On Kentucky Derby day, a maiden race early in the racing program caught my attention. A 12-1 morning line horse named Strike One was going off at odds of 23-1. However, if you played this horse on top in an exacta wager, you would only be getting odds of 13-1. Why the discrepancy? With ...
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Many times a short article is more challenging to write than a longer article. Words must be chosen carefully; brevity counts. As I write this, it is the night before the Kentucky Oaks and to be perfectly honest your time and my time would be better spent figuring out how to use Midnight Lucky in ...
Read MoreMy $2,190 Lesson: Quitting Jobs, Freeing Your Time, and Reflections on the 2011 Kentucky Derby
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| 29 APR, 2013
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After the 2011 Kentucky Derby, I vowed to never let work interfere with my passion for horse racing. During that period of my life I was involved in the highly glamorous trade of selling mattresses. While working for a major retailer, I was involved in the day-to-day operations of eleven retail stores while also being ...
Read MoreNo doubt, by now you have read Marty McGee’s story on drf.com about Ciao Bella Luna’s win Sunday in the Beaumont Stakes at Keeneland. Hopefully, you have read my previous article about how the Bonus4wager platform identified this horse as being a great value in the exacta pool for those who liked Ciao Bella Luna ...
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As horseplayers, we are all looking for a price. There’s a time and a place for betting on the 6-5 favorite or the 3-2 horse, but the real scores come when you pick the 6-1 or the 10-1 winner. Now, imagine being able to see the real time odds of your horse to win and ...
Read MoreSteven Pressfield is an author, perhaps best known for his work The Legend of Bagger Vance that went on to become a movie. In another Pressfield book, The War of Art, he quotes Telamon of Arcadia a mercenary of the fifth century B.C. Telemon said, ”It is one thing to study war, and another to live ...
Read MoreThe racing industry is changing. Everyone is scrambling to put all their eggs into the advanced deposit wagering basket. You want proof? For the first time ever, Daily Racing Form is now offering free past performances for anyone who bets through the DRF Bets platform. This concept is not new; they are simply attempting ...
Read MoreFor me it started with the old Youbet.com site. I fell in love with the idea of live racing and infinite race replays available to me right on my laptop. Here I was in the southern suburbs of Minnesota-not exactly a hot spot for thoroughbred horse racing- yet I could follow my favorite sport in-depth ...
Read MoreAl Stall, Claiborne Farm, and My First Big Score on the Bonus4Wager Platform
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| 30 MAR, 2013
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I’m a big fan of Claiborne farm and all the Hancocks. As I followed the industry during the overbreeding phenomenon and then the economic meltdown of 2008-2010, I felt like Claiborne conducted business in the best interest of the horses and what was best for the industry. I enjoyed visiting the farm, and I love ...
Read MoreBrisnet versus Daily Racing Form: Tools of the Trade in the ADW Era
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| 26 MAR, 2013
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As promised in my previous article, Tools of the Trade, what follows is a brief comparison of DRF past performances versus Brisnet. Past performances are vital for any handicapper in any era, and I believe the aforementioned options both can give you success. In my opinion, it isn’t so much the tool, but the artist ...
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