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 a trying effort next start. This being so, the handicapper is frequ
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Through The Binoculars
By: JOHN PIESEN
The highlight of the upcoming racing weekend will be the $1 million guaranteed Delta Jackpot Pick Four on Friday evening at Delta Downs, an obscure racing outpost located in Vinton, La., hard by the Texas border.
Normally, the most excitement in the Vin
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Quick picks for the casual player
By: RAY TAULBOT
The following is an article by Ray Taulbot that was developed for the recreational player and with the advent of simulcast wagering this may come in handy, good luck!
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Bill Hartack dead at 74
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Hall of Fame jockey Bill Hartack has been found dead at the age of 74. Hartack died from an apparent heart attack in a hunting cabin in southern Texas on Monday, November 26 according to the Daily Racing Form.
Tra
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Thanksgiving weekend record breaker for Pletcher
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Award winning trainer Todd Pletcher concluded a record breaking Thanksgiving weekend with a brand new earnings mark. The three-time champion trainer eclipsed his yearly record from 2006 on Friday at Hollywood Park.
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Daaher upsets Midnight Lute in Cigar Mile
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Ozone Park, NY (Sports Network) - Daaher got the best of Breeders' Cup Sprint champ Midnight Lute in Saturday's $300,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct. Ridden by Michael Luzzi, Daaher covered the one-mile stakes in 1:33.79.
Midnight Lute was sent off as th
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Weekly Stakes Race Schedule
December 7
- Aqueduct: Raise Heck S., $75,000, 3yo f, 6f
- Delta Downs: Boyd Gaming's Delta Jackpot S. (G3), $1,000,000, 2yo, 8.5f
- Delta Downs: Boyd Gaming's Delta Princess Pow
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Daytona wires field to take Hollywood Derby
By: SPORTS NETWORK
Inglewood, CA (Sports Network) - Daytona, ridden by Mike Smith, went wire to wire to capture Sunday's $500,000 Hollywood Derby and denied even-money favorite Nobiz Like Shobiz a return to the winner's circle. A victory by the favorite would have given his trainer two straight in
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The Freshened Repeater Angle
By: Ray Taulbot
Fall racing provides many more opportunities for the angle player than any other season of the year. We suppose this is because many trainers get the feeling that they are running out of time and can"t a
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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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The Sprint Switch Angle
By: Ray Taulbot
Of all the old bromides about racing the one we like best is, "You can beat the races if you can beat the price." We would muchrather have one
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