Thursday, May 10, 2012

Greyhound Handicapping Systems - The Multi-Track Test


Greyhound Dog Racing Tips.

There's nothing more disappointing than getting a new handicapping system and discovering that it doesn't work. I've gone through it several times in the past and it's one reason I started writing my own. It's not always the system's fault though.

For instance, if you try a system at your favorite track and it doesn't work, do you just give up on it? Do you consider it a failure and throw it in the pile with the other ones and go back to betting without a system? If so, it can be very costly.

A better approach would be to try it on another track. Download some old programs from a track you can bet at your track. Handicap the races with the system and then check the results. You might be surprised to find that what doesn't work at your track, works just fine at another of the many tracks in the US.

Every track has its own quirks. Post position bias, length and width of the track, the way the track surface is constructed and maintained - they change race outcomes. Different systems work with different factors, so you have to match the system to the track with some of them.

Of course, the best systems work at all tracks, but even one that only works at some tracks can help you win more. You just have to find the track that it works at and concentrate on that track. Some systems work best on smaller tracks with lower grade dogs.

Some work better on the best tracks like Derby Lane and Palm Beach. Don't give up on a system until you find a track it fits. Also, make sure that you use it on enough programs - at least a month's worth. Any system worth buying is worth trying at enough tracks to find one that pays off.

Greyhound Dog Racing.