We know more about the lineups of the Breeders’ Cup races, but the precise matchups of many of the 13 Grade 1 races to be run Nov. 3 and 4 at Del Mar remain unclear. Here’s what we’ve learned and what we still don’t know.
Mike Brunker
Mike Brunker is an assistant city editor at the Review-Journal and he writes a weekly horse racing column. The column is posted on Thursday's and appears in Friday's print edition. He previously covered horse racing for the San Francisco Examiner, the Thoroughbred Times and NBCSports.com. Follow @mike_brunker on Twitter
The turf races in the first Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar look like they will attract a strong contingent from across the pond. Here are some of the big names being considered for the races on Nov. 3-4.
With three weeks to go until Del Mar hosts the thoroughbred world championship races for the first time, handicappers should be doing early work to ensure they’ll be ready for the two-day extravaganza on Nov. 3 and 4.
This simple formula will help you approximate every horse’s chances of winning and help spot the betting value in a race.
Under IRS rule change due by Nov. 14, reporting and withholding on multi-race and multi-horse tickets will be based on the total amount wagered, not the base amount of the bet.
Here are a few lessons from the first 17 races the #RJhorseracing handicapping group has collectively handicapped at eight racetracks.
Many of horse racing’s varied constituencies fear that the wider adoption of exchange wagering would reduce revenue for the sport. But results from New Jersey indicate they are dead wrong.
In a little more than a year, Betfair has created new, younger fans and increased handle in New Jersey among established players with its system that the New York Stock Exchange with horses instead of shares.
You might not be familiar with the contrarian Kentucky Downs racetrack, but you should be.
Virtually every top contender for the sophomore division crown will contest the 1¼-mile Midsummer Derby on Saturday at Saratoga.
The Irish-bred Deauville, third in the Arlington Million last year, is the 7-2 morning line favorite to win Saturday’s race. He drew the 5 post.
After Arrogate’s stumble, 4-5 favorite can cement his status as a leader in the older horse division by taking down the $1.2 million race on Saturday at Saratoga. But it doesn’t look like a walkover.
Establishing a morning line of your own is a great way to add some discipline to your betting strategy. Here’s how it’s done.
Arrogate will launch the second half of his season Saturday in the San Diego Handicap at Del Mar. The 1 1/16-mile test for 3-year-olds and older will launch what is expected to be a three-race campaign for him.
Del Mar and Saratoga racetracks offer a welcome respite to horseplayers tired of trying to wring a profit out of too many five- and six-horse races, but even they aren’t immune to the worsening horse shortage problem.
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