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What is the best way to handicap harness horses?

I'm an experienced handicapper for horse racing, but only recently got into trotters and pacers. I need some ideas on how best to handicap these races. I also want to know if what I've learned in thoroughbred racing is properly transferable.

Public Comments

1. harness is all about the trip..... a horse may pace 154- from the 3 post and 156- from the 7 post..... so look to see how fast a horse has paced from a certain post. if the horse has never raced from that post..take the post nearest to the current one. the good ones like donato hanover win from any post!!!!
2. In harness racing, it doesn't just matter which horse pooped before the race. Now you must poll the jockey's as well. Bet on the team positive for both.
3. Go to the US Trotting Assn website and read the Pandycapping columns. He has a lot of helpfull tips and sometimes he relates them back to throughbred racing.