Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse

Horse Racing Secrets of Workouts and the Ten Percent Rule

If you ask the average horse player how well he or she understands workouts, he or she would probably say, "Very well."  While almost everyone who handicaps horse races knows how to read workout times and understands the numbers, few know how to use that information in a way to really figure out which horse is ready to win.

Every day, I see horse players look at two horses with a 36 second workout for 3 furlongs and figure each horse is equally fit and ready to win.  Nothing could be farther from the truth.  Almost everything in horse racing handicapping is relational and that is especially true of workouts.  They are part of a system that the conditioner uses to get his or her horse into the winners circle and the path is often a murky one for many bettors to follow.

It probably won't surprise you to learn that the trainers, owners, grooms, jockeys, and others from the backstretch bet on horse races.  They are the insiders and have control over the animals that you are betting on.  So why would they show you how good the horse is with a workout when they know you'll bet it like crazy and they won't get good odds?

The truth is that many trainers don't bet too much on a horse of theirs, or if they do, they do it openly and don't try to hide the horses form.  Then again, there are others who deliberately do everything in their power to keep you from guessing that they are about to pull the trigger and go for the win.  How else would there be so many long shots and non favorites that win horse races?

The favorite in a race usually deserves to be the public's choice and is the fastest horse in the race. So why do they only win 30 percent of the time or even less?  The answer is that the chalk is the best looking horse on paper at face value.  In other words, if what you are reading is true, then that horse is the best.  But obviously, that isn't always the case, so what is it that you're reading that isn't true?

While there are some inaccuracies in the past performances, most of them are actually pretty accurate.  The problem isn't that you are reading false information, it is that you are not really seeing and understanding what you are reading.  Workouts are facts that are recorded by professional clockers.  They don't lie.  On the other hand, what does it mean when trainer X works a 3 year old 3 furlongs in 35?  What does it mean when the next work for the horse is a 4 furlong in 49?

Here is where the ten percent rule comes into play and if you don't know this you're missing some of the most vital information in horse racing handicapping.  Really good horse players know that the time and distances of workouts and the pattern is critical and can tell you who the trainer is by the pattern.  They can also tell you when the trainer finally thinks his horse is ready and will go for the win.  That is why 90 percent of the people lose and ten percent win.

If you look at workout times and take them at face value and don't really put it all together into a logical pattern and then compare it to all other factors, you will remain in the 90 percent who lose and never know why.  Some people go to the race track for years, lose constantly, and look at those figures every day and still don't see what they're looking at.

The secret to workout times is in understanding patterns and trainers and applying them to different situations.

About the Author

If you want to learn how a horse owner and insider handicaps just go to http://williewins.homestead.com/truecb.html and get the truth. Bill Peterson is a former horse race owner and professional handicapper. To see all Bill's horse racing material go to Horse Racing Handicapping, Bill's handicapping store.

What month and year did Crazy Horse and his band surrender in?

I know it's in 1877, but I need to know the month.

Please answer quickly!

On the morning of September 5, 1877 is when it starts going wrong for him........

Surrender and deathCrazy Horse and other northern Oglala leaders arrived at the Red Cloud Agency, located near Camp Robinson, Nebraska, on May 5, 1877. Together with He Dog, Little Big Man, Iron Crow and others, they met in a solemn ceremony with First Lieutenant William P. Clark as the first step in their formal surrender.
For the next four months, Crazy Horse resided in his village near the Red Cloud Agency. The attention that Crazy Horse received from the Army elicited the jealousy of Red Cloud and Spotted Tail, two Lakota who had long before come to the agencies and adopted the white ways. Rumors started to spread at the Red Cloud Agency and Spotted Tail Agency about Crazy Horse's desire to slip out of the agency and return to the old ways of life. In August 1877, officers at Camp Robinson received word that the Nez Perce of Chief Joseph had broken out of their reservations in Idaho and were fleeing north through Montana toward Canada. When asked by Lieutenant Clark to join the Army against the Nez Perce, Crazy Horse and the Miniconjou leader Touch the Clouds objected, saying that they had promised to remain at peace when they surrendered. According to one version of events, Crazy Horse finally agreed, saying that he would fight "till all the Nez Perce were killed". But his words were apparently misinterpreted by scout Frank Grouard who reported that Crazy Horse had said that he would "go north and fight until not a white man is left". When he was challenged over his interpretation, Grouard left the council. Another interpreter, William Garnett, was brought in but quickly noted the growing tension.
With the growing trouble at the Red Cloud Agency, General George Crook was ordered to stop at Camp Robinson. A council was called of the Oglala leadership, however, this was cancelled when Crook was informed that Crazy Horse had said the previous evening that he intended to kill the general during the proceedings. Crook ordered Crazy Horse's arrest and then departed, leaving the military action to the post commander at Camp Robinson, Lieutenant Colonel Luther P. Bradley. Additional troops were brought in from Fort Laramie and on the morning of September 4, 1877, two columns moved against Crazy Horse's village, only to find that it had scattered during the night. Crazy Horse fled to the nearby Spotted Tail Agency with his ill wife. After meeting with military officials at the adjacent military post of Camp Sheridan, Crazy Horse agreed to return to Camp Robinson with Lieutenant Jesse M. Lee, the Indian agent at Spotted Tail.

On the morning of September 5, 1877, Crazy Horse and Lieutenant Lee, accompanied by Touch the Clouds as well as a number of Indian scouts, departed for Camp Robinson. Arriving that evening outside the adjutant's office, Lieutenant Lee was informed that he was to turn Crazy Horse over to the Officer of the Day. Lee protested and hurried to Bradley's quarters to debate the issue, but without success. Bradley had received orders that Crazy Horse was to be arrested and forwarded under the cover of darkness to Division Headquarters. Lee turned the Oglala war chief over to Captain James Kennington, in charge of the post guard, who accompanied Crazy Horse to the post guardhouse. Once inside, no doubt realizing the fate that was about to befall him, Crazy Horse struggled with the guard and Little Big Man and attempted to escape. Just outside the door of the guardhouse, Crazy Horse was stabbed with a bayonet of one of the members of the guard. He was taken to the adjutant's office where he was tended by the assistant post surgeon at the post, Dr. Valentine McGillycuddy, and died late that night.
The following morning, Crazy Horse's body was turned over to his elderly parents who took it to Camp Sheridan, placing it on a scaffold there. The following month when the Spotted Tail Agency was moved to the Missouri River, Crazy Horse's parents moved the body to an undisclosed location. There are at least 4 possible locations as noted on a state highway memorial near Wounded Knee, South Dakota. His final resting place remains unknown.
Controversy over his death
Dr. McGillycuddy, who treated Crazy Horse after he was stabbed, wrote that Crazy Horse "died about midnight." According to military records he died before midnight, making it September 5, 1877

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Crazy Horse Biograpy Part 1