Things To Consider Before Bidding In The Paddock Room

By Paul Cox


Horses are such elegant creatures. Whether you lean on to hobbies like horse back riding or watching horse races, there is just a certain elegance and thrill watching them run freely. The sport has been around for so long. This is why there is a need to keep these creatures safes and well taken care of.

These animals are usually kept in a stall or a fenced area. The paddock room has a lot of attached meaning to it. Back in world war two this used to be the code name for war room in London where Winston Churchill met with his officials, at least twice the whole duration of WW2. In the case of this article, it is a place where horseplayers would put their wagers on the winning bid.

They call analyzing the possible outcome of the game as handicapping. There are also least effective methods like randomly punching holes on a piece of cardboard, but you do this if you do not bother losing or winning. There are patterns relating between different games and races that may help determine how likely a horse can win.

A very important publication for this is the Daily Racing Form. Enthusiasts are well versed in reading the information provided and can use this for handicapping. While this tool has proved to be useful over the years, personal analysis based on experience plays a large part. Winning not only depends on the horse but also the trainers, jockeys and the playing field itself.

This type of gambling, while it is legal there are still some types of bets that are not allowed in some states. Bet types range from the number of entries you bet on and the winnings depend if they place first, second or third. They can range from good bets to lottery like betting.

Handicapping is analyzing which entries are least likely to place and just crushing them out from the options. The lesser entries you have, with the best stats, the closer you are to winning. Many high stakes horseplayers know exactly which ones to immediately crush out and which ones to consider for their top three.

Having a winning horse is a matter of breeding and training. Many of the literature for this sport state that there are a set of factors to consider. There are the number of consecutive wins and placements of the entries. Even the surface of the platform is taken into account. These surfaces are either dirt, grass or synthetic.

The percentage of how often the jockeys and trainers win per year have to be equal or more than 20 percent for the horse to be considered as a candidate. Many gamblers and enthusiasts have a chart that tallies the factors they consider as very important and puts a check mark on those bets if they apply. The ones with the most qualified factors are obviously placed as a bet.

The art of betting in this sport is very strategical and that is what makes it enjoyable. The beauty in gambling is not in the winning but the betting in itself. The thrill and the risk is what keeps these horseplayers going. Maybe it is the resemblance of the illusion of control that one may feel when trying to predict the outcome of something that can seem totally random.




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