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When I say that horse racing handicapping depends upon good vision, I don't necessarily mean that you have to have 20/20 eyesight to handicap a horse race. What I mean is that you have to be able to see in your mind, how a horse race will play out and when you watch the race you must actually see what takes place in order to have an accurate idea of how each horse ran.

We horse players have a tendency to be a very competitive. When we want a winner badly enough, we may start to see things that just aren't there. Sometimes first impressions are the most accurate and true. If you look over a race and the eventual outcome seems obvious to you, other than a little double checking a while later, why not play it the way it looks?

Too many times we keep digging and digging when the obvious doesn't suit us or worse yet, there is nothing obvious and the race shapes up as a chaotic mess. Those are the races we should pass up, but if you watch the pools, you'll see that people still bet on them. It is okay for the crowd of recreational players to bet on those races, they are paying for a thrill, but professional handicappers should know better.

In order to avoid over handicapping, a horse player needs to keep checking his or her mood and mental state. If you find that something in life is frustrating you or you seem restless or edgy, perhaps it is time to take a chill pill and sit out a few races, or even a whole day. Go for a walk, meditate, watch a movie. Do whatever you do to get into a relaxed state so you will be able to eventually figure out what's up with "you."

They say the camera never lies. That means that a camera accurately records and portrays whatever is in front of the lens. In order to be a good handicapper, your eyes and brain must function the same way. Just the facts, not opinions. In other words if you start coloring or shading what you see or perhaps editing it while watching it, you are trying too hard to read into the race more than what is there. Don't make excuses for poor performances, but do look for reasons.

If you can find a reason for a horse losing a race, when the situation is remedied, you will have a horse that is now ready to win. Perhaps, if you can get fair odds, it will be good bet, too.

If you want to learn how a horse owner and insider handicaps just go to http://williewins.homestead.com/truecb.html and get the truth. Bill Peterson is a former horse race owner and professional handicapper. To see all Bill's horse racing material go to http://williewins.homestead.com/handicappingstore.html

http://williewins.homestead.com/handicappingstore.html, Bill's handicapping store.

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Horse Racing Handicapping Depends Upon Good Information and Vision

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