by Laurie Ross The process of handicapping can be compared to an art form. No two handicappers look at the past performances in the same way, although they may come to the same conclusion as to the co...
by Noel Michaels A lot of focus is on racing at Gulfstream Park this time of the year, with the track in the midst of the best portion of its winter championship meet. Daily handicapping at Gulfstream...
by Ray Wallin The leaves are starting to turn. The hot summer days of relaxing on the apron at Monmouth Park are over. The horses have all shipped elsewhere for the fall and winter. Don’t get me wro...
by Derek Simon I have often noted that, outside of the odds, few single factors are as predictive as speed figures when it comes to determining the winner of a thoroughbred horse race. The problem is,...
Bad habits. We all have them, even those horseplayers that are making a living playing the races. Some are worse than others. The average time it takes for someone to create or break a habit is 66 day...
by Ray Wallin A recent study found that 80 percent of high school students thought that they are smarter than the average student. In another study, 90 percent of drivers thought they were better than...
I hate excuses. In fact, one of the things that makes playing the races so appealing to me is that bad luck is irrelevant. Sure, one can whine and complain that their horse missed the break, that they...
Via negativa. Sounds like one of the fourteen entrants Todd Pletcher will have in the Kentucky Derby this year, right? Via negativa is a Latin phrase that is often used to explain God by explaining wh...
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...
