http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Eb+Netr Recreation Eb Netr Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=287485&ca=Recreation We often hear about dogs being in form or out of form, but what does this really mean? A simple explanation for form is "running well" but there's more to it than that. I think most handicappers would agree that the definition of form has to include an element of time to mean anything. Dogs come int... Recreation Eb Netr Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=287487&ca=Recreation When I first started going to the track, greyhound racing was in its glory days. They still paraded the dogs to the starting boxes with a post parade and even played march music when they did it. The bettors paid attention too, because there were no simulcasts, slots or poker rooms to distract them.... Recreation Eb Netr Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=287492&ca=Recreation The general rule is that greyhounds run until they reach their 5th birthday. At least, that's what most "experts" have written over the years. However, if you look at a program, you'll find that there are dogs who are more than 5 at almost all the tracks. As a matter of fact, if you check the dogs'... Recreation Eb Netr Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=287493&ca=Recreation It took me about three years of handicapping to discover something that everyone should know about playing the dogs: almost everything works for awhile. I had been going over programs from Lincoln, now called Twin Rivers, a track with decent dogs where speed mattered. Still does there, as far as I k... Sports Eb Netr Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=286484&ca=Sports Speed comes up almost constantly in greyhound handicapping. Why wouldn't it? Speed is what gets one dog around the track faster than the other 7 dogs. Obviously, if you can figure out which greyhound has the fastest speed, you can pick the winner of any race. But that's easier said than done. Believ...