By Jonathan Stettin Last week I talked about ways to not beat oneself betting the races. Today, I will discuss how one can find an edge against other players. You would be surprised at how many people...
By Casey Laughter Since 1976, no horse has won the Gotham Stakes and gone on to win the Kentucky Derby. There have been plenty of successful racehorses to come out of the race, however. Horses such as...
By Matt Hess Pace makes the race. It’s an old saying among horseplayers, and one that I came to understand fairly quickly upon my introduction to the sport. Growing up watching the Triple Crown ra...
Host Derek Simon of US Racing recaps the Davona Dale (won by Cathryn Sophia) and the Fountain of Youth (captured by current Kentucky Derby favorite Mohaymen). He also discusses the controversy regardi...
By Margaret Ransom Is Songbird a ‘Lock’ in the Santa Ysabel? Growing up, my father had an expression when people did things he didn’t understand. He’d say, “God bless ‘em,” and shrug his...
Several years ago, I came up with a way to identify “key races” before they’d been run. The key race concept was introduced by Steve Davidowitz in his master work “Betting Thoroughbreds” and...
By Laura Pugh Show of hands, who remembers the horse Off the Tracks? Not many? Alright then, let me refresh your memories. Last year, the two-year-old daughter of Curlin started off her career in June...
By Ray Wallin Have you ever watched a race and wondered: “Who would have ever thought that this horse could have run like that today… his past performances showed nothing?” I hear something alon...
By Laurie Ross The process of handicapping can be compared to an art form. No two handicappers look at the past performances in the same way, although they may come to the same conclusion as to the co...
By Ryan Dickey There’s something magical about the month of March in the world of college basketball — maybe you’ve heard of the phenomenon called “March Madness?” But March also means the K...
