The scratch of Forte and 4 others leading up to the start of the 149th Kentucky Derby made it difficult to predict who would win. I had win bets on Verifying, Confidence Game, and Derma Sotogake. I also had 2 trifectas with Tapit Trice, Kingsbarns, Angel Of Empire and Two Phil’s, Angel Of Empire, Kingsbarns. […]

While other news outlets have upbeat reports on the Kentucky Derby, leave it to Fox News to post a negative story. The headline reads: 4 horses have died at Churchill Downs ahead of 149th Kentucky Derby. It focuses on the negative side of horse racing at the one time during the year that the general […]

As a horse player you need to set limits on your wagers. Having switched to playing more pick 4’s this year, it is often a challenge to keep wagers within my $18 limit. There are only 2 combinations that add up to an $18 wager. They are 3/3/2/2 and 4/3/3/1. The numbers represent how many […]

This year’s Kentucky Derby looks like another good handicapping challenge. I’ve watched all of the prep-races and have narrowed the field down to my top selections. Todd Pletcher has 3 and Brad Cox has 4 entries: Forte (190 pts, EQ106) – Irad Ortiz Jr., Todd Pletcher Tapit Trice (150 pts, EQ103) – Luis Saez, Todd […]

On Tuesdays in April, TVG was offering a late Pick 4 promotion at Turf Paradise. This promo pays back your wager (up to $25) if you only get 3 out of 4 races correct. I had been playing the “Hit It and Split It” pick 4 promos at Gulfstream and Santa Anita last month without […]

1/St Bet is a horse wagering website and app similar to TVG, Twin Spires, Express Bet, and NYRA Bets. It is the official app of Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, Maryland Jockey Club, Golden Gate Fields, and Canterbury Park. If you live near one of these tracks, you are probably familiar with the app. 1/St Bet’s […]

I made a post last year about handicapping claiming races. But I realize now that I missed one of the most important aspects of a claiming race. While I mentioned several typical handicapping angles, I forgot to talk about claiming prices. A claiming race has a price or range of prices that a prospective owner […]

There are a lot of websites that offer projections on which horses might win a race. The trick is to find the ones that project consistent winners. But in the end, you have to decide which horses to put in your multi-race wager. I sometimes use the websites that are not so good at projecting […]

Knowing when to “Throw out” or ignore the results of a race when looking at the past history of a horse is critical to finding long shots. I recently made the mistake of including a bad race result for a horse and it caused me to overlook a longshot winner in my pick 4. I […]

After my terrible pick 4 results this past Wednesday, I decided to try and redeem myself with Saturday’s all-stakes late pick 4 at Gulfstream. With a strong favorite in most of the races, it looked like it wouldn’t be too hard to build a good pick 4 that was within my $18 budget. I had […]