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Handicapping
Tips and picks for how to bet on Thorougbred horse racing
Will Nyquist Rebound in Pennsylvania Derby?
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) at Parx Racing
Picking Winners on Parx's Big Day
Analysis of the Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) and Cotillion (gr. I) card.
Will Mutakayyef Upset Tepin in the Mile?
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Woodbine Mile (gr. I) at Woodbine
Handicapping Tepin's Trip North
The spotlight is on our neighbors to the North this Saturday as Tepin returns in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-IT). The undisputed "Queen of the Turf" takes on seven older males in the Sept. 17 event, the last of four graded stakes on a 12-race card.
Meadowlands Thoroughbred Meet Cuts Takeout
The Meadowlands all-turf Thoroughbred meet, which begins Sept. 28, will offer an across-the-board takeout rate of 15%, the lowest in the nation.
Kentucky Downs Surpasses Wagering Records
Kentucky Downs has already smashed its single-season mark for wagering and still has the Sept. 15 card remaining in the all-grass track's five-date meet.
Dalmore Could Post Mild Upset in Super Derby
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Super Derby (gr. III) at Louisiana Downs.
Litfin: Summer Twilight at Kentucky Downs
Everyone is going through Saratoga Race Course withdrawal, but thankfully there is the wonderful spectacle of Kentucky Downs to ease the transition from summer to fall.
Racing Convention Set for Saratoga in 2017
What is being called the first international horseracing convention and trade show has been scheduled for August 2017 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., event organizers announced Sept. 2.
Frosted Looks Tough to Beat in the Woodward
J. Keeler Jonson handicaps the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga.
Saratoga Swan Song
While Labor Day weekend has something of an anti-climactic feel in the wake of a history-making Travers Stakes (gr. I), there are still 35 races to be run at the "September place to be" over the last three days.
Oaklawn Reaches Agreement With United Tote
Oaklawn Park has reached a multi-year agreement with United Tote as its new provider for race wagering, ending a long-time relationship with AmTote.
Remington Revisits Reporting of Horse Weights
Remington Park in Oklahoma will offer more statistical data to horseplayers and fans when it brings back a program by which horses are weighed before each race and the information disseminated to the public.
NYRA Adds Late Pick 5 at Saratoga
The New York Racing Association announced today that beginning Friday, September 2, a second Pick 5 will be added to the wagering menu at Saratoga Race Course through the closing day of the meet, Monday, September 5.
BC, TwinSpires Offer Online Option for BCBC
The Breeders' Cup, in conjunction with TwinSpires.com, today announced that for the first time fans can now register and play online in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC), exclusively with Twinspires.com.
Will Exaggerator Be Beaten in the Travers?
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Travers Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga. Read Blog
A Travers Day Christmas Present
The 1 1/4-mile Travers (gr. I) has quite a different feel than last year, when Triple Crown winner American Pharoah arrived with all the pomp and ceremony of a visiting dignitary. This year, a divisional crown potentially hangs in the balance.
Temporary Fantasy Sports Permits Issued in NY
The New York State Gaming Commission Aug. 22 issued temporary permits to five interactive fantasy sports operators given a new state law that regulates the activity.
Hips to Watch at OBS Select Yearling Session
The only Ghostzapper yearling cataloged and the highest-priced pinhook are among the horses to watch during the Aug. 23 select session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s August yearling sale in Ocala, Fla.
A Grade I Doubleheader at the Spa
After a parade of dangerous storms tore through town and put a damper on everyone's best laid plans last Saturday, the silver lining is a grade I doubleheader of the Alabama Stakes and a redrawn Fourstardave Handicap Aug. 20 at Saratoga Race Course.
Metaboss Returns, Plus an Alabama Longshot
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Del Mar Handicap (gr. II) and Alabama Stakes (gr. I).
STATS Race Lens Aims to Bring Focus to Racing
A new approach to handicapping horse racing from sports data company STATS aims to help handicappers uncover their own overlooked gems.
STATS, Equibase Announce Handicapping Product
STATS LLC, the world's leading sports technology company, and Equibase Company, the Thoroughbred industry's official database, today announced the launch of a new interactive past performance product called STATS Race LensTM.
Litfin at Large: Beating Mother Nature
When it comes to the recent weather at Saratoga Race Course, payback has been something that rhymes with itch.
Arlington, Saratoga Highlight Big Saturday
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the graded stakes races at Arlington and Saratoga.
NTRA, Lobbyist Outline Federal Initiatives
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association and its Washington, D.C., lobbying firm are playing the waiting game regarding tax changes that would allow pari-mutuel bettors to keep more of their winnings.
Horse Racing Tourney Sites Restrict NY Play
With a line in the daily fantasy sports legislation passed last week in New York specifically prohibiting horse racing handicapping tournament sites, two of the larger such sites will restrict play of New York customers in cash tournaments.
Arlington to Offer Guaranteed Pools Aug. 13
Arlington International Racecourse will offer guaranteed pools in three sequences on Saturday's International Festival of Racing card and will team with Saratoga to offer players an Arlington Million/Fourstardave Daily Double.
NY Daily Fantasy Law Targets Contest Sites
A legislator who co-sponsored recently adopted legislation on daily fantasy sports said a line included in the new law aims to prohibit unlicensed horse racing contests that do not support the racing industry.
Litfin at Large: Whitney Day at the Spa
Whitney Day is the second-biggest day of the meet, and the 11-race card doesn't disappoint.
Caren and 'Ghost' Seek More Stakes Success
Gamble's Ghost is looking to move forward from a seventh-place finish in the Queen's Plate July 3.
CDI Reports 27% Increase in Net Income
Continued growth in the week leading up to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) fueled an increase in earnings for the racing segment of Churchill Downs Inc. in the second quarter of 2016.
Daily Fantasy Sports Legalized in New York
Daily fantasy sports contests are now legal in New York state under legislation signed into law today by Gov Andrew Cuomo, the eighth such state since January to give some level of lawful backing to the online gambling sector.
Will Frosted Be Beaten in the Whitney?
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Whitney Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga.
$3M Bonus Tied to Two Handicapping Tourneys
A $3 million National Handicapping Championship Tour bonus will be awarded to any horseplayer who wins the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge Nov. 4-5 and the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship Jan. 27-29, 2017.
A Longshot in the Vanderbilt Handicap
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. I) and the Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) at Saratoga.
Litfin at Large: Jim Dandy Saturday
The 148th summer meet at Saratoga Race Course really gets into full swing with a Jim Dandy of a Saturday card, one that is also bolstered by the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (gr. I), the Bowling Green (gr. IIT) and the Amsterdam (gr. II).
Lady Shipman Seeks Graded Win at Woodbine
Multiple stakes winner Lady Shipman will look to secure her first graded stakes win in the $150,000 Royal North Stakes (gr. IIIT) July 31 at Woodbine.
Flintshire, Twilight Eclipse Face Off
They have 10 group or graded wins between them. Flintshire has won at that level this year, and Twilight Eclipse is hoping to regain that form in Saturday's race.
PA Report Shows Impact of Slots on Purses
Statistics in the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission annual report for 2015 reflect how integral revenue from slot machines is to purses for Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing at six racetrack casinos in the state.
Racing Returns to Saratoga!
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Diana Stakes (gr. I) and Sanford Stakes (gr. III) at Saratoga.
Litfin at Large: Saratoga Friday-Saturday
Saratoga's 2016 meet will begin by featuring 2-year-olds and turf races.
Heat Leads Canterbury to Cancel July 21 Card
Due to extreme temperatures and a heat index exceeding 110 degrees forecast for the evening, Canterbury Park has canceled live racing for July 21, its next scheduled racing program.
Indiana Grand Sets All-Time Handle Record
Indiana Grand Racing & Casino established pari-mutuel handle and attendance records July 16, when it offered a 10-race program featuring the $500,000 Indiana Derby (gr. II).
Will Mei Ling Upset the Delaware Handicap?
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Delaware Handicap (gr. I) at Delaware Park featuring I'm a Chatterbox, Mei Ling, Paid Up Subscriber, and Penwith.
Horseplayers Get Shout-Out as Regulators Meet
Horseplayers will determine the success or failure of racing, regulators were told during a two-day training program held recently at Emerald Downs and the Seattle Thompson Hotel in Washington.
Congressmen Push Pari-Mutuel Tax Changes
Two members of Congress who support pari-mutuel tax changes submitted a joint letter July 12 urging the United States Department of Treasury to finalize new language.
Slow Start for New Jersey Exchange Wagering
Players have been slow to warm to exchange wagering through the first seven weeks of its full operation in New Jersey.
Oscar Nominated, 'Jagger' Seek Turf Glory
The two have been most successful on turf, and if both advance to the Secretariat, they will be making their first grade I attempts on that surface.
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