5 positive signs when betting on unraced horses

It can be difficult to bet on maiden races with unraced horses. Brisnet Ultimate Past Performances are packed with data and stats to help you sort through first-time starters and identify likely winners.

It can be difficult to bet on maiden races with unraced horses. Brisnet Ultimate Past Performances is packed with data and stats to help you sort through first-time starters and identify likely winners.

Trainer statistics are the best place to start. High-percentage trainer stats are useful to compare with more nuanced trainer statistics. A trainer who wins at a 20% rate overall with first-time starters might strike at only a 5% rates with horses debuting on turf, or at 7% with those getting started over a route distance.

An accomplished stallion with hundreds of foals at the races does well to sire 15% winners from first-time starters. Young stallions with a 20% win rate with first time starters often exceed this. Surface stats are also useful.

3. Dam stats are important to help you to choose the right horse. If the race is on turf, how many grass winners has the mare produced? If her starters have competed as two-year-olds, what percentage managed to win at age two?

The leading jockey at a track or the leading one in the nation has the riding assignment. Any jockeying winning at better than a 20% rate should catch your eye.

There are 5 positive signs when betting on unraced horses. Fast workouts are a good sign. The trainer's success with first-time starters is also a positive sign for unregistered horses, especially if they have good training habits.