| ID | Reason | Description | Total Bet | Winnings |
| 1 | Down in class | This can be a great reason to bet horse, a horse who runs last in $50000 allowance is probably better than all the horses in a 5000 claimer | 713.00 | 711.50 |
| 2 | Jockey upgrade | I rarely bet jockeys, but some get hot and some are especially good at certain tracks. This is probably because they know the trainers and get the best rides. | 576.00 | 653.60 |
| 3 | Won last race | This is not a great point as the best bets are from horses coming into their best. | 115.00 | 66.25 |
| 4 | Wins on dirt and turf | this is a good sign of a good horse. Not many like both. | 109.00 | 100.00 |
| 5 | could get some odds | overlooked horses are are some of the best deals. | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 6 | only other real contender | Many races have two very highly favorite horses. The exacta here usually doesn’t pay much. | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 7 | back in allowance company | this happens a lot to older horses, when the trainer is not afraid of having them claimed. Often the claiming races are just tune-ups. | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Direct descendent | I would not rely hard on this, but it is a sign that this horse will run like his dad. | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| 9 | Good works | my favorite handicapping point. The speed of the workout is not as important as when he worked. Before a sprint it is ideal to have 3 works of 4 furlongs one week apart. If a horse is worked five furlongs before races it is a good chance he will come out the gate hard. | 829.00 | 862.75 |
| 10 | last race was over his head | some horses do not run well against superior horses, they know the pecking order - they say the other horses let Secretariat eat first | 115.00 | 20.00 |
| 11 | off the turf pick | sometimes a trainer will enter a horse in a turf race hoping it will rain and the race will come off the turf – then the dirt horse has the advantage | 30.00 | 0.00 |
| 12 | 1st time at Arlington great | – some horses really hate Arlington those that like it have a real advantage | 2.40 | 0.00 |
| 13 | two best horses | obviously the two best horses have a high probability of coming first and second | 26.00 | 27.00 |
| 14 | victimized in last race | sometimes a horse may be bumped out of gate or cut off later in race – so a bad finish in that race should be discounted | 25.00 | 43.50 |
| 15 | improving | a great handicapping indicator especially when it is cold | 681.00 | 626.60 |
| 16 | hit the board last 4 times | shows consistency | 70.00 | 15.00 |
| 17 | just missed last two times out | in maiden races (maidens are horses who have not won a race) – Mares need to get one win so they can be advertised after retiring from racing for breeding. | 35.00 | 106.00 |
| 18 | hot trainer | – a great handicapping indicator – trainers are often hot for a while and then get cold | 381.00 | 317.10 |
| 19 | jock - trainer combo | trainers usually have a favorite jockey they give him/her the good mounts. They do that because sometimes they need a favor (bad horse that needs a jock or good horse that needs to be pulled up). | 747.00 | 636.00 |
| 20 | Turf Paradise strategy | I have discovered a strategy that seems to work very well in TP 6f races. Speed over class. Bet the exacta or tri with the horse with good speed races over the horse who has run in bigger money races. | 90.00 | 50.00 |
| 22 | this horse really likes track | some tracks are different as Colonial Downs has a really big track and great turf. | 198.40 | 252.50 |
| 23 | Trainers really likes track | some trainers excel at certain tracks | 213.00 | 262.70 |
| 24 | Route Horse | some horses are good at long distancce some at short | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| 25 | 2nd off layoff | like being claimed the 2nd after is key | 100.00 | 58.00 |
| 26 | 10 power point rule | if a horse has a 10 point power point avantage over all the other horses he will probably win/the trick is to find one with some odds | 366.00 | 305.00 |
| 27 | sprint trainer | some trainers excell at sprints | 86.00 | 20.00 |
| 28 | route trainer | some trainers excell in route races | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 29 | hot jock | I normally dont bet a horse because of the jockey, but sometimes when the jockey is hot it is a great idea | 200.00 | 118.50 |
| 30 | likes distance | some horses sprint some like long distance | 214.00 | 201.10 |
| 32 | good breeding | good for determining young horses possibiliies | 14.00 | 0.00 |
| 33 | last race breakout | horse may have found his own | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 34 | Was last race a workout | A route horse sometimes enters a sprint as a workout. Especially older horse with little chance of being claimed | 20.00 | 10.00 |
| 35 | second alowance race | often the first allowance race is a learning event for horse | 35.00 | 63.00 |
| 36 | trainer stats | trainers are often better in certain types of race as maiden claiming or allowances | 498.00 | 710.35 |
| 37 | Carries less weight | rokie jockie or some allowances and claimming have some horses carry less weight. Obvious advantage | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| 38 | 2nd off claim | first race after being claimed trainer may be experimenting | 50.00 | 64.00 |
| 39 | lone early speed | tactical advantage/ especially if the early pace is slow | 56.00 | 50.00 |
| 40 | good works after long layoff | This is a point which seems to work. I guess fast works indicate the horse is ready despite layoff. | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| 41 | turf horse for turf race | some horses like dirt some like turf few like both | 45.00 | 60.00 |
| 42 | second race in America | horses takea little adjusting coming from other countries/In Europe they run the other way backwards here/also they use better drugs here | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 43 | needs a miracle | ometimes horses seem to need a miracle to win/nothing in PP points to it. But miracles happen. | 10.00 | 0.00 |
| 44 | lane 3 to 5 short track | lane 3 to 5 offers a tactical advantage on short tracks if the horse has some early speed | 15.00 | 0.00 |
| 45 | good lane | lane is winning in track bias | 20.00 | 33.00 |