What is the best way to make money at the dog track?

Success at the dog track is measured by the amount of money you earn. It’s as simple as that. If you leave with less money than you entered, you have a problem. If you walk out with more money than you came in with, on a regular basis, you’re a winner. Of course, we all have our losing days, but it takes more winning days than losing days.

So what’s the best way to make sure your funds grow instead of shrinking? While there are many different ways to handicap greyhounds, I think there is only one way for most people to get to where they can make money at the track almost every time they go. You do this by starting small and working your way up to make bigger bets.

Your instinct might be to make big, complicated bets: make trifectas and superfectas. Unless he has very deep pockets, phenomenal luck and fantastic handicapping skills, he will lose his jersey. Instead, this is the best way to earn money and keep more dogs on the trail.

Start with winning bets. Find the best dog in a race and bet to win. Use a good handicap system and don’t place too many bets on one show. Betting on every race is the fastest way I know to empty your pockets and get you down. However, YES handicap in all races. Play the ones that feel safest to you and just look at the rest and see if your choice wins.

No one can pick a winner in every race, I don’t care how good they are at picking dogs. In a program with 10 breeds, the average beginner should not bet more than 3-4 dogs. Do that until you’re hitting enough that you’re ahead in almost every program. It is very important to keep good written records of your selections. Don’t change your mind after the race because would do have chosen a dog. Be honest with yourself and keep track of his earnings.

When you get to where you are picking enough winners to profit from them on a regular basis, increase the amount of your winning bets. That’s all there is to it to get a consistent gain on the track. Once you master this, you can move on to pools, trifectas, and even superfectas. But until you develop your handicapping skills, stick with small winning bets on a few races. It’s very hard to do, but it pays off in the long run.