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Showdown In Stanton at Delaware Handicap

July 12, 2011 -- The old racetrack adage from long ago says with a "filly or mare go to Delaware," and the connections of the best fillies in the country, arguably the two best horse in training in the nation, are heeding that wisdom as the pair prepares to meet for the sixth time at the site where the rivalry began a year ago. Havre de Grace, the current leading filly and mare in the nation, and Blind Luck, the 2010 3-year-old filly champion, are slated to meet again at Delaware Park in the Delaware Handicap. Havre de Grace, locally-owned by Richard Porter's Fox Hill Farm, and California invader Blind Luck, owned by Mark DeDomenico, John Carver, Peter Abruzzo and Jerry Hollendorfer, headline the 74th renewal of the $750,000 Grade II Delaware Handicap this Saturday. The mile-and-a-quarter filly and mare summer classic has attracted a field of five.

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Speed In Online Horse Betting

July 11, 2011 -- Online horse betting for many handicappers is all about speed. There are some bettors who make their horse bets based solely on the speed figures they see in the Daily Racing Form. Should you be basing all of your handicapping on speed?

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$500K Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park

July 7, 2011 -- One of the most important horse races this weekend will be the $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park on Saturday, and ESPN will be showing the race live. The 72nd running of the Gold Cup is part of the Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" series so the winner of this race will get an automatic spot in the $5 million dollar Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs in November.

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Forgotten Horse Betting Handicapping Factor

July 5, 2011 -- When people handicap horse races, they usually look at factors like speed, the trainer, the jockey, class, distance, etc. A factor that is sometimes forgotten in horse betting is pace. Let's take a look at pace and how it can be used to pick winners in horse racing.

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$750K United Nations Stakes at Monmouth

July 1, 2011 -- The premier horse race this weekend is the $750,000 United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park. A field of 10 horses will go a mile and 3/8 on the turf led by Chinchon who is the 5-2 morning line horse betting favorite. The United Nations Stakes is part of a 12-race card on Saturday at Monmouth that also includes the $200,000 Salvator Mile.

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Winning with Horse Racing Favorites

June 27, 2011 -- Did you know that favorites in horse racing win about a third of the time? Since favorites win quite a bit you might be wondering if you can make money betting them on a regular basis. The answer is yes and no. You can make money betting on favorites but only if you are selective. Let's take a look at what that means.

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3 Stakes Races at Prairie Meadows

June 24, 2011 -- The biggest horse racing card of the season at Prairie Meadows is on Saturday, highlighted by three Grade 3 stakes races. Awesome Gem is favored in the $300,000 Cornhusker Handicap, Astrology is the horse betting favorite in the $250,000 Iowa Derby and Daisy Devine is the morning line choice in the $200,000 Iowa Oaks.

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Finding a Successful Horse Betting System

June 20, 2011 -- Horse betting systems have been in use for many years as many people love to bet on horses. There are two main questions we need to answer about horse betting systems which are -- do they work, and which ones are the best?

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Blind Luck Favored in Vanity Handicap

June 16, 2011 -- Champion filly Blind Luck is the off track betting favorite in the $250,000 Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park on Saturday. The Jerry Hollendorfer trained 4-year-old has won 10 of her 19 lifetime starts for more than $2.6 million dollars.

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Horse Betting for Profit

June 13, 2011 -- When it comes to making money at horse betting, there are countless systems that gamblers try. You have some that focus on trainer-jockey combinations while others look at things like class, pace or speed. The problem with horse betting systems is that none of them will work all of the time. What if there was a horse betting system that actually worked and didn't rely upon different factors to get you money? There is something that does that although it really isn't called a system. It is called a horse betting rebate.

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