| The world of horse bet racing is an ever changing and | | | | produce slower times typically than a fast track. |
| growing online and offline business, hobby, sport, and | | | | Slow (S) - this surface is usually rather deep, and |
| gambling community. It has involved some of the | | | | drying out which produces slower than a "Good" track |
| world's most elite socialites and celebrities as well as | | | | time table. |
| the common every day horse racing punter looking to | | | | Heavy (H) - the slowest surface condition for a dirt |
| place some wagers, enjoy themselves, and even pull | | | | track horse race, thick and almost muddy top layer |
| an additional (or occasionally full time) income from | | | | leads to slowest times and greatly effects favorites. |
| horse betting. | | | | Turf (Grass) Track Racing Conditions |
| Now, whatever your own personal goals are for | | | | Firm (F) - a completely dry turf with the smallest give |
| wanting to place wagers on horse races, it makes no | | | | to it will usually produces the fastest times on a turf |
| difference as every punter see success in their own | | | | course racing surface. |
| light. But there are clear and profound ways to ensure | | | | Good (G) - a relatively firmer turf course that contains |
| that the horses odds are running in your favor for | | | | a slight bit of moisture and a bit more give under the |
| every bet that you place through profitable racing | | | | hooves of the horses racing, produces slightly slower |
| systems. | | | | times than a firm track. |
| These betting system involve everything from how to | | | | Soft (S) - a turf course that courses that contains |
| obtain proper research + racing information, various | | | | more moisture than a good track lie and provides a |
| horse betting terms and inside information valuable to | | | | substantial give to the weight of the competing horses. |
| any punter, tips and techniques on reading racing form | | | | Yielding (Y) - a turf course with a considerable amount |
| and selection criteria, to really just about every aspect | | | | of water and very yielding to the riders running, |
| of profitable horse betting. Within these realms of | | | | producing some particularly slow race times. |
| valuable information lies powerful selection criteria that, | | | | Heavy (H) - A waterlogged heavy turf course that |
| if used properly, can determine the outcome of a race | | | | produces the slowest turf course times. |
| in the favor of the punters bet. | | | | Take note of the various different track conditions that |
| One of these extremely valuable pieces is the racing | | | | are listed on the up to the minute horse betting |
| track conditions that the horses will be running under | | | | resources to make proper selections using all of the |
| for any race. Because different horses will run poorly | | | | criteria, and most obviously, race track conditions. |
| or strongly under various track conditions, it become | | | | When you become familiar with betting resources and |
| incredibly important to determine not only what the | | | | various sportbooks racing cards + information you will |
| track is like for the current event, but also how well | | | | see valuable notes that you will want to interpret. See |
| each horse runs individually under these specific racing | | | | the horse racing system below: |
| conditions. Here is a list of information regarding the | | | | 15Jly08-7Bel fst 8f (T) - this indicates that the horse is |
| various track conditions that can affect either a turf or | | | | set to run on the 15th of July 2008, in position lane |
| dirt track prior to race time. | | | | number 7, at Belmont Park over a fast track surface |
| Horse Race Track Conditions - Dirt Tracks | | | | running eight furlongs on the Turf (T). |
| Fast (F) - horses will usually run their fastest times | | | | Using information like this through a profitable racing |
| under these conditions, the surface will run over dry | | | | system can make all of the difference between |
| and steady to hard. | | | | placing profitable wagers or losing bets, either way, |
| Wet-Fast (WF) - this surface will usually produce fast | | | | using a racing system drastically increases your |
| times but will have a slight layer of moisture over the | | | | chances of punting for profits in the long and short |
| top layer of dirt. | | | | term. |
| Good (G) - a surface that is beginning to dry but will | | | | |