| If you want to make money at the dog track, you | | | | attention to whose dogs are in top form and running |
| have to dig a little deeper than most of the crowd. If | | | | well, which is what kennel standings tells me. It also |
| you don't, you'll be among the 90% who lose, rather | | | | might tell me who has the most money to spend on |
| than the 10% who win. One way to make sure that | | | | buying the best dogs and producing the best litters |
| you're ahead of the crowd is by knowing more than | | | | by the best parents. |
| they do. | | | | Why more people don't avail themselves of this free |
| There are several ways to do this, but here's one | | | | information is beyond me, but when I talk to people |
| way that's free. Just go to your favorite track's web | | | | about them, I get a blank look from a lot of folks. |
| site and look for statistics. Most of them have stats | | | | Apparently, most handicappers don't spend any time |
| listed that tell you several very important things. | | | | on the track web sites, which is a shame, because |
| These pieces of information are: winning post position | | | | there's a lot of information on some of them. |
| statistics, kennel standings, top dogs and their times. | | | | True, some tracks barely give you a link to the |
| Add this information to a good handicapping system | | | | programs - mostly the ones that are focused on |
| and you increase your chances of winning quite a bit. | | | | their casino. But several tracks, like Bluffs Run and |
| If you have good judgment and money management | | | | Derby Lane, have some good info on the main page. |
| skills, you really have a chance of fattening your | | | | Derby Lane even has a blog that has the latest info |
| bankroll using stats. | | | | on young pups coming up and upcoming stakes races |
| I like to handicap using my favorite systems, then I | | | | there and at other tracks. |
| go back and look at the post positions stats for the | | | | I'm always looking for more ways to find out what I |
| dogs I've picked. Understand, I don't throw out a dog | | | | need to know to win at the dog track. If you are |
| if it's in a box that doesn't have a good percentage | | | | too, take a look at the free information that's out |
| for wins, but I do evaluate that particular dog's | | | | there and see if it doesn't help you the next time |
| chances of overcoming that post bias. | | | | you go over your program. Just because something |
| I don't only play the top kennels either, but I pay | | | | is free, doesn't mean it's worthless. |