The idea has always been to bet on the horse who gets to the finish line fastest. Selecting that horse is made easier by measuring the horse’s speed in previous races. Because races are of different distances and at different racetracks, the raw time of a race is not a tell-all indicator. Therefore, a speed ‘rating’ or speed ‘number’ is created to adjust for just how fast or slow a race was actually run. The 1/ST BET app measures a horse’s speed in several ways, and in most situations, the speed category possesses the most important and telling factors to consider.

Just like team sports, a horse’s won-loss record can be a measurement of future success. Consider how frequently a horse wins and/or finishes in the top 3 (“in the money”) of his races. The top performing horses in each race receive a cash prize - the better the race, the bigger the ‘purse’ or prize pool. The more significant the race and order of finish, the greater the horse’s purse earnings. A horse’s race record will often be referred to in horse racing as his ‘form.’ The betting factors below will help you learn to bet horse racing based on individual horse’s form and previous races.

‘Pace Makes the Race’ is a frequent expression heard around the racetrack and it signifies the importance of a horse’s signature running styles as to the outcome of a race. Just like most things in life, how fast you start or how fast you finish is a vital balance. The 1/ST BET app measures each horse’s performance at various points in his previous races in its evaluation of pace.

The human ‘connections’ surrounding each horse are its owner, trainer and jockey. The trainer and jockey’s past success play a major role in the selection process. The 1/ST BET app accounts for both key team members and evaluates their performance at today’s track and over a varying length of time. Like many sports trends, it sometimes pays to follow the team on a recent hot streak, or support those with sustained success.

The term ‘class’ in horse racing is synonymous with ‘quality’ and is similar to strength of schedule if you follow sports. Identifying the class or strength of schedule can help you determine which horses are racing against easier or more difficult competition today. The 1/ST BET app considers both the previous horses and purse levels of previous races in determining its class factors.

Racehorses are bred for speed, and the breeders try to match up parents that will produce successful racehorses. Some families are known for certain traits, for instance a preference for running shorter or longer distances, or traits that give a horse an affinity for a particular racing surface (such as dirt or turf, wet tracks), etc. A horse’s family history is known as his pedigree, and The 1/ST BET app considers those pedigree traits in its evaluation. Pedigree can be an important consideration when a horse has not raced many times yet in his career or is trying something new for the first time.

Horses are not machines; their level of fitness can fluctuate based on how much time they have had between races, due to natural breaks in the racing calendar and health considerations. The 1/ST BET app considers both the time between races and the amount of morning workout exercise a horse has performed.