The 330 yard greyhound race, also known as the 3/16ths of a mile dash, is not run at most tracks. However, it is run at venues such as Palm Beach Kennel Club, Raynham Greyhound Park, and Hinsdale Greyhound Park. The 330 yard dash takes from 17 to 18 seconds to run and is the shortest distance greyhounds are allowed to race, as they break from the box and go around just one turn before heading down the stretch. It is possible to make some lucrative scores when gambling on these super sprints if one knows what to look for.
Instructions
Handicap 330 Yard Greyhound Races
1. Determine the class of the race. Most 330 yard greyhound races are mixed grade affairs, meaning that the better Grade A dogs are often running with inferior B and C grade animals, since it is hard for racing departments to come up with a full field of A dashers. Knowing that a racer is in with much tougher competition than it has recently faced goes a long way in finding a winner.
2. Look for dogs dropping down in class. This means you should be alert for dogs that have been running with the top fields of 330 yard greyhounds but now find themselves facing lower grade competition. This is often the equivalent of dropping two or three grades at once. For instance, a C dog that has been running with the Grade As and Bs that has drawn in with Ds and Es will have a distinct class advantage that must not be overlooked, despite the fact its last few results might be poor.
3. Identify box speed. This is a greyhound handicapping term that means find the quickest dogs out of the starting box. The short length of the 330 yard race means a good start is the most important factor of all. There is no time to make up for being jostled or bumped at the beginning of the race. The dogs that consistently come out of the box before the others have a great advantage in the super sprint.
4. Avoid greyhounds making their first start in the 330 yard races. Greyhound trainers will take their 550 yard racers that come up short down the stretch and place them in the 330 yard dash. However, many first-time starters in the 330 yarders are not prepared to break when the box opens because tracks like Hinsdale in New Hampshire start the lure much closer to the starting box in a dash than they do in a sprint. Many dogs need time to adjust to this.
5. Bet the greyhounds in the one and eight boxes. All things being equal, a dog that has nobody breaking on one side of it has an edge. A snappy breaker in the one and eight can find itself free and clear in a race since neither have runners to their right and left respectively. Greyhounds in these boxes win a much higher percentage of the 330 yard dash races at the majority of tracks that run these events.
6. Search for greyhounds that have had success in the past from the post positions they are now in. There are websites such as "Greyhound Data" and "Rosnet" that list all of a dog's previous races and lines. Some even have archived race replays that can be an invaluable tool when handicapping a 330 yard dash. Going back and seeing how a greyhound performed from the post it has drawn can be immensely helpful when trying to figure out what it will do in a race.
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