What is horse race or thoroughbred handicapping?
HANDICAPPING The term “handicap” stems from the medieval lottery contest known as “hand in cup.” It was called so because participants would place their bets in a cup. Handicapping refers to two different things in sports. In the first type of handicapping, an experienced player is put at a disadvantage so as to make it easier for weaker players to compete with them. This practice levels the field and gives everyone a fair chance to win. The other type of handicapping is the attempt to predict the winner of a sports competition for the purpose of betting on them. In this article we are concerned only with this type of betting. In particular, horse race betting. Thoroughbred Handicapping is the term applied to horse race handicapping in particular. Let us look briefly at how Thoroughbred Handicapping works. HORSE RACE OR THOROUGHBRED HANDICAPPING Below is a step-by-step breakdown of Thoroughbred Handicapping: – STUDY OF THE HORSE RACE TRACK DATA. This information is found in a Daily Rac
