| So why do Horse Racing Systems always seem to | | | | First, the system will be oversold and too many |
| fail for you? | | | | punters will be using it, not to mention that punters tend |
| First, let's consider the difference between a Horse | | | | to share with their friends. When too many people bet |
| Racing System and a Horse Racing Tipster. | | | | a horse to win it will shorten in price and vice versa for |
| Tipsters will either sell or give away free tips on | | | | laying a horse, the price will drift. |
| specific races. You have no idea how they determine | | | | This shortening or drifting in price can cause a winning |
| their picks and you do not care, as long as they are | | | | system to suddenly be a loser. For example your |
| profitable. | | | | laying system is achieving a 90% strike rate, that is 9 |
| A System is something you buy, typically in | | | | out of 10 races you win when the horse loses. You will |
| downloadable PDF form, that tells you the criteria on | | | | be profitable if the horses that win, and thus you lose, |
| how to pick a particular horse to either win or lose in a | | | | are obtained at less than 9 to 1. If too many punters |
| particular race. So the big difference is that a Tipster | | | | are all trying to lay a horse that normally would be |
| will do all of the work for you. This involves reading the | | | | trading at 8 to 1 the price may drift to 11 to 1. Now you |
| form and applying the criteria to pick the horse. Many | | | | have a losing system. |
| prefer a Tipster over a System because it involves | | | | Do you think someone selling you a betting system will |
| less work, i.e. not having to read the racing form. | | | | truly limit how many are sold? I don't because I have |
| But there is a more subtle difference, and it has to do | | | | visited sites months after their sales page warned of |
| with control. A tipster controls his system and makes | | | | limited copies and they are still selling to the public. |
| money selling his tips on a subscription basis. Therefore | | | | There is another important reason why Horse Racing |
| he has a vested interest in not over selling his tips and | | | | Systems fail however I will save that for a future |
| ensuring they are profitable. Someone selling a system | | | | article. |
| only makes money selling the system and once sold | | | | Click the link below to get your Free Thirty Day Trial to |
| no longer has control over the criteria used. | | | | my Horse Racing Tips. |
| How does this cause the system to fail? | | | | |