| A lot of handicapping experts advise that you | | | | been that I have had very profitable days with |
| shouldn't bet on horse races run over a track that is | | | | biases, but lost the profit back when the conditions |
| rated as anything but fast. The problem with that, if | | | | changed. I don't advise you to rely strictly on a bias, |
| you are trying to make a living betting on horse | | | | but I do advise you to be aware of any known |
| races, is that you will miss a lot of days of work. The | | | | biases for the surface you are playing. |
| nature of horseracing is that it is affected by the | | | | Here is how I advise you to play off tracks. First of |
| weather because the runners are living breathing | | | | all, if it is a track that you are not familiar with, don't |
| animals that are closely attuned to their natural | | | | play it at all. If there is a track that you regularly play, |
| surroundings. | | | | learn its biases and characteristics and pay close |
| On top of that, racing athletes are individuals and | | | | attention to the weather and what has been done to |
| therefore, some of them are able to handle an off | | | | the track, for instance, was it sealed over night? |
| track while others need a fast surface. Just reading a | | | | Secondly, know the horses and whether or not they |
| horse's stats on an off track or studying its breeding | | | | have raced well on the same surface under the same |
| isn't enough. The reason for that is that the race | | | | conditions. A horse that races well on a muddy track |
| tracks don't always react the same way to inclement | | | | that is battling against a bias from an unfavorable |
| weather. Some tracks favor outside runners when | | | | post position is not a good bet, no matter how well it |
| they are rated as muddy, while others favor rail | | | | runs in muddy conditions. |
| runners. Track biases can vary, but they can also | | | | What this means is that you have to be an expert |
| make you a lot of money if you can pick up on a | | | | for the track and horses that you are playing. That |
| bias before the crowd does. | | | | demands a lot of hard work, but it can give you a |
| The problem with biases is that they are as fickle as | | | | great advantage over the other horse players. If you |
| the weather. My experience over the long run has | | | | are not an expert, don't play an off track. |