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  2. Handicapping - Wikipedia

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    The handicapper's goal in assigning handicap weights is to enable all the horses to finish together (in a dead heat). The skill in betting on a handicap horse race is in determining which horse can overcome its handicap. [4] In addition to the Daily Racing Form, other data sources include Brisnet, Equibase, The Ragozin Sheets, and Thoro-Graph. [5]

  3. Harness racing - Wikipedia

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    Harness racing. Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace).They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, spider, or chariot occupied by a driver.

  4. Handicap (horse racing) - Wikipedia

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    A handicap race in horse racing is a race in which horses carry different weights, allocated by the handicapper. A better horse will carry a heavier weight, to give it a disadvantage when racing against slower horses. The skill in betting on a handicap race lies in predicting which horse can overcome its handicap. [1]

  5. Beyer Speed Figure - Wikipedia

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    In Betting Thoroughbreds, Steve Davidowitz claimed that (in 1974), "the top-figure horse wins 35 percent of the time, at a slight loss for every $2.00 wagered." This is an example of using the top figure as a "power rating," or singular measure of a horse's ability. In horse racing, power ratings are generally called class ratings.

  6. How are point spreads made for NFL games? Veteran Vegas ... - AOL

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    The first spread Andrews comes to for an NFL game is simple math, using the power ratings: If Team A is 90, Team B is 91 and at home with a 2.5-point home-field advantage, the line is Team B -3.5.

  7. Betting on horse racing - Wikipedia

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    Betting on the Favorite, an 1870 engraving. Betting on horse racing or horse betting [1] commonly occurs at many horse races. Modern horse betting started in Great Britain in the early 1600s during the reign of King James I. [2] [3] Gamblers can stake money on the final placement of the horses taking part in a race.

  8. NASCAR betting, odds: Joe Gibbs Racing drivers enter New ...

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    Gibbs drivers had won five of the previous six races before Kevin Harvick went back-to-back in 2018 and 2019. A season ago, Truex finished fourth, Hamlin was sixth and Kyle Busch was 12th as all ...

  9. NASCAR betting, odds: Hendrick drivers enter Dover as the ...

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    Chase Elliott won the 2022 race at the track as three of the team’s four drivers finished in the top 10. A year earlier, Alex Bowman won the race as Hendrick drivers finished 1-2-3-4 at the ...