The Betting Public
with Billy Woodrum                      
"Where the customer is always right"
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9/23/07
Introducing
"The Betting Public"

10/10/07
10cent Superfecta's
Gambling 101 - Classification
10/29/07

    For those of you who have bet horses and after the
    race feel like your horse was not driven in an all out
    effort to win, it might have been because a trainer or
    owner didn't want their horse to move out of the
    class he is racing in.

    If this has not ever happened to you, then you
    haven't been betting horses very long, or just don't
    look for an excuse as to why your horse was not
    driven to win.  

    As a gambler, I have been handicapping horses for
    30 years. And I have talked to many trainers who
    have told me, "I need my horse to stay in this same
    class until he has a little more experience to move up
    and compete at the next level."  

    Now, some people may consider this cheating or
    worse, but this is part of the everyday business.

    So as handicappers, the betting public needs to
    understand that some trainers and owners have
    tendencies as do this with their horses. Just as when
    a horse has been off from racing several months,  
    most of the time that horse will need a race or two,
    which are called tighteners, for the horse to perform
    at his best.  

    I say to you, as a handicapper from the betting
    public, this is just another valuable tool we have to
    use as bettors. Whether you agree with it or not,
    this is something you must consider, to give yourself
    the best chance to cash a ticket in a lot of races.


This has been Billy Woodrum,
with my view from The Betting Public.