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	<title>TVG Horse Racing &#38; Online Horse Betting &#124; TVG.com &#187; Horse Wagering Methods</title>
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		<title>Wagering on Horse Races</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you are wagering on the horse races, you will want to be sure to know as much about the races on which you bet as you can so that you do not waste a lot of money.  You can study many factors of horse racing to help you to place bets that have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you are <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/TVGNetwork/ProgrammingGuide.aspx">wagering</a> on the horse races, you will want to be sure to know as much about the races on which you bet as you can so that you do not waste a lot of money.  You can study many factors of horse racing to help you to place bets that have a better chance of winning than if you bet on horses without any knowledge about the horses or races on which you are betting.</p>
<p>For instance if you are betting on a horse in a stakes race, you will want to know how long each of the horses has been racing in stakes races.  Additionally, if a horse is running its first race in a stakes race and up until now it has only run in claims races, you can know that it skipped the allowance races to go directly to stakes races so it is probably a long shot and it will not likely win the race.</p>
<p>If you are wagering on a horse that has just moved from allowance races to stakes races, you have a better chance of winning your bet.  However, you might also want to consider placing a bet on a horse that has already proven itself in stakes racing instead.</p>
<p>On the other hand, perhaps the horse on which you are <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/Tracks/TVGTracks.aspx">wagering</a> has low odds to win, but you know the reason that its odds are not good is because it performed poorly in the race that it lost two weeks ago.  If you also know that the race it lost two weeks ago was lost because of a slight ankle injury that it suffered but from which it has recovered, you have a better chance of winning your bet than if you did not have such information.</p>
<p>You can place horseracing bets online with ease at <a href="http://www.tvg.com">TVG.com.</a></p>
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		<title>Traditional and Online Horse Wagering</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Horse wagering can be a fun and exciting pastime for you if you want to add some risks and thrills to your life.  If you are stuck in a rut of safe behavior and you are unhappy with your lifestyle because of it, you should go to the racetrack and make a wager on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/Tracks/TVGTracks.aspx">Horse wagering</a> can be a fun and exciting pastime for you if you want to add some risks and thrills to your life.  If you are stuck in a rut of safe behavior and you are unhappy with your lifestyle because of it, you should go to the racetrack and make a wager on a horse.</p>
<p>Nothing will get your blood pumping and the excitement flowing through your veins like watching a fast-paced race when you have money on it.  The crowds at the track are loud and the atmosphere is hectic, but when there is an upset such as a long shot coming in to win a race, it is all twice as loud and hectic, so there is no better place for you to get out of your doldrums than at the racetrack.</p>
<p>As much fun and exciting as <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/TVGNetwork/WhereToWatch.aspx">horse wagering</a> is, it is also a scientific craft to figure out which of the horses in any given race has the capability to win that race.  In fact, as much as wagering keeps people coming back to the races, following the statistics and trying to predict from these statistics, which horses might win also keeps people coming back.</p>
<p>Horseracing is the second most popular spectator sport in America, trailing only baseball, which is another sport in which spectators enjoy keeping tabs on the statistics of the game.  As in baseball, keeping up with the statistics of horseracing is all about being a fan of the sport, but knowing the statistics in horseracing is also useful for handicapping and horse wagering.</p>
<p>The newest form of wagering on the horses is online wagering.  You can place your bet on just about any horse race through an online website no matter where you are.  You can place online bets for your favorite horse races at <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/TVGNetwork/WhereToWatch.aspx">TVG.com.</a></p>
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		<title>Wagering on Two Year Olds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the new racing season approaches, many two year old race horses will be beginning their careers.  While it is exciting to see a young horse blossom into a champion, it can be very challenging wagering on horses at this point in their careers.  This is because it takes several races for a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the new racing season approaches, many two year old race horses will be beginning their careers.  While it is exciting to see a young horse blossom into a champion, it can be very challenging <strong>wagering</strong> on horses at this point in their careers.  This is because it takes several races for a two year old to learn exactly what they are supposed to do on the race track.</p>
<p>Horseracing fans will have to consider many different factors when <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/TVGNetwork/WhereToWatch.aspx">wagering</a> on young, inexperienced two year olds.  When wagering on older horses, most gamblers will look at the horse’s race record and their speed rating; however, a two year old that has never run in a race will not have these statistics to use to place a wager.</p>
<p>One of the factors that fans can use to help them when <strong>confidently wagering</strong> on a two year old is the horse’s workout times.  All two year olds will have an official work in which the time has been recorded.  The only downside to using these times when wagering is that in many instances the times are not accurate because the horses are not pushed as hard in their work outs as they would be in a real race.</p>
<p>Another factor that can be used to help people when wagering on two year old horse races is to look at the horse’s pedigree.  Many times horses that are sired by champion races horses are more popular when it comes to wagering because they have a greater potential of <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/Tracks/tvgtracksexclusive.aspx">winning races</a> than a horse that does not have champion bloodlines.</p>
<p>The last thing that people should consider when <strong>profitably wagering</strong> on two year olds is the horse’s physical condition.  A horse that is nervous usually will not perform as well as one that is calm.  More <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/TVGNetwork/ProgrammingGuide.aspx">wagering information</a> can be found at TVG.com.</p>
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		<title>Horse Race Wagering Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The horses may still be at the track, but you can now do some horse race wagering online.  If you enjoy the passion of horse racing, there is no reason not to get into it even more. Even you if you visit the tracks, you will benefit from being able to get help on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The horses may still be at the track, but you can now do some horse race wagering online.  If you enjoy the passion of horse racing, there is no reason not to get into it even more. Even you if you visit the tracks, you will benefit from being able to get help on making those wagers.  You will find that online, there are many benefits available to you.<br />
One of the benefits of doing <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/Tracks/TVGTracks.aspx">horse race wagering</a> online is that you can take advantage of programs that will help compute the likely winner of the race.  While no program can give you an absolute winner, these programs can help you to get a better idea of which horse will most likely be the winner of the race.  That allows you to make a better wager with each bet that you make.<br />
Finding the right horse is important, of course.  However, computer programs can add extra benefits to the game.  It will take the information about each horse, about past races and other factors that will determine the outcome of the race, and compute the likely winner.  In the end, it will not be able to tell you who will win for sure, but it gives you much better odds than simply taking a guess.<br />
Finding the right horse race wagering program is important.  There are several choices, but having the best possible one is going to increase your odds even more.  If you want to win more races, having this type of advantage simply makes sense.<br />
Even if you still want to go with your hunch on the race, horse race wagering is easier to do with more information.  To find out more about these options and to start placing wagers, visit <a href="http://www.tvg.com">TVG.com.</a> You will learn everything you need to know to get started.</p>
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		<title>Wagers that can be placed at Fairplex Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many novice gamblers are apprehensive about visiting Fairplex Park and placing wagers on the horse races.  This is mainly due to the fact that they do not fully understand all of the different wagering options that are available in horseracing.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many novice gamblers are apprehensive about visiting <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/TVGNetwork/WhereToWatch.aspx">Fairplex Park</a> and placing wagers on the horse races.  This is mainly due to the fact that they do not fully understand all of the different wagering options that are available in horseracing.</p>
<p>One of the easiest types of wagers for a novice gambler to place when they are Fairplex Park is the win wager.  With this wager, novice gamblers will only have to correctly choose the one horse that will win the race.  If the race only consists of five horses, bettors will have a twenty percent chance of correctly choosing the winner and winning their wager.</p>
<p>The only disadvantage with this type of wager is that it is very difficult to win large sums of money.  This is why many experienced gamblers will choose to place exotic wagers in hopes of winning larger amounts of money when they are at <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/Information.aspx?section=Help%20General%20FAQs#CananyonebeaTVGsubscriber">Fairplex Park.</a>  One type of wager that has the potential to payout very large sums of money is the pick six.</p>
<p>The pick six is similar to the win wager in that gamblers will have to choose the winning horse in the race.  The main difference between the two wagers is that with the pick six, gamblers will have to correctly choose the winning horse in six consecutive races.  In many instances, there will be a long shot win one of the races, which will eliminate most bettors from winning the pool.  However, bettors that are able to correctly choose all six winning horses will usually be rewarded with a very large payout.</p>
<p>Horseracing fans that are interested in learning more about wagering and all of the different types of wagers that can be placed on horse races can find a great deal more information at <a href="http://www.tvg.com">TVG.com.</a></p>
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		<title>Advantages of Online Wagering</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wagering on sporting events is something that millions of people from around the world enjoy on a daily basis.  Thanks to the creation of the Internet, it is now easier than ever to wager on various sporting events, including horseracing.
There are numerous advantages associated with online wagering.  One advantage is that bettors can [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wagering on sporting events is something that millions of people from around the world enjoy on a daily basis.  Thanks to the creation of the Internet, it is now easier than ever to wager on various sporting events, including horseracing.</p>
<p>There are numerous advantages associated with <strong>online wagering</strong>.  One advantage is that bettors can save valuable time and money.  This is because bettors will not have to take the time out of their day to drive to a live horseracing track to place the wager in person.  A bettor that uses <a href="https://www.tvg.com/authenticated/rewards/">online wagering</a> can place a wager from any location that has an Internet connection.</p>
<p>Another <a href="http://www.tvg.com/default.aspx">advantage of online wagering</a> on horseracing is that bettors will be able to receive advice about future races, which will give them the opportunity to study the given information and place wise wagers.  This is because many online wagering websites will have an expert handicapper that will evaluate each day’s races and provide their expert opinion as to which horses have the best chance of winning.</p>
<p>Horseracing fans that use <strong>quality online wagering</strong> will also have access to a great amount of statistical information that they can use with the handicappers opinion to place good wagers.  Some of the statistical information that can be found on online wagering websites includes the horse’s current jockey and trainer, their speed rating, their earnings, the times for their previous races and their win percentage.</p>
<p>Bettors that use <strong>verifiable online wagering</strong> will also be able to place wagers at different racetracks located within the United States.  In many instances, bettors will also be able to place wagers on races that are being run in foreign countries.  Bettors can find a great deal more information about the sport of horseracing and <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/Information.aspx?section=Help%20General%20FAQs">methods of wagering</a> on horseracing at TVG.com.</p>
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		<title>Creating an Online Racetrack Wagering Account</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many individuals find a great amount of enjoyment in wagering on horse races because wagering adds extra excitement to the race and they can win extra money.  In the past, one of the only methods available to wager on horse races was to place the wager in person at a racetrack or at an [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many individuals find a great amount of enjoyment in wagering on horse races because wagering adds extra excitement to the race and they can win extra money.  In the past, one of the only methods available to wager on horse races was to place the wager in person at a racetrack or at an off track wagering facility.  Thanks to the Internet, horseracing fans can now place wagers using an <strong>online racetrack wagering</strong> account.</p>
<p>There are several things that horseracing fans must do to create an <strong>online racetrack wagering</strong> account.  The first thing that horseracing fans will need to do is find a reliable online <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/RaceInformation/CurrentOddsResults.aspx">horse gambling website</a> that they can use to place their wagers.</p>
<p>When choosing an online horse gambling website, it is important to ensure that the website is easy to use and is legal.  One way to determine the ease of use and legality of the website is to browse the pages and find the license or registration number.  This will give horseracing fans the opportunity to determine if they like the layout and information placement of the website.</p>
<p>It is also important to choose an <a href="http://www.tvg.com/default.aspx">online horse gambling</a> website that is secure because all online gambling websites will require users to enter either a credit card number or bank account information before an <strong>online racetrack wagering</strong> account can be created.  In many instances, bettors will be required to make a deposit into the account before they will be able to place horseracing wagers.</p>
<p>Horseracing fans will also need to make sure that the online <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/schedule/split.asp">horse gambling</a> website will allow wagers to be placed at all racetracks, or at least the racetracks that are important to each bettor.  More information about wagering on horse races can be found at TVG.com.</p>
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		<title>Wagering on Horses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Horseracing is a popular American spectator sport.  While horseracing has been around for thousands of years it has gained in popularity in modern times due to wagering.  Horse betting is placing wagers on certain horses to perform well or win races.  The modern way of determining odds uses the parimutual method.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Horseracing is a popular American spectator sport.  While horseracing has been around for thousands of years it has gained in popularity in modern times due to <strong>wagering</strong>.  Horse betting is placing wagers on certain horses to perform well or win races.  The modern way of determining odds uses the parimutual method.  Pierre Oller in France first developed this <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/RaceInformation/CurrentOddsResults.aspx">method of wagering</a> in the late 1800&#8217;s.  The system of betting uses a fixed percentage that is taken out of the total bets placed.  This is the amount needed for racetrack operation as well as for the state.</p>
<p>The remaining sum of money is divided among the number of individual wagers to determine the payoff for each bet.  These projected payoff amounts are also known as odds.  The odds of winning the race continue to be calculated right up until <strong>wagering</strong> is ended just before the race starts.</p>
<p>There are many different ways to take advantage of <a href="http://www.tvg.com/default.aspx">wagering</a> on the horses.  You can make a straight bet, quinella, trifecta, daily double, superfecta, exacta and pick 3 and pick 6.  The most basic of these bets and the most popular among beginners is the straight bet.  There are three main types of straight bets – win, place and show.  Win is a bet that you place on a horse to win the race.  Place means that the horse you choose must come in first or second.  Show means that the horse finishes the race in first, second or third place.</p>
<p><strong>Wagering</strong> on horses requires some degree of skill and luck.  You will need to learn more about the horses in the race to determine what you feel their chances of winning will be.  The art of predicting a winner is called handicapping. To learn more about <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/TVGNetwork/WhereToWatch.aspx">wagering on horses</a> or place bets, visit TVG.com.</p>
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		<title>Horse Wagering Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Betting on the horses is a fun interest for many people.  Trying to choose which horses will win races has been a spectator sport for many years.  Even if you are new to betting you can learn the basics that you need in order to have fun with horse wagering.  There are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Betting on the horses is a fun interest for many people.  Trying to choose which horses will win races has been a spectator sport for many years.  Even if you are new to betting you can learn the basics that you need in order to have fun with <strong>horse wagering</strong>.  There are more than a hundred horse tracks in the United States.  There are two main types of horse racing done in the U.S. – Thoroughbred racing and Harness racing, each <a href="https://www.tvg.com/authenticated/rewards/">offering horse wagering</a> options.</p>
<p>Horses are assigned numbers prior to the races.  You can learn more about each of the horses by reading the program.  The program lists the horse and some information about each one, which can help you determine how to place your bets.  Among the information you&#8217;ll find includes the trainer, past winning statistics, lifetime race record and performance on different types of turf.</p>
<p>The odds of winning a race are determined by the amount of bets placed on each horse prior to the race.  The odds continually change up until <strong>horse wagering</strong> is closed just before the race begins.  The horses most likely to win have even odds.  The winning money is calculated based on the odds and the type of bet placed.  The most common bets for beginners are straight bets, though <a href="http://www.tvg.com/default.aspx">horse wagering</a> can be many different kinds.  These include the win, place and show.  When you bet a horse to win that means it must win the race to collect.  A place bet means that the horse must come in either first or second and show means that the horse finishes in the top three.</p>
<p>When you are new to <strong>horse wagering</strong> it is good to place small, safe bets.  This helps you get used to the process as you <a href="https://www.tvg.com/authenticated/rewards/Information.aspx?section=Diamond">learn more about betting</a>.  To find out more about horse wagering visit TVG.com.</p>
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		<title>Types of Horse Wagering Handicapping</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Handicapping horse races is something that takes a good deal of time, skill and some luck.  The great thing about horse wagering handicapping is that there are several different methods that bettors can use to pick their winners.
The first method of horse wagering handicapping that is used by many individuals is speed handicapping.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Handicapping horse races is something that takes a good deal of time, skill and some luck.  The great thing about <strong>horse wagering</strong> handicapping is that there are several different methods that bettors can use to pick their winners.</p>
<p>The first method of <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/Tracks/TVGTracks.aspx">horse wagering</a> handicapping that is used by many individuals is speed handicapping.  When using this method of handicapping, the bettor will pick the fastest horses in the race.  There are several ways to determine which horse in the field is the fastest.  The most common method is to use the horse’s speed rating.</p>
<p>A speed rating is a number that is calculated based on the several factors including the times in which the horses have finished their previous races.  The higher a horse’s speed rating is, the faster the horse can run.  Using this <strong>horse wagering</strong> handicapping method, bettors would choose the horse with the highest speed rating as the winner.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tvg.com/default.aspx">Another horse wagering</a> handicapping method is class handicapping.  When using this type of handicapping, bettors will choose the horse that has the most amount of talent.  For example, if a race has nine horses that have never won a stakes race and one horse that has won several stakes races, the horse with the stakes wins will outclass the other horses in the field and will be the betting favorite.</p>
<p>Pace handicapping is another form of race handicapping that is popular among bettors.  With this type of <strong>exciting horse wagering</strong> handicapping, bettors will have to study the horse’s previous races to determine their running style.  For example, a speed horse will usually break very quickly and run on the lead.  This type of horse will perform very well if the rest of the field sets a slow pace.  More <a href="http://www.tvg.com/Open/Information.aspx?section=Help%20General%20FAQs">information about handicapping</a> can be found at TVG.com.</p>
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