How To Handicap Maiden Races
A maiden race is a form of a horse racing sports betting wager, in which you attempt to predict which horse will win its first ever race. When a young horse no matter their gender wins their first race, it is called breaking their maiden. For the reason that every horse in a maiden race, has never actually won a bookie software wager, it makes it kind of difficult to handicap. Today, we’ll look at how to handicap maiden races.
When determining which horse to pick in a maiden race, one thing we like to look at is the horse’s pedigree. The pedigree is a racing jargon term, which is used to depict, who the horse’s parents were. In theory, the horse’s pedigree can reflect how they will fare in the race, since they have the genes. For example, if a horse such as Stay Thirsty was breaking its maiden, the first thing you’d look at, is who Stay Thirsty’s sire (father) was. Stay Thirsty was sired by Bernardini, the winner of the 2006 Preakness, and a sire champion, who was sired by AP Indy, one of the most successful horses in racing history.
NHL fans looking for an edge, can quickly see, that if a horse breaking their maiden, has strong bloodlines, then that horse should in theory have some success as well. As we mentioned above, Stay Thirsty is the son of Bernardini and the grandson of AP Indy. In theory, a horse facing Stay Thirsty, with a less than impressive pedigree, would give bettors the indication, that Stay Thirsty is a good horse to wager upon. As well, a horse with good bloodlines, but high odds, could in fact provide you the bettor with excellent value at the betting window.