I despise Facebook. It might seem odd to hate Facebook but to think highly of the movie The Social Network. But many factors go into making a classic movie, and I do consider The Social Network to be a great movie. Likewise, many factors go into making horse racing the prototypical sport. It may seem ...
Read MoreI’ve read enough books like Freakenomics and The Wisdom of Crowds to know that I should be cautious with someone calling themselves an expert. But in horseracing everyone is offering tips and picks for races all over the world. James Surowiecki’s book The Wisdom of Crowds has one of the most memorable explanations I have ...
Read More(Part 2 of 2) Bruce Lee, Dubai Racing, and Six Strategies to Simplify Your Handicapping
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| 20 JAN, 2012
Rule #3: Gear Your Bankroll around the feature day of racing. I admit, this is a bit of an obvious one. However, it still is worth reminding myself that gear the bankroll and the entire meet toward one particular day. For Arlington Park that is Arlington Million Day in August and for Dubai it’s the ...
Read MoreBruce Lee, Dubai Racing, and Six Strategies to Simplify Your Handicapping (Part 1 of 2)
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| 1 JAN, 2012
Bruce Lee, Dubai Racing, and Six Keys to Simplify Your Handicapping We all remember the black and orange youbet.com website. A free trial offer roped me into what was known as Youbet at the time. Immediately, I fell in love with the access to race replays and the unprecedented amount of live racing at my ...
Read MoreRedraw: Canterbury Park, An Aging Racehorse, and The Worst Phrases in Horse Racing
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| 1 NOV, 2011
The story of a horse racing fanatic who was captivated by a 10 year old gelding racing in low level claiming races at Canterbury Park. The story of Redraw is the story of many thoroughbred race horses throughout the country. Hopefully horse lovers around the world can be inspired by horses like Redraw and unite ...
Read MoreA random e-mail from the Canterbury Park marketing team alerted me to a quarter horse handicapping seminar they were offering on a Saturday. My work schedule makes attending live racing very difficult as I work five out of six Saturdays. But, wouldn’t you know it, I had that Saturday off. The wife and I attended ...
Read MoreI have a soft spot for harness racing, and I do enjoy following it and making it a priority in my handicapping. That being said, Windsor Raceway was new territory for me. For years, I have followed Arlington Park like no other horsetrack so my level of comfort with the racing there is second to ...
Read MoreA 5,753% Increase: How Picking Winners Became My Most Successful Entrepreneurial Adventure
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| 1 SEP, 2011
I have a stellar record of entrepreneurial failures. My private label horse shampoo made it to label design and product phase before realizing that the profit margins would be too small. Shipping gallons of product added more cost than I realized, and I began to question whether people would be willing to pay for a ...
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