The Omaha guide., 1939-07-15
RACE
HORSE



l noticed in the local paper that
some race horse M were ac-
cused of doping their steeds to
make them run faster and longer.
If the Aksarben board put up
a higher purse they could get the
class of horses here that don't
need doping. Here is, quoting a
great writer's opinion, about the
racing game as a whole. Quote:
"How a you beat the gamb-
ling game
The first answer is that few
can, The next is to look in the gem
eral direction of the kitty. The
third take in percentage which few
ever consider. The average gamb-
ling psychology IS too often tied
in knots. An old book maker was
discussing the difference between
professional and public or amateur
gambling. There is far more bet
ting on race track alone through
he book makers or the mutuals.
than the country has ever known"
he said. "The count runs into many
millions but the public at large
still plays the sucker role. The
amateur gambler quits on his good
luck, but presses his lad. If he
starts winning he begins 10 hedge.
He wants to leave a winner. The
tide may be running with him
but he cuts down his bets. 1t is
only when he starts losing that
he increases his play in an effort
TO get out (the other side). We
work in just the opposite way"
ne continued. IF things are run
ming our way we ride with the
tide. Increase our bets take more
chances. But none of US like to
buck a rough tide. We ride hard
with the good days and loaf on
he others. If you are losing, cut
down your bets, don't pile them
up. beating the Races.
Is there anyway to beat the re-
ces? | ask only a smart few. The
bookmaker said how can you when
10 or Ia per cent are against you?
Anyone who tries to parley a race
hasn't even a starting chance. The
odds m mot 10 to l but a thou
sand TO /. A few smart players
get along by getting the best in
formation they can pick up and
then betting only these few horses.
Maybe one O. two a day. The aver
age sucker plays them all alike.
What Racing Needs.
Races today needs bigger purses
for the horse owners and smaller
take for the tracks. You hear of
q few wealthy men with winning
stables who do we'll enough, but
what about the average owner
with only a few entries in his sta
bic trying desperately to win a
race to pay his feed bill? These
ire the real backbone of racing.
wouldn't be two entries a race
Ii it wasn't for this breed there
around the country where the de-
mand today is heavy and will get
much stronger later on the tracks
get too much of the swag. The
ones, don't get nearly enough No
horse owners, especially the little
wonder some of them go beyond
The law and make any sort of move
mat might help win with the MAJ
tuals now eomming into New .Jer-
oey and a probability in New York
With mor tracks added to the al
ready long list the call for horse
flesh will be loud and long. There
won't be enough horses to go
around unless something is done
Tor the smaller owner who has had
a rough and rugged time trying
20 break even to keep going. So
You see what you are up against
when you + betting on the hor-
ses. Ii you were on the inside and
knew what was going on. then
you could make money. The three
horses that were doped, Donald
w Blowaway, and Serbian Rose.
Each won. | was looking out the
window if I had only known. Fam
did you notice how old Snobeedo
turned on the fan going that two
milesl Why he ran the last mile
faster than War Admiral. Some
speed! Are you telling me.
Richard Stanley