The 2025 edition of the Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream Park is Saturday, January 25th. The event is the winter season’s first truly monumental day of racing and wagering. Pegasus World Cup Day is one of the year’s premier days of Thoroughbred racing featuring a total seven Graded Stakes races with total purses of more than $5 million dollars. The feature race is the … Continue reading Pegasus World Cup
Prior to 2013 the traditional qualifying factor for horses wanting to participate in the Kentucky Derby was total Graded Stakes purse earnings- the more money an eligible horse Won, the increased chance of entering the starting gate. But beginning in 2013 Churchill Downs refined the classic earnings method in favor of a points based system which revamped the traditional prep races. These prep races were officially … Continue reading Ease On Down The Road (To The Kentucky Derby)
Happy New Year to all our fellow horseplayers Whether you make a living playing the horses or do it as a side-hustle the one resolution you should consider (if you haven’t already) is to work on being mentally strong. Being mentally strong sets apart the Winning horseplayer from the perpetual ticket-tearing loser. Here are five examples of a Winning mind-set. If you already adhere to … Continue reading Happy New (Winning) Year
If you weren’t aware, in two days it will be Friday, December 13th. This isn’t a holiday harbinger, rather just another reminder that horseplayers can be a superstitious group. The seasoned railbirds know that these unfounded beliefs have no basis in reality. That whatever the outcome, it can (usually) be explained away, yet they hang on to their sorcery believing it gives them an edge. … Continue reading Friday The 13th…Are you Superstitious?
The $500,000 dollar, Grade 2 Cigar Mile is Saturday at Aqueduct Park. It is the final Graded Stakes race of the year on the NYRA circuit. The one-turn mile brings together a couple different groups of horses: ones that usually run in sprints at a mile or less, and the others that often run in longer races around two turns. The Cigar Mile Handicap began in 1988 … Continue reading The Cigar Mile
The Grade 2 Remsen Stakes is Saturday at Aqueduct Park. Due to some recent achievements the Remsen seems a reliable indicator of Triple Crown success. DORNOCH took last years Remsen and then went on to Win the Belmont Stakes as well as the Haskell Stakes. SIERRA LEONE ran 2nd to DORNOCH in last years contest. He lost the Kentucky Derby by a nose and came … Continue reading The Remsen Stakes
Summertime racing allows for fun in the sun…most of the time. The fall/winter racing season in the northeast will occasionally bring inclement weather. Unlike baseball, Horse Racing usually goes on before, during, and after a rain/snow storm. That said, there are some general handicapping concepts that you should keep on hand for… a rainy, off-track kind of day. First, keep in mind that racetracks can … Continue reading Making Money In The Mud
Live horse racing resumes at the Fairgrounds on Friday, November 22nd. The 2024-25 season represents the 153rd edition of racing at the legendary facility. The historic track located in New Orleans’ Mid-City neighborhood of Bayou St John will continue its celebrated traditions which attract large, festive crowds, including the 100th running of the Thanksgiving Classic on November 28th. The meet will encompass 76 race days … Continue reading Fairgrounds Resumes Racing
The international contingent pre-entered for Breeders’ Cup 2024 includes 19 horses from Japan. Three of the Asian shippers are set to go in the Classic on Saturday at Del Mar. Kentucky Derby runner-up FOREVER YOUNG is, as expected, drawing plenty of attention, but the other two entered in the Classic are less well-known. Here’s a brief rundown of the Japan-based runners in the Breeders’ Cup … Continue reading Will The Sun Rise In The Classic?
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships begin a week from today. The Breeders’ Cup marks the end of long and sometimes challenging season for those elite equine athletes fortunate enough to make it to the gate. Some horses will show the wear and tear of the campaign and won’t be able to strut their best stuff. For others, everything will come together at the precise moment … Continue reading A Cinderella Story
