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I always thought the great equalizer between sports betting and horse racing was value. With horses, you can go after wagers that return multiple times on the dollar. In sports, you are usually looking at close to even money unless...

For those who have only been interested or exposed to the game for say the last 15 years or so, you really don’t know what you missed, and if you like the game today, you’d have probably loved it back...

Is a tip ever a tip at the racetrack? If you ask a hundred bettors, I think you might be surprised at the assortment of answers that you get. I’ll come back to that. Most of you who know me...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, January 12 Tropical Turf Stakes – Race 9 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 3:45 PM Eastern Heart to Heart might win. He might not. Opening at 4/5 we have incentive to take the...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, January 5 Ginger Brew Stakes – Race 5 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 2:05 PM Eastern What a Beaut won her only start, four weeks ago at this identical 7 1/2 furlong trip...

I have always felt if you can’t say something better yourself, then use a good quote. Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver comes to mind for this one. It’s a classic film, and the quote is “you talkin’ to me.”...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, December 29 Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes – Race 7 at Laurel – Post Time 3 PM Eastern Forever Liesl shows up nearly every time, this year off the board just once in seven...

The Pegasus and the unique purse structure it carries with it have only been around a few years. Thus far, I have been to all the runnings, and I intend to go again this year. The race has received some...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, December 26 La Brea Stakes – Race 6 at Santa Anita – Post Time 5 PM Eastern/ 2 PM Pacific  Spiced Perfection gets slight preference among a quartet of fillies which can win, with...