Greyhound Dog Racing Tips.
Harness racing and dog racing might seem a lot alike, unless you're a fan of either. For some reason, a lot of dog players shun the harness races and vice versa. I used to think that I'd never bet on anything that had a rider or driver, but I changed my mind one day not long ago.
A friend of mine named Bill took me to a local harness track and showed me how he bets on the harness races. With his guidance, over the course of a couple of programs, I learned how to handicap well enough to make a little profit.
You could have knocked me over with a feather. (Well, a pretty big feather. I'm no lightweight.) I would never in a million years have thought that I'd be betting on animals that are controlled by humans, rather than dogs who are running of their own free will. But I was and I was enjoying it.
I realized after a couple of races that the drivers have good reason to want to win, just as much as the greyhounds want to win. Many of them own and train their own horses and need the purse money to stay afloat financially.
I used to think that the harness races were mostly fixed, and years ago that might have been true in a lot of places. Nowadays though, many of the tracks have big casinos subsidizing the purses and it's more rewarding to win than it is to cheat.
So, if you've been avoiding the harness races because you think that they're too hard to handicap or because you think they're as crooked as a dog's hind leg, you might just want to reconsider and give it a try. Whether you start from scratch with a program, use a tip sheet or a free handicapping system or buy one, the harness races are fun to handicap.
What's even better, they pay pretty well and are remarkably consistent as far as post position and driver stats go. All the information you need is in the program or reasonably priced data sheets from information brokers like Trackmaster. Don't wait thirty years like I did, find out what you've been missing and pick some winners at the harness track.
Greyhound Dog Racing.