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Is There Really a Perfect Automatic Greyhound Handicapping System?

The argument has been going on between dog racing fans for ages. Is it possible for a system to pick dogs automatically, with no handicapping? Many have claimed to have one, but so far as I know, no one has offered definitive proof that their system works. Even the giants of greyhound handicapping like Brenner and Fink and Herter admitted that their handicapping methods didn't work all the time. Fink's spot plays, while often paying well because they were longshots, didn't pay off over the long run.

Brenner was adamant that there was no such thing as a system that didn't include handicapping, money management and good judgment on the handicapper's part. His articles in Greyhound Racing Record also made it clear that even the best method of handicapping dog races couldn't always predict the winner.

Herter was even more firm about how dog racing could pay off. His methods involved statistics, lots of poring over past performances and paying attention to the odds. Nothing mechanical about that approach and lots of work involved. However, as a former military man, he knew that discipline and attention to detail beat pie in the sky any day. Anyone who read his books and the books he sold out of his Colorado home base came away with a much better understanding of the dynamics of dog racing.

Of course, anyone can claim that they have an automatic system for winning at the dog track and even show you programs where it worked, if they cherry-pick the programs to fit their claims. I've seen this on greyhound forums and from friends who made the mistake of falling for these systems - some to the tune of a thousand dollars or more. They're still wondering why the systems don't work and wishing they'd spent the money on something more substantial.

Before you plunk down your money for a system or method of picking winners at the dog track, you would be well advised to make certain that it's not being touted as an automatic system. If it is, give it a miss and save yourself some money and some grief. Though there are systems and methods that can help anyone be a better handicapper, there's no such thing as one that picks the dogs for you.

In order to make money at the track, you have to invest time and maybe some money, but not thousands of dollars in dubious systems. Let's face it. If these systems worked with no effort or handicapping skill, wouldn't the guys who sell them keep them to themselves? Why would anybody sell the goose that lays the golden eggs? Be smart. Do your homework.

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