JustRalph
04-05-2008, 04:48 AM
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Handicapping seminar to offer betting tips
Laura Pepper
Issue date: 4/3/08 Section: Sports
PrintEmail Article Tools Page 1 of 1 Horse racing can seem simple to the naked eye. The horses race from the gate in a frantic two-minute dash in an attempt to cross the finish line first.
But it's what goes on at the betting window that can leave even the wisest of race fans scratching their heads. With bets ranging anywhere from the typical $2 bet on a horse to win, to placing a $1 trifecta, betting on races can seem like a calculus test to some inexperienced college students.
The UK Horse Racing Club will try to simplify some betting intricacies tonight at 7 at "Betting for Beginners," a betting seminar, before students head off to the racetrack tomorrow for Keeneland's opening day of the spring meet. Free food will be served at 7 p.m. in the W.T. Young Library gallery, and the seminar will start at 7:30 p.m.
Sean Feld, an agricultural economics junior, will lead the seminar, which will give students the inside scoop on the art of handicapping. Numerous topics will be covered, including how to pick a winner, an explanation and overview of the different types of wagers, and how to read a racing form.
"Students can learn about horse racing and learn how to make some money in April," said Shannon Frame, the club's president. "It will be fun and interesting."
~more at the link
Handicapping seminar to offer betting tips
Laura Pepper
Issue date: 4/3/08 Section: Sports
PrintEmail Article Tools Page 1 of 1 Horse racing can seem simple to the naked eye. The horses race from the gate in a frantic two-minute dash in an attempt to cross the finish line first.
But it's what goes on at the betting window that can leave even the wisest of race fans scratching their heads. With bets ranging anywhere from the typical $2 bet on a horse to win, to placing a $1 trifecta, betting on races can seem like a calculus test to some inexperienced college students.
The UK Horse Racing Club will try to simplify some betting intricacies tonight at 7 at "Betting for Beginners," a betting seminar, before students head off to the racetrack tomorrow for Keeneland's opening day of the spring meet. Free food will be served at 7 p.m. in the W.T. Young Library gallery, and the seminar will start at 7:30 p.m.
Sean Feld, an agricultural economics junior, will lead the seminar, which will give students the inside scoop on the art of handicapping. Numerous topics will be covered, including how to pick a winner, an explanation and overview of the different types of wagers, and how to read a racing form.
"Students can learn about horse racing and learn how to make some money in April," said Shannon Frame, the club's president. "It will be fun and interesting."
~more at the link