8/2/2002 edition

Betting Myths

2. It's best to stop betting for the day when bad luck strikes

At Moonee Valley on Saturday in the fourth race of the day, a 3YO Open over 1519 metres, $9.00 chance Careyes had, depending on your point of view, some bad luck.

The colt missed the start and in a fighting finished shied and dislodged jockey Steven Vella centimetres before the finishing line. As a result, stewards deemed that Careyes had failed to finish the race.

The Herald Sun's Shane Templeton, in his column "The Pocket Talking", Monday, February 4, 2002, gave his readers a punting "lesson":

"If you are involved in a Careyes-type debacle, accept that this is not your day and stop punting."

We assume that these punting lessons are not given tongue in cheek by Templeton. They are seriously meant to help the punter. So all we have to say is that sensible punters are not superstitious.

3. Follow the market for the unraced horses

That does not make you money long term.

For example, the first 2YO race at Flemington last Sunday was won by the unraced It's Who Deanie - $29.30. Then an hour later the 2YO Listed race was won by the unraced Took A Chance $99.90.

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Control your betting - odds, odds, odds
Form analysis - watch out for this
Trainers' "good things"
Money talks
Future winners at big odds
Membership information

Warning
Short Priced Tote Favourites
These are losing bets.
Look at the table below and see the percentages lost backing short priced tote favourites compared with the top official bookmaker betting ring prices.

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