heard a lot from old timers about jockeys "pak signal" about got try or not but sometime it not the jockey "pak signal" but the trainers give info directly to relevant ppl. a few yrs ago, i was looking at the parade ring with friend, i was not betting on this class 4 race so i look around the parade ring instead of looking at the horses. that when i saw an assistant trainer who indented to his own father who a trainer giving instructions to his angmo jockey. the jockey kept nodding his head and mounted the horse wherby the assistant trainer walked to the edge of the parade ring and talked to a lao samseng who perm an afro hairstyle, machiam 70s look, the lao samseng give a nod of acknowledgement and off he went. with the horses leaving the parade ring, the odds of that assistant trainer drop steadiedly from $70+ to only $31-2 and stay at that odds till the race start. told my friend but he believe his choice more winnable so i bet 20wins on it myself and the horse duly saluted. cover back my earlier losses and have a little profit but the friend give black face because he missed out.
horse racing cannot be taken seriously, treat it as entertainment then lost also not heartpain. even watch movie will set you back at least $30 on a sat/sunday afternoon. set yourself a limit to lose and stop betting once the limit reach.
i seldom bet on favourite, i betted against 95emperor 3 time, 3 time i won money. if the odds got no "meat" i just dont bet. horseracing homework too time consuming, so i only bet on black type races as i consider this type of races are more honest.