3 Best Bets in Horse Racing for Beginners and Just Learning How to Bet Horses
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I am 73 years old young fella. I've been betting on horses since I was 18 years old. I have seen so many changes in horse racing. I must say, I agree with everything you say about the sport of horse racing. Keep it up young fella.
I bet you have seen many changes and have many memories related to horse racing! At this point I just hope the game will be around when I am 73. Thank you for the kind words and support and for watching the videos. All the best to you Randall.
Thank you! It was the last day of live racing at the track by my house today. So I watched your video 1st. Then my 5 year old daughter and I went to the races for the 1st time. We only bet on the winning horse for 7 races. I let her pick the horses. We won about $247.50. Our seats got upgraded so we had a private box in the a/c with free food and drinks. Best of all she got to meet one of the jockeys that won and the female jockey gave her a pair of riding goggles. Amazing day!!
That’s awesome! How much were you betting per race if you don’t mind me asking?
@@TheMattyboy55555 about $20
Nice, sounds like you guys had a good time 😃
I'm a beginner and I've won with win bets and exactas. Like you taught us, spend a little to make a lot. Thanks.
Great to hear Petro! Yes spend a little to win a lot. This is the opposite of place and show wagering where you have to spend a whole lot to win just a little. No thanks! Might as well take on a little bit more risk and get more bang for you buck. Keep playing those win bets and exactas in the right situations!
Thanks! Beginner and was doing good on a few winners and exactas then dwindled it away on show bets, very helpful.
Great video man! Good luck to everyone on their derby wagers!
Thanks! You too! I hope you had a good Derby and I appreciate the positive feedback about the video.
Thank sir for taking the time to explain all this. Great 👍 stuff!
I don't even care if you're right or wrong, but the way you perform and explain things is amazing, You are so clear, and for worldwide viewers is fundamentals
Taking my kids to Saratoga today. Great, simple advice for having FUN!
Thank you for the advice always. You are always my go to youtuber for the horse racing scene!
mine too, he's awesome & for real
I appreciate that! You are welcome. There are some good ones out there trying to grow the game. So that is good to see. It makes me happy to know I am your go to. Hopefully I can keep living up to that in the future! If I can help you lose less and win more then the channel is serving its purpose. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for the kind words Dennis. I don't take you watching the videos and always commenting for granted. Your support means a lot!
Well that's a unique subject and title! I like it...
Been enjoying those Pick 5 videos and those cool looking thumbnails you got. It puts mine to shame!!! Keep cranking out the content. I become a bigger fan of the Speed King with each passing week!
My husband and I are traveling from Korea to Alberta, Canada (my hometown) this summer. We are gonna visit the track. I’ve been to the track once over twenty years ago, and my grandma also gave the same advice… if you don’t know what you are doing… bet to win! Can’t wait to go and have some fun!!!
Sounds great! I hope you all have fun. Yes a win bet is a great bet to do any time you are at the track! Best of luck to you and your husband on your visit!
My grandfather taught me at 4 years old to find a good jockey at 6-1 in a race longer than a mile and bet him to place. As long as the favorite doesn't run in, you can get some decent odds with a good win percentage. Especially for elementary school kid!
Using this strategy over the years led me adapt it to hit exactas and trifectas by boxing (another thing you hate, boxing) my place horse with strong favorites in exacta boxes, and keying or boxing trifectas using a good show horse.
Speaking of show horses, if I like a horse in one of these big stakes races that has crazy money on a favorite and the odds on my decent horse go to 50 or 60-1 or something, I'll play him to show, and I'll throw him in a trifecta. There's still money to be made in the place and show pools in these big time races because the heavy hitters are dumping big money into hype instead of handicapping.
I am glad you have had success with place and show but I never have. It sounds like much like you do, I use those horses that I would normally use in the place and show position, I just include in them or single them in my exactas and tris instead. Potentially make more money that way even though it involves more risk. If you have some winning angles and situations to use those bets then keep it up for sure if it makes you money.
Very useful. The only thing I notice is it's important to set some kind of pattern of the Amount a person feels comfortable losing or is satisfied in winning. To that end, from my experience, a parlay can be useful as a way to turn a little into a satisfying return. I worked windows at racetracks for many years and a lot of sharp bettors use a parlay. I'd love to see you go over parlay in one of your videos. Object, if a person can be right 2 or even 3 times in a row it always outpays the double or pk 3. The idea being playing with house money if you don't have a lot to invest. Great job. You are sincere and don't come off as Mr knowitall, just being helpful and encouraging to our beloved game.
Thank you for comment and kind compliment Larry. Hopefully I don't come off as a know it all because I am certainly not that. This game humbles you every week so I am always learning and experimenting just like everyone else.
If you don't mind disclosing what track did you work at? If you don't want to tell then I understand. I have been to many number of track with several more on my must visit list.
A few years back I did a video on Show Parlays. They can be fun. I am not sure if you see this one or not. Thank you again for the comment and your input!
th-cam.com/video/VPz4IatblCk/w-d-xo.html
Been playing the ponies for about 3 years now and still consider myself new to it, lol. Started with win bets and exactas. Still love exactas especially with learning part wheel but now experimenting with pick 3's. But I still get suckered sometimes into paying supa's. I agree tho, usually when I stick with wins and exactas right now, that's when I do well.
Nothing wrong with venturing into riskier territory once you had some success with these basic wagers. It is hard to beat a simple win bet or a nice exacta or double. So many opportunities with those bets Greg. Continued success!
Thank you for this inspirational advice, 😊Sir!
You are 100% right. I went to breeders cup this weekend. My first time betting and I figured I would for sure win on show bets made three straight and lost every time. I did win on to win bets.
Good to hear!
Well said and thank you
Headed to emerald downs Saturday they’re gonna show the Preakness on the big screen. Gonna use these tips!
Thanks my man going to Gulfstream park in Florida tomorrow gonna make some bets I am very green thanks for tips
Analytically, the show bet is a better investment than the win bet. I have a database of over 150k races from over 30 different tracks dating back to 2014.
If a bettor bet on every favorite to win, they would cash 37.4% tickets returning $258k for a loss of $49k or -15.9%
Conversely, making a place bet on every favorite would cash 58.7% of the bets returning over $269k for a loss of over $37k or -12.3%
I won 3 races in a row picking winners today @ lonestar park watched this video the night before thank you boss man !!
Great to hear! Keep that success going. I am glad the video could help. All the best!
@@Weekendhandicapper will do !
great video mike
Enriched by your teaching. Hailing from India.
Thank you for watching!
Thank you I will no longer be placing 1st place bets I went to Sunland park racetrack with my pops I bet 20$ on place and literally won 6$ profit I was so confused
Excellent advice I think sticking with these bets are good all the time over the long haul
Usually that is a good strategy. Now on big race days fire away at those big payouts. You seem to be a pretty good handicapper and bettor Tom so I have no doubt you make good decisions when it comes to putting intelligent wagers together that give you a chance to profit.
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I can do a decent job handicapping and kinda figuring how a race will go but I really need improvement on my betting and ticket structure
@@tomkonesky3281 Yes that is important for sure! You can pick the right horses but if you bet those horses the wrong way then it makes it hard to profit.
Bad wagers are the bread and butter of craps table. Thanks for this important gambling advice. Keep it simple.
Thank you
For beginners though can you do the video
How to play with a £100 or over there in USA
The $100 would love to see more videos for
Beginning horse players xx
Great video and great advice. I really like the strategy of playing small with only a horse or two and avoiding place and show! Would u say this advice applies to harness racing as well?
Win Place is perfect for me
Awesome advice! Taking my wife to Santa Anita race park today. Luck be with us 🍀
Happy New Years 2022
Awesome! I hope you all have a good time. Happy New Year's 4 months later. :-( Sorry about that Adrian.
When I first started out I would play the super and hope my Longshot beat the favorite. It worked alot. I am from Saratoga springs ny so it's in my blood to bet these ponies! 💵 ♥ 🐴
You are lucky! What a place to be from. It is beautiful there and I enjoyed my time at Saratoga. Hopefully it will be back close to normal there this summer.
Listen man if you ever come here get at me I have hook-ups all over town well have some fun and make some money!
I look for high odds horses with a chance of winning (based on speed numbers) I say 5/1 or higher...and use a show bet. A second type of race I like is a route with only a single horse that finishes the final 1/16 very very fast. They are often overlooked.
Good tips Linda! Thanks for the comment!
i go purely for entertainment value - so i place show bets. if i break even or lose ~50 bucks after parking and food, it's well worth it.
I'm old enough to remember when the only exotic wager was the Daily Double on the first and second race. 😊
lol same here
@@dennissanchez5171 I'm also old enough to remember when a team of Clydesdales pulled the starting gate at Hollywood Park. 😊
Haha. I bet people would be really excited for the double and get there early. I remember when supers were $2 and pick 3s were a $1 and Pick 6s were $2. I wish they would go back to higher minimums.
@@Weekendhandicapper I'm sure they did! The $2 DD tickets in the 60s were also smaller than the regular WP&S tickets. Here's one more for ya. I was at Hollywood Park in '71 when the Exacta debuted. It was in the 9th race only, and was a minimum $5 wager.
I agree with not betting place bets as I've tried and noticed that there is too much fluctuations in the income of money, especially if you pick more than 1 horse.
I have a racing channel too. Good tips by the way
Good Advise
Awesome
Thank you for the information brother
Awesome advice Weekend Handicapper, I've been waiting for this video forever, thank you so much! Quick question, for the Daily Double do we stick with 5/2 odds or more for a horse or we can be more lenient and go down to maybe 3/2 or 2/1 since it's two races and there can still be some value? Thanks a lot in advance!
Yes that is correct. Sometimes a horse might be getting bet in the win pools but might be a good bet and not getting bet as much in the double pools. Most times it is the same but there are times when you might find an edge. Link up a horse you like and try to improve its prices anyway you can. Whether that be doubles or exactas etc. For example use that 5/2 that you like with horses that aren't the 2,3,4 choice etc., that is when you can get a good return.
@@Weekendhandicapper Thank you for your answer & time Weekend Handicapper. I'm trying to follow your philosophy, I think you're the real deal.
I grew up with my backyard full of horses. But I never even thought of betting on them. I used my horse for a trail buddy when I stayed out all night doing Astronomy with my friends. Which is beautiful. When I moved to Los Angeles I had a friend who was very good at betting on horses. He won a lot of money betting on Zenyatta. But I didn't bet but I loved it. So now I am thinking maybe I will give it a try. One of my horses candy he was a quarter horse and he won good money when my brother would race him. Anyway I will give a try.
So since you are experienced with horses and know a lot about them how do you feel about horse racing? Do you think it is animal abuse or do you think the horses enjoy racing? People seem to be always conflicted about that issue. Hopefully you are enjoying betting on horses so far and thanks for sharing those memories!
@@Weekendhandicapper I loved my horses very much and treated them like people. My horse Sam was 18 hands and when I went outside he would get on the ground and look at me. He wanted me to get on his back and we would run in the wind to the apple tree. As for as horse racing I think if the horse owners take care of the horse and don't run them in the ground are just see them as a way to make money, then horse racing can be a great experience for the animal. it can become animal cruelty if the
owners are shareholders only see the horse as a dollar sign. if the animal becomes lame they either put it down are sale it. One thing I notice with my horses is that they are very sensitive animals. But if they love their owner they will really give it all they have. When my horse candy had his son he took me to see him. I fell in love with him he was so much like his father. Well when I had my daughter some years after that. I took her to see candy, I told him candy look. He really looked at her then he looked at me and smiled at me. He really smiled at me. That surprised me I kissed him. I then realized he really understood me. Candy was also 18 hands most of my horses were big and beautiful. If you give them a little love they will give you so much more.
Hi I loved your pick 3 have won with this method do you have one for the daily double to pick more than 2 horses please would love
To hear your advice on that one
Thanks for posting as a newbie your videos have help me Big time xx
You are very welcome! I am glad to hear it helped. Here is one about the doubles.
th-cam.com/video/xSGNFFptzMM/w-d-xo.html
IMO by far the best bets are pick three’s but only when you start it with a value horse singled up front. Say you like an 8-1 type or higher it is a great investment to drop $40-$60 with a combo in the following two races. You have to be patient and wait for your value horse to start the pick three with because there is no upside to starting a pick three with favorites because the payouts won’t be worth the investment.
bet on my first derby this year, $0.50 box trifecta, won $491!! on a $3 bet.
Parlay show bets. Cost about $20 @ $2 per race. Gives me some action in ten races.
Those are fun bets especially with a group of people pooling their money together at the track.
Im new to horse racing. I recently started about a month ago making small wagers. I have been making only trifecta wagers and a dozen or more at 1 shot thinking i have a better shot at getting the numbers right... i keep losing. Im just here to learn a thing or two.
That is some good advice. Either start small or just play on paper with mythical bets until you are confident in handicapping and how to bet certain wagers. Then scale it up when you feel confident in your picks and betting.
How many bets should you make per race? You recommend these three bets. Should we do just one per race? Or can we do all three for each race? Also if I do multiple should I pick a winner and use the same winner for my exacta or should I try to use the horse I think could beat my favorite horse? I have been looking for clarity on this for a while. You should make a video on how to place bets and how many bets per race. Also if I am going to place a daily double should I also place a win bet on those same horses for those races? Or just do the daily double alone? I have so many of these questions. Last one, would it be stupid to pick a winner and use that one horse to place first in the exacta and on the daily double? I hope what I am saying makes sense. But if you could clarify this for me I would appreciate it. Thanks for all your info. Take care.
Great job as always, would like to talk to you sometime.. thanks for your videos
Shoot me an email sometime at info@weekendhandicapper.com if you like. It is a labor of love to make these videos so you are welcome. Thanks for watching!
I only make Win, Exacta, and DD. I love Pick 4 bet but I don't bet it if there's maiden on the sequence.
I like how selective you are in your bets. That goes a long way!
When I'm in a slump, a 3 horse exacta box usually gets me back on track.
When I first started out that was my go to bet. I would box my 3 top horses. I remember I would get so excited when I would when $18 or so. Then it dawned on my that my tickets would cost $12 haha. Whatever needs to be done to get back on track!
Great video....heyyyyy betting Jesus Team to place on all his races has been profitable 🤣 especially when I put $50 on him to place and won like 800 something in his Breeders Cup dirt mile 🤣 butttt I agree, don’t play that, I I only play it if it’s a decent price with a horse I know that will for sure hit 2nd. I have a bad habit of playing too many races instead of picking the races with better odds. And of course betting the dammmm greyhounds lol those tri boxes get expensive. Looking forward to the Belmont tho 😎
haha nice! Jesus's Team is a great example! A horse like that seems to be always a good horse to include in exactas and tris and supers. So my betting philosophy is to use horses like that in those kinds of bets instead of place and show. Yes they are harder to hit and more risky than place and show but I am basically saying the same thing will happen except I will get paid more by using horses like Jesus's Team in exactas and tris ad supers. Speaking of Jesus. He was key for me having the winning exacta on this years Pegasus World Cup. He helped improve the price of Knicks Go. I think the exacta paid $25 or $28. Thank ya Jesus! I didn't know they still raced Greyhounds! LOL
@@Weekendhandicapper yeah I know what you mean. I do the same. But you’ve seen some of my lucky when my 3rd place comes in 4th 😂.....oh yeah there’s a lot of dog tracks still running. I’ve made some decent money on $1 tri boxes. Just a money pit tho when you don’t win lol
I've been playing the horses for over 30 years and I still only play win and exacta wagers.
Love to hear it Chris! You put yourself in a good position to profit from this challenging game! Stick to what you are good at and confident in. Thank you for watching the video and giving us your feedback.
I call those the core score brother.. Good luck out there.
When you say place does that include each way ? Because im only newish but I gotta say they been my saving grace some days after a horror day at getting knocked at the post
THIS is one way to win or lose. Still got to be on the right one
Got to say
I and betting associates bet place but we look for value always, follow a good stable, a competant jockey BUT WE BET3 horses in three races ALL UP. THERES YOUR VALUE
I feel like UK jumps racing there is a place for each way bets if you are specifically betting cause you think its a top 3 horse in the race on form. A 20/1 place is a 4/1 win at the end of the day.
In this recent Preakness, the only way I won any money was to bet my horse to win, to place, and to show. True, I didn't walk away self-satisfied, having come out ahead $9, but my horse came in third (was it? I've already forgotten) and if I'd put all my eggs in the 'win' basket I wouldn't have won squat. :-)
Hey as long as you are enjoying the game and happy cashing tickets then I won't criticize. :-) Instead of using the horse I like in place or show bets I take on more risk and use them in exactas and trifectas. I will be doing a video about that in a couple of weeks. I am glad you had some luck in the Preakness!
Make more videos please!
I don't bet on horse racing to make a 40 cent profit, I found for me playing a pick 4 is awesome, think about it like your playing 2 daily doubles for 50 cent can't beat it.
Nice! Yes it is hard to grind out a profit. Much better off winning less and hitting tickets and payouts that keep you in the game for weeks, months, and years at a time. It is unrealistic to win every day at this game.
How does it work do I buy tickets or is it all online I have hawthorn racecourse here just wondering I’m going to stop by sometime soon just wondering on how the wagers work ? Actually a few recetracks here in il but I definitely want to give it a try :)
Yes if you stop in Hawthorne you should be able to bet on a variety of tracks. I am not if Illinois allows people to bet online or not. If so that is an easy way to do it. Hopefully I am answering what you were wanting to know about. If not let me know!
How do you know how much you will win on the wager?
I disagree on the place and show bet. As long as it pays off 4$. You just need to know what the odds are...
What off track are the best to bet on ? I heard some pay better than others not sure if that is true or not..Thank you
What off tracks like when it rains and the track turn sloppy or muddy? I can't say for sure but I would think the smaller tracks would be the ones where you could make some money with off tracks. My thinking is that the major tracks like Churchill, Belmont, Santa Anita, Gulfstream have a lot smart money in them and those computer teams play those a lot. Lots of money in the pools coming in late by whales and computer teams. So perhaps look to smaller tracks that often get rain and see what happens. Tracks such as Emerald Downs, Canterbury Park and Indiana Grand might be ones to look at. All this is pure speculation but it would be interesting to find out. You just gave me an idea and reason to experiment with this! I appreciate Shawn and let me know if you have any success playing off tracks at certain tracks. That might be an edge you have that others haven't discovered!
@@Weekendhandicapper Thank you for getting back to me ..It does seem tracks like Belmont and Churchill etc have alot of chalk coming in so i was just curious if other tracks our a little more wide open.I will look into sum of those other tracks maybe for some better payoffs..Thanks keep up the great work.
Usually the first place winner is the favorite and pays nothing. 3 to 1 odds suck second or third place are usually 10 to 1
Can you tell me about betpro exchange tip for horse and dog race
I would advise new horse players to stick to win only. Place and Show betting has it's place but requires more of an advanced understanding of racing. For example: An odds on favorite should be bet to place rather than win. In the long run., it actually shows a profit, but it is an awful grind. Similarly, there are horses who run second an excessive amount of the time. Some say that they just like to run with other horses. However, I've discovered that their connections do this intentionally, just so they can run the bag out there every week and collect a check. If the horse won, they'd have to advance him through conditions. I would advise newbie to avoid the exacta in favor of the double. The track take on exactas are usually higher, and there are so many ways to waste money on exactas by boxing and wheeling, that they best hold off on that until they're a little more ready.
5 years in I think quinilla bet nice.
I have never tried to bet a quinella before. I just worry that there isn't much money in those pools.
Could this work at Santa Anita?
Woodbine will be racing Soon,beware of the 20 cents Jackpot Hi-5 in the last Race,it's a sucker Bets unless it's Mandatory...
Yes lots of sucker bets out there! But I am glad Woodbine is finally getting to race again. I like playing there.
I want to bet Show or maybe Place
WPS, TRIFECTS
the difference between online betting and live betting
7 minutes to tell me NOT bet Place or Show. That's 7 minutes I'll never get back
Sorry about that Michael. I will work on Tidying the videos up.
Hahaha that's funny as. Gotta love those 7 min 😎
That's why it's called skip ahead.
My strategy is the show bet I make a full time living betting the show bet only....It's all about the numbers...It's like the saying would you take a million dollars cash today or 1 penny that doubles everyday for ONLY 30 DAYS so next day you would have 2 pennies....I would take the penny over the million cash which is smart most dumb idiots would take the million cash over the doubling penny...same with show bet you don't make much but over time its money in the bank....
Oh I would disagree. An each way as we call it works great for a beginner and I see good odds on third favourite to place. Besides gambling is a game so if u enjoy cashing tickets then why not. Also where is the info on horses, jockeys and terrain.
Betting on a win horse? Where does the show bet make sense? Both bets at the same time. Show backs up you loss if you screwed up mildly and it crossed 2nd or 3rd. Show may not cover 100% of both bets principal wager,but 50% and up is very possible. Very possible per say 2$ win and 3$ show same horse,with a distinct chance of winning on both. Where does this fail? Obviously,your horse came in 4th. I consistently horses/dogs always come back on a BAD day with 50-70% of the total I bet. Last time out 100$ ahead. On small bets.
I disagree with you when it comes to longshots. I bet win, place and show at odds of 10-1 or more. If your horse places or shows you can not only get your money back but if it places tou can often double or triple your money back.
taking all bets. against all odds. 999999999999999999999999999999/1spit winnings... thats a lick... everyone that didnt join.
Just skip the first 5 minutes of the video
I agree I need to work on that.
Too much talk at the beginning.Long time to get to the point.Switched off.
Get to the point . to much fluff
dam man can u get to the best 3 you talk to much
No doubt I have always been accused of rambling too much. I need to work on that.
Keep giving out tha game brother never mind the disrespect 🙌🏿💯
Thanks for the content but you tend to overstate the same point over and over. Just say it once and keep it movin
Had to stop watching, you should try to write a script and make a smooth video. Hard to watch
Jeebus it took 10 minutes to say 1 thing
I got to 5 minutes and 48 seconds of your rambling and lost interest - 2 & 1/2 minutes on not to make place bets - really, how much did you have to drink before you made this this video?
I agree not my bet video. I need to get to the pint. I mean point.
Rambling. Stopped watching at 6:51.