Greyhound Dog Racing Tips.
If you're tired of losing at the dog track, you may be contemplating buying something that will help you win. That's probably a good idea, unless you're thinking that buying a handicapping system will mean that you'll never lose again at the track.
Anyone who goes to the track and bets on the races loses money. I lose money all the time, but I win more than I lose, which is the whole idea behind making money on gambling. Anyone who tells you that they never lose is lying. We all lose. It's the ratio of wins to losses that determines if we're successful handicappers or not.
So, right upfront, let's be honest about what a system can't do for you. It can't make you win every bet. That's for sure. Neither can it make you a great handicapper with no effort on your part. Even the best systems take time to master. It may even be true that the better the system, the longer it takes to learn how to use it to make money.
A system can't make you an instant handicapper. Handicapping is an art that takes time to learn. I know of no mechanical or mathematical system that just picks dogs without some handicapping involved. Dog racing is one of those things that takes judgement "on the fly" because every race is different.
No matter how good the system is, it can't compare dogs like humans can. Sure, it can lead you to the real contenders in a race, which gives you a big edge over the rest of the crowd, but you still have to use judgement.
Another thing it can't do is tell you how much to bet. Never mind those dutching methods and the progressive betting scenarios. Only you know how much money you should risk on each bet. Although some systems are designed for one bet type, such as trifecta systems, they can't tell you that trifectas are what you should bet.
Some bettors just aren't comfortable betting trifectas and would rather bet quinielas or winners. If you're one of those people, stick with what you like and find a system that matches it. Don't get something that you won't use because it's not the right fit for how you play the dogs.
To sum it up, systems can't automatically make you an ace handicapper, but they can help you improve your handicapping to the point where you make more than you lose. As far as I can see, winning at the dog track is the whole point of going there and a system can help, in spite of what it can't do.
Greyhound Dog Racing.