[Tootsie roll] ["Body Language"] ["Conditioning Muscle"] [Tongue-ties] [Stickers]
The Thoroughbred species is noted for fragile legs and a very vulnerable digestive system. How do you know when a horse is hurting? Or feeling sick? Many race horses are also moody, especially fillies, who can also be off their feed. How can you know today's attitude - happy as a clam or a case of the blahs? "Horses Talk" will tell you precisely.
Winning results require good health. What are the "body signs" of a healthy horse? A happy horse? What are the other signs of a horse in peak condition? Visual handicapping is the rubber stamp as to when and how much to bet. See Order Form., or E-Mail: horsestk@horsestalk.com.
Watching horses circling the Walking Ring, sometimes one horse, sometimes several horses, will display a slightly visible Conditioning Muscle. As the horses are walked further, and then go on to the track for the Parade to Post, this muscle will begin to stand out on one or two horses - well beyond other horses in the race.
After the Parade to Post, most Thoroughbreds will be galloped to the backside, and then walked back and forth during the 10-15 minutes of remaining wagering before Post Time. At this time, in many races a single horse will have a stand-out Conditioning Muscle.
This is a major contender for the Winner's Circle regardless of odds. To spot this muscle, and the varying degrees, the winning horse player has totally digested Trillis Parker's video "The Paddock & Post Parade". See Order Form and get it now.
The surface of every track is impacted by weather and the nature of the day's track maintenance. There will be many race days each season when the surface is deep and cuppy. The best Thoroughbred will have little chance to win unless wearing "stickers". Very few race tracks still maintain a "shoe board". So, how do you know your horse has "stickers" on that kind of race day? "Horses Talk" will teach you. Get the book (see Order Form) or E-mail: horsestk@horsestalk.com.
Did you know that a tongue-tie vs no tongue-tie means two to three fifths faster time in all Thoroughbreds, and up to two full seconds at route distances with cheap horses? Are you sure you know how to spot a tongue-tie? For more information, order "Anatomy of a Race Meet", or E-Mail: horsestk@horsestalk.com.
There is one muscle group that is invisible unless the horse is in superb physical condition. Rarely is this found in more than one horse in a particular race. When seen, it is a "Must Bet", and a key to the Exacta/Trifecta contention. Fifteen years ago Trillis Parker nicknamed the physical appearance "tootsie rolls".
If you don't know where to look for this muscle group, or how to spot the "tootsie rolls", then you need Trillis Parker's book "Horses Talk: It Pays to Listen" and her video "The Paddock and Post Parade". For more about body signs, see Order Form and/or E-Mail: horsestk@horsestalk.com.