By Ray Wallin When you think of animals that have great eyesight what comes to mind? Eagles can see eight times as far as humans and can scope out a small animal on the ground from two miles away. Owl...
By Ray Wallin Schadenfreude. No, it is not the new model that Volkswagen is releasing next year. It’s far from “Farfegnugen,” which is the German word for driving enjoyment, which was a VW marke...
By Ray Wallin As horseplayers, we like to root for the underdog. We live for upsets since they usually pay better than the 1-5 favorite cruising home for fun. Sometimes even crusty old guys who make t...
By Ray Wallin What would a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher know about handicapping? I doubt Marcus Aurelius, the author of the famous philosophical work Meditations, was trying to figure out the c...
By Ray Wallin Has this ever happened to you? You spent the night before handicapping today’s card. You found a couple of good betting opportunities that got you excited. You canceled your plans to g...
By Ray Wallin Do you bet on every race that you can? Do you lower your standards on what types of horses or races warrant a play in the hopes of increasing your chance of winning? Are you playing trac...
Mother Knows Best: Leading Breeders’ Cup Dams By Ray Wallin When it comes to multiple winners in a race, sires get all the credit. Bull Lea, Falsetto, and Virgil all produced three Kentucky Derby Wi...
By Ray Wallin In the history of the Breeders’ Cup there have been 302 races that have produced a total of 303 winners, including the dead heat in the 2003 Turf between High Chaparral and Johar. Of t...
By Ray Wallin It is hard to make a profit at the track year after year. It is even harder to make your living playing the races. Many try and most will fail. It may not be your handicapping that is ho...
By Ray Wallin Equally as important as money management at the track is time management for folks who make their living playing the races. If you don’t manage your money, you won’t have a bankroll....
