favorites with Highs 138(3) Favorites and Exactas 141(1) Low and Average (L & A) Favorites as Keys 142(2) Favorite Exactas and Field Size (Fields of 8 or Less, 9 or More) 144(3) Last-Out Finishing Position 147(10) Last-Out Finishing Position and Wins 147(3) An Additional 837 Races 150(1) High and Low Favorites and Finishing Position 151(1) Low and Average Natural Favorites that Won Last Out: To Win, Place (2nd, 3rd, 4th or Worse, FTS) 152(4) Three Categories of Bettors 156(1) Second Choices 157(10) Low-Priced Second Choices Against High Favorites 157(2) Overall Second Choices Against All Favorites 159(1) Low and Average Second Choices Against All Favorites 160(3) Overall Results of Low and Average Second Choices 163(1) Favorites, Last Out Winners & 2nd Place 164(1) Fourth Place & Up Results 164(1) Second Choices as Exacta Keys 165(1) L & A 2nd Choice as Key in Exacta (Fields of 8 or Less, 9 or More) 165(2) Col. Stingo and Me 167(4) Favorites Versus Fifth Choices 171(6) Favorite's Odds, Winning Chances, Field Size 171(2) Looking at Fifth Choices 173(2) Favorite as the Key Element 175(2) Front Runner, With-Pace, Off-Pace 177(6) 1,528 Race Survey 177(1) Speed Handicapping 178(1) Speed Ratings & Track Variant System 179(1) Early Speed vs. Off-Pace Horses 179(1) Last-Out Finishes 180(1) Sprints, Mile Races, Routes 181(2) Are Stable Entries Good Bets? 183(6) Natural and Created Favorites 183(1) Overall Stable Entries 184(1) Stable Entries and Top Trainers 185(4) How to Create Your Own Line 189(14) The Importance of the Natural Line 189(3) The Three Betting Groups 192(3) The Public-at-Large 192(1) The Big-Money-Bettors 193(1) The Racetrackers 193(2) How to Create a Natural Line 195(1) How to Convert Points into Equivalent Odds 196(2) The Concept Further Explained 198(1) Using the Natural Line 199(1) When Does a Bet-Down Actually Become a Play? 200(3) How to Maintain Records 203(16) The Importance of Keeping Good Records 203(3) Setting Up Your Records 206(4) The Key Concepts of Winning 210(1) My Daily Record Sheet 211(1) Example Daily Record Sheet 212(1) The Daily Record Sheet Explained 213(6) The Winning Approach 219(8) A Betting Plan for Losers 219(2) About Progressive Betting 221(2) A Betting Plan for Winners 223(4) Glossary 227