| There are almost as many ways to make money | | | | watch the maiden ranks and look for horses that have |
| betting on horses as there are ways to lose money. | | | | a problem that they think they can correct. They often |
| The best ways usually involve patience. If there ever | | | | do just that and the horses pay big when they win. it |
| was a key to making money on horse racing it is | | | | may take a race or two, but if a good trainer gets a |
| probably that one human trait, patience. Why does | | | | well bred horse in his or her barn and makes it his or |
| patience work? Because most of the people who are | | | | her project, it will probably win. The change can be |
| betting on the horse races are trying for easy and | | | | dramatic, so don't get caught off guard. |
| instant profits or thrills. | | | | The next place to find a horse to follow is in the |
| Most horse players, especially the casual horse | | | | claiming ranks for older horses. What you are looking |
| players, are looking for action. If you are willing to be | | | | for is a horse that has shown the ability to win in the |
| patient and to use that patience as a tool, then you | | | | past but who has fallen on hard times. Mediocre or |
| can be successful. One way to use patience is to | | | | lousy trainers often wind up with these types and are |
| watch and follow certain horses you have identified as | | | | unable to get the win with them. Add these horses to |
| good horses. These horse may fall into several | | | | your list and wait until the horse is claimed by a good |
| categories, usually based on age and ability. | | | | trainer with a high average with claims. While you may |
| Let's face it, there is no sense in following a horse with | | | | not get good odds on the horse, sometimes they will |
| no chance of winning or improving. So if you can | | | | surprise you because the horse looks so bad on |
| identify a horse that can improve and therefore win | | | | paper. |
| and surprise the crowd, you have a chance to cash a | | | | Find a horse with a low percentage trainer, a horse |
| nice ticket and win some good money. One of the | | | | with some back class and wins. If you are at the track |
| best ways to find a horse to follow and make money | | | | and have the chance to actually see the horse, watch |
| on is in the maiden ranks. obviously, what you are | | | | it in the saddling ring and check it out. Make some |
| looking for is a well bred maiden. | | | | notes about it and then wait for it to get claimed. It |
| Most maidens with superior breeding go off in their first | | | | may take a while, but eventually it will get claimed if it |
| few races at short odds. The crowd expects a lot of | | | | has any potential. After the claim, when it races again, |
| them based on pedigree, but when they fail, they | | | | look the horse over and see if it looks better. While it |
| quickly lose favor and the crowd's trust. Just because | | | | will still look bad on paper, you may see a marked |
| a horse is well bred, it doesn't mean it will ever win a | | | | improvement in its appearance and bearing. If it looks |
| race, but it is a place to start looking for a good horse | | | | fit and on the muscle, it may win or at least finish well. |
| to watch and follow. | | | | While the above methods I have mentioned may |
| If you find a well bred maiden who has dropped into | | | | seem old fashioned and slow in this age of computer |
| the claiming ranks, and it gets claimed by a good | | | | handicapping, they still work very well and are fun to |
| trainer, no matter how lousy it looks on paper, it may | | | | do, if you have the discipline to be patient. |
| be a good bet in its next race. Competent trainers | | | | |