Then man began breeding horses to excel in speed and endurance. When this new type of entertainment and sport began to evolve, it was the nobility, or royalty, who could afford the expense of breeding horses for this purpose. Therefore, that “class” of people were the ones who most often enjoyed the leisure of competing in horse races.

Early picture records of horse racing were found in the origins of prehistoric nomadic tribesmen of Middle Asia. It was they who first domesticated the horse around 4500 B.C. The first written records came much later, after horse racing was already an established sport from Central Asia to the Mediterranean. Horse racing became a part of the Greek Olympics around 638 B.C. And the Roman Empire was obsessed with the sport.

Modern racing traces its roots back to the 12th century. Knights of the British Empire imported Arabic horses upon their return from the Crusades. In the years that followed, hundreds of Arab stallions were crossbred with English mares to give the most desirable combination of speed and endurance. This breed of horse became known, after its evolution, as the Thoroughbred and of course the nobility were leaders in staging competitions between two superior Thoroughbred horses for private wagers, as a diversion.

As the sport evolved to being more professional during the reign of Queen Anne in the early 18th century, one-on-one races gave way to events in which several horses competed. Racetracks offered purses, or prize money to the winner of the events. And those purses grew larger in order to attract the best horses.

During the mid-1700s, it was decided that there needed to be a governing body to determine the rules and standards by which racers, breeders, and owners must abide. As a result the Jockey Club was established in Newmarket, and still exercises complete control over English racing to this day.

Once the Club established the complete rules and standards of the horses and the races which could be run under sanction of the Club, five races were designated as the “classic” races for three-year-old horses. The English Triple Crown – which is open to both colts and fillies – consists of the 2000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby, and the St. Leger Stakes. Two other races, which are open only to fillies, are the 1000 Guineas and the Epsom Oaks.

As the British settled in America, they brought very fine breeding stock and racing horses with them. The first known racetrack in the Colonies was on Long Island in New York. It was first laid out around 1665. Though horse racing was a popular local event, organized and professional racing did not actually start until after the Civil War. From there, the sport escalated in popularity across the settled parts of the country. And many of the racetracks were run by the “criminal element.” As this was quite undesirable to the more prominent track owners and breeders, they met in New York in 1894 and formed the American Jockey Club. They soon established rules and regulations, similar to those of the English Jockey Club, and quickly eliminated much of the corruption.

The Kentucky Derby, one of the best known horse-racing events in the United States, was first run in 1875. Its home is at the Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. It is one of the three races which make up the American Triple Crown. The other two are the Belmont Stakes, first run on Long Island, New York at Jerome Park in 1867, and the Preakness Stakes, first run in 1873 at Pimlico Park in Baltimore, Maryland.

Although interest has waxed and waned over the years, horse racing is the second-most attended spectator sport in the United States, outranked only by baseball.

There are other forms of horse racing in both Great Britain and the United States. These include:

- The steeplechase, which requires the horse to clear such obstacles as brush fences, stone walls, rail fences, and water jumps. The oldest and most famous steeplechase in Great Britain is England’s Grand National. It was first run in Aintree in 1839, and continues even today. The most famous in the United States is the American National. It was first run in 1899 at Belmont Park and continues to be held there annually.

- Hurdle racing is similar to the steeplechase, but is much less demanding. It is often use as a training arena for Thoroughbreds who will later compete in steeplechases.

- Point-to-point races are generally run by amateurs throughout the British Isles.

- And last but by no means least is harness racing, which was very popular during the Roman Empire. Once the Empire fell the sport all but vanished until its resurrection, by those who liked to race their horses in harness on the country roads of America, at the end of the 1700s. The first official tracks for harness racing came about in the early 1800s, and by 1825 harness racing became a favorite attraction at country fairs all across the U.S.

Out of the rebirth of harness racing, a new breed of horse was born. In 1788, an outstanding English Thoroughbred stallion was imported to the United States. He was bred with American Thoroughbred and mixed-breed mares to establish the line of Standardbred. The name is based on the “standard” distance of one mile in harness racing speed. The descendants of this line were rebred over the years to create this new breed which has the stamina, temperament, and physical size and structure to endure racing under harness.

Although harness racing suffered a decline of popularity again in the early 1900s, it bounced back in 1940 after being reintroduced at a raceway in New York as a pari-mutuel betting event. Its number of tracks and scheduled annual events outnumber those of Thoroughbred racing in the United States today. It has also gained popularity in many European countries, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

What was once almost exclusively “the Sport of Kings” has segued over the years to encompass people of all lifestyles and income. It remains, however, a sport quite often associated with the “well-to-do”, those who can afford the vast expenditure involved with raising the standard of horse required to run in, and win, the large purses awarded by, the most popular horse-racing events around the world.

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Experienced soccer gamblers are probably pretty aware of all soccer betting systems and already have decided which one is best for them. However new gamblers may still wonder which one gives best results. Of course “best results” might mean different things to every single person – some look for safe, low risk betting, while other just look for high winning amounts.

Since there is no universal rule about which one is the best soccer betting system, we will look into several systems that can be considered the best:

Best Winnings: the system that is likely to give you highest winnings is the scorecast type of betting. In essence what you need to do is to predict the correct scores at the end of the game. Obviously this is very complicated and only very experienced people can rely on the system. To be able to predict the correct scores of the game you should be very well aware of the pros and cons of each team as well as the statistics of previous games. However this is more of less risky system and you may also loose a great deal of money if you fail to make the right predictions. A possible way out is to use half time score betting where you only need to predict the result of the first half of the game.

Best Investment Return: Using the spread betting can bring you highest return on investment. There is a simple reason about this and it is the fact that you don’t need to pay taxes on the money gained through spread betting. SO the only challenge is to get it right.

Play Safe: One of the safest soccer betting systems is the so called Each Way system. This is a way of betting where you should predict the score but you will still win money even if you team ends on second, third or fourth place. What happens is that your bet is split in half. Part of the money goes to the prediction that your team will end first place and the rest are spread over the next three possible places. The only real disadvantage of this system is that profits made are not very high. Another soccer betting system considered to be safe is the double chance betting where you predict two possible outcomes of the game. Again winnings are not high but you have twice the chance to predict the correct result.

If I had a nickel for every forum title I read that started out something like “Can you really make money betting sports?” I would be the richest man on the planet. Fact: If every bettor lost all the time there would be no sports betting market. It is that simple. I am a winning bettor. I don’t have to pick the paper up anymore and study statistics all day. It took some hard work to achieve this status. If you are tired of losing money and want to start making profits, keep reading.

Let me provide you with some basic statistics for the sake of the discussion. There are over 6 billion people in the world. Lets say only 3 billion are adults. Of those adults, only 10 percent bet on sports. That is 3 million people that bet sports. Of those 3 million people, only 2 percent actually make a living betting sports. The other 98 percent lose money. That leaves 60,000 people in the world who profit from betting sports for a living! These numbers are extremely conservative; it is estimated that over 200 million people ALONE will bet on the Superbowl in a given year. Not only is it possible to make a living betting sports, it happens every minute of everyday to real people just like you.

I have identified three crucial issues that keep amateur sports bettors from turning professional and turning profits in their sports betting careers.

1. The single biggest problem with those who lose money betting sports is a lack of discipline.

2. The second biggest problem is non-application of any substantial sports betting systems to keep you consistent and on target.

3. The third issue is thinking like the typical square bettor and not like the bookmaker.

I will address all of these fundamental betting flaws and give you a glimpse on how a winning sports bettor thinks and acts.

One of the best ways to lose your shirt over the long run is bet chasing. Scenario: You thought you had the lock of the century last evening with the first game. You lost that bet on some unbelievable nonsense, maybe a back door cover in a game that was long over for both teams. You got angry, saw the next game of the night coming up and impulsively doubled your bet for game two to cover your losses from game one. Then, since you had no real system in place to keep you in check, that game ends up a loser as well and you are now down big. Everyone has done this, and I am no exception. This is the lack of discipline I am talking about. You will lose some nights, just like your 401k will lose value some days. It comes with the territory. Bet just that one game and if it loses, cut your losses there and tomorrow is a new day.

There are tons of sports betting systems that exist, but some are very good if you have the discipline to follow them verbatim. Most sports bettors do not have the time, patience, or inclination to hypothesize, test, analyze, retest, and apply sports betting systems. This is why most sports bettors lose over the long haul. There are professionals who do have systems in place and are happy to share those systems with anyone who thinks they have what it takes to follow the system. You MUST have a system in place that keeps you on the winning path. Betting random games night in and night out without proper research is no formula for success. It is fun, but it is a money loser and that is not why you are here. You are here to become a winner. Remember, you will lose some nights. You will lose and losing is not fun. With a sports betting system in place that has been proven to win, over the course of your investment you will make money. How much you make and how often is entirely up to you applying discipline and consistency to your sports betting systems.

Think like the bookmaker. It has been said that books are only concerned with having an equal amount of bets placed on both sides of the same game. That way, with the vigorous factored into the game, the bookmakers earn a small profit regardless of who wins the game. This is a half truth. Yes, this is one way books make money. If you think that books won’t bait you into thinking a line is too good to be true, knowing that you, the general betting public, will pounce on that bet (a sucker bet or a trap bet) I have a bridge in San Francisco to sell you CHEAP. The real money for the bookmakers is in those games that are bet heavily on one side (and subsequently lost) by the general public. If a line is too good to be true it probably is. The bookmakers know the public loves the favorite. They also know more about tonight’s games than you could possibly research. They know you don’t have the discipline to stop while you are ahead (or down for that matter). They know you have no clue what sports betting systems give you an advantage. They also know that you think like an amateur bettor. This is precisely why you are not making money.

In my betting career one of the affirmations I would continuously rehearse was to never, ever think like the general betting public. Zig when others zag. It became so much more than just that but it was a start. The next thing is to trust the individuals who have paved the path before you. Put a system in place and follow it with precision and accuracy. Those sports betting systems exist and are being used every day. Over time, you will win. Winning translates into profits. Start winning and you will be able to do things in your life you couldn’t have dreamed of before. People every day are winning consistently betting sports. This should be you.

When you talk about a horse betting system, you are basically talking about a system that helps you determine the possible winners of a race based on facts and certain criteria. There are no betting systems that can guarantee you a win all the time though but with constant study and observation along with the help of one or two systems you can rely on, you can actually find a safe pattern to use when betting to make you win more than you lose.

Here are some betting systems and handicap systems that you can use when they go into horse race betting:

Jockey Improvement – Some people find that when a good horse gets a better jockey for his next races, there is a bigger chance of the horse winning this time. Always try to take note of positive jockey changes when choosing the horses to bet on. This can usually mean that a horse with a good record can perform better under a better jockey and may end up winning you some bets.

Z Pattern – You may find that some horses that are worth betting on are those that often make a good start, lag in the middle then improves his position near the end of the race. Try to look at horse’s histories that have this kind of activity and you will find a possible winner. You will need to make sure that this happened to these horses due to their ability and not due to the tiring of their rivals during the race.

Surface Switch – Some individuals who study how a horse does on certain surfaces find that when some of them change from dirt to turf or from turf to dirt, they run better. Take note of such changes, specifically if a horse moves from dirt to turf. If a horse is running on both kinds of tracks regularly, this may mean that the horse is sounder than those that run on dirt alone.

Speed Selection – This is a horse betting system that uses the process of elimination. You can find your winners by eliminating certain choices you have with a set criteria which includes not playing or betting on a race that has more than a couple first time starters and maiden races. You can eliminate horses that did not race their last two races on the track you are betting on today. You can also eliminate horses that ran on a different surface as the one being run on today. Horses that never made the top three or near the lead of the race can also be eliminated from the list. If more than a single horse is left in the list, you should choose the one with the best run last race. You can then box bet this horse with others that are left on the list as long as there are less than four horses left on your speed selection list. If there are more than four horses left on this list of yours after eliminating some with this procedure, don’t bet on this race and drop it.

Lay betting can expand possibilities of online betting, it opens new opportunities and betting systems. By placing lay bets punters take the role of a bookmaker. So it may seem that lay betting can guarantee more profits than simple back bets.

First of all to use lay betting you need to register at betting exchange. Only betting exchange give option to lay. When you place a lay bet you will lose if your chosen selection comes true but win if any other selection except your selected comes true. It’s like backing but upside-down. Also profits always stay the same as your amount of stake, but loses are calculated from odds. Literally you take role of bookmaker because for every simple back bet placed there is lay bet placed by bookies.

Lay betting opens new ways of betting. There is two great lay betting systems:

Matched Betting

Advantage of this system is that it’s almost completely risk free just like betting arbitrage. Aim of this system is to clear free bets and bonuses offered by bookmakers. It eliminates possibility to lose by matching bookie and exchange bets. Although this is not a long term profit system as bookies promotions will run out sooner or later, but you can get fairly decent money out of this.

Bet Trading

This one is similar to financial trading, but instead of buying currency or shares you use bets. If you lay at lower and back at higher you can guarantee risk free and only profit outcome. Key here is to predict movement of odds. Trading can be done pre-match and as well in live matches. In live matches odds are affected by events in a match.

These two are most popular lay betting systems. If you’re willing to try both I recommend to start with Matched Betting as you can safely build up your bank. And then you can start trading with money earned from first system. By doing so you will not risk your own money.

It is generally said that betting is a mug game. Meanwhile some are professional bettors. While they are making a living from sport betting, many are still losing consistently.

If you go down a betting office you could hear some people swearing because they have just lost. It is always the same crowd.

The thing is that no one can have a 100% winning rate. Some betting systems will come very close. The reason you place a bet is for profit, not for fun! You do not use rent money for betting, you only use any amount you can afford to lose. that’s why you have to set up what is called a betting bank.

About 30% of favourite win horse races. Knowing how to pinpoint them will bring in a consistent flow of profit. And so will laying the remaining 60% on betfair or any betting exchange, if you know how to find them.

A favourite horse that loves the ground it is racing on, and is ridden by a top jockey, for a top trainer, will be odds-on for obvious reasons. It will win more often than not.

A horse racing in a higher class (for the first time) stands no chance of winning unless something unusual happens. That horse will be up against more experienced horses!

The same applies to greyhound racing. A dog racing for the first time in a higher class, (eg: from A3 to A2) will produce a very good lay bet.

Mechanical sport betting systems, will most certainly miss the most important elements of the big picture. That is why, on top of any system you use, it is good to develop your own judgement and increase your knowledge of the specific sport you are betting on. You can do so by reading specific sections of magazines, newspapers or newsletters related to the sport of your choice.

When it comes to team sport, I have observed that any team playing against another one, five to six places below them in the league table, wins most of the time. This rule will apply to Football, Basket ball, Rugby, and so forth. A top team, playing at home against another one which is in the bottom of the table, will win, unless some extraordinary circumstances apply.

In tennis, a top seed playing against anyone, 6 to 8 places below them in the World Ranking table, will surely win. Unless they are in lack of form (after being out of tournaments for a while) or sustain an injury they have not completely recovered from. They can be outperformed if they have a poor record on the specific ground they are playing on (grass, dust or carpet).

Those who you know can not win, can still help you generate a profit if you lay them an betfair or any betting exchange successfully.

Whatever you do always paper trade first, for accuracy. when you discover the patterns and take advantage of them you are in for a juicy reward.

There is more to life than just winning and profit. You will need to back your activities with a purpose for them to be sustainable. In another word knowing why you do what you do, and doing it well is the difference between the professional and the consistent looser. And as always remember there is help at hand when you need it.

If you are a sports bettor who has sought advice online, there is at least a 97% chance you have seen or heard of John Morrison’s Sports Betting Champ. My investigation shows it to be the top selling sports betting system on the internet. But it is by no means the only one.

In fact, a lot of people seem to be selling such systems. And they all promise to win at unbelievable rates. But apparently still believable to those who purchase them.

I have the Sports Betting Champ systems for the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. I have used them to win a little bit of money as well. But since they are all progressive betting, I am not going to try to win much on each bet. I just can’t see risking about 8 units to win one.

But the systems do work and I have never lost a bet with them. It is not that the systems are perfect. I do not bet all of the opportunities the systems provide. I may have missed a loser out of sheer luck.

I do not really recommend the Sports Betting Champ for anyone who would miss 200 bucks. While you would most probably win it back, there is always the chance of hitting a couple of losers in a row and breaking the bank.

But knowing how these systems work can be very educational. You can use them to devise your own systems. If you think about it, a 97% success rate is the result of betting a 66% probability on a progression of three.

If you can build a system for each sport that wins 60% of the time, you will never need to work again. In the end, you will come to realize that winning does not require a foolproof betting system.

Just a winning one.

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Imagine finding a profitable betting system with a proven and very profitable track record. Does that sound like a proven betting system or what?

Picture winning 9 times out of 10 purely because you have discovered that the source to considerable betting profit lies within lay betting. Are you thinking that making money from losers can’t be done? Let me inform you that everyone can become involved in this. And this is your chance to share in the rich pickings available from lay betting.

The laying system is becoming more and more widespread all the time. Now think just about this for a second… making money simply via laying losers for profit… it’s a goldmine.

Looking at conventional back betting combined with horse racing as an example, assuming that the chosen race has say 10 runners, a chance betting selection would award you a money-making gamble of a miserable ONE out of TEN of having a successful win. On the other hand to give you a very big NINE out of TEN chance of success you could make use of lay betting to pick a loser, this would subsequently give you an tremendous opportunity of making a lay betting profit!

Since the arrival of Betting Exchanges like Betfair, their unique system for laying allows us to fully be in command of how we lay bet on the outcome of a sporting occasion NOT winning, proving that anyone can begin lay betting on the exchanges.

This is not fantasy. That’s not a misprint. I did say LOSERS!

Betting exchanges offer you the lucrative opportunity to play the role of bookmaker – the lay betting system that they offer enables individuals to lay bet on most sporting events not only horse racing and football. Lay bet the result of almost any tournament, runner, player etc. It sounds like a fantasy situation doesn’t it? You know what it’s real. Being able to bet on something NOT to happen is a true gateway to profit.

It won’t surprise you to learn that professional punter’s absolutely love the lay betting system because of its profitability, high strike-rate combined with reliability.

Getting access to the ‘right kind’ of information is the answer to lay betting system profits. And by ‘right kind’ I mean a dependable betting system you can be sure about. Where do you start off? There’s an information overkill out there. I mean it is definitely all over. What’s safe? What to trust and who to depend on?

To some extent you ought to trust yourself. You ought to assess yourself. You are required to remain very critical. Your filters need to be at work. If you get this incorrect in the beginning, your profits will suffer as soon as you begin lay betting.

The logic behind any laying system selection process needs to be top notch. The decisions we elect are based on the betting system information that shapes our thoughts. Therefore it is absolutely crucial that the betting system used to arrive at the selections is the very best available.

If you knew you could win 9 times out of 10… would you lay bet it happening again? Many individuals are using lay betting systems to win methodically from the world of losers. Don’t be hit and miss with your lay betting selection process. Hunt down a profitable betting system for laying with a long track record of verifiable results.

The bottom line is – it pays to think with reference to the sources of lay betting information you benefit from.

Let’s be honest, the fact that you’re reading this article and that I’m reading it means we have one thing in common; we like gambling. Whether it is on the internet on the high street we all love to place a bet, some people do it infrequently just for a little fun, others can’t get through a sporting event without placing one, and others do it purely for the financial gain. No matter which one of these categories you fall into you want your bets to win; that’s what it’s all about.

So are there batting systems and strategies out there that really work? I’ve been into online gambling for years now and I’ve tried all kinds of systems. Some of these I’ve developed myself and others I’ve purchased in the hope that some-one else work can see me get a return on my money.

The key when looking at this is differentiating between a system and a strategy. In my experience betting systems don’t work! These are the ones that people try and sell you over the internet, promising a guaranteed 95 or 100% success rate where you can give up work and live of gambling – my advice is stay clear. Granted there are a few people out there that make a living out of professional gambling, but they are highly skilled at it and again in my opinion can’t sell you their skills, it would be like a premiership footballer selling you his skills so you could play for Manchester Utd.

A betting strategy on the other hand is slightly different. This is more about applying careful considered thinking to your betting, taking advice on what can usually work and what to avoid. Over the years I’ve tried a few of these and to be fair when you find the strategies that work then you can turn gambling into a little money earner on the side. I actually have six carefully selected systems and each one brings me a modest enough income that when combined gives a fair return for my time invested. Generally though, even these strategies aren’t enough to generate anyone a retirement fund and if they were these people would not be selling them on the internet.

To conclude, the fact that you’re still reading this article means you have a keen interest in tips and advice on betting strategies and systems, if so then here are my hints and tips on what to look for when you get out there:

1. Look for sites that give independent reviews on tips and advice for strategies.

2. Avoid systems that guarantee a 100% success rate

3. Avoid systems that guarantee quick returns

4. Avoid systems that offer unreasonably high returns

5. Look for low costs systems that offer a good success rate for moderate return

6. Try to build a portfolio of strategies to spread your risk

In summary, all gambling is a risk so don’t bet more than you can afford to lose. Look out for the right strategies and take you time to build up revenue without looking for the quick win.

Every gambler dreams of a perfect sports handicapping and betting system. Guaranteed to win, simple to use formulas, and FREE! So they monitor the web forums. Read betting system reviews. Somewhere in the back of their minds, they believe the best software or a top rated professional betting system or picks service will make them winners.

Inevitably, most will wind up with a scheme of progressive betting and call that a system. Some will take the ultimate test and try out the 97% systems being sold by John Morrison for a price bigger than most starting bankrolls. But at least the Sports Betting Champ is a true betting system because it provides the specific, handicapped situation you are to bet on, as well as the betting strategy.

Some products being sold as betting systems are nothing more than a compilation of different progressive betting schemes. The closest thing to handicapping is where one of the systems says start your progression after a team has lost two games in a row.

It is because of all these different types of products being sold as systems that most people fail to realize what a real sports handicapping and betting system is. Many people believe a scheme for progressive betting is a complete betting system. It is only a half of one, and a bad half because progressive betting is no way to make a lot of money.

The real key to success for any system is its ability to handicap a situation and identify it as profitable. Flipping a coin and using a progressive betting scheme is not a betting system.

A good sports betting system consists of two parts. The first, and most important part, is handicapping games by identifying situations to bet on. Each system you have should focus on a very specific set of circumstances surrounding a game. It has nothing to do with the teams playing.

Each system should be very specialized. For example, you can build a system for picking home teams to bet on. It can be further filtered for anything else you choose. Perhaps you have noticed that home underdogs of less than 7 points, when both teams have winning or losing records, increases your probabilities to win against the spread. That would be a betable situation.

In a twist of fate that sometimes happens when you check previous outcomes, you may find the opposite to be true and that home dog loses a lot against the spread. Then that would be your betable situation.

You could also find no advantage at all have to discard the whole idea. It’s all a part of building your own systems, which is the first step in being a consistent winner.

There are an infinite number of possibilities. John Morrison at the Sports Betting Champ has identified such a situation and that is the root of his systems. Not the progressive betting scheme he applies to make his odds sound better, to the point of being unbelievable.

Good, profitable situations exist in every sport, whether it be the NFL, NHL, FIFA, NBA, or Major League Baseball. You can find a winning situation in any sport you want to bet on. All you have to do is look.

The other part of a successful sports betting and handicap system is how you will manage the money within the system. Progressive betting should be used with care, if at all. You will find the greatest success by always betting the same amount, as a percentage of your starting bankroll.

Your system does not need to achieve any more than a 55% win rate to be successful and make you a boat load of money. It does not need to use progressive betting or be perfect.

In the end, you have to have a system that gives consistency to the methods you use to pick games and manage your betting strategy. Ideally, you will have several systems you can use, each with its own bankroll.

You will not find these systems in the forums or in professional betting system reviews. Those is the forums are as lost as you are in most cases. And those who publish reviews are most likely getting paid a commission if you buy it. They are the internet equivalent of a used car salesman.

The surest and fastest way to get your systems is to build them yourself, for yourself. It’s not that hard to do, especially once you understand exactly what a complete sports handicapping and betting system is.

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