My annual look back at the best and worst of horse racing for the year. Included are links to major race results and obituaries for some of the horses and people we lost in 2011. To the left is Drosselmeyer upsetting in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
2011 Year End Review originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 at 18:53:09.
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January 1st marks the beginning of the campaign toward the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown with the Gulfstream Park Derby. Here are all the prep races leading up to the 2012 Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown. This list will be updated with results weekly, so check back all through the season.
2012 Triple Crown Trail originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 at 06:15:56.
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You probably want to make a profit betting on horse races if you handicap them, but like most people, you probably also struggle with that. Some people are merely recreational horse players while others work at it like a full time job. No matter where you may fall in that wide spectrum of effort, you no doubt have good days and bad days.
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Sometimes the best way to describe what we do when we handicap a race is to say that we weed out the legitimate contenders from the phonies or horses that have no chance of winning. To be accurate, any runner in a race does have some chance, but the actual possibility may be so small that it isn’t worth considering, that is, unless the odds are right. As you handicap a horse race you try to put the horses in order from most likely winner to least likely winner.
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If you are interested in getting yourself to a thoroughbred horse sale in the near future, then you should consider why you would like to attend such an event. Making a thoroughbred horse purchase is quite an investment, so it should be done to the best of your ability.
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Picking winners at the horse races with any consistency is not an easy thing to do. Actually making a profit from your bets over the long haul is almost impossible. I didn’t say it was completely impossible, just almost, but with that being said, it is important to realize what you’re up against before you make a bet.
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It has been an established institution for a long time and was sold to bettors as a good deal, but is pari mutuel wagering really as good as it appears and could there be a better way for horse players to wager on horse racing? Who really benefits? Horse racing handicapping is one of the toughest ways of making a living as a gambler. There are several reasons for that, including the nature of the game with so many variables, but then again, there is also the problem of operating in the dark and not knowing what you are buying.
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As horse racing has changed over they years people now think less in terms of a single meet and more of a circuit if they even bother to separate the races that much. Years ago a track had a short season or meet and they would open and run for several months at the most. Many seasons were even shorter just consisting of a few weeks to a month. How can that help you to pick more winners and handicap horse races more effectively?
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There are several kind of horse racing systems. Some systems rely on weighting the factors in a race according to the make up of the race of the kind of race. For instance, in a maiden race where raw speed is the factor that matters the most, a higher point value might be given to the horse with the fastest average speed. In a short sprint of five furlongs, post position and early pace might be given the most weight.
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Top stallion Indian Charlie, sire of three champions including Uncle Mo, had to be euthanized on December 15, 2011, at Airdie Stud in Kentucky after a battle with cancer. Find out more about his career both on and off the track here.
Indian Charlie euthanized at age 16 originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at 17:41:02.
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