Racing Today
By: John Piesen
When the idea of a Breeders’ Cup was first proposed by Kentucky horseman John Gaines in the early ‘80s, it was met with an ice-cold reception by the national media. Hard to believe that the media could be so wrong, b
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Double Action Angle
By: Ray Taulbot
This angle was originally devised for the purpose of getting a price on a fit, well-meant horse.
Its one weakness, however, is that horses frequently are dropped in class or claiming price
for reasons other than
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Post positions drawn for 20th Breeders' Cup
By: Sports Network
Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Ten horses have been entered in the Breeders' Cup Classic, which will headline Saturday's 20th running of the World Thoroughbred Championships at Santa Anita Park.
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Stakes Schedule
Friday, October 24 - Bourbon County S., Keeneland, $100,000, 2yo c&g, 8.5f T
- Carleton F. Burke Hcp. (G3), Santa Anita, $125,000, 3&up, 12f T
- Morvich Hcp. (G3), Santa Anita, $100,000, 3&up, abt 6.5f T
Saturday, October 25
Speed Ratings, Final Times and Current Condition
By: Ray Taulbot
We believe that there is no easier or better way to
discover the true contenders in a race than by using pace handicapping. At the same time,
however, we are the last to suggest that the logical investment is always the horse with
the highest pace rating.
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Outsmarting the Public
By: Ray Taulbot
Regular readers of this publication are aware of pace
handicapping, and it is not uncommon for us to receive many letters each month asking
questions about the pace factor.
Many readers misunderstand the basic pri
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Speed Ratings, Final Times and Current Condition
By: Ray Taulbot
We believe that there is no easier or better way todiscover the true contenders in a race than by using pace handicapping. At the same time,however, we are the last to suggest that the logical investment is always the horse withthe highest pace rating.
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The Fore-N-Aft Gain Angle
By: Ray Taulbot
WE HAVE STATED QUITE OFTEN IN this space that
many handicappers like to depend entirely on angles as a means of selecting plays. To be
good, an angle must be restrictive. If the rules are too loose, handicappers wi
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When Figures Alone Are Worthless
By: Ray Taulbot
"Wishing won't do the job but working will." When the
moss of time is scraped from the surface of this old saying one discovers gold beneath its
greenish surface.
The mere yearning for something will not
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Funny Cide among pre-entries for Breeders' Cup
By: Sports Network
Arcadia, CA (Sports Network) - Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Funny Cide was among 101 horses pre-entered for this year"s Breeders" Cup races. The World Thoroughbred Championships, an eight-race card totaling $14 million in purses, is scheduled for Saturday, Octo
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Empire Maker may not go in Travers
By: Sports Network
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sports Network) -
Belmont Stakes winner Empire Maker is listed as doubtful for Saturday"s $1 million Travers Stakes. The three- year-old was entered Wednesday along with Peace Rules as an entry, Trainer Bobby Frankel indicated
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Searching for a Sound Investment
By: Ray Taulbot
Racing fans could undoubtedly improve their winning
percentage by confining their selections to horses that are physically sound. Racing today
is cluttered with unsound and partially unsound horses, which tends to complicate the work
of making solid selections.
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How the "Take" Really Works
By: Ray Taulbot
Some people are convinced that the mutuel percentage constitutes
an insurmountable barrier to the racing fan's financial success at turf speculation. They
talk of the deadly, unbeatable percentage as the one obstable the player can never
overcome. But it requires on
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An Angle That Gets an "A" for Excellence
By: Ray Taulbot
THE A ANGLE DEALS WITH A HORSE'S last two races; it is composed
of a good next-to-last race in which the horse finished in-the-money, followed by an easy
conditioning race last start.
The following running lines o
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Are The Odds On Your Side?
By: Ray Taulbot
Every racing fan of any real experience knows that the prices their winners pay is of vital importance to their financial success. However, various handicapping writers have caused some confusion on this subject. A few authors have suggested that one should
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Another Addition to Your OTB Arsenal
By: Ray Taulbot
Many readers who wish to take advantage of off-track betting and
simulcasting have written to ATM asking for a method which will enable them to make decent
selections with the least expenditure of time and effort. Accordingly, this month we are
offering a method
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The Professional Way to Play
By: Ray Taulbot
If racing fans could somehow be persuaded to forsake their
unrealistic attitudes toward horse racing and adopt the professional's down-to-earth
position, they would soon discover that winning is much more fun than losing.
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Race to Race Odds Patterns
By: Ray Taulbot
Knowing that 90 percent of all racegoers do not do any serious
handicapping, it is not surprising that so many readers have written ATM to request what
amounts to a "magic angle" formula. What they want to be able to do is to go to
the
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