In most instances, “breezing” or “breezed” indicates the horse was not under strong urging. “Handily” indicates the horse was under urging from its rider, although this can vary in certain...
Mere moments after Tonalist thwarted California Chrome’s quest to become the 12th Triple Crown champion in thoroughbred racing history, Steve Coburn, one of the colt’s owners, blasted the Belmont ...
When it comes to handicapping the 2018 Belmont Stakes, inevitably, the first question most handicappers will have to ask themselves is: Am I for Justify or are am I against him? If you are a racing fa...
This is the calm before the storm. Soon, the frenzy will begin and will do so in earnest. Three years ago, American Pharoah captured horse racing’s Triple Crown and, now, another Bob Baffert trained...
In 1982, Woody Stephens was no stranger to big races and big victories. He had started training in the 1930s and, in 1952, won his first classic race when Blue Man took the Preakness. It took Stephens...
Even though, historically, favorites in the Belmont Stakes win more often than favorites as a whole, they are wildly overbet, returning approximately $3.67 for every winning $2 wager, compared to ab...
Once, as I reclined on an easy chair, sipping a Michelob Ultra (gotta watch the carbs), with a copy of the Daily Racing Form spread out on my lap, I was asked to explain what I was doing. Smiling, I t...
Anyone who has attempted to profit from wagering on sporting events knows that in order to do so one must only wager when the known return exceeds the perceived risks. This is known as “value” bet...
Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Robert LaPenta’s Tapwrit closed out the 2017 Triple Crown series in style, capturing the $1.5 million NYRABets Belmont Stakes (GI) by two lengths o...
Seven months after suffering her first defeat by a short nose to the great mare Beholder in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (GI), two-time champion Songbird returned to the races brilliantly, cruising to ...