1. Off claim. If a horse is claimed in a race the next race he probably won’t win.
The trainer may have jock take the horse to the rear of the pack and try and pass other horses or something to get a
feel for the horse. If the horse is claimed and the first or second race off the claim is a claiming race of lower value,
then the trainer probably thinks he got stuck and the horse is not performing. Don’t bet him.
2. If the past performance reads previously trained, then the horse was passed to another trainer.
The new trainer has been informed, what the horse is like and the trainer will not
need to test the horse in a race.
3. Improving – look for horses whose Beyer rating or finish position is improving. Especially in the winter as cold
weather is harder on horses than hot.
4. Coupled Horses – 1 and 1A. For some races if a trainer draws number one he can also enter another horse as 1A. As a general
rule it is best to avoid betting these horses if they have different owners. Why? Because a trainer would not enter a good
horse to beat anither client. The losing client would be angry if his own trainer beat him. Of course if the two horses have one
owner, then a pace strategy may be set up giving the horses a slight advantage.
Horse with common betting interest (same trainer or same owner) because if one horse is not running
with the intention of winning the race but in order to create a favorable scenario for his entry mate to
win then it would not be fair if people bet on the horse destined to lose.
I have on rare occasions stable mates who only ran together because they liked to run with each other.