Here are 10 mini horse racing systems that are perfect for the weekend warrior.

One of the questions I’m asked most often is “how do I go about going ‘full time’ as a professional gambler?”

If you want to improve your chances of taking profits from the bookmakers, then you need to arm yourself with as much information as possible. Before you lump any of your hard-earned cash on a horse, first make sure you know what kind of race you are betting on. Handicap or conditions race?

Jason Chesters is well on his way to making a full time living using his revolutionary system "Betting Exchange Profits". Paul Whelan finds out what makes this guy 'tick', what gave him the idea for his system, and just how he turned £100 into a cool £10,000.

The Tote Scoop6 is far better value than the National Lottery, it's for serious punters who want a chance of winning a huge return on a tiny stake.

One of the strategies that I often employ is to lay very short priced favourites with the sole intention of backing them later on in the event. Let me explain, let us say that you are looking at a tennis match between Roger Federer and a low ranked unseeded player in a first round match at Wimbledon. Federer is the reigning champion and one of the most gifted players ever to hold a racket and his opponent basically has no or very little chance.

If you have been a member of my service for any length of time, or perhaps you've read a few of my articles on my web site, one thing I sincerely hope you recognise is that I bet only when I believe I am getting value for money. Betting for value, and with the odds in your favour, is the only sure way to make a long-term profit from gambling.

As the popularity of the betting exchanges grows, so more and more people are looking to profit from horse racing by laying horses to lose. But what is the best strategy? On the face of it, one might think that simply betting that the outsider will lose is a quick way to make easy money. In reality, the best horse to bet against is the race favourite.

A BETFAIR player lost £237,000 on Saturday night when laying winning favourite Peregrine Falcon at odds of up to 999-1 in a maiden race at Wolverhampton.

You may well have heard the term dutching in the context of betting on horse racing. But do you know what it means? In this article I will attempt to explain the principles of dutching a horse race. I will also introduce you to an incredible piece of software that can help you make regular profits by dutching horse races.

I received an email recently from a new member to my betting advice service. She told me how she had fallen prey to one of the longest-running tipster scams around. Unfortunately this type of con is all too commonplace, and in this case made a victim of a lady with little experience of betting. What is concerning, is that for the scammers to continue using these methods means there must be a never-
ending supply of unwary people forming a queue to be exploited.

Max Redd shows you the reasons you will rarely make your betting pay unless you consistently place your bets at value prices. His Redd Racing website is almost unique among tipster services by advising members what price they should take when placing their horse racing bets. New members get a free trial to judge for themselves the value of this extra help.

If you don't know about Max Redd, he's been earning a living by betting on horses for more than 10 years. Some months back, I stumbled across his web site after clicking on a banner advert -- I really couldn't resist taking a further look as the advert read **THE ONLY TIPSTER I'M NOT SCARED TO TELL MY WIFE ABOUT**. This struck a chord with me, so I needed to see what he was about.

Have you ever fallen foul of a terrible horse racing tipster scam? In this article professional punter Max Redd gives you a valuable heads-up on what to look out for to avoid unwittingly handing over your hard earned cash to a con-man.

I don’t know how you feel about so-called betting systems – some people swear by them, and yet some people swear AT them! Personally, I find a good system can be an excellent foundation to a betting strategy, if used as an initial filter to arrive at a number of potential selections. But I can count the number of systems I would use as a stand-alone method on the fingers of one hand.

I recently re-mortgaged our house, sold all my shares, emptied the savings account, drained the kids’ Trust Fund…. and put it all on the favourite in the 2:30 at Newmarket.

Of course I didn’t! That would have been complete madness, and dicing with financial suicide. Putting absolutely everything you have on one horse is an example of bad money management – albeit an extreme example, but it got your attention didn’t it?

Bookmakers have been laying bets on horses to lose ever since horse racing began. As punters having a bet on a horse, we are actually involved with laying horses every time we have a bet. We are simply on the other end of the transaction. To back a horse, there will always be somebody who must want to lay the bet. Yet so many people think they are unfamiliar with laying horses, so they shy away from it entirely.

There are currently four all-weather tracks in the UK, with a further course in development in Essex. This year there will be £5million in prize money on offer for the all-weather season, so racing promises to be the most competitive and exciting yet. Scott Daniels takes you around the venues, and reveals his key tips and advice for making a killing when betting on horse racing on the sand.

How to GUARANTEE yourself a betting profit every time. You may well have heard about sports arbitrage, but never been quite sure exactly what it’s all about. You’ve heard that arbitrage means you can strike a series of bets and whatever the result of an event you will make a profit. Guaranteed profit, whatever happens!

Don't place another bet until you read this!

You may have heard about betting arbitrage but were never quite sure what is was actually all about. Arbitrage betting involves making bets on an event, such that whatever the outcome, you are guaranteed a profit. Today Paul Whelan talks with the man behind the country's most innovative sports arbitrage service UCantLose.co.uk

When Jason Chesters approached us last October and declared arrogantly "Give Me A Computer And Access To The Betfair Website And I will Make £1089.24 Every Week - Tax FREE From Anywhere!...." I for one immediately crossed my arms sceptically and shook my head.

The first step to making money from horse racing has nothing to do with form, speed or anything else you might have heard. Whilst these factors are incredibly important, the most important step to becoming a winner is the development of a winning attitude.

For the best part of four years punters in the UK have had a secret weapon giving them that vital 'edge' to make a profit from betting on horse racing. Yet for the most part, hardly anyone has taken advantage. What am I talking about? Sectional timing.

Just how important is the Going when considering a bet? In this article professional gambler Max Redd discusses the ground underneath your feet.

Next year Lewis Hamilton could be the first sportsman in history to earn in excess of one BILLION dollars as arguably the best formula one driver in the world. Yet this year, the title of best jockey in UK horse racing was shared by two men, and neither received a penny in recognition. So what drives a jockey to win the jockey championship?

Today I am talking with Fraser Smeaton who is the brains behind a brand new web site - YourHorseRacingNews.com - which promises to revolutionize the way we access leading news stories from the world of horse racing.

An unregistered financial adviser who fleeced more than £2m from his clients to fund his internet gambling addiction was jailed for nine years recently. Philip Smith conned at least 51 victims out of the money, many of whom were elderly and vulnerable. He even stole £42,000 from his brother Christopher who had previously lent him money to pay off mortgage arrears. As his debts spiralled out of control, Smith simply did not care who he stole from, detectives claimed.

Paul Whelan gives you a few hints that should help you avoid losing quite so much money during the course of the Jumps Season. Following his advice you might miss the odd winner, but hopefully by the time Cheltenham has been and gone, and you look forward to the Flat Season once again, thanks to these basic rules you will still have some cash left in your pocket.

Every now and then, the rail-side bookies get their odds wrong and punters go in for the kill. But surely pricing up a horse race can’t be that difficult, can it?

Today I am chatting with Tommie McDonald who is behind the brand new web site stakeSpace.com In his own words his new site is "A community created for horse racing and sports enthusiasts - particularly those who enjoy a bet."

Let’s face it, racing isn’t exactly whiter than white. There has always been an accepted culture of insider betting by trainers, jockeys, owners and people in the know on UK horse racing.

The pioneer in exchange betting is Betfair and today it operates the most popular betting exchange website. Until recently Betdaq was the most viable alternative, before WBX (World Bet Exchange) arrived on the scene. Giving everyone the opportunity to lay horses to lose their races, as well as being able to back horses in the traditional manner, is regarded as controversial in some quarters. But betting exchanges are here to stay.

You may or may not have heard of the word "trading" in a betting context, don't worry because most people haven't. Nor do they associate the term "trader" with betting either. People are familiar with “traders” in the Stock Market, but a “betting trader” is also an individual who takes advantage of price differences in betting markets and in particular, differences in prices on the betting exchanges.

Betting on the exchanges has many advantages - better value, lay as well as back, no closed accounts, etc. - and one feature is the opportunity to continue betting on the outcome of an event, even whilst it is still in progress. This is known as betting "in-running".

Everyone knows that gambling is a business of risk. Professional gamblers will successfully manage their risks and make a profit, whilst 98% of punters who consistently lose money, also consistently fail to manage risk effectively.

In a previous article I jokingly suggested I had put all my assets – my savings, the deeds to the farm, my kids’ Trust fund, and the proceeds from selling one of my kidneys – on a horse at Newbury. I showed this was potentially financial suicide, and an extreme example of bad money management.

If you want to make ‘serious’ money from betting on horse racing, then you have to take the whole business of betting seriously. Treat betting as a mere ‘distraction’ and your entertainment will almost certainly come at a cost.

This is the third instalment in a series of articles on profitable betting through sensible money management. So far, I have discussed the importance of getting value when you bet, to maximise the returns you achieve when your selections win. In the most recent article you should have learned to keep your stakes in proportion to the size of your betting bank.

Regional Racing on the all-weather tracks around the country has turned out to be a bigger hit than expected. Many owners, trainers and jockeys have praised this new form of racing which caters for 'low quality' horses.

A fun system which takes advantage of the fact that rarely will a day go by where a race favourite does not win.

Those of us who like to bet, bet for many different reasons. You may bet only every now and then as a form of entertainment. But many people have aspirations to earn a living from betting. I thought you may find it inspirational to understand the kind of lifestyle that awaits a successful bettor.

Everyone wants to make money from their betting. No one places a bet hoping they will lose their stake. But when you have truly made the decision to make your betting pay long term, then you need to stop betting for entertainment sake. You will pay for entertainment, but developing an income stream from betting requires discipline and demands that you start to live by a few rules.

Starting your own business is nearly always a daunting task. Freelance horse racing journalist Henry McAnenly explains that starting up in your new career as a full time professional gambler need not cost the earth. Now enjoying the relaxed lifestyle of a successful gambler, Henry himself started with little more than an empty kitchen table, a pad of paper and a telephone.

The SP was once the way that the majority of bets were settled. However, over the past few decades, the off-course betting industry has seen some pretty significant changes. I am old enough to remember betting tax of 10% which was reduced and subsequently abolished. Other major changes include the internet and online betting, spread betting and of course the biggest single change – The Betting Exchange. Betfair has had a massive impact in all kinds of ways and will continue to do so. Most of the changes have benefited the punter in his quest for success and it has never been easier to make a profit from betting on horses; but there are still pitfalls that need to be avoided.

How do you know you have come across a horse racing tipster that is genuine? It is a really difficult task to decide if one is genuine or not. Probably the first thing you should look for on the tipsters website is a FULL results history of the tips that have been given out. If the results are easy to find and are detailed then there is a good chance that these are genuine.

Paul Whelan chats with Neil Gray who created the WhatToLay.com service. Neil talks about becoming the next Wimbledon Champion, Team GB's prospects for the Olympics, and his mother-in-law...

Scott Daniels reviews Trainer Track Stats by Matt Bisogno. This is the sister publication to Trainer Flat Stats and takes the punter through the winter months over the jumps.