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- HANDICAPPING
- INSTRUCTIONS
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- 1. Buy a copy of the DAILY RACING FORM and perform your
- handicapping the day before your visit to the races.
-
- 2. Start "MR. EDD'S HORSE RACE HANDICAPPING" program by
- typing "GO", after the drive prompt in which you
- inserted the disk, then press [ENTER].
-
- EXAMPLE, A:\GO [ENTER]
-
- 3. Form the main menu select and read, in order:
-
- A. MR. EDD'S HORSE RACE HANDICAPPING
- B. INTRODUCTION
- C. INSTRUCTION
-
- 4. Select "RACE REPORT CARD" from the main menu. Press [P]
- on your keyboard and follow the instructions on the
- screen. Your printer will print out a copy of the
- "RACE REPORT CARD".
-
- 5. Using the DAILY RACING FORM, complete the top portion
- of the RACE REPORT CARD. List the names of all horses
- in the race, in the appropriate column.
-
- 6. Press [ESC] and select "MAJOR FACTOR 1", CLASS, from
- the main menu. Using the DAILY RACING FORM and the
- CLASS check list, with grading criteria, record the
- applicable grade, for each horse, in the CLASS column
- on the "RACE REPORT CARD".
-
- 7. Proceed through each MAJOR FACTOR, in the same manor.
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- MAJOR FACTOR 2 SPEED
- MAJOR FACTOR 3 PACE
- MAJOR FACTOR 4 CONSISTENCY
- MAJOR FACTOR 5 JOCKEY/TRAINER
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- Remember all necessary grading data can
- be obtained from the DAILY RACING FORM.
-
- 8. Upon completion of all factors, calculate each horse's
- total and enter it in the MAJOR TOTAL column.
-
- 9. From the data recorded, on the "RACE REPORT CARD",
- complete the lower portion and list the three highest,
- total graded, horses in a predicable order of finish.
-
- Congratulation!
- You have just completed handicapping a horse race.
-
- Record the actual place of finish of your graded horses
- when the result of race is known. Maintain the RACE
- REPORT CARD for your permanent record. If you have a
- data base program in your computer you can made a file
- and maintain all records that way.
-
- In time your handicapping speed and skills will
- improve, as well as your visits to the pay window.
-
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- | SELECTING RACES TO BET |
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- Not all races warrant your betting consideration, nor
- should they. Normally on a nine card, racing day event,
- you may find only five or six races that are suitable to
- play.
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- RACES MOST OFTEN SKIPPED
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- 1. Races where a number of horses have little or no past
- performance history to analyze. Normally races/horses
- falling in one of the following categories:
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- Straight Maidens, Maiden Claiming and Claimers with no
- wins, other than Maiden. These horses have yet to
- establish their class.
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- | Deviation to the above may be necessary in |
- | the case of exotic wagering races, i.e., |
- | DOUBLES, TRIPLES and the PICK-SIX. |
- | Wagering on these require selecting the |
- | winners of two, three and six consecutive |
- | race, respectively. In these instances you |
- | should handicap the applicable races using |
- | as many Major Factors as possible. |
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- 2. Races, after handicapping, show no outstanding, top
- contenders. In other words, don't force yourself into
- selecting something you really don't want to bet.