Free Horse Racing Tips: Is There Any Such Thing?

If, like thousands of other people each week, you're looking to win some money at the races this weekend, you may want to read the following article as it poses a rather controversial question, as highlighted in the title.

Many people who want to enjoy the instant success of a large win on the horses, often turn online to find what they believe to be effective, quality free horse racing tips. You will have no doubt seen the many countless sites offering free horse racing tips, but are they any good?

Now whilst I'm not here to bash those services that provide free horse racing tips, and whilst to the laymen this may seem like a good idea because you are getting something for free, you need to step back and think for just a minute.

There is an old adage you know, the one that goes "you get what you pay for". Well in this case it may just be true as from hours of research I have found that free horse racing tips can be as effective as putting a pin in the racing page of your daily newspaper.

Whilst I am sure that this is not always the case, and it would be both foolish and wrong of me to state this, it has happened to some of my members in the past. Maybe at times you will win from these tips, but ultimately what you are doing is gambling and you must take it seriously. I talk at great length to a lot of people about treating betting on the horses like a business, and you really do need to do it this way if you want to be successful.

So this begs the question then of how can you tell if the free horse racing tips that you find can be trusted or not? Well, there are several of ways that you can do this, some of which I will now cover.

The first way is to try and judge the authority of the website by looking at the tipster's credentials, previous results and their claims. If you see claims of 90 plus percent strike rates, the alarm bells should start ringing.

You can always contact the website and ask them some questions. You may want to know where they get their tips from and how often they pick a winner. Most should be happy to reply to your questions. Those that don't, alarm bells again.

Finally, you can always trial the service to see if it is suitable for you. There are some very good and reliable services out there like mine, that offer free horse racing tips for a limited period, allowing you to test drive the service. Once the free trial has finished you then pay a small subscription to receive future racing tips.

the beauty of the free trial is that if you do not find the racing tips or the service to your liking, then you can walk away without losing any money, particularly if you do the following.

Paper trading is a good way to evaluate a service without any risk to your betting bank. You simply watch the races without betting any money and evaluate the racing tips that you've been given, to see how often the predictions produce a winner.

So in summary, obtaining quality horse racing tips is all about the credentials, the reliability and of course the success of the tipster or service. I highly recommend doing a little research beforehand, as this could save you money in the long run.

Cliff Thurston is the owner of Grosvenor Racing Club, a successful horse racing tipster service. You can also find more horse racing articles like this by visiting his site.