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Posted by Latricia on January 21st, 2021

Everyone has to start somewhere when picking up a new sport, and when it comes to horse racing, the first thing to understand is the way the betting works, because it informs every aspect of the sports from the statistics gathered about horses to their future careers and access to premier tracks. Horse racing bets can be difficult for beginners to understand, though, since there is a terminology and a culture that has grown up around the phenomenon, and deciphering its terms and workings takes a little time and attention.

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Follow the Handicapping Tiers

First and foremost, if you're new to the sport, get yourself a handicapping report and follow its suggestions carefully. Handicappers color code horses into tiers, and these tiers are important. The colors tend to range from dark green to yellow, and horses within the tiers are ranked from best to worst.

Typically, the horses within a single tier are so close together, ability-wise, that it is difficult to really distinguish a difference in their performances without taking a long view of their careers. For that reason, the simplest tip to follow is to find the horses in each race that are handicapped at the highest tier and then box them in an exacta or trifecta. Similarly, if you're narrowing down individual win, place, or show bets, knowing the relative performance tiers of your prospects is important.

It is also important to follow up on any gray-boxed horses. The gray tier is not for horses that don't perform well, it's for horses that a particular handicapper has not evaluated. That means there may be a few sleepers in there with a good chance of doing well and paying off.

Handpick Your Races

The more races you bet, the harder it is to win consistently. Part of learning this sport is understanding when success at horse racing betting means giving things a rest for a race or two before signing back in for another round of online horse racing bets. This conserves your stake, letting you bet more confidently when you are ready to make a call on a race. It also gives you Sources the opportunity to look at how the horses are measuring up to the predictions in the daily racing form and the handicappers' reports.

Turf vs. Dirt

The last thing to be mindful of when you are just starting out with horse racing betting is the way that different track constructions affect different animals. Your past performance information will be important for this, so buy any PP tips you can get your hands on, either online or at the track. When looking at past performances, look into how the horse performed on tracks specifically like the one you are watching them run on today. That way, if your pick is one of those animals that has a large performance gap between the two, you'll know it going in.

Wrap-Up

Keep these basic tips in mind and you should have a fairly easy time navigating your first few events, whether you are there in person or you are placing online horse racing bets.

As the 1978 Belmont Stakes began, all eyes were on the two thoroughbreds who make up one of the greatest rivalries in the history of horse racing: Affirmed and Alydar. The race was held at Belmont Park and was the third and final leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. Affirmed had won the previous two legs of the Triple Crown (the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes), with Alydar finishing second in both. The race began at a slow pace, heating up only when the two favorites broke away from the field. They spent the final 3/4 of a mile almost dead even, with Affirmed eventually winning by a nose to become horse racing's 11th Triple Crown winner.

In the nearly 32 years since Affirmed's classic win at the Belmont Stakes, no horse has been able to win a Triple Crown. Time after time, the race held at Belmont Park has foiled the Triple Crown plans of a number of horses. Because it is the final leg of the Triple Crown, it is often referred to as the "Test of Champions" – win the Belmont, win the Triple Crown. Since 1978, the test has been failed by the eleven horses who have entered the race after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

Belmont Park, located in Elmont, New York, has hosted the Belmont Stakes since it opened in 1905. Prior to Belmont Park's opening, the race was held at Jerome Park (1867-1889) and Morris Park (1890-1904). The first race was financed by August Belmont, Sr., for whom the race was named. Belmont Park is also likely named after him, although some believe it was named after his son, August Belmont, Jr., who played a major role in building the racecourse.

Belmont Park features the largest dirt track in thoroughbred racing at 1.5 miles. It is a quarter mile longer than the track at Churchill Downs (home of the Kentucky Derby) and 5/16 of a mile longer than the track at Pimlico Race Course (home of the Preakness).

The unusually long distance of the course provides a challenge for its racers. The required age for horses participating in the Belmont Stakes is 3, and many 3-year-olds have never raced at that distance. This results in races which yield surprises at a more consistent rate than the other two Triple Crown races, such as when Rags to Riches won the race in 2007, becoming the first winning filly in over a century.

There have been many other historic horse racing events that have taken place at Belmont Park. In 1973, Secretariat finished his Triple Crown bid by winning the Belmont Stakes by a record 31 lengths. His time of 2:24.00 is still a race record.

In 1975, Ruffian, a filly, entered the Belmont Stakes undefeated in her previous ten races. Her biggest threat was that year's Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure. The race was deemed the "Equine Battle of the Sexes" and was one of the most anticipated sporting events of the year. The race ended tragically when Ruffian's leg snapped while she was in the lead. The horse was eventually euthanized and is now buried in Belmont Park's infield.

In 2004, a crowd of 120,139 packed into Belmont Park to see if Smarty Jones would be the first Triple Crown winner in 26 years. The number was the largest in New York Racing history. The race ended up being won by 36-1 long shot Birdstone with Smarty Jones finishing second.

Belmont Park has been the subject of reconstruction in its 105-year history. From 1963-1967, the Belmont Stakes was held at nearby Aqueduct Racetrack while the Park was rebuilt. Despite the changes it has undergone, it has been able to maintain a few remnants of the old park. The railings surrounding the horses' walking rings are remnants of Old Belmont Park, as are the four stone pillars displayed on nearby Hempstead Turnpike.