Wagering on Thoroughbred racing is down 11% since the Triple Crown. It has dropped a staggering $209,860,208 this year. Why?? Is it the economy?? Trouble with ADW sites?? Bad publicity overall?? Medication issues for horses?? The answer is simple. Yes….. While the country is in a slide across the board, we are in trouble in […]
I know, there are none of the big tracks racing, and you have to wait three more days until you start seeing the stakes, a couple more days until Saratoga opens, and you have that itch to get your bet on and you don’t know where to get it scratched… Here are a few suggestions […]
On Wednesday, for the the 140th year the racing world will open its doors that compare with your kids going to Disneyland. This little taste of heaven on earth has the charm of a summery county fair mixed with the high society of a red carpet affair in Hollywood. They race all the way until […]
Everyone wants to hit the BIG payday. We play every exotic under the sun, keep a watchful eye on the carryover pool, and rehearse our speech of telling the boss where to file our job….. This is all good, but keeping your head with a dose of monk-like discipline will work much better than carrying […]
Has it been ten years already? The old Detroit race course closed it seems just yesterday. In the final race, the winning rider was Lester C. Knight and he was heckled the race before for not winning. Well, it seems as luck would have it old Lester turned the tables on the Detroit crowd, and […]
The Eddie Read Handicap to be run at 1 1/8th on Jimmy Durante turf course is showcasing some new blood that is attempting to move to the next level of runners to watch. There is a field of 7 runners going to post, and maybe with the exception of one or two this is one […]
The Virginia Derby offers value that could make this a very sweet weekend for you. The 1 1/4 distance is testing. Some of the best three year olds in the country head to New Kent to run on one of the best turf courses in the country. For my bankroll, this looks like a two […]
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Are your ears still ringing from Richard Dutrow before the Belmont?? Mine are, and I don’t think I am alone. Here is a great New York trainer with a great family name in racing who overcame many obstacles to reach his fifteen minutes of fame. Then, a media monster erupted predicting everything from the price […]
Usually we focus on turning the buck, R.O.I, the next race, or the weekend that sets us up for a big score. As a sports fan we can rattle off names of: Capposela, McKay, Vin Scully, Joe Buck, Phil Georgeff, and many of the announcers who sent us to bed with a radio near our […]
