Calculator enhances status with dazzling Sham

Sun Jan 11 2015James Scully

Calculator stylishly broke his maiden in Saturday’s Sham Stakes at Santa Anita, winning as pleased as he dominated the final furlongs. The Florida-bred gray colt erased any doubts surrounding his status as a serious Kentucky Derby prospect. Tra ...
Atlantic City a New Jersey track with many Glory Days

Sat Jan 10 2015Vance Hanson

Atlantic City Race Course's end has finally come. Greenwood ACRA, which had been conducting full-card simulcasting and six-day spring meets consisting of all-turf racing at the track in recent years, announced Friday that the entire facility would ...
Handicapping By Number

Sat Jan 10 2015Derek Simon

Remember those paint-by-number kits we all loved as kids (granted, I’m being very liberal with my use of the words “all” and “loved,” but please play along)? Well, recently, I had a guy ask me about handicapping systems that assigned points fo ...
Player Quick Pick: Santa Anita for 1/10/2015

Sat Jan 10 2015D.S. Williamson

Grade 1 Clark winner Hoppertunity is the chalk in the Grade 2 San Pasqual on Saturday at San Anita. At 9/5, many horseplayers will think that Hoppertunity is offering overlay odds on the morning line. What it means is that the Bob Baffert trainee is ...
Something for everyone but chalk players in the Sham Stakes

Sat Jan 10 2015Ed DeRosa

Four handicappers in the Brisnet.com family have weighed in on the Sham Stakes, and the only thing we agree on is that the morning line favorite Calculator is an underlay and not worth betting at the expected price. The Sham Stakes is a 16-point ra ...
Wednesday harness preview 1/14/15

Fri Jan 09 2015Ted Black

While the Wednesday cards at most harness tracks might have limited appeal to many standardbred racing fans and players, the midweek cards at Dover Downs tend to highlight the top trotters on the Delaware circuit and occasionally several of the races ...

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My 8 Favorite Moments on the International Turf in 2014

Fri Jan 09 2015Kellie Reilly

If you're a fan of turf racing, and like to curl up with a favorite beverage and peruse long articles, you'll love the Reilly Turf Awards -- my unique take on the year-in-review genre that comes in both North American and International editions ...
Monday harness preview 1/12/15

Thu Jan 08 2015Ted Black

While many sports enthusiasts will be focused on the inaugural College Football Playoff Championship game between Oregon and Ohio State later that night in Arlington, Texas, standardbred racing fans will be seeking to pad their bankrolls earlier that ...
It's Not Complicated: California Chrome Was Horse of the Year

Thu Jan 08 2015TwinSpires Staff

by Laura Pugh Horse of the Year is exactly what it sounds like—an award that defines itself by its own name. It is Horse of the Year . Not Horse of Two Months, not Horse of Half the Year, but Horse of the Year . Many voters overcompli ...
Seasonal Series Launch

Thu Jan 08 2015TwinSpires Staff

Four-year-olds and up (a few fresh sophomores included) on both gaits will be featured in the season’s traditional winter series’ legs leading to lucrative finals at the Meadowlands and Woodbine. It’s January again and in what some poets have labeled ...
PJ EZ Pass to Pass the Competition

Thu Jan 08 2015MoneyMaker Mike

Southland greyhound racing for Thursday has 18 races on tap and several of these races drew my interest as solid wagering opportunities. I have listed these below and look forward to putting some cash in our pockets. Good luck to all and thanks for r ...
Scully's Derby Top 10

Wed Jan 07 2015James Scully

Some will say it’s never too early to talk Kentucky Derby but for many Thoroughbred racing enthusiasts, the clock starts the first week of the New Year. This is a time for new faces to emerge on the scene as we wait for the top performers from las ...
Washington Bettor Calls Rainbow^6 Score a Miracle

Wed Jan 07 2015Ed DeRosa

It has been a good five weeks for Rainbow^6 players on TwinSpires.com. Just days after the official wagering site of the Kentucky Derby gave away a $20,000 bonus to Rainbow^6 players who qualified by hitting the bet in December , Jesse Sherman ...