Finding value in pool 1 of Kentucky Derby future wager

Wed Feb 06 2013Ed DeRosa

My strategy in recent future wagers has been to play horses in the 20-to-50-to-1 range that I thought had a good chance of making the gate and showed talent enough to win it. It's a grind having many units tied up for months, but it paid off last yea ...
Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes

Mon Feb 04 2013TwinSpires Staff

A banner weekend for our horses to watch list (H2W) includes carpet-bombing cashing at the Meadows and a more-than-usual list of double-digit winners from other tracks that also contributed to some mighty exotic prices. The weather agreed wit ...
The Long and Winding Road

Fri Feb 01 2013Derek Simon

(Click on image to enlarge) 1.  I distrust trainer Todd Pletcher with horses coming off of great efforts; and Revolutionary’s last race was just that, as he recorded a lifetime-best 103 Brisnet speed figure (today’s par ...
Three preps and a cloud of dust

Thu Jan 31 2013Ed DeRosa

With 51 points available this weekend (17 in each of three Kentucky Derby Prep Season races), the February 2 action will be the most lucrative to date on this year's Triple Crown trail. For free Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances for ...
Points make the grade, too

Thu Jan 31 2013Ed DeRosa

Admittedly when this all began I had my doubts whether the new points system would achieve its stated goal of being more accessible to fans and help build drama on the Road to the Derby, but I'm happy to report that initial returns (al beit based m ...
Stop, Look And Win

Thu Jan 31 2013TwinSpires Staff

We are in between major stakes action again. February stakes-and-series offers will be presented at the Meadowlands in February but in the meantime, even though this winter weather is unpredictable by and large, we have other tracks and action to add ...

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Could a formula ever determine Horse of the Year?

Tue Jan 29 2013Ed DeRosa

There was no drama surrounding who Bluff Magazine would crown player of the year for 2012. No nominations, no sealed envelope, no conjecture--just a singular name atop a leaderboard as determined by a complex formula that attempts to reward those w ...
Betting the top figure

Mon Jan 28 2013Ed DeRosa

One of my favorite parts Ragozin's book The Odds Must Be Crazy is when Len Friedman tells a story about a 30-to-1 horse who wins for fun that no one in the office had liked. The next morning the office receives a call from an extremely happy custom ...
Cotolo’s Harness Review, News And Notes

Sun Jan 27 2013TwinSpires Staff

This week the horses to watch list (H2W) was affected, as we predicted, by the wintry weather sweeping across the Northeast. In Canada , the huge storm front caused cancellation of the Jan. 25 program at Fraser Downs and in the U.S., the Mea ...
Wiseguys Holy Bearish on Shanghai Bobby

Sat Jan 26 2013Ed DeRosa

Shanghai Bobby will have more money bet on him to win the Holy Bull Stakes (free Brisnet.com Ultimate PPs) than all other horses combined, yet few are actually picking him to win. This is common phenomena among the horse racing cognoscenti ...
The Jazzman: from babysitter to Pick 6 hitter

Thu Jan 24 2013Ed DeRosa

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Chasing the Rainbow

Thu Jan 24 2013Derek Simon

For those playing today's big carryover in the Rainbow Six at Gulfstream Park, click HERE for a FREE Win Factor Report (my computerized fair odds line). And good luck! ...
Blustery Winds For Winter Winners

Thu Jan 24 2013TwinSpires Staff

It’s great to have a TwinSpires account and play harness racing across the continent in the comfort of your own home but this weekend lake-effect snow showers in the Northeast and Midwest could cause some track cancellations. It takes a whole lot of ...