Horse racing is a centuries old sport. Once known as the sport of kings it is now the sport of the Queen of England and many of her loyal subjects.Horse Racing is a favourite sport all around the world. Races are held in all kinds of weather, on all sorts of tracks, to all kinds of people. Horse racing now only recognizes the starting barrier rather than any class barrier.
Race tracks all around the world, now include the family element; so a day at the races is for all the family; not just for Mums and dads who enjoy the social activities and the betting element that goes with a good race meeting. But it is still largely a "mugs game' unless you can augment some discipline with some kind of betting system.
My Father always called horse racing a "mugs game" because he wasn't an ardent follower of race horses. Born and bred in the bush, a horse for him was a good stock horse who anticipated a mob of cattle or sheep's next breaking point. His racing was against the break-away mob rather then a starting barrier.
But he did enjoy the social activities associated with the local Turf club. But he never employed any system or history to his bets so he often 'did his dough' as he used to say. Because he wasn't a big punter by any means I suppose he never took it too seriously.


