By Ray Wallin After 30 plus years of playing the races, I am convinced that handicapping is alchemy. Alchemy is as old as the ages. In Ancient Greek times the great philosophers like Aristotle and Pla...
By Ray Wallin In the past, I have shared some great videos of horseplayers behaving badly or being a bit over the top in cheering their horses to victory. But how does man’s best friend feel about h...
By Ray Wallin Are you part of the 95% of people reading this article that do not know that today is World Statistics Day? I made that up, but it sounded good, didn’t it? Mark Twain once quipped “T...
Boundaries are marked in various ways. It could be a fence, sign, wall, hedge, or even a moat filled with alligators if your Homeowners Association will allow it. Physical boundaries in life can keep ...
By Ray Wallin The only thing harder for a horseplayer than deciding which horse to bet on is when the right time is to place their bets. There are a lot of factors that go into selecting a contender a...
Ask anyone if they can name a one-hit wonder of the music world and you’ll get many answers. From the Dexy’s Midnight Runners with “Come on Eileen” to Norman Greenbaum with “Spirit In The Sk...
By Ray Wallin Growing up, my favorite superhero was Superman. Portrayed by the late Christopher Reeve I had a hero I could relate to. He was a nerdy newspaper reporter by day but would ditch the glass...
By Ray Wallin I’ve crossed paths with a lot of different characters at the track in my 30 plus years of horseplaying. There have been guys you could laugh at like our good friend Rail Guy, people yo...
By Ray Wallin Jack Welch is one of the most successful and influential business executives in American history. Whether you are a weekend horseplayer or you make your living playing the races, you can...
By Ray Wallin Rombauer bucked the trend in the Preakness Stakes. New shooters historically haven’t done well against horses that ran in the Kentucky Derby, but he took advantage of a contested pace ...
