As many of you know, Dr. Steven Roman’s excellent Web site chef-de-race.com is no longer being maintained. Dr. Roman is “ending his association with thoroughbred racing” after more than 50 years...
In the past I have written about when horses coming back off of a layoff are a solid play. Well, occasionally handicappers need to take layoffs too. Sometimes it’s because real life gets in the way ...
Once you have become successful predicting the outcome of single races, you can try your luck at wagering on multiple races at once. Daily Double Also known as “the double,” this is the simplest m...
Choosing which type of wager to place and placing a wager can be intimidating for the first-time horseplayer. Thankfully, becoming familiar with the types of wagers and knowing what to look for can he...
The Triple Crown season is officially upon us. The Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 closed on Sunday — with few surprises in the wagering. As is typical in these pari-mutuel pools, the field, whic...
Q: When did you first become interested in horses? A: I started riding at three years old. I grew up in the show-jumping world, competing in hunters, jumpers and equitation. I never imagined I would h...
If you’re like me, Thanksgiving Day is a time to, well, give thanks… to the NFL for scheduling not one, not two, but — count ‘em— three football games! OK, maybe 2 ½. (Have you seen who’s...
Most Americans love Thanksgiving for roasted turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. But to me, as a child growing up in Brooklyn, NY, Thanksgiving Day meant going to Aqueduct (the “Big...
Cheyenne Stables’ Mastery made his stakes debut a winning one, capturing the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes (GIII) at Del Mar by 1 ¼ lengths over California Diamond in just his second career race. The ba...
The racing world will have its eyes on Vinton, Louisiana on Saturday as Delta Downs runs a special 11-race afternoon card with eight stakes races, offering $2.3 million in purse money. The feature ra...
