By Noel Michaels Top winter dirt racing is ready to return to the Midwest with the opening of Oaklawn Park on Friday, Jan. 25, for a meet that has been extended three weeks past the track’s usual mi...
by Ray Wallin Are you a good handicapper? Are you a great handicapper? Maybe you are, but if you can’t manage your bankroll you’ll never make a dime off your picks, let alone make a living playing...
by Derek Simon Note: I wrote the following article several years ago, but received a request to post it again. It pertains to making a fair odds line and includes a link to an Excel program that I cre...
by Ray Wallin As handicappers, we are all trying to find the next best angle or figure that will increase our profits. Many of us keep a stockpile of data to analyze or manipulate to reach our goal of...
by Ray Wallin People that make a living gambling have a different mindset about gambling than those that play recreationally. When your bottom line is on the line, you approach your opportunities diff...
Lose weight. Eat healthy. Sleep more. Get a better job. End unhealthy relationships. Learn to speak Latin. This year is going to be different. You are going to stick to your New Year’s resolutions, ...
Horseracing fans get the gift they really want—albeit one day late — every year when the SoCal winter racing season celebrates its traditional official opening day on Dec. 26. That date annually k...
Several years ago, I revisited and revamped the work of one of my early handicapping heroes, William L. Scott. And the results were… well, awful. However, I still believe that Scott’s seminal work...
Newcomers to thoroughbred horse racing are often overwhelmed by the vast amounts of information thrown at them like an Aroldis Chapman fastball. Class, weight, lengths, prices — and that’s just bu...
Yes, the winter racing season is here — and the best winter race meet is ready to roll at Gulfstream Park, with the 2018-19 Gulfstream Champions meet opening on Saturday, Dec. 1 and continuing until...