Horse Betting Systems

The one absolutely critical factor needed to earn a profit from horse racing has zero to do with either horse betting systems or your knowledge of the form book. It doesn’t concern speed figures, race rating, inside information, or anything else you may have heard. Granted all of these factors each play an important role, but the single most important step to becoming a successful punter is the development of a winning attitude.

Ask the average person how they feel about gambling and they will likely tell you that it is a “mug’s game”, and that Joe Normal like you or me cannot hope to ever make big money betting on horses. They will tell you that horse betting systems will not make you rich. They will probably laugh in your face if you suggest otherwise.

But dig a little deeper and ask if it is possible for anybody at all to make a profit and they will normally admit that there are indeed a select group of people who make a great deal of money each and every week. These people are, the Bookmakers.

The fact is that 99% of the time the Bookmakers win in the long run. Whilst it is not necessarily always the case that the punters will leave the race course with empty pockets and a feeling of depression, whilst the bookies are laughing all the way to the Bank, it stands to reason that for a bookmaker to stay in business, he must be keeping more of the punters’ money than he pays out. So do the bookies have a winning secret? Maybe they do not have their own horse betting systems but what they do possess is a positive attitude to winning.

The majority of punters think they can win big overnight. They dream they can walk into a bookmaker’s shop, place a ten horse accumulator costing a single pound, and walk out a few hours later with a fat cheque for several hundred thousand pounds. Of course, all but a lucky few such punters wind up immensely disappointed.

Bookmakers, by comparison, never set out to make a lot of quick money. Rather they employ the principles of statistics, probability, horse betting systems and mathematics to stack the odds in their favour and ensure that they grind out a small but reliable margin of profit over the long term.

It’s the punters who adopt the same strategy that become winners. If you were to ask most bookmakers what type of punter is the most successful and he will probably reply that it is someone who strives for 1. Frequent winning results, 2. A small profit on total outlay, and 3. Consistent and reliable performance.

If you genuinely wish to be successful in horse racing then you would do well to adopt a similar attitude to betting. Rather than dreaming of get-rich-quick fortunes, content yourself with small profits on a regular basis. You will see your betting bank growing slowly but steadily, and as it does you can increase the size of your stakes accordingly. Over time your once small profits will increase to be larger profits, and eventually significant profits. If you are patient it will not be too long before you could be raking in one hundred, two hundred, or even five hundred pounds per day! Who knows!

Words look great on paper, but how do you go about developing this winning attitude?

Well, first of all you must have a completely open mind. Abandon pretty much everything you have ever learned about betting on horse racing. Forget the opinions of television pundits. Erase from your mind the idea that it is impossible to profit by backing favourites. Forget the idea that following horse betting systems always leads to the poor house. The very real fact is that you can indeed make money by backing favourites, if you happen to know how! It’s also possible to research powerful horse betting systems that work extremely well. I know this, because I do it!

So cast aside the myths and stories of the 98% of desperate punters who continually lose money through their sloppy betting habits and be prepared to embrace the concept of swimming against the tide of popular belief. This is what will ultimately see you making progress where before you may have failed.

If you are not prepared to change your past methods and your past thinking then you cannot expect different results in the future, and there is a chance that you will miss out on a useful additional income from a sport you enjoy.

Here are three changes you should look to implement straight away:

#1 OPEN YOUR MIND

The mind is like a parachute – it will not work if it isn’t open. Corny I know, but there are many elements of truth in the cliche. As I said previously, you should forget everything you have ever learned about betting on horse racing. Maintain an open mind and you will discover that methods, strategies and horse betting systems will come to you with significant potential.

#2 THINK JUST LIKE A BOOKMAKER

Do not expect to be rich overnight, but aim for smaller and more regular profit. This is how bookmakers operate every day of the week and the big firms make millions of pounds. I’m not saying you will make millions of pounds, but why not adopt a similar approach to betting and reap the rewards?

# 3 SET YOURSELF A GOAL

If you do not set yourself a goal, any advances you make towards being successful at betting will be a waste of your time. However, when you begin to apply yourself you become focused on a prize, so make sure you know what that prize is.

Take some time out to think seriously about what you would be happy your betting might achieve for you. Do you want to sail off around the world on a luxury cruise with your partner? How much do you want in the bank? Picture an exact figure. Do you want to invest in a second home in the South of Spain?

Everyone will have different aspirations, but be sure to have personal goals in mind. These will help to motivate you. Unsuccessful people rarely have goals.

Half of being successful is taking action on your goals and objectives. The next step is to make a plan. More on that in later posts.