If you want to get good at something you need to practice. Placing simulated bets on a horse race is like drinking water and pretending its wine. You get the experience of taking a drink without the sensation that the alcohol provides. I often watch horse racing for entertainment. That’s a sign that you are […]

Claiming races can be some of the hardest horse races to handicap. Many times, the horses all have very similar records. The claiming race will have entry rules like “Three Year Olds, and Upward Which Have Never Won Two Races.” or “Three Year Olds, and Upward Which Have Never Won Three Races.” The horses may […]

During the month of June my goal was to see if I could build up my bankroll by betting wiser and less frequently. My total wager amount was $126.40, and I ended up with $196.80 from 11 winning wagers. The average win was about $18. The biggest win was $32.75 on a pick 3 at […]

As promised in my last post, here is my review of Equibase’s Smart Pick tool. You first need to setup an account on Equibase.com to get access to their free horse picking tools. The tools can be found when you look at the race entries page for a race. The two I use most often […]

If you are into horse racing, you have probably searched the Internet for websites that offer free picks. Most free pick web sites that sell tip sheets only show you the most likely winner. If you want more, they offer exotics and multi race picks for a price. I often wondered how accurate their free […]

This year’s Preakness was held on 5/21/22 at Pimlico. The finishing order was 5 (Early Voting), 8 (Epicenter), 2 (Creative Minister), 4 (Secret Oath). In my last post I listed 4,5,8 as my picks for the Preakness. I just noticed that I made an error listing Simplification as horse #5. Simplification was actually horse #1. […]

Canterbury Park’s 2022 racing season runs from May 18 to Sept 17. For horse players they have a low 10% takeout on the early pick 4 and pick 5 wagers. There is something happening for the family almost every weekend. Although, I find the basset hound, corgi, wiener dog, and zoo animal contests an unwanted […]

After reading this news report about Sonny Leon, who won the 2022 Kentucky Derby on Rich Strike, it doesn’t look good for him. The report says that Leon has been suspended 5 times since September 2021 for aggressive riding. This usually means blocking other horses or overuse of the whip. I found it disturbing that […]

The Keeneland racetrack is located in Lexington, Kentucky. Their spring meet is held from April 8 – 29. Keeneland is known for having competitive thoroughbred horse races with the best jockeys and trainers. Because of the big fields and the large purses, horse betters look forward to a challenge which can lead to big payouts. […]

On Saturday (3/26/22) I was making some small wagers on the horse races at Meydan, Saudi Arabia. In the 9th race I had a trifecta with “Life is Good” to win with 3 other horses underneath. I noticed that TVG had a money back special on the race if your win pick finished in 2nd […]