The most important thing to remember is that you must be patient if you want to win at the track. Successful handicapping involves an understanding of what your mission is and you have to decide whether you want to “bet to win” or “bet to bet.” What we mean is that you can easily get wrapped up in the grind of betting for the sake of just placing bets — that’s compulsive behavior! What you need to do takes discipline and “tracking” the past performance lines. You have to follow the races and look for patterns. The Daily Racing Form gives you all the information you need.