The Rules of Horse Racing - Types Of Bet
How to bet on horse racing and win! The first thing to understand is that in traditional horse racing betting, you are in direct competition with the 'bookie' - the person or company that lays the odds. They want your money, and you want theirs. Each bookie has an 'oddsmaker' - a person or system that creates their 'book'. In theory a book is structured so that the bookie can't lose - whoever wins the race, the odds are so structured as to guarantee a profit to the bookmaker.The most common types of horse race bets are:-Straight bet (a.k.a 'Single' or 'Win' bet). This is a bet that a certain horse will win.
For this, you are given definite odds. If your selection wins, so do you, receiving back the amount specified by the odds you accepted.Place bet. This is a bet that your horse will finish either first or second, and of course has worse odds than a straight bet.Show Bet. This is a bet that your horse will finish either first, second, or third and of course has worse odds than a place bet.Combination Bet. This bet allows you to choose between two and four horses to win in a specified order.
The cumulative odds on this can multiply rapidly if you get it right.Pick 3 bet. You must pick the winners of three consecutive races. This is surprisingly hard to do, as you have to choose all 3 before the first one kicks off.Pick 6 bet. You must pick the winners of six consecutive races, choosing all 6 before the first one kicks off.Quiniela or Reverse Forecast (UK) bet. You can bet on two horses to finish first and second in a single race where the order doesn't matter - either horse A is first and Horse B is second, or vice versa.
To bet you say "$10 quiniela, numbers 3 and 7". If the results of the first two horses are either 3-7 or 7-3, you win. Perfecta / Exacta / Straight Forecast (UK) bet. You bet on two horses to cross the finish line in exactly your chosen order. To bet you say " $5 Perfecta, 4-7." Only if the horses finish 4-7 you win.Trifecta / Tricast / Treble Forecast (UK) bet.
Like a Perfecta, but betting on three horses to cross the finish line in exactly your chosen order. To bet you say "$10 trifecta numbers 3,2 and 5." Only if they finish 3-2-5 you win. Superfecta bet. That's right - you guessed it! four horses to cross the finish line in the exact order you specify. At www.supabets.com we quite like this one.Daily Double.
Allows you to select the winners of the first and second races of the day, placing your bet before the start of the very first race. To bet you say something like "$5 daily double on 6 (your pick to win in the first race) and 2 (your pick to win in the second race)".Jackpot bet. Like the lottery, you pick six winners in six races. Prizes vary, but because the odds are so extreme, they tend to be very large.Accumulator bet. A sequence of bets of your choice, where you 'let it ride'.
You bet on multiple races, and the winnings are passed along to the next bet in the sequence. If you get it right, this can multiply up to very large sums quite rapidly, although even one wrong call will mean you lose everything. Not for the faint of heart! (tied or cancelled races are simply removed from the accumulator).Future bet. At the start of each horse racing season, you will be able to get odds on a
horse to win a certain event at some future point which you specify. The odds you get are fixed, so even if they shorten for everyone else as the race approaches, you still get the original odds you were offered.In the UK, bets are done slightly differently.
If you want to place an each way bet, you need to know that with 2 to 4 runners you can't do place betting. With 5 to 7 runners you can bet on the 1st and 2nd and will win one quarter the odds. With 8 or more runners, you can go all the way to show and will win one fifth odds.To complicate matters, handicap races have different rules - with 12 to 15 runners you can go all the way to show at one quarter odds. With 16 or more runners you can bet on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th at one quarter odds. Don't ever be afraid to ask for advice - the bookie WANTS you to bet and will explain ant term you don't understand.
For more on Yankee bets and other horse racing tips, consult www.supabets.com..
Alan Cramer is turf correspondent for www.supabets.com the free site all about betting and gaming.Horse Training: How To Stop A Horse From Running Away
Running away, like all other habits, is caused by improper and careless handling. It only takes three or four experiences of this kind to make a horse unsafe to drive, ride or work. The driver is never sure whether he will get back with the whole rig or not. This is not the only bad feature of having a runaway horse, for the driver never knows when he will be thrown out, in making a quick turn, or running over some sort of an obstruction and either badly shaken up, or, possibly crippled for life. I would rather risk my life behind a kicker or shyer any day, than behind a runaway before he has been properly subdued and with no means of control except the lines.
A great many runaway horses have had the most severe jaw-breaking bits used on them. Most drivers imagine that if they put a severe jaw-breaking bit on the runaway horse that they have a means of control. They continue in this belief until the horse becomes frightened or sees an opportunity to run off, and...
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The Top 3 Tricks Horse Owners Can Use To Unspoil A Barn Sour Horse
It's been weeks since you went riding. Now you have time to ride this afternoon and there ain't no one gonna stop you. Excited, you saddle up your horse and get on him. You get about 50 feet from the barn and your horse turns around and goes back ? and you can't stop him. Why? You have a barn spoiled horse.
This is a common scenario for novice horse owners.
Here are the top three tricks to solve the barn sour problem.
Teach your horse that you have control over him. Once your horse gets it in his mind that you can make him do what you want him to do, you have control over him and can thus make him leave the barn. One way to get control over him is to use a training technique called doubling.
When you double your horse you teach him you can control him.
It doesn't take long before your horse will know you can control him. Be careful when doubling though. If you do it too much at a time you can over do it. Your horse could get so sensitive to you...
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Horse Racing Betting, a Beginners Guide (Part 1)
So you want to bet on the horses but you haven't got a clue where to start. You look at the form but at this stage the numbers don't mean a thing. Well listen up as what I'm about to tell could result in a few winners today.
First things first, ignore the jockeys silk (There nice colours, So What!) and don't try and pick a cool sounding name.
Right now I've got that off my chest let me tell you a few things you need to take into account;
Look at the jockey who is riding the horse and look at the trainer of the horse. There will also be a section that say's ?top jockeys' and ?top trainers'. Make sure you pick a good trainer and then second to that a good jockey.
The next factor to take into consideration is those little form numbers at the side of the horses name, what your looking for are 1,2 and 3's these mean first, second and third in a race and if it has a few on these it's last five races it's in form and should stand a...
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How To Install An Emergency Brake On Your Horse
Imagine being on a horse and he bolts. You pull those reins to slow him down but it's no use. He resists and the fence posts go whizzing by you as you panic and pray he doesn't shift his bodyweight and you fly off his back into a post. It's scary to be on a horse that runs on his own volition and can't be slowed down. Many people will sell their horse because they're so scared of that happening again.
How do you keep a horse from bolting like that?There is a way to temper your horse even if he spots something that scares him and he wants to run in fear. I call it, "Installing an emergency brake."This is done on the ground while you're doing ground training. Every time you work with your horse you should spend a few minutes doing this ? even if you know your horse "gets it." It simply cannot be done enough.What does it look like when you use the emergency brake on your horse? While you're riding, you reach down to either rein. You tightly grab the rein, slide it up your legs along...
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The insured amount to be paid, by the insurer, on death of the person is called Insurance. Life insurance is a protection plan and is regarded as the main tool of financial planning. Life is uncertain and it is always good to insure as it would help the other family members or dependents.
The life insurance company insures the person for a specific amount. The amount of premium depends upon how many years and amount to be insured (coverage).
Age also is a factor while considering...
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