Tag Archives: Harness racing

Betting myths

By Stan Gutkowski 

Today, this space will explore a few of these myths, hopefully putting to rest the supposed truths of these statements.
 
First, never bet on favorites or a horse less than 2-1. OK, if one does not like to support favorites (and this corner certainly does not like to), then pass the race, if the favorite looks unbeatable. Betting against a favorite means you can win almost two-thirds of the time because favorites win about one-third of all the races contested.
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Get over with Down Under

by Stan Gutkowski

For those too young to remember, Cardigan Bay was the first standardbred to win in excess of $1 million. Trained and driven by Stanley Dancer, the gelding from Down Under started a migration of, more than occasionally, indefatigable horseflesh. Pacers from Australia and New Zealand have continued to visit these shores and enjoy the racing.
Though uncertain of the following statement, yours truly believes that it more than resembles fact: 60 percent of these foreign visitors won their first race here. That was then. This is now. The percentages today probably do not quite reach that threshold, even though these Down Under invaders acquit themselves quite well.
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