| rse bettors and racetrack workers will often assume | | | | trainers get hot for a few seasons and disappear into |
| that a hot tip from someone who works at the track | | | | oblivion. They are winning because of veterinarians and |
| (jockey, trainer, owner, etc) is a good thing. A hot tip | | | | not because of their horse training! I suggest that you |
| from someone in the supposely know can spread like | | | | do not consider them a so called hot tip! |
| wild fire until it makes its way to the betting windows. | | | | Another so called inside tip is when you are told to |
| These hot tips can come from anyone including | | | | place a bet on a first time starter who has been |
| trainers, jockeys, exercise riders, owners, grooms, | | | | working well. Besides the fact that the tipsters have |
| clockers, and hotwalkers. These tips are not usually | | | | generally not considered the other horses in the race, |
| hot. In fact, more often than not, they can be a | | | | the trainer usually will not have the horse ready to go |
| disaster. But why? | | | | the distance in an actual race. Long gone are the days |
| Mainly because the people who create the hot tips are | | | | when a trainer would work a horse up to 10 times out |
| concerned only with their own horse without | | | | of the gate and seven furlongs in company before |
| consideration for the other horses in race. They may | | | | staring in a six furlong race. |
| know their horse is feeling good, but they fail to take | | | | Many trainers nowadays give their horses as few as |
| into account the competition in the race. Many of | | | | three gate works before entering them in race, and |
| owners think that because their exercise rider or | | | | you will rarely see a workout longer than six furlongs |
| jockey tells them that their horse worked exceptionally | | | | on a first-time starter. It is a money thing! |
| well, that the horse will win. Thus, they tell all their close | | | | Many horse bettors like to watch for the big money |
| friends, who in turn tell everyone else, until all the | | | | bets that occasionally flow into the mutuel pools just |
| connected money shows up at the windows. | | | | before post time. These types of bets can make a |
| Many of the owners are biased in favor of their own | | | | horse a favorite in a short time. Despite the fact that |
| horse to start with, followed by jockeys, trainers, | | | | these big late bets are often based on superior insider |
| jockey agents and exercise riders. Owners take | | | | information and/or information products the general |
| advice from trainers, who in turn are influenced by | | | | public does not have access too, it has been |
| jockeys and exercise riders. Owners are also | | | | statistically proven that they predict success at about |
| influenced by trainers who are trying some new | | | | the same rate as the public. If you have not yet placed |
| medication or equipment on a horse, but you are | | | | a bet, I suggest th you simply skip the race. There are |
| better off looking at the program yourself for | | | | ther races! |
| equipment changes. | | | | With three different and often misinformed groups |
| You will occasionally see certain trainers who have | | | | influencing the odds at various stages of the process |
| operated at a 10 percent win clip for their entire | | | | leading up to post time, it pays to do your homework |
| careers. Now all of a sudden, they are winning 30 to | | | | and wait for the odds to work in your favor. |
| 40 percent or higher. If you think these proven losers | | | | The most profitable approach is not only to become a |
| have all of a sudden become master horsemen and | | | | proficient handicapper, but also to become adept at |
| exceptional horse trainers; you are mistaken. These | | | | creating your own odds line. |