If horse racing is the sport of kings why would they want my money so badly?
548808
Because they know you're trying to usurp the throne.
1080009
The lowest a jockey can be paid to ride a horse is 50 bucks. but that's usually at your lower-end tracks.  and the jockey gets 10 percent of the winnings if the jockey gets any winnings that is. but then the rider has to pay his or her agent, who got them the ride. so this is why jockeys ride atleast 4 races on average per racing day. they need the rent money, and they need to make sure if they don't win, that they can still survive.\n\n\nhope this answers you Q
461601
It really depends on the horse, is it purebread? who's selling it, private party? are they poor/rich? like, can they afford to let it go cheap, or do they need the money? Horses can run anywhere from $800-$5000. how much do you have to spend? I think if you make an offer tagged with "this is all i have" and explain how badly you want this horse and how timid she is and how she only lets you ride her, then I think that you will win them over! good luck!
555619
You need to realize that thousands, if not millions of people are participating in what amounts to a big game.  Not to discount the skill of the people involved, but with that many people, some are bound to get lucky and hit the jackpot, even if they pick completely at random.  I am sure that for everyone who doubled their bankroll, there are a lot more who lost everything.  Since it is all play money, there is no incentive not to make unsound but potentially profitable moves.  In fact, that is about the only way you can win at this sort of game.   \n\nSo don't take the luck of a few as evidence of what can be accomplished under normal circumstance.
208063
You need to know how to read the racing form well and then you study all the horses in the race and compare them until you think you have figured out who should win based on their past performances.\n\nYou have to look at many factors such as the disatance of the race and the weight the horse is carrying and the times he has run the distance in before.\nAlso look at who the jockey is and the weather.\n\nThen there is the value of the race and a thing called class of the horse.\n\nIs the horse dropping down in his level of competion in this paricular race or is he moving up against better horses.\n\nThen after you have figured out who should win and you place your hard earned money on the horse you have to hope the jockey lets him run and doesn't pull him because the race is fixed for another horse to win.\n\nEven if the race is honest you have to remember that horses will not always run exactly the same way for various reasons.\n\nYou want to look for horses that seem to be rounding into good form and are improving in their recent races as opposed to those who maybe were good but have recently been losing  good form and seem to be in a slump.\n\nOne final tip is that you can't win money consistently by betting every race on the card and never bet more than you can afford to lose.
591205
I've bet on horse racing for nearly 40 years.  To say that all races are fixed would be innacurate.  Industry wide about 38% of the betting favorites win all races, meaning that 62% of the time the non-favorites win.  There are thousands of factors involved in the winning and losing of a horse race, the most important being the pace of the race.  Drugs which are legal at nearly every track have a significant impact on how well a horse may or may not run.  The bottom line though, horses are animals and not machines, and humans will be humans.  They need to eat also, if that means not trying to win with a horse for 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 races in order to "darken its form", i.e. raise the odds, then many are willing to do so.
1017546
All athletes face temptation in their quest to get ahead.  They are protected by their organization which is why laws need to be changed and actually enforced.  Owners are reluctant to kick them off the team because then they're not getting their money's worth, but this has to change.
495008
Whoa, Im confused reading your question. What does this have to do with horse racing?
680044
Because someone messed-up and offered a player good money therefore ever one wanted more. ( Greed )\n\n\nOLD DAYS\nBecause back than 100,000 was good money or less.\nVery few made that so they stayed for less \nbecause the love of the game that's why.\nMoney has pushed the respect of the game to different \nlevels like i said its greed. But getting run over \nby a man 300 plus pounds running 4.8 speed over a 1,000 times a year worth it if you look at it that way
1019601
its a habit. hundreds of years ago they needed the king to protect them from people trying to steal their land and cattle. now? its important to play polo and cause the death of the best thing that ever happened to that dysfunctional family.
380945
Place only betting means that there is no show betting in the race.\nJust win and place because there are not enough horses in the race to allow for show betting.\n\nThis is because the track feels it would lose money if they allowed show betting.\n\n99.9% of all races have win ,place and show betting.\n\nIf you bet a horse to win he has to win in order for you to win money.\n\nIf you bet a horse to place you will get money if he wins or places(comes in 2nd)\n\nIf you bet a horse to show(comes in 3rd) you will get money if he wins,places or shows.\n\nIn most cases but not always a horse will pay more to win and less for 2nd and even less for 3rd becuase of the pool money bet in the race.\n\nTo put it simply when you bet on a horse he has to finsih as well or better than you bet him for in order for you to cash your ticket.
113586
Politics. people with power want more than money, they want land and when you have two greedy rich people, they will do what it takes to own that land even if it means WAR!!!
477789
There are a lot of sports fans out there that also gamble. So it is like watching a sports event because they use stradegy and cunning just like in other sports and people have dreams of winning all the money. And for me it is to gain tips on how to improve my game.
1131842
Greed is what makes me want money.
378542
wellmy friend has horses and i say no i say they should be riden for pleasure...when people dont win they get mad and might hurt the poor horse
220837
It's what the market bears.  There is only so many people that can play professional sports at a time.  Since people keep buying tickets to games and merchandice, the players can demand what they want for pay and the owners are willing to pay it
913675
Normally the owner of the horse will prearrange the amount they give you and as far as winning the person above me has it covered really well.\n\nHope this Helps!