With 14 races, many full fields and championship caliber horses at every turn, the Breeders’ Cup provides longshot betting like almost no other event. Each year prior to the World Championships, I spend time trying to identify horses with double digit odds that make the most sense from a cheering and wagering standpoint. It’s like […]

In Australia on Friday night, 18th October, a field of 12 Australian sprint racing stars will line up at Royal Randwick racecourse for the third running of the $14 million (AUD) TAB Everest over 6 furlongs. Creating further anticipation for the world’s richest sprint race on turf is the ‘Climbing Everest’ promotion, which was launched […]

The eighth race Sunday at Ferndale was supposed to include a field of six running in the 1 5/8-mile Humboldt County Marathon. But only four ended up breaking from the starting gate after the stalls were opened with one horse still behind the gate and another being held by an assistant starter. Video of the […]

The Belmont Stakes slate of races has become one of the best betting opportunities for all horse racing fans, this year with eight Grade 1 events culminating in the 151st running of the “Test of the Champion.” One of the best wagers on this Saturday’s card is the NYRA Bets Late Pick 5, with a […]

War of Will’s odds will open at 4-1 for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes but he’s already cashed at much higher theoretical odds by drawing the rail in Saturday’s 144th running of the second leg of the Triple Crown. The War Front colt drew the one post position for the Kentucky Derby May 4 in a field […]

We can handicap the Kentucky Derby to death (and we do), but each year, I like to point out some betting options based on the old tradition of the “hunch play.” This year’s field has a lot to offer in the way of connections, themes and entertainment references for going to the windows. There are […]

Three-year-old filly Princess Lili B broke down during a half-mile workout at Santa Anita Thursday, becoming the 22nd horse to die in racing or training since the meet began Dec. 26. Princess Lili B was in training for her third career start, after finishing ninth in her debut Dec. 29 in a $50,000 maiden claiming […]

Days after he declared the Santa Anita main track “100 percent ready” for racing and training and subsequently two more horses died, racing surfaces consultant Mick Peterson stands by his examination but also believes Santa Anita shutting down the track indefinitely was the right thing to do. “There was no other option at this point, […]

Our quest for Breeders’ Cup longshots started out pretty well on Future Stars Friday. In the five races, two winners popped from 10-1 morning lines to win (Bulletin and Line of Duty), and in the Juvenile Fillies, Vibrance was ignored at the windows, climbing from 10-1 to 35-1 to ignite a $387 trifecta by hitting […]

Like most handicappers with a pulse, I look forward to the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships for one reason — the opportunity to bet on horses whose odds in no way reflect their actual chances of winning. In other words, bombs away! With that in mind, here are a few that strike my fancy on […]