Horse Racing News

Unique Betting Opportunity in New York Stallion Series Stakes

I’ve often stated that wagering against heavy favorites in negative pool situations is one of the best betting opportunities in horse racing. And there may be just such an opportunity in the New Yor...

Posted on December 17, 2017

Horse Betting 101 | Racing Analysis Edit

4 Longshots That I Think Will Outrun Their Odds on Saturday

By Derek Simon

One of the advantages of using a computer to generate handicapping and betting reports like I do is that I can also ask the computer — nicely, of course — to find spot plays for me. Over the years...

Posted on December 16, 2017

Kentucky Derby Road Edit

The Greatest Kentucky Derby Myth of All

By Derek Simon

One of the things I find fascinating about horse racing — well, life, really — is what folks accept as true that isn’t. Conclusions that seem logical are often considered fact regardless of how ...

Posted on December 14, 2017

Horse Betting 101 Edit

Aqueduct Winter Handicapping Progress Report

By Noel Michaels

For many horseplayers and handicappers, winter racing means Gulfstream, Santa Anita and other warm weather locales, as the best racing of the season migrates away from cold places like Kentucky and th...

Posted on December 12, 2017

Latest Racing News | Race Recap Edit

Stop Whining About Stewards’ Ruling in CashCall Futurity

By Derek Simon

I have been as critical of racing stewards as anybody over the years. I think it is a travesty that a position originally designed to ensure that bettors were protected is now almost exclusively fille...

Posted on December 11, 2017

Latest Racing News | Racing Analysis Edit

Baffert Seeks Grade I Double in Starlet

By Derek Simon

Provided there is racing at Los Alamitos on Saturday — the California wildfires led to racing being cancelled on Friday — trainer Bob Baffert will attempt to sweep the card’s two Grade I events:...

Posted on December 9, 2017

US Racing Features Edit

Horse Racing Bucket List

By Ray Wallin

The term “Bucket List” became part of our everyday life after the 2007 movie, The Bucket List, which starred Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. In just a decade, everyone has seemingly written one...

Posted on December 7, 2017

Horse Betting 101 Edit

Gulfstream Park 2017-18 Handicapping Preview

By Noel Michaels

The Gulfstream Park winter meet begins with the Claiming Crown, continues with the Sunshine Millions and includes several key 3-year-old prep races leading up to the Florida Derby (G1). Oh, and along ...

Posted on December 5, 2017

Racing Analysis Edit

Looking for Longshots at the Big A

By Derek Simon

Aqueduct Racetrack has a great card scheduled for Saturday, anchored by the Grade I Cigar Mile Handicap, which drew Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) runner-up Sharp Azteca, Practical Joke (fourth in the BC M...

Posted on December 1, 2017

Racing Analysis Edit

Cigar Mile Offers Last Chance for 2017 Grade 1 Win in New York

By Margaret Ransom

There’s a saying in racing that goes something like this: “Great milers make great stallions.” When it comes to the Cigar Mile Handicap (GI) at Aqueduct, it’s ironic that one of the most impor...

Posted on December 1, 2017

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