Malibu - Santa Anita - (G1)

Mathis Brothers Mile - Santa Anita - (G2)

La Brea Santa Anita - (G1)

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Los Alamitos Futurity (Grade I)

NYRA releases 2015 racing dates

With the 40-day summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course as its glittering centerpiece, the New York Racing Association has released its racing calendar for 2015, which calls for 251 days of live thoroughbred action at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga.

The Saratoga meet, anchored by the Grade 1 Whitney on Saturday, August 8 and the 146th edition of the Grade 1 Travers on August 29, will begin on Friday, July 24 and conclude on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, with racing conducted six days a week, Wednesday through Monday.

Racing on the Big A's inner track, which began on December 3, will continue through March 22, 2015. In an effort to keep field sizes at a maximum in advance of Aqueduct's spring meet, racing will be conducted four days a week for four weeks - the last week of February and the first three weeks of March.

There also will be no live racing at Aqueduct from Monday, March 23, through Tuesday, March 31.

"In light of the national foal crop reduction, our goal in creating a four-day race week during this period is to increase field size and provide additional rest for our equine athletes in advance of our Aqueduct spring meet," said Martin Panza, Senior Vice President of Racing Operations for the New York Racing Association. "In essence, the March break is allowing us to create a more vibrant spring meet at the Big A."

The 59-day Belmont spring/summer meet begins on Wednesday, April 29 and features the 147th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6. The highlight of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, Belmont Stakes Day itself will offer nine additional stakes, with five stakes run on Friday, June 5, and two on Thursday, June 4. There will be no racing on Wednesday, June 3.

The Belmont spring/summer meet also will feature the second "must-see" event of the year, the internationally themed "Stars & Stripes Festival" on Saturday, July 4, with six graded stakes worth $3.8 million. The spring/summer meet concludes on Sunday, July 19.

Later in the year, the Belmont Fall Championship meet will run 38 days from Friday, September 11 through Sunday, November 1, with "Super Saturday" scheduled for Saturday, September 26.

The racing calendar wraps up with 40 days of live racing at Aqueduct commencing on Wednesday, November 4 and running through New Year's Eve, with a five-day winter break scheduled from Monday, December 21 through Christmas Day, Friday, December 25.

The stakes schedule for Belmont Park and Saratoga will be announced in the coming days.

The Starlet - Los Alamitos Race Course (Grade I)

Future Wager PPs

Check out @TwinSpires's Tweet: https://twitter.com/TwinSpires/status/540626079493652482?s=09

2014 Del Mar Hollywood Derby - Grade I

2014 Aqueduct Cigar Mile - Grade I

Cigar Mile Day with my buddy!

2014 Fall Highweight H.

2014 Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes

2014 Bessarabian Stakes (Gr. III) - Woodbine

Dynamic Sky - 2014 Red Smith (G3)

KD Future Wager details

http://www.churchilldowns.com/news/archive/churchill-downs-announces-dates-kentucky-derby-future-wager

2014 Long Island H. (G3)

Breeders' Cup World Championships (Race Replays)

2014 Breeders' Cup Classic

Breeders Cup Picks - Sat 11/1

Today's Picks...

Race 4	4,5,2
Race 5	3,8,5,1
Race 6	1,5,7,9
Race 7	2,1,13
Race 8	12,9,7
Race 9	1,2,7,3
Race 10	6,4,8,9
Race 11	5,7,1
Race 12	11,6,8,13

BC Payouts- Dated, but relevant

http://www.sbnation.com/2012/10/29/3569556/2012-breeders-cup-betting-wagering-payouts

BC Analysis...

http://www.vegasinsider.com/horse-racing/story.cfm/story/1606720

2014 BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS POST TIME AND WAGERING SCHEDULE

2014 BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS POST TIME AND WAGERING SCHEDULE

All Times Pacific (Breeders’ Cup races in bold)

Friday, October 31

1. Allowance 11:25 am WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD Pick 5

2. Allowance 12:00 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD

3. GS Juv. Fillies Stakes 12:35 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD Pick 4

4. Twilight Derby 1:10 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD Pick 6

5. Damascus Stakes 1:45 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD

6. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. I) 2:25 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD PICK 4

7. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) 3:05 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD Pick 4

8. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. I) 3:50 p.m. WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3

9. $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (gr. I) 4:35 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER Special DD Sup Hi 5

10. $200,000 Las Vegas Marathon Stakes (GII) 5:10 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER

Saturday, November 1

1. Juvenile Turf Sprint 10:15 am WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD PICK 5

2. Golden State Juvenile 10:50 am WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD

3. Ken Maddy Stakes 11:25 am WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD

Opening Ceremonies

4. $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) 12:04 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD PICK 4

5. $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. I) 12:43 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD

6. $1 million DraftKings Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) 1:21 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD

7. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I) 2:05 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD PICK 6

8. $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) 2:44 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD

9. $3 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (gr. I) 3:23 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD PICK 4

10. $1.5 million Xpressbet Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) 4:02 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD

11. $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. I) 4:45 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER DD

12. $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) 5:35 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER Sup Hi 5

BOLD are Breeders’ Cup World Championships races

Friday’s Pick 5, Super Hi 5 and Pick 6 may carryover to Saturday. Each wager may also carryover to Sunday November 2nd.

Special Classic Daily Double on Friday race 9 and Saturday race 12, Distaff and Classic.

BET MINIMUMS

$2.00 - WIN, PLACE, SHOW, DAILY DOUBLE, PICK 6,

$1.00 - EXACTA, CLASSIC DAILY DOUBLE,

$.50 - TRIFECTA, PICK 3, PICK 4, PICK 5, SUPER HI 5

$.10 - SUPERFECTA

Guaranteed Pools

Friday:

Pick 5: $500,000 (races 1-5)

Pick 6: $750,000 (races 4-9)

Pick 4: $1,500,000 (races 6-9)

Saturday:

Pick 5: $750,000 (races 1-5)

Pick 4 $1,500,000 (races 4-7)

Pick 6: $2,500,000 (races 7-12)

Pick 4: $3,000,000 (races 9-12)

Breeders Cup Pre-Entry PPs

http://downthestretchs.wordpress.com/

Xpressbet Wagering Guide

http://www.xpressbet.com/BCWG2014?utm_campaign=BCWG&utm_source=Xpressbet&utm_medium=Banner&utm_content=BCWG_XB_HomePage_MainBanner

In between handicapping...

2014 - Ascot - QIPCO Champions Stakes - Noble Mission

Breeders Cup Contenders 2014

Horse Racing Future

http://www.racingfuture.com/

2014 Belmont Frizette Stakes

2014 Keeneland Shadwell Turf Mile

2014 Keeneland Claiborne Breeders' Futurity

2014 Awesome Again Stakes

2014 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1)

BC Classic - Early Analysis

http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/Floridaf/2014_Breeders_Cup_Classic_The_Challenge_Winners_123

Good time with Junior

Tom Durkin!

Super Saturday at Belmont!

Eddie D Stakes (Gr. III) - Friday, September 26

Big weekend...TVG Picks

https://4njbets.tvg.com/njblog/best-bets/

2014 Pennsylvania Derby

2014 Cotillion Stakes

Another good racing site...

http://www.danonymousracing.com/

2014 Woodbine Mile - Grade 1

Sands Point at Belmont Park (Grade 2)

Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs

2014 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs

Tom Durkin: Classic Calls

Tom Durkin: Classic Calls

2014 Woodward Stakes (G1)

Ron Rippey, longtime successful horse racing handicapper, dies at 70

Ron Rippey, longtime successful horse racing handicapper, dies at 70

2014 TVG Pacific Classic - Del Mar (G1)

2014 Travers Stakes (G1)

2014 Sword Dancer - G1 - Saratoga

2014 Arlington Million-G1 - Arlington Park

2014 BeverlyD-G1 at Arlington Park

2014 Saratoga Special

2014 Fourstardave S. (G2)

2014 Monmouth Oaks

Beautiful day at Monmouth!

2014 Whitney Handicap (G1)

2014 West Virginia Derby

2014 Hambletonian

Best Bets - Sat Aug 2nd

https://4njbets.tvg.com/njblog/best-bets/

2014 Haskell Invitational - Monmouth Park

2014 Jim Dandy - Saratoga

2014 Jim Dandy

2014 Eddie Read Stakes - Del Mar

Junior down at the Rail at Saratoga

Saratoga Selfie

Delaware Handicap

Santa Anita Gold Cup

Shoemaker Mile

Stephen Foster Handicap

Finally!

We're finally getting this started...

Now that I've had some time (too much time) to figure out how to set up the blog site, it's finally starting to come together.

I plan to set this site up as a dashboard of useful links for my weekend-warrior handicapping.  

Hopefully, this site may be useful for you too.

After we get this going, let me know what you think.

Mike