How to Set Up Hurdles in a Harness Race: A Simple System for Picking Trotting Winners

Whether betting on harness or pacers, if you want to get the most out of your bets on harness racing, it is best to follow a system, even if it is simple. Obviously, the more you learn about harness racing and handicap, the better you will be, but if you want something easy to start with, here are some great harness racing tips you can use in a systematic method of choosing harness winners. .

First of all, in harness racing, the length of the track is very important because it determines the distance each horse has to run and can give some horses a great advantage. While most dashes, as they are called in North America, are a mile long, tracks range in length from half a mile to a mile. Half-mile runners often give a great advantage to horses starting from the inside positions. It is very rare for a horse starting from a post position further from the rail than the 5 post to have much of a chance on a half mile track.

Horses in the outside stalls sometimes win, but that can be for one of several reasons, if they are far superior, they have a chance, or there are problems in the race, such as an accident or horses losing their stride, sometimes a outside horse wins Otherwise, when handicapping half-mile tracks, pay special attention to post position and biases. Past Good Performance now provides an index that provides that information in percentage form. No matter how long the track is, it’s always a good idea to check the post position statistics. If you have little knowledge of picking winners, sticking with the favorable posts is a good place to start.

The next step is the driver and trainer. While some harness drivers joke that they’re just a passenger, if you read the statistics for drivers, you’ll find that some make up to three times as much as others. The same can be said of the coaches. That information is usually posted right next to the driver’s and coach’s names. A horse in an inside position with a good driver starts to look like a good bet, doesn’t it?

Draft horses, like all athletes, need to be in peak condition to compete. What is the best way to find a harness horse in good shape? Look for a horse that finished within two lengths of the winner in his last race or posted the fastest time of any horse in the current race in one of his last two races. When you combine good pole position along with a competent driver and trainer and a horse showing good form, you will have many winners using this simple harness racing system.