1. Greyhound racing is commonly referred to as the fastest sport on legs. So, naturally, you can expect an exhilarating rush when you manage to land a winner at 60 kilometres per hour. While in theory the sport seems simple – eight dogs chase a mechanical lure around a circle – finding a winner can be anything but.
2. Win or place The most common way to bet on greyhound racing is to pick a selection and back it to win a particular race. You can either choose to be paid out at the starting price if your dog wins or you can take the price the greyhound is at the time of striking the bet.
3. In greyhound handicapping with over dozens of factors to figure out- with different track surfaces,distances,racing style biases-on and on – the answer to are we going to win? – is still the same-yup. We all know how to read a program.

Converting City & Country Form

Generally a greyhound will have a few starts at provincial tracks before running in the city. This is especially the case in NSW with only one Sydney metropolitan track.

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In Victoria, maiden races are frequently run at The Meadows on a Wednesday and Sandown Park on a Sunday so a dog can race at a city track very early in his career.

As sprint races at city tracks are run over 500 metres, the best way to decipher country times is by their run home time.Becoming familiar with overall times on country tracks and a dogs run home time is imperative.

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Geelong and Warragul are good examples. If a greyhound at these tracks breaks 26.00 seconds it is a good indicator that they will be able to run 500+ metres at a city track. A run home time of 14.50 at Warragul is strong and a good gauge for city tracks.

With maidens being run at The Meadows and Sandown Park my preference is that they have a race start on the track before they become a betting commodity. I apply this rule across the board as I prefer the greyhound to have seen the venue. In Victoria you cannot determine if they have trialled there but with NSW the Public trial information for maidens is available on form guides at thedogs.com.au.

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When dogs are having their first run on a city track, if they can run home in better than 10.70 at Sandown Park and 12.20 at The Meadows it is a strong sign they can run the distance as they gain more race experience.