How to Spot a Horse Race False Favorite

Therefore, the condition of the chalk and how it will run will determine how the pools are divided.




This may all sound very academic but it is amazing how many people start handicapping a horse race without checking out the most popular horse first.

The horse that is considered the best in the race by most of the bettors usually wins about a third of the races. Looking at it another way, the favorite loses two thirds of the time. Simple arithmetic

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