Tag: horse betting tips

By Noel Michaels Some of the country’s top winter dirt racing has already begun in the Midwest with the opening of the Oaklawn Park meet last week. The meet added 10 racing days to boost …

By Ray Wallin As I have grown older, I have broken out of my introverted shell, especially when I am at the track and have time to kill between the races I am planning to …

By Noel Michaels Change is in the air on the thoroughbred racing circuit, with fall meets at the Big A, Churchill, Del Mar giving way to winter meets in at the Fair Grounds, Santa Anita …

By Noel Michaels Change is in the air on the thoroughbred racing circuit, with fall meets at the Big A, Churchill, Del Mar giving way to winter meets at the Fair Grounds, Santa Anita and …

By Ray Wallin William Deming is known for emphasizing continuous improvement as a management consultant, rather than making changes after the fact. This same approach can help your handicapping and improve your profitability at the …

By Richard Rosenblatt Del Mar’s Turf Festival closes out the track’s fall meeting over this holiday weekend, ending a successful run that began with the 36th Breeders’ Cup in early November. Starting Friday, Del Mar …

By Ray Wallin It feels good to win. It feels bad to lose. Your ego will either make you feel like a success or an utter failure. Spending time thinking either way is a surefire …

By Ray Wallin As handicappers we have all made mistakes. Even those who make their living playing the races have been known to slip up from time to time or have an error in judgment. …

By Ray Wallin The Kentucky Derby is full of traditions. There’s the Twin Spires, the hats, the Mint Juleps, and the garland of roses, to name a few. Twenty 3-year-olds and their connections hope to …

By Ray Wallin There have been books written about it. There have been endless debates on handicapping and horse racing forums about it. I’ve even seen guys come to blows in the old Bally’s Wild …

By Ray Wallin What would a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher know about handicapping? I doubt Marcus Aurelius, the author of the famous philosophical work Meditations, was trying to figure out the contenders in the …

By Ray Wallin Whether you are a casual horseplayer or you make your living playing the races, we’ve all been there. At some point you were a beginner horseplayer too. Some of us were more …

By Ray Wallin “Regrets, I’ve had a few. But then again, too few to mention.” – Frank Sinatra, from “My Way” Old Blue Eyes didn’t have too many regrets, but I am sure that you …