Betting Strategy: Game Selection with Ryan Pipenger Part 2

Part 2 of the interview with Ryan Pipensger is available here.

Horse racing handicapper shares his tips on how to pick winners. He believes in following a pattern and following the rules of the game. He uses the Brisnet Ultimate PPs to analyze the horses. If he doesn't have a grasp on the race, he will pass the bet. For horizontal wagering reasons, his main play is in another leg of his bet, so he spreads. His focus is on what the horse is capable of. It's not too much about stats. The information he uses is based on his experience. he does not get caught up with stats and he focuses on horse performance. for horizontal bets.

Ryan is a big daily double player. He makes a note of which races he wants to avoid and which he would like to target. Ryan is willing to play a ticket if he knows he will be skinny in two legs. He usually makes 3 to 4 win bets on a card and 2 to 3 daily daily doubles. His strategy is to focus on the races within a pick 3 or pick 4.

Before a meet, you work on organization and defining the betting strategies you will employ.

Ryan Pipenger is trying to figure out how to play the different surfaces. He will be aware of the speed and fade runners shipping in from Belmont Park and the Saratoga track. Ryan doesn't like high takeout bets. He doesn’t want to be in pools with 20% or more takeouts. It's not a cutting-edge numbers guy, but he's aware that it's a factor for him as a bettor.

Horseplayer and betting enthusiast, he started looking at horse racing four to five days a week. He lives in Indiana and the closest track is Horseshoe Indianapolis. It's hard for him to get to the track during the weekend, but he likes to visit it when it has Saturday racing. He got hooked on racing after watching a race at Hourseshoep Indianapolis where a horse named Elma flew out and won.

You post helpful graphics about pace and post position biases. You want to help new players get more winners. You believe in track biases and feel this is where handicappers of all levels could find an edge daily. It's key to gaining and retaining new player. We all like the thrill of seeing a horse come from the clouds to win a race. New players want the same thing. If they stumble on your posts, they might see that betting those closers isn't a good idea in this race since they are winning at such a low percentage.

Kevin Kilroy is a public handicapper. He had 97 winners and lost 15% on his personal bets in his first season. Kevin will learn from people he respects about how to better express his opinions.