The Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park has lured a classy group of 6 stars on Sunday and it is taking the shape of a rerun of the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will head the cast, but the Kentucky Derby place and show runners, Exaggerator and Gun Runner, all will greet the starter. […] More
The keys to winning on grass at Saratoga not only revolves around a horse’s talent, but also the riders’. With a high concentration of grass racing at the Saratoga meeting, now is a pretty good time to gauge how good the riders are in New York when they are racing on grass. Face it; we […] More
Turf marathoners get a chance to shine in the Bowling Green Saturday at Saratoga and the contentious 5-pack offers something for everybody’s taste. With the champion mare Beholder holding all the aces in the Clement Hirsch Saturday at Del Mar, the Bowling Green is a better wagering race and has more options to get paid. […] More
Jockeys are under scrutiny around the country right now and that is what happens when hard-earned cash is wagered on a daily basis. The truth of the matter is that nobody is perfect and mistakes will happen. One incident occurred at Mountaineer on July 23rd when jockey Nicole Disdier misjudged the distance of the race […] More
The dos and don’ts at Del Mar are not always obvious year in and year out but there are certain unwritten rules that should be addressed in order to make the betting experience the most profitable. Let’s go over what one should avoid and embrace during this seaside stand. Be careful about betting just off […] More
Songbird is improving on perfection at Saratoga as she garnered the $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks on Sunday and she just exuded class in the process. The CCA Oaks was inaugurated in 1917 and has been won by some legends of the game. Wistful won the first running, Top Flight was victorious in 1932, the […] More
The horses to watch list at Del Mar this weekend will be a plenty, but the second full weekend at the track has opened the eyes of many handicappers looking for future winners. She’s a Big Winner had not raced since May of 2015, but she made her 2016 debut at Del Mar on July […] More
California Chrome heads the San Diego Handicap at Del Mar on Saturday, and 6 brave souls were originally set to line up with an upset on their possible agenda, but 2 of those runners have already been scratched. The $200,000 Grade 2 fixture will be run at a mile and a sixteenth and there are […] More
The key to uncovering Saratoga secrets at the upcoming meet will involve hard work like everything else but in the end those ingredients will go a long way in picking winners and making money at this prestigious meet. The meet opened Friday July 22, and will close on September 5, 2016. Mother Nature will come […] More
For the 148th time, horse racing returns to the Spa at Saratoga Springs on Friday for nearly 7 weeks of sizzling action, and horse racing bettors will be hard pressed to find a venue that is more filled with quality, class and quantity. A pair of stakes will kick off the festivities on Friday as […] More
Kevin Spacey starred in “The Usual Suspects,” but will probably not be attending Del Mar this meeting. That doesn’t mean that the usual jockeys and trainers will not be in the forefront once again at this prestigious stand. As far as the riders are concerned, a handful of the jockeys get the prime mounts year […] More
Yellow Ribbon Handicap at Del Mar Nine of some of the best fillies and mares in the land will line up at Del Mar Saturday for the Grade 2 $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap at a mile and a sixteenth on grass and there is a little bit of everything in the race to scrutinize. Handicap […] More
