Greyhound Dog Racing Tips.
What are the three most important parts of a dog race? If you said, "The break, the first turn and the stretch", you're probably a pretty good handicapper. Those three points are where so many dogs either forge ahead, fall back or get into trouble. Here are some tips for handicapping how the break will affect a race.
Although the break isn't as important in some races, in other races it decides the race right from the start. If there are several breakers in a race, the dogs might try so hard to out-break each other, that they burn themselves out, leaving the race to dogs who get out more slowly, but close.
If there is only one breaker in a race, many times it will get out in front of the other dogs and lead all the way around the track and win. With no dogs around it, it has a clear field all the way to the finish line. When you handicap races, it's important that you look at each dog's break style and compare it to how the other dogs get out when the boxes open.
When you do this, be sure to take into consideration the grade of the dog compared to the grade of the other dogs. Look at who it's been running with and the times of its last races. See who the breakers have been out-breaking. This is a crucial piece of information. A dog that gets out first in a D race will likely have more trouble out-breaking C Grade dogs.
Of course, what happens at the break rarely determines who wins, but it can be the biggest factor in some races. Bettors who know this and who take a very close look at how the break will play out have a big advantage over those who don't.
Greyhound Dog Racing.