Archive for: Horse Racing
Betting tips
This past weekend I made all but one of my wagers using the SAM automated betting machines. I found that it’s easier to make multiple wagers and more exotic wagers using the machine rather than telling someone at the betting window. Say for instance, if you want to make a pick 4 with a combination […]
Handicapping Tips
Handicapping a horse race is more art than a science. I’ve been to about a dozen horse races in the last year, so I still have a lot to learn. One thing I’ve been struggling with, is trying to determine which information is the most important. It’s easy to get information overload when you start […]
Mystic Lake Derby
This Saturday I was at Canterbury Park for the first running of the Mystic Lake Derby. There was a seven horse field looking to take the $150,000 purse. It was a very close match and extremely hard to pick a winner. Unfortunately, there was a dispute between the 1st and 2nd place horses. The replay […]
Hot Horses in MN
This past weekend it was in the 90’s here in Minnesota, which makes it feel like the 100’s with the humidity. The horses ran pretty good despite the warm temps. I went back to betting straight exactas and trifectas instead of boxing them. I think I would have won one extra bet if I had […]
Canterbury Declares Special Dividend
Despite the fact that Canterbury Park has made an agreement with Mystic Lake Casino and declared a 25 cent per share special dividend (payable on July 12 to shareholders of record on June 28), the stock price has been dropping lately. The headlines of the agreement state that the Mystic would pay Canterbury 75 million […]
Wet Day at the Track
It wasn’t supposed to rain on Sunday, but it turned out to be a wet afternoon at the horse track. With over 12,000 in attendance for Father’s Day and half the seats unavailable because of the rain, it wasn’t much fun for families with small children. There were also long lines at the betting windows, […]
Belmont Stakes
This Saturday’s Belmont Stakes went along with the rest of the races that I wagered on. With “I’ll have Another” out of the race, I bet on Paynter to win, and it looked like he was going to do it until Union Rages passed him by a nose at the wire. All day I was […]
Quick Hit at Little Six
There was great weather this Saturday at the horse track, but I only had one exacta win in seven races. Fortunately, that was enough to recover all of my bets and leave me $16 ahead for the day. A lot of long shots were coming in and some days that’s the way it goes. Next […]
First Trifecta Win
Quarter horse racing returned to Canterbury Park this Memorial Day weekend 2012. I got my first trifecta win, but I can’t say I was happy with the $8.20 payout. A quarter horse race is a short quarter mile blast down the track, so there isn’t a lot of time for horses to change position. The […]
Return to Canterbury
We had a good afternoon at Canterbury Park today. I continued my streak from last year by winning a $5 exacta in the first race for $110. Then again in the 5th race I hit on another $5 exacta for $126. My girlfriend called a $5 exacta on the Pimlico Stakes race which was simulcast […]