New Posts For Thread: the spirit of US racinghttps://community.betfair.com/u.s._horse_racing/go/thread/view/94202/29244129/the-spirit-of-us-racingNew punter to the nocternal at of US racing...anyone help me with understanding the norm in terms of etiquet? Backed a favourite last week whose jockey fell off as the stalls opened. Is this sort of thing normal?!Thanks all for your replies. Having a bit more luck now so am keeping the faith! Good luckhttps://community.betfair.com/u.s._horse_racing/go/thread/view/94202/29244129/the-spirit-of-us-racing?post_id=522753089#522753089Thanks all for your replies. Having a bit more luck now so am keeping the faith! Good luckTue, 07 Aug 2012 17:18:14 -0500Best keep away from the big tracks. I like Turf Paradise and Mountaineer personally.You'll find a lot more jockeys do fall off during dirt races. Sometimes due to tight turns but mainly,I think,cos horses are more likely to take false steps on the suhttps://community.betfair.com/u.s._horse_racing/go/thread/view/94202/29244129/the-spirit-of-us-racing?post_id=522146523#522146523Best keep away from the big tracks. I like Turf Paradise and Mountaineer personally.You'll find a lot more jockeys do fall off during dirt races. Sometimes due to tight turns but mainly,I think,cos horses are more likely to take false steps on the suSun, 22 Jul 2012 07:56:20 -0500goldersncc - glad to hear your enjoying yourself. I have been doing the US racing for donkeys years now, I tend to find it easier to read than UK/Ire racing. Keep your enjoyment up & never be afarid to ask anything on the forum. (Good bunch of peophttps://community.betfair.com/u.s._horse_racing/go/thread/view/94202/29244129/the-spirit-of-us-racing?post_id=522143973#522143973goldersncc - glad to hear your enjoying yourself. I have been doing the US racing for donkeys years now, I tend to find it easier to read than UK/Ire racing. Keep your enjoyment up & never be afarid to ask anything on the forum. (Good bunch of peopSun, 22 Jul 2012 06:13:50 -0500i find it's best to pick 2 maybe 3 tracks to play and concentrate on those...playing too many tracks will make you dizzy and will soon empty your pockets.also try and choose tracks where they give a good pre-race analysis and you have video of the pahttps://community.betfair.com/u.s._horse_racing/go/thread/view/94202/29244129/the-spirit-of-us-racing?post_id=522140037#522140037i find it's best to pick 2 maybe 3 tracks to play and concentrate on those...playing too many tracks will make you dizzy and will soon empty your pockets.also try and choose tracks where they give a good pre-race analysis and you have video of the paSun, 22 Jul 2012 02:15:17 -0500thanks milan. It was declared a 'runner'. Like you I enjoy the stateside action, but wanted a bit of insight as to what to expect, as it seems to me that the races tend to follow a strategic 'pattern'....enjoying it so far but sometimes frustrated ahttps://community.betfair.com/u.s._horse_racing/go/thread/view/94202/29244129/the-spirit-of-us-racing?post_id=522133787#522133787thanks milan. It was declared a 'runner'. Like you I enjoy the stateside action, but wanted a bit of insight as to what to expect, as it seems to me that the races tend to follow a strategic 'pattern'....enjoying it so far but sometimes frustrated aSat, 21 Jul 2012 19:07:06 -0500hello there, no it's not 'normal'...did you check to see if it was declared a 'runner'?...in the states they will actually declare a horse a 'non-runner' if circumstances warrant it, unlike over here.i've been 'playing' the North American racing forhttps://community.betfair.com/u.s._horse_racing/go/thread/view/94202/29244129/the-spirit-of-us-racing?post_id=522106581#522106581hello there, no it's not 'normal'...did you check to see if it was declared a 'runner'?...in the states they will actually declare a horse a 'non-runner' if circumstances warrant it, unlike over here.i've been 'playing' the North American racing forFri, 20 Jul 2012 23:36:47 -0500New punter to the nocternal at of US racing...anyone help me with understanding the norm in terms of etiquet? Backed a favourite last week whose jockey fell off as the stalls opened. Is this sort of thing normal?!https://community.betfair.com/u.s._horse_racing/go/thread/view/94202/29244129/the-spirit-of-us-racing?post_id=522100649#522100649New punter to the nocternal at of US racing...anyone help me with understanding the norm in terms of etiquet? Backed a favourite last week whose jockey fell off as the stalls opened. Is this sort of thing normal?!Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:58:46 -0500