There are many schools of thought regarding what pace line to use when assessing an entrant. Conventional thinking points to using the last or next-to-last running line. Sometimes, neither one of thos...
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 ...
There are many factors which make predicting pace scenarios difficult. One that baffles many novice and expert handicappers is when a horse is stretching out for the first time. A horse may show o...
I love watching Navy play football. Even in their off years their opponents often struggle at times to defend the triple option. Similarly, I watch a lot of horseplayers struggle with allowance op...
Quality is something having a high level of value or excellence. What is considered quality differs from person to person. Some may argue that the steaks at their local dive bar are of higher quality ...
In construction, one method of project and schedule modeling is the Critical Path Method or CPM for short. The critical path is the longest continuous chain of activities through the project schedul...
We have all heard the expression “Always a bridesmaid, never the bride.” Some horses will be career maidens, no matter how many times they come close to winning. A lot of money gets burnt on mai...
They say that history is bound to repeat itself. If you are not a winning horseplayer, chances are that if you don’t learn from each race you play, you will continue down the path of losing. The f...
“Win & You’re In” is the case for the Grade I Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga this Saturday. This race has major implications on how the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint field will sta...
Psychologist Ellen Langer coined the term “illusion of control” for events that we think we have more influence over than we actually do. As horseplayers, we feel we have some sort of control of...
