All articles by Alan Cramer

  1. The Rules of Horse Racing - Types Of Bet by Alan Cramer

    How to bet on horse racing and win! The first thing to understand is that in traditional horse racing betting, you are in direct competition with the 'bookie' - the person or company that lays the odds. They want your money, and you want theirs. Each bookie has an 'oddsmaker' - a person or system that creates their 'book'. In theory a book is structured so that the bookie can't lose - whoever wins the race,