There is a lot of information out there about how to handicap a horse race. But it is just as important to have a solid wagering strategy. I have been wagering on the races for more than 10 years, and it has taken me that long to figure out how to develop a decent wagering strategy. I can now at least breakeven during a typical 8 race afternoon. Being able to routinely recover from lost wagers is the first step to preserving your bankroll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A recent example was on a day where I was down $25. It was down to the last race at Golden Gate Fields, and I was ready to quit for the day. I usually don’t have success with wagers at this track, but I saw an opportunity in the 10-horse field. With no clear favorite, the #10 Mob Boss at 3\/1 was being ridden by Assael Espinoza. I put a $3 win bet on the 10 and a $1 exacta with the 10 on top with the 6 and 9 underneath. The 9 horse with Brayan Pena in the saddle broke for the lead with the 10 horse close behind. The 10 passed the 9 by 1\/2 length at the wire. The win bet paid $12 and the exacta paid $19.30, for a total of $31.30. So, I was able to recover the money I had lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are not going to get rich playing like this, but it gives you a chance to play another day. It gives you a chance to look for the next long shot or multi-race wagering opportunity. I often look for pick 4’s that have no more than one maiden race in the sequence and at least one leg that has a horse that I can single. If you can get one or two races with a 4\/1 or 5\/1 winner, the payout will often be 4 or 5 times the cost of your $12 or $18 pick 4 wager. If this fails, go back to the win and exacta wagers to build your bankroll up again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There is a lot of information out there about how to handicap a horse race. But it is just as important to have a solid wagering strategy. I have been wagering on the races for more than 10 years, and it has taken me that long to figure out how to develop a decent wagering […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/budgethomepage.com\/gaming\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/budgethomepage.com\/gaming\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/budgethomepage.com\/gaming\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/budgethomepage.com\/gaming\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/budgethomepage.com\/gaming\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=219"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/budgethomepage.com\/gaming\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228,"href":"http:\/\/budgethomepage.com\/gaming\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions\/228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/budgethomepage.com\/gaming\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/budgethomepage.com\/gaming\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/budgethomepage.com\/gaming\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}