| Since I have been horse racing handicapping for many | | | | toughness and discipline to win. |
| years and also teaching people how to handicap | | | | How can you become a pro? As the old saying goes, |
| races for profit, I am often asked several questions. | | | | "If you can't beat em', join em'." |
| 1. Is it possible to make a living betting on horse | | | | You must become a pro and adopt their methods |
| races? | | | | and reach their skill level. |
| 2. How difficult is it to make a living betting on horse | | | | Here are a few of the things you will need to |
| races? | | | | accomplish... |
| The answer to the first question is, yes. Some | | | | 1. Money management like a pro. How well are you |
| people do make a living betting on horse races. That | | | | managing your money now? If you don't know |
| is the good news. The rest of the story isn't quite so | | | | exactly how much you have and where you spent |
| rosy, however. It is downright difficult to make a | | | | the rest of your bankroll, you need help. |
| living from betting on horses or almost anything else | | | | 2. Discipline. You must have a way or mode off |
| and that should answer the second question. | | | | wagering and adhere to it and it must be a winning |
| Now the rest of the story. The reason it is possible | | | | method. |
| to make a living from betting on horse races is that | | | | 3. Sufficient funding. You must have a large enough |
| you are betting against other people with all different | | | | bankroll to make big enough bets to earn a living |
| skill levels of handicapping horse races. This of | | | | based on a small ROI such as 5-10%. And you also |
| horseracing as an intellectual sport or game. Imagine a | | | | must be able to withstand long losing streaks, |
| professional athlete against an amateur and you get | | | | because they happen. |
| the idea of what happens every day in the | | | | Without a good method and some ideas about |
| pari-mutuel pools at race tracks all over the world. | | | | money management, you aren't going to make it. |
| The pros aren't trying to beat each other, they are | | | | The single most important thing you can do to |
| trying to beat the beginners and novices, and they | | | | become a success is to find out what it really takes, |
| do and that is how they make a living. That is why it | | | | The second most important step is to find a good |
| is difficult for you or anyone else who isn't a pro. | | | | handicapping system and master it and then adapt it |
| They have developed their skill and have the mental | | | | to your own style and personality. |